Background
Wingeier, Ruth Marie was born on January 6, 1955 in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Douglas Earle and Carol Ann (Wise) Wingeier.
Wingeier, Ruth Marie was born on January 6, 1955 in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Douglas Earle and Carol Ann (Wise) Wingeier.
Bachelor cum laude, Beloit College, 1977; Bachelor of science in nursing magna cum laude, Rush U., 1977; Master of Science, University of Minnesota, 1982.
Staff nurse labor and delivery, Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, 1977-1978;
staff nurse labor and delivery, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1978-1979;
senior staff nurse labor and delivery, University of Minnesota Hospital, Minneapolis, 1979-1981;
research assistant, University of Minnesota School Nursing, Minneapolis, 1981-1982;
nurse midwife, Long Prairie (Minnesota) Medical Center, 1982-1987;
staff nurse labor and delivery, Abbott-Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, 1988;
instructor, University of Minnesota School Nursing, Minneapolis, 1988-1990;
nurse midwife, Group Health Inc., St. Paul, 1990-1994;
nurse midwife, Long Prairie Medical Center, since 1994;
adjunct faculty, University of Minnesota School Nursing, 1982-1988, 90-. Member legislation task force Midwife Study Advisory Group, Board of Medical Practice, St. Paul, 1991-1994. Instructor American Academy Pediat.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, since 1989.
Board of directors Prairie Arts Center, Long Prairie, 1986-1987. Camp director United Methodist Wilderness Camping Program, Dixon, Illinois, 1973-1983. Leader WinterSki Trek, American Lung Association, 1982-1983.
Member American College Nurse Midwives (certified, clinical practice committee 1989-1991, chapter nominating committee 1989, peer review 1990), Midwives Association North America.
Married John Francis King, Sept.24, 1983. Children: Jesse, Elijah, Caleb.