My Model of a Great Leader
Annie Dodge Wauneka, a member of the Navajo Nation was known as public health activist and a leader on the Navajo Nation. She was born on April 11, 1910 and passed away on November 10, 1997. She began attending boarding school in 1917 when she was 8 years of age. While attending boarding school, she developed an interest in Public Health. Where there was an outbreak of tuberculosis and she assisted with the nurses in tending the sick.
Mrs. Wauneka’s education ended when she completed the 11th grade, then returned to attain her Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health from University of Arizona. In 1952, she was the second female who was appointed to serve as Chairman of the Tribal Council’s Health and Welfare committee. She was reelected in 1954 and 1959. Thereafter, in 1956, the Surgeon general of U.S. invited her to become a member of the Advisory committee on Indian Health. In 1980, she received an honorary Doctorate degree from the University of Arizona for her efforts in Public Health (Charley et al.).
Characterizing the traits of aware and mindful, Mrs. …show more content…
Furthermore, she wrote a medical dictionary which translates the English medical terminology into the Navajo Language.
She received many awards for her efforts, the most prestigious award was the Presidential Medal of Freedom award presented to her by president Lyndon B. Johnson in 1962. She was inducted into the National Woman Hall of Fame in 2007 (Wepman, “Wauneka, Annie Dodge”).
The three characteristics the comes about are:
Grounded and center for her determination.
Aware and mindful of keeping her peers’ health and medical needs as a priority.
Motivating people by encouraging to take extra measures of avoiding illness. She had many followers and it was known for her timeless effort for future health care
Annie Dodge Wauneka, a member of the Navajo Nation was known as public health activist and a leader on the Navajo Nation. She was born on April 11, 1910 and passed away on November 10, 1997. She began attending boarding school in 1917 when she was 8 years of age. While attending boarding school, she developed an interest in Public Health. Where there was an outbreak of tuberculosis and she assisted with the nurses in tending the sick.
Mrs. Wauneka’s education ended when she completed the 11th grade, then returned to attain her Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health from University of Arizona. In 1952, she was the second female who was appointed to serve as Chairman of the Tribal Council’s Health and Welfare committee. She was reelected in 1954 and 1959. Thereafter, in 1956, the Surgeon general of U.S. invited her to become a member of the Advisory committee on Indian Health. In 1980, she received an honorary Doctorate degree from the University of Arizona for her efforts in Public Health (Charley et al.).
Characterizing the traits of aware and mindful, Mrs. …show more content…
Furthermore, she wrote a medical dictionary which translates the English medical terminology into the Navajo Language.
She received many awards for her efforts, the most prestigious award was the Presidential Medal of Freedom award presented to her by president Lyndon B. Johnson in 1962. She was inducted into the National Woman Hall of Fame in 2007 (Wepman, “Wauneka, Annie Dodge”).
The three characteristics the comes about are:
Grounded and center for her determination.
Aware and mindful of keeping her peers’ health and medical needs as a priority.
Motivating people by encouraging to take extra measures of avoiding illness. She had many followers and it was known for her timeless effort for future health care