Rosemary Knighton Harkins-Carter

Background

Harkins-Carter, Rosemary Knighton was born on August 5, 1938 in Amarillo, Texas, United States. Daughter of Herbert Curtis Knighton and Pauline Cloteal (Jones) Knighton-Young.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biology and English, West Texas State University, 1964; Master of Science in Anatomy, U. Oklahoma, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy in Anatomy, U. Oklahoma, 1972; Bachelor of Science in Mortuary Science, U. Center Oklahoma, 1976.

Career

Medical technologist, University Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1958-1962; medical technologist, St. Anthony's Hospital, Amarillo, 1962-1966; medical technologist, Veterans Administration Hospital., Oklahoma City, 1968-1970; medical technologist, Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, 1970-1972; associate dean College Allied Health, U. Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, 1972-1988; dean College Allied Health, Howard U., Washington, 1988-1991; coordinator for allied health, Langston (Oklahoma) U., since 1991. Cons. health education Florida State University Sys. Board Regents, Tallahassee, 1983, 87.

Member of national advising committee on accreditation and institutional eligibility unites states department Education, Washington, 1981-1983. Consultant American Physical Therapy Association, Washington, 1983. Member executive county National Institute on Disability and Rehab.Rsch., Office of Special Education, unites states department Education, 1991-1992.

Achievements

• Rosemary Knighton Harkins-Carter has been listed as a notable Anatomy educator, scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of advisory board Eastside Environmental Coalition region VI United States Environmental Protection Agency, Oklahoma City, 1995-1996. Colonel United States Army Reserve, since 1981. Fellow American Society Allied Health Professions.

Member Oklahoma Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (chair education committee 1995-1996), Sigma Xi, Delta Sigma Theta.

Interests

• Avocations: antique restoration, needlework, gardening.

Connections

Married Clarence Harkins, November 24, 1964 (October 1977). Married Elmer Bud Carter, November 18, 1994.

Father:

Herbert Curtis Knighton Knighton-Young

Mother:

Pauline Cloteal (Jones) Knighton-Young

Spouse:

Elmer Bud Carter

Spouse:

Clarence Harkins