Sylvia Arlene Maher

Background

Maher, Sylvia Arlene was born on November 12, 1946 in Kansas City, Missoury. Daughter of Elmer Newton and Enid Louise McKinley.

Education

Diploma in Nursing, Trinity Lutheran Hospital, Kansas City, Missoury, 1967; Bachelor of science in nursing, U. Kansas Medical Center, 1971; Master of Arts in Nursing, U. Kansas Medical Center, 1975.

Career

Nurse, Trinity Lutheran Hospital, Kansas City, Missoury, 1967-1971; head nurse emergency services, Baptist Memorial Hospital, Kansas City, Missoury, 1971-1977; clinical nurse specialist, Bethany Medical Center, Kansas City, Missoury, 1977-1978; critical care division director, Bethany Medical Center, Kansas City, Missoury, 1978-1980; vice president for nursing services, Bethany Medical Center, Kansas City, Missoury, 1980-1992; vice president for patient care services, Bethany Medical Center, Kansas City, Missoury, since 1992. Adjunct faculty William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri, 1975-1977, U. Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, since 1979, Avila College, Kansas City., 1981-1982.

Achievements

• Sylvia Arlene Maher has been listed as a noteworthy Nurse administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Kansas City Nursing Adminstrs. (president and president elect 1987, 88, Nursing Administrator of Year 1988), Kansas Forum Women Executives, ANA, Sigma Theta Tau.

Interests

• Avocations: seamstress, rose gardener.

Connections

Married A.C. Amborn Junior,1969 (divorced 1971). Married Mark Edward Maher, October 14, 1977.

Father:

Elmer Newton McKinley

Mother:

Enid Louise McKinley

Spouse:

Mark Edward Maher

Spouse:

A.C. Amborn Junior