Anna Kuba, a former assistant professor of nursing at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine and School of Nursing, died on April 27 at age 93.

Ms. Kuba was born in Lansford, Pennsylvania and graduated from Lansford High School. She received a master’s degree from Jefferson Medical College of Nursing and became a registered nurse.

She joined Penn in 1954 as a lecturer of nursing and became an instructor that same year. After leaving Penn in 1957, she returned in 1959 and became an assistant professor in 1962, a position she held until 1965. She also held additional appointments in the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania from 1960-1962. While at Penn, she was a member of the Standing Committee on Undergraduate Affairs (Almanac April 1961).

Ms. Kuba also taught nursing students at Jefferson Medical College and worked on nursing education projects at the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses Association.

She is survived by three nephews, Kenneth, Thomas and Homer; and a niece, Paulette Warner.

Contributions in her memory may be made to Lehigh Valley Health Network Friends of Nursing Program c/o the Thomas J. Parambo Funeral Home, 54 West Fell St., Summit Hill, PA 18250.

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