Record Accession Number: 1332
First UVA program	NURS	Second UVA program
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Home town	Dover	Home state	DE
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Home town classification	Small city
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High school classification	Public
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Was your high school co-ed?	Yes
Comments on Co-ed high school
Did you come directly from high school to UVA?	Yes
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Important activities before coming to UVA
Comments on important activities	studying piano
If married, was it before, during, or after UVA?	After
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Was your spouse associated with UVA?	Student
Comments on spouses association with UVA
Mother's first degree		Mother's first college
Mother's second college		Mother's second degree
Mother's third college		Mother's third degree
Father's first degree		Father's first college
Father's second college		Father's second degree
Father's third school		Father's third degree
Comments on parents' schooling
First sister's level of schooling		Second sister's level of schooling
Third sister's level of schooling		First brother's level of schooling
Second brother's level of schooling		Third brother's level of schooling
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Family members at UVA
Comments on family members at UVA	Not prior to my attendance. My son, John Paradee, completed his undergraduate studies at U.Va.
Mother's first occupation		Mother's second occupation
Mother's third occupation		Father's first occupation
Father's second occupation		Father's third occupation
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Date entered UVA		Date left UVA
First other college		First other concentration
First other degree		First other dates of attendance
Second other college		Second other concentration
Second other degree		Second other dates of attendance
Third other college		Third other concentration
Third other degree		Third other dates of attendance
Fourth other college		Fourth other concentration
Fourth other degree		Fourth other dates of attendance
Fifth other college		Fifth other concentration
Fifth other degree		Fifth other dates of attendance
Comments on college experiences
Why did you choose UVA?
Comments on choice to attend UVA	It was well renowned as an excellent medical center.
How did you finance UVA?
Comments on financing	my father
Why did you choose your UVA concentration(s)?
Comments on choice of concentration	I always wanted to be a nurse
Description of UVA classroom experiences
Comments on classroom experiences	Excellent
Description of UVA professor interactions
Comments on professor interactions	very positive
Who impacted your life at UVA?
Comments on life impact
Most memorable UVA educational experience
Comments on memorable educational experience	Staffing University Hospital, great medical and nursing experiences, meeting many interesting people, supportive faculty
UVA weekend activities
Comments on weekend activities	mostly studying. I did enjoy football games, fraternity parties.
UVA extra-curricular organizations
Comments on extra-curricular organizations	I went to church and participated in some church activities
Important local, state, national, and international issues while at UVA
Comments on important issues	I was concerned about communism. The wild drinking parties were offensive to me.
How interest in issues was expressed
Comments on how interest was expressed	There was never time
UVA housing
Comments on housing	dorm
Likes and dislikes about housing
Comments on likes and dislikes	The house rules were restrictive, but it was also protected and safe. I enjoyed dorm life.
Where were meals eaten
Comments on meal location	Mostly at University Hospital cafeteria-occasionally retaurants, the corner.
Did you interact outside of UVA?
Interaction detail	church
Memories of Charlottesville
Comments on Charlottesville memories	It was so beautiful. I loved it- wonderful drives on Skyline Dr.
Did you feel part of UVA community?		Did you feel part of community?
Incidents that caused these community feelings	Friendships, football games, some fraternity parties
Vivid UVA memories
Comments on vivid memories	I remember the camraderie with medical students observing their cadaver dissections. The clinical experiences at University Hospital. At that time, nursing students staffed the hospital, especially night and on the weekends. Sometimes the responsibility was overwhelming.
Did marital status affect UVA experiences
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Did cultural background affect UVA experiences
Comments on influence of cultural background	not at all
Did UVA prepare you for post-UVA life?
Comments on preparedness	Yes, the nursing education was good preparation. I only wish I'd completed my original plan to go on for my BSN and not gotten married instead. It was harder to do it later.
Most significant post-UVA events
Comments on most significant event	marriage, divorce, obtaining MSN
Personal factors that affected professional life
Comments on personal factors	Divorce motivated me to complete BSN and MSN
Other factors affecting life after the university
Comments on other factors	3 wonderful children and grandchildren
First post-UVA job		First job dates
Second post-UVA job		Second job dates
Third post-UVA job		Third job dates
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First post-UVA volunteer position		First volunteer dates
Second post-UVA volunteer position		Second volunteer dates
Third post-UVA volunteer position		Third volunteer dates
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Do you think of yourself as a career woman?
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Barriers faced in work and volunteering
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Current marital status
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Current age range
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Number of children
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Current employment status
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Additional comments	Transferred from U.Va. after marriage and completed degree at Tacoma, WA '60
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