Minneapolis School of Anesthesia History
1928: Dr. Ralph Knight at the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis General Hospitals.
1928: Alice Anderson, CRNA was appointed Supervisor of Anesthetists.
1940: Marth Lundgaard, CRNA named Supervisor of Anesthetists
1950: Christine Furman, MD named Program Director
1968: Sanda J. Kilde, CRNA EdD appointed as Program Director
1970: Mabel R. Wilson, CRNA appointed Associate Director.
1960: Raymond Jung, CRNA appointed Assistant Director
1977: Richard Schaffer, CRNA appointed Educational Director
1980: Glen Ramsborg, CRNA appointed Clinical Director
1984: Norman F. Paradise appointed Associate Director
1990: Rebecca L. Madsen Gombkoto, DNP, APRN, CRNA appointed Associate Director
1991: Vicky Hill, CRNA appointed Clinical Director
1996: Rebecca L. Madsen Gombkoto, DNP, APRN, CRNA appointed Program Director
1997: Dr. Michael P. O’Donnell appointed Didactic Director
1999: Mary Anne Krogh, PhD, APRN, CRNA appointed Associate Director
2011: Lisa Maw, DNP, APRN, CRNA appointed Associate Director
2015: Andrew Johnson-Cowley, DNP, APRN, CRNA appointed Associate Director
2016: Lisa Maw, DNP, APRN, CRNA appointed Program Director
2020: Travis Laffoon, DNP, APRN, CRNA appointed Associate Director
2021: Beth Quaas, DNP, APRN, CRNA appointed Associate Director
2023: Jordan Popp, DNP, CRNA, APRN appointed Program Faculty
2023: Travis Laffoon, DNP, APRN, CRNA appointed Program Director
2024: Jordan Popp, DNP, CRNA, APRN appointed Associate Director
2024: Amanda Connolly, PACE appointed Administrative Assistant
Program leadership history
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