Shirley Ann Munroe

Background

Munroe, Shirley Ann was born on March 31, 1924 in Minneapolis. Daughter of Laurence John and Esther (Tuttle) Munroe.

Education

Pre-nursing certified, La Sierra College, Arlington, California, 1943. Registered Nurse, Glendale Sanitarium and Hospital School Nursing, 1946. Postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles Extension, 1953—1955.

Postgraduate, Los Angeles City College, 1948—1951. Certified, University California Santa Cruz extension, 1971.

Career

June 1957). Chief nurse, office manager for private practice physicians, Los Angeles, 1946-1951. Business manager Bolander Clinic and Emergency Hospital, Van Nuys, California, 1951-1956, Mendocino Medical Center, Ukiah, California, 1956. Administrator Hillside Community Hospital, Ukiah, 1956-1978, secretary, 1956-1978.

Director Center for Small or Rural Hospitals, American Hospital Association, Chicago, 1978-1979, director constituency programs, 1979-1983, executive director constituency sections, 1984-1985, vice president, 1985-1988, healthcare consultant, 1989.

Member of advisory and evaluation committee Ukiah District School Vocational Nursing, 1965-1978. Faculty University of California extension at Berkeley, Basic Administration Hospital Adminstrs.

Program, 1966-1970. Director, secretary Observatory Investment Company, Ukiah, 1957-1967.

Assistant director public relations alumni postgraduate assembly Loma Linda University, Los Angeles, 1949-1955. Director public relations world meeting Aerospace Medical Association, Los Angeles, 1953.

Chairman re-education nursing committee California Department Employment, 1962. Consultant lecturer nurse aide education, adult education Willits, Ukiah high schools, 1962.

Chairman Career Project for Senior High School Girls, 1962-1964.

Member Mendocino-Lake advanced.com. Regional Medical Program, 1969-1973. Member vocational education advising committee Ukiah Unified School District, 1970-1973.

Soloist, Presbyterian Church, Ukiah, 1956-1969,Ukiah Oratorio Society, 1958-1965.

Superintendent children"s education Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1961-1964, director public relations, 1967-1978, chairman finance committee, 1967-1978, soloist, 1958-1978. Member church board, 1967-1978, member Executive Committee Illinois conference, 1983-1989.

Member church board Seventh-day Adventist Church, Elmhurst, 1979-1989, director music, member church board, Roswell, New Mexico, 1989, director church ministries, 1990-1993, Church Elder, 1992. Member Executive Committee Seventh Day Adventist Church Southwestern Union Conference, 1991.

North America division delegate to 56th World Session of the General Conference Seventh Day Adventists, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1995.

Choir director, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Roswell, 1993;co-chairman education committee Mendocino County branch American Cancer Society, 1961-1962, board directors, 1961-1976, president, 1963-1965. Member steering committee American Heart Association, Mendocino County branch California Heart Chairman"s Association trustees Tri-County Pre-Payment Medi-Cal Pilot Project, State of California, 1969-1971. Trustee Nor Coa Health, 1967-1976, 1st vice president 1969-1971, president, 1971-1972, chairman South Planning council, 1972-1974.

Member Mendocino-Lake counties council, 1966-1976.

Board directors Mendocino County chapter American Red Cross, 1968-1970. Board directors Blue Cross Northern California, 1971-1978, Executive Board, 1973-1978, hospital provider representative, 1970-1978.

Leader delegate People to People International United States Citizen Ambassador Program, 1981. Member board Adventist Health System/North, 1981-1987, chairman strategic planning committee, 1983-1987.

Member board Hinsdale Hospital, 1979-1994, member joint conference committee, 1980-1989, chairman strategic planning committee, 1983-1988, board directors finance committee, 1989-1994.

Board directors Broadview Academy, Lafox, Illinois, 1983-1986, Roswell Symphony Orchestra, 1990, secretary-treasurer, 1991-1993, Second vice president, 1992-1993, 1st vice president 1993-1995, president, Chairman, Board Of Directors, 1995. Second vice president Roswell Symphony Guild, 1993-1995. Named Trustee of the Year Hinsdale Health System, 1991.

Recipient Civic Participation award, Outstanding Women in Professions award California Federation Business and Professional Women"sClubs, 1965.

Outstanding Service award Mendocino-Lake branch American CancerSoc., 1963, 64, 65, Notable Service award, 1968. Walker fellow, 1973; The Annual Shirley Ann Munroe Leadership Development Award named in her honor by Section for Small or Rural Hospitals and The Hospital Research and Ednl.

Trust of America Hospital Association.

Achievements

• Shirley Ann Munroe has been listed as a noteworthy association executive, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Co-chairman education committee Mendocino County branch American Cancer Society, 1961—1962, board directors, 1961—1976, president, 1963—1965. Chairman trustees Tri-County Pre-Payment Medi-Cal Pilot Project State of California, 1969—1971. Trustee Nor Coa Health, 1967—1976, 1st vice president, 1969—1971, president, 1971—1972, chairman South Planning Council, 1972—1974.

Member Mendocino-Lake counties Council, 1966—1976. Leader, delegate People to People International United States Citizen Ambassador Program, 1981. Second vice president Roswell Symphony Guild, 1993—1995.

Superintendent children's education Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 1961—1964, director public relations, 1967—1978, chairman finance committee, 1967—1978, soloist, 1958—1978, member church board, 1967—1978, member executive committee Illinois conference, 1983—1989. Soloist Presbyterian Church, Ukiah, 1956—1969, Ukiah Oratorio Society, 1958—1965. Member church board Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Elmhurst, 1979—1989, director music, member church board Roswell, from 1989, director church ministries, 1990—1993, church elder, from 1992.

Member executive committee Seventh Day Adventist Church Southwestern Union Conference, from 1991. North America division delegate 56th World Session General Conference Seventh Day Adventists, Utrecht, Netherlands, 1995. Choir director Westminster Presbyterian Church, Roswell, 1993.

Member community advisory board Eastern New Mexico Medical Center, from 1998. Board directors Mendocino County chapter American Red Cross, 1968—1970, Broadview Academy, Lafox, Illinois, 1983—1986, Roswell Symphony Orchestra, 1990—1998, secretary-treasurer, 1991—1993, Second vice president, 1992—1993, 1st vice president, 1993—1995, president, chairman board directors, 1995—1998. Member steering committee American Heart Association, Mendocino County branch California Heart Association.

Board directors Blue Cross Northern California, 1971—1978, executive board, 1973—1978, hospital provider representative, 1970—1978. Member board Adventist Health Sys./North, 1981—1987, chairman strategic planning committee, 1983—1987. Member board Hinsdale Hospital, 1979—1994, member joint conference committee, 1980—1989, chairman strategic planning committee, 1983—1988, board directors finance committee, 1989—1994.

Member of American Hospital Association.

Connections

Married Stanley G. Fjelstrom, December 26, 1954 (divorced June 1957).

Father:

Laurence John Munroe

Mother:

Esther (Tuttle) Munroe

Spouse:

Stanley G. Fjelstrom