Suzanne Elvera Schwab

Background

Schwab, Suzanne Elvera was born on January 10, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Eric Thorwald and Lorraine Elvera (Olson) Schuman.

Education

Diploma in nursing, Grant Hospital School Nursing, Chicago, 1967; Bachelor of Science Electronic Engineering Technology, Devry Institute Technology, 1983; Master of Science in Computer Science, Illinois Institute Technology, 1986; Doctor of Philosophy, Illinois Institute Technology, 1989.

Career

Charge nurse medical/surgical, Grant Hospital, Chicago, 1967; rural health nurse, Philippine Rural Health Department, Leyte, 1967-1969; staff nruse, charge nurse medical/surgical, Ravenswood Hospital, Chicago, 1971-1972; staff nurse eye and ear infirmiry, University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago, 1972-1978; staff nurse orthopedics, Glenbrook Hsop., Glenview, Illinois, 1978-1979; staff nurse burn unit, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1979-1980; charge nurse, Northwestern University Hospital, Chicago, 1981-1983; member technical staff, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Naperville, Illinois, 1983-1989; director quality assurance, EMTEK Health Care Systems/Motorola, Tempe, Arizona, since 1989. Member of advisory board Motorola Coset, Schaumburg, Illinois, 1991-1992.

Achievements

• Certified CCRN.

Membership

Volunteer Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome hospice Howard Brown Clinic, Chicago, 1987-1988. Volunteer medical emergency American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Naperville, 1987-1989.

Interests

• Avocation: raising exotic birds.

Connections

Father:

Eric Thorwald Schuman

Mother:

Lorraine Elvera (Olson) Schuman