Rothwell, Emily Sue (1943-2013)

Sue received her BSc from Cornell University and her MSN from the University of California, where she also studied for her Phd.  She was recruited by Dr. Muriel Uprichard to teach in the School of Nursing at UBC from 1975-1985, and while here also worked as Assistant Deputy Director for Nursing and Patient Care Services at the Cancer Control Agency of BC.  She continued to work in various senior positions for the Ministry of Health, finally as the Director of Performance Monitoring and Measurement and Acting Director of the Aboriginal Health Policy Branch.

She was the author or co-author of twelve articles or abstracts published in professional journals, association newsletters, and textbooks.  She states that being President of RNABC 1977-79 and 1986-1988 was a highlight of her career.

Contents of Biographical File

  1. Biographical Information Profile
  2. Biographical Release form
  3. Curriculum Vitae
  4. Letter from Rothwell to Janet Gormick, May 20, 1997.
  5. Biographical information with e-mails on the occasion of her death.
  6. Rothwell, Sue (nd). Cancer: Advances in prevention, screening and diagnosis. 10-14.
  7. Obituary. The Times Colonist, September – Oct 5, 2013.
  8. Photograph
  9. Biographical information with e-mails on the occasion of her death.
  10. “Cancer:  Advances in Prevention, Screening and Diagnosis,” pp. 10-14, nd.
  11. Obituary, The Times Colonist, September-October 5, 2013