Susan Beggs Baker

Background

Baker, Susan Beggs was born on October 3, 1939 in Houston, Texas, United States. Daughter of Isaac William and Marguerite Eileen (Gillette) Beggs.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, Baylor University, 1961; Master in Public Health, University Texas, Houston, 1970; Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy in Health Policy and Planning, Ohio State University, 1979.

Career

Health system assistant, Texas Institute Rehabilitation and Research, Houston, 1961-1969; health administrator, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1972-1975; instructor community medicine, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1972-1979; assistant professor, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, since 1982; director diabetes control program, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, since 1986. Consultant on planning and evaluation Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington, 1970-1973, Office Minority Health Resource Center, Washington, since 1988. Head evaluation primary health care program Baylor-Harris County Hospital District, 1986-1990, dir.health promotion and disease prevention program, since 1995, coordinator put prevention into practice program, since 1997.

Achievements

• Susan Beggs Baker has been listed as a noteworthy Community medicine educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Diabetes Association (board directors Houston chapter), United States-Mexico Border Health Association, Am.Med. Informatics Association, Pi Beta Phi.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, swimming, creative writing.

Connections

Married Wayne Gotcher, June 13, 1964 (divorced 1970). Married Robert Lee Baker Junior, August 5, 1973 (divorced 1986). Children: John David, Bonnie Brooke.

Married Allan Scott Lambert, February 3, 1990.

Father:

Isaac William Beggs

Mother:

Marguerite Eileen (Gillette) Beggs

Spouse:

Wayne Gotcher

Spouse:

Robert Lee Baker Junior

Spouse:

Allan Scott Lambert

child:

Bonnie Brooke Baker

child:

John David Baker