Background
Knee, Ruth Irelan was born on March 21, 1920 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of Oren M. and Daisy (Daubin) Irelan.
social worker Health care consultant
Knee, Ruth Irelan was born on March 21, 1920 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of Oren M. and Daisy (Daubin) Irelan.
Bachelor, U. Oklahoma, 1941, certified social work, 1942. MASSA, University of Chicago, 1945. Psychiatric social worker, assistant supervisor Illinois Psychiatric Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1943-1944.
Psychiatric social worker United States Public Health Service Employee Health Unit, Washington, 1944-1946, chief psychiatric socialworker, 1946-1949.
Psychiatric social work associate Army Medical Center, WalterReed Army Hospital, Washington, 1949-1954. Psychiatric social work consultant Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Region III, Washington, 1955-1956.
With National Institute of Mental Health, Chevy Chase, Maryland., 1956-1972. Chief mental health care administration branch United States Public Health Service, 1967-1972, associate deputy administrator Health Superior vena cava syndrome and Mental Health Administration, 1972-1973, deputy director Office of Nursing Home Affairs, 1973-1974.
Long-term mental health care consultant.
Member commission on mental health and illness of elderly Department of Health, Education and Welfare,1976-1977. Member panel on legal and ethical issues President"s Commision on Mental Health, 1977-1978. Liaison member National Advisory Mental Health Council, 1977-1981.
Psychiatric social worker, assistant supervisor Illinois Psychiatric Institute, University Illinois, Chicago, 1943-1944. Psychiatric social worker United States Public Health Service Employee Health Unite, Washington, 1944—1949. Social work associate Army Medical Center, Walter Reed Army Hospital, 1949-1954.
Psychiatric social work consultant Department of Health, Region III, 1955-1956. With National Institute of Mental Health, Chevy Chase, Maryland, 1956-1972. Chief mental health care administration branch Health Services and Mental Health Administration, United States Public Health Service associate deputy administrator, 1972-1973.
Deputy director Office of Nursing Home Affairs, 1973-1974. Long-term mental health care consultant. Member committee on mental health and illness of elderly Department of Health, 1976-1977.
Member panel on legal and ethical issues President's Commission on Mental Health, 1977-1978. Liaison member National Advisory Mental Health Council, 1977-1981.
Board directors Hillhaven Foundation, 1975-1986, governing board Cathedral College of the Laity, Washington National Cathedral, 1988-1994, Cathedral Fund Committee, since 1997,board of visitors school of social work, University of Oklahoma, since 2000. Fellow American Public Health Association (secretary mental health section 1968-1970, chairman 1971-1972), American Orthopsychiat. Association (life), Gerontological Society of America, American Association Psychiatric Social Workers (president 1951-1953).
Member National Conference Social Welfare (national board 1968-1971, Second vice president 1973-1974), Institute Medicine/NAS (committee study future of public health 1986-1987), Council on Social Work Education, National Association Social Workers (secretary 1955-1956, national director 1956-1957, 84-86, chairman competence study committee, practice and knowledge committee 1963-1971, presidential award for exemplary service 1999), Academy Certified Social Workers (National Association of Social Workers Foundation co-chair social work pioneers since 1993), American Public Welfare Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, University Oklahoma Associates, Woman's National Democratic Club (member governor board 1992-1995, educational foundation board 1992-2000), Cosmos Club (Washington, chair program committee 1998-2001), Phi Beta Kappa (fellow), Psi Chi.
Married Junior K. Knee, May 29, 1943 (deceased October 1981).