Background
Thiry, Roberta Donelle was born on December 12, 1926 in Washington, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Charles Edwin and Otilla Loretta (Beiter) Van Kirk.
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Roberta Donelle Thiry
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Diploma, Wesley School Nursing, Wichita, Kansas, 1948; Bachelor in Zoology, Wichita State University, 1958; MSN, U. Colorado, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Kansas, 1977.
Career
Staff nurse, instructor, coordinator, assistant director, Wesley School Nursing, Wichita, 1948-1970; coordinator nursing department, Hesston (Kansas) Community College, 1970-1972; assistant professor nursing, U. Kansas, Kansas City, 1974-1978; associate professor, associate dean graduate programs, Medical College Georgia, 1978-1979; professor and chair nursing department, Pittsburg (Kansas) State University, 1979-1988; professor and director nursing education, Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina, since 1988.
Achievements
Membership
Chair advisory board Salina-Saline County Health Department, since 1990. Member ANA (convention delegate 1979-1981, 89-91), North America Nursing Diagnosis Association (abstract reviewer), National League Nursing, Midwest Nursing Research Society, Speech Communication Association, American Heart Association (state offices and committees since 1962), Kansas League Nursing, Kansas State Nurses Association (secretary 1984-1986), Phi Delta Kappa, Sigma Theta Tau.
Interests
Connections
Married Donald Roger Thiry, June 4, 1950 (deceased January 1973). Children: Adriel Donelle, Marc Rene.
