Dorothy Gargis Foote

(dorothyfoote@bellsouth.net)

From Who's Who of American Nursing
(Revised for 2003 web display after Ph.D. awarded)

FOOTE, DOROTHY GARGIS (originally French family of Garrigues or Garrigus), nursing educator and nurse practitioner; b. Sheffield, Ala., Jan. 27, 1942; d. Tracy E. and Mary Helen (Cox) Gargis; m. Avon Edward Foote, Mar. 15, 1960; children: Anthony E., Kevin A., Michele. Student, U. So. Miss., 1966-67; ASN in Nursing, Northwest College, 1985; BSN in Nursing, U. N. Ala., Florence, 1987; MSN, U. Ala., Huntsville, 1989; Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Miss. St. Univ., 2003; Lic. registered nurse, Ala.; Certified family nurse practitioner; Certified gerontological nurse practitioner; Real estate agt. McWaters Realty, Athens, Ga., 1977-79; acctg. clk. U. Ga., Athens, 1979-81; nursing supr., nurse practitioner Eliza Coffee Hospital, Mitchell-Hollingsworth Annex, Florence, 1985-92; Nursing instructor, Northwest College, 1992-93; Clinical Instructor, promoted to Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, U. Ala., Huntsville, 1993--; Research interest: nursing leadership; Educational levels and nursing leadership styles in long term care, UAH published manuscript, 1995; Mem. Am. Nursing Assn.; Ala. State Nurses Assn. (pres. dist. 1, 1989-91), Practitioners Council; Sigma Theta Tau, Phi Theta Kappa. Far too many professional and academic activities since 1997 to list each individually.