Background
Gresley, Ruth Seris was born on December 16, 1942 in St. Louis. Daughter of Walter Charles and Ruth Anna (Riemann) Seris.
Gresley, Ruth Seris was born on December 16, 1942 in St. Louis. Daughter of Walter Charles and Ruth Anna (Riemann) Seris.
Registered Nurse diploma, Barnes Hospital School Nursing, 1963; Bachelor of science in nursing, Washington University, 1969; MSN, St. Saint Louis University, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, St. Saint Louis University, 1979.
Staff nurse, St. Louis (Missouri) Children's Hospital, 1963-1966; head nurse, Shriner's Hospital, St. Louis, 1966-1969; instructor staff development, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, 1969-1973; faculty, Southern Illinois U. School Nursing, Edwardsville, since 1973; nursing coordinator, Southern Illinois U. School Nursing, Edwardsville, 1977-1981, 85-91; associate dean academic affairs, Southern Illinois U. School Nursing, Edwardsville, since 1992; acting dean, Southern Illinois U. School Nursing, Edwardsville, 1994-1995.
Board directors Family Services, Visiting Nurses Association, Alton, since 1985. Member older adult advisory committee Southern Illinois district Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Belleville, since 1991. Captain United States Air Force, 1970-1975.
Member American Nurses Association, Illinois Nurses' Association, Midwest Nursing Research Society (chair research group 1987-1992), Faculty Senate (president 1992-1993), Sigma Theta Tau (president elect since 1995), Phi Kappa Phi, League of Women Voters.
Married John Stanley Gresley, Junior, March 22, 1975. Children: John Stanley III, Jeffrey Scott.