Wynne Ryser Waugaman

Background

Waugaman, Wynne Ryser was born on July 22, 1950 in Pittsburgh. Daughter of Howard Edward and Gladys Marie (Smith) Ryser.

Education

Diploma in nursing, Western Pennsylvania Hospital School Nursing, 1971; certified nurse anesthesia, Shadyside Hospital School Nurse Anesthesia, Pittsburgh, 1978; Bachelor of Science in Education, California University of Pennsylvania, 1975; Master of Education, U. Pittsburgh, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Pittsburgh, 1981; MSN, Case Western Reserve University, 1993.

Career

Staff Registered Nurse emergency room, Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, 1971-1973; staff nurse anesthetist, Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, 1974-1976; director school nurse anesthesia, Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, 1976-1981; assistant professor director nurse anesthesia division, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1981-1988; professor, director nurse anesthesia program, University of California at Los Angeles, 1988-1996; associate professor, director nurse anesthesia program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1996. Chairman American Association Nurse Anesthetists Foundation, Park Ridge, Illinois, since 1996. Consultant California Board Registered Nursing, Los Angeles, since 1992.

Achievements

• Wynne Ryser Waugaman has been listed as a noteworthy Nurse anesthesia educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Treasurer Hadassah Nurses Council, Los Angeles, since 1994. Camp nurse Brandeis (California) Bardin Institute, since 1994. Director Temple Ner Maarav Youth Choir, Los Angeles, 1990-1993, Ner Maarav Signers, Los Angeles, 1993-1994.

Member American Association Nurse Anesthetists (chair foundation, education committee, resolutions committee, Outstanding Educator award 1997), California Association Nurse Anesthetists (past president, director since 1988), Council Accreditation Nurse Anesthesia Education Programs (chair, reviewer since 1984), Sigma Theta Tau.

Interests

• Avocation: music.

Connections

Married H. Byron Waugaman, December 26, 1975 (divorced 1983): m. Philip B. Hollander, February 14, 1984 (divorced November 1990). Children: Rachel Blythe Hollander, Sara Elizabeth Hollander.

Married Leo David Strom, November 16, 1981. Children: Susan Katherine Strom, David Josef Strom.

Father:

Howard Edward Ryser

Mother:

Gladys Marie (Smith) Ryser

Spouse:

Leo David Strom

Spouse:

H. Byron Waugaman

child:

David Josef Strom Waugaman

child:

Sara Elizabeth Hollander Waugaman

child:

Susan Katherine Strom Waugaman

child:

Rachel Blythe Hollander Waugaman