Background

Collins, Stephen Barksdale was born on March 14, 1932 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Ray George and Ruth Ella (Davis) Collins.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Baylor University, 1954; Master of Hospital Administration, Washington University, 1956.

Career

Assistant administrator, administrator, Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Indiana, 1959-1965; administrator, Rosewood General Hospital, Houston, 1965-1972; chief Executive officer, Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, Louisiana, 1972-1985; vice president shareholder relations and membership, VHA, Inc., Irving, Texas, 1985-1997; retired, 1997.

Achievements

• Stephen Barksdale Collins has been listed as a noteworthy health care executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Better Business Bureau Served with United States Air Force, 1956-1959. Fellow American College Hospital Administrators. Member Chamber of Commerce (director), Southeastern Hospital Conference (board directors 1981-1982, executive committee 1983, chairman-elect 1984), Louisiana Hospital Association (chairman-elect 1981, chairman 1982), American Hospital Association Clubs: Rotary.

Connections

Married Katherine Jane Justice, June 6, 1955. Children: Nancy Catherine, Rebecca Jane, Ruth Anne, Stephen Barksdale, Cynthia Marye.

Father:

Ray George Collins

Mother:

Ruth Ella (Davis) Collins

Spouse:

Katherine Jane Justice

child:

Stephen Barksdale Collins

child:

Ruth Anne Collins

child:

Nancy Catherine Collins

child:

Rebecca Jane Collins

child:

Cynthia Marye Collins