Background
Nelson, William Leonard was born on September 8, 1936 in Eldora, Iowa, United States. Son of Leonard Harold and Irene Amelia (Hodnefield) Nelson.
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William Leonard Nelson
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Associate of Arts, Waldorf College, Forest City, Iowa, 1957; Bachelor, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, 1959; The Master of Science in Social Work, U. Missouri, 1963.
Career
Recreational director, Childrens Village, Fargo, North Dakota, 1957-1959;
child welfare worker, Iowa Department Human Superior vena cava syndrome, Estherville, Iowa., 1960-1962;
regional administrator, Iowa Department Human Superior vena cava syndrome, Des Moines, 1964-1966;
juvenile probation officer, Mexico City, Missoury, 1962;
psychotherapist, Institute for Juvenile Research, Springfield, Illinois, 1963;
coordinator school social work, Mason City (Iowa.) Schools, 1966-1967;
psychiatric social worker, Mental Health Center North Iowa, Mason City, 1967-1977;
therapist, Forest Park Psychiatry, Mason City, 1977-1980;
president, therapist, Personal Development Institute, Ltd., Clear Lake, Iowa., since 1979. Group therapist St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Mason City, 1969-1985. Member admissions committee Handicap Village, Clear Lake, 1973-1987, group therapist, since 1982.
Manager national field marketing Carlson Company, Minneapolis, since 1980.
Achievements
Membership
Volunteer Crisis Intervention Svc., Mason City, since 1978. Delegate Clear Lake Republican Committee, 1988. Youth sponsor Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, since 1990.
President Meals on Wheels, 1985-1987. Member alumni board Waldorf College, 1964-1969, 83-90, president, 1988-1989. Member Iowa Department Health, since 1985.
Member NASW (qualified clinical social worker), Academy Certified Social Workers, American Academy Medical Hypnoanalysts, Lions.
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Married Sharon Kay VanHelten, June 28, 1964. Children: Kathleen, Shawna, Jennifer.
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American