Shirley Fay Harper

Background

Harper, Shirley Fay was born on April 23, 1943 in Auburn, Kentucky, United States. Daughter of Charles Henry and Annabelle Belcher.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Western Kentucky U., 1966; Master of Science, Western Kentucky U., 1982.

Career

Director dietetics, Logan County Hospital, Russellville, Kentucky, 1965-1980; consultant, Western Eastern State Hospital, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, 1983-1984; institutional dietetic administrator, Western Eastern State Hospital, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, 1984-1988; dietitian, Rivendell Children's Psychiatric Hospital, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1988-1990; instructor nutrition, Western Kentucky U., Bowling Green, 1990-1992. Consultant Auburn (Kentucky) Nursing Center, 1976-1995, Belle Meade Home, Greenville, Kentucky, since 1980, Brookfield Manor, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, since 1983, Sparks Nursing Center, Central City, Kentucky, since 1983, Muhlenberg Cmty. Hospital, Greenville, since 1989, Russellville (Kentucky) Health Care Manor, 1978-1983, 92-, Westlake Cumberland Hospital, Columbia, Kentucky, since 1993, Franklin-Simpson Memorial Hospital, Franklin, Kentucky, since 1993.

Nutrition instructor Madisonville (Kentucky) Cmty. College, 1995-1998.

Achievements

• Shirley Fay Harper has been listed as a noteworthy Nutritionist, educator, consultant, lecturer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member regional board directors American Red Cross of Kentucky, Frankfort, 1990-1996. Vice chair American Red Cross of Logan County, 1992-1993, chairman, 1993-1996, 97-. Board directors Logan County American Red Cross United Way, since 1993.

Co-chair advisory county development disabilities Lifeskills, 1992-1993, advisory county Lifeskills Residential Living Group Home, since 1993, human rights advisory county, since 1994. Chair Let's Build our FutureCampaign. Nutrition delegate Citizen American Program to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1990.

Advisory chair for vocational education, Russellville. Member of advisory county for home economics andfamily living, We. Kentucky U., 1990-1993.

Board directors American Red Cross of Logan County for United Way, since 1993. Delegate 24th International Congress on Arts and Comm., Oxford (England) University, 1997. Member American Dietetic Association, National Nutrition Network, Kentucky Dietetic Association (president Western district 1976-1977, Outstanding Dietitian award 1984), Bowling Green-Warren County Nutrition Council, National Center for Nutrition and Dietetics (charter), Kentucky Nutrition Council, Logan County Home Economist Club (secretary 1994-1995, vice president 1995-1996, president 1996-1997), International Biographical Association, International Platform Association, Gerontological Nutritionist, Oncology Nutrition, Diabetes Care and Education, Dietitians in Nutrition Support, Dietitians in General Clinical Practice, Cons.

Dietitians in Health Care, DieteticEducators of Practice Nutrition, Education of Health Professionals, Nutrition Research and Nutrition Education for Public Practice Groups, Phi Upsilon Omicron(president Beta Delta alumni chapter 1994-1996, Outstanding Alumni award 1997).

Interests

• Avocations: music, drawing and art, poetry, reading, cake decorating.

Connections

Married Robert Vance Harper, May 19, 1973. Children: Glenda, Debra, Teresa, Suzanna, Cynthia.

Father:

Charles Henry Belcher

Mother:

Annabelle Belcher

Spouse:

Robert Vance Harper

child:

Debra Harper

child:

Glenda Harper

child:

Suzanna Harper

child:

Cynthia Harper

child:

Teresa Harper