Professor Lundgren, Nursing
Miriam V. Lundgren, former faculty member and administrator in the School of Nursing, passed away September 17 at age 91.
Born in Audubon, NJ, Professor Lundgren earned her nursing degree from Cornell University in 1946 and a master’s degree in educational administration from Temple University in 1966.
Professor Lundgren was an assistant professor of nursing from 1975-1980, during which time she also served as coordinator and then director of continuing education for the school.
Prior to that she was a nursing administrator at West Jersey Hospital, Camden County Vocational School and Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia.
In her autobiography, Then Sings My Soul: An Autobiography of My Places, she wrote that she was the first woman ordained Methodist Elder in the Southern NJ Conference. She pastored at several churches in retirement.
Professor Lundgren is survived by her daughter, Hope Bond; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Hope Draper.
Donations may be made to Interfaith Caregivers, PO Box 186, Haddonfield, NJ 08033. |