Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
Barbara Browne Connors Scholarship
Barbara Browne Connors Scholarship
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Barbara Browne Connors, known to her family and close friends as Barbi, as born October 28, 1927 and passed away on January 26, 1996. Barbi began her nurse training as a US Navy Cadet student nurse and completed it at Faulkner Hospital, Boston, MA, in 1949. After five wonderful years as an industrial nurse, Barbi became a full-time mother and homemaker and focused on building a family, yet always intending to continue her nurse education. Barbi became the mother of nine children, eight of whom were adopted and handicapped and therefore she was always a full-time nurse.
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