Presenter Bios

Joanne F. Ruth, R.N., M.S., was a member of the faculty at the Beth-El School College of Nursing for more than 25 years and most recently served as Historian and Archivist for Beth-El College of Nursing Alumni and Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Ms. Ruth lectures on Beth-El history for community, nursing and student groups, and is a community consultant for Colorado Springs nursing and healthcare history. She earned her B.S. in Nursing from the University of Kansas, and her M.S. in Nursing from the University of Colorado.