Leonard C. Lindsay, MPH, MSN,RN

Education

M.S.N. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (March, 1985)
Major Area of Concentration: Primary Care

B.S.N. The University of Tennessee, Center for the Health Sciences,
Memphis (December, 1976)
Major: Nursing

M.P.H. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (August, 1975)
Major Area of Concentration: Community Health Education

B.S. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (August, 1972)
Major: Zoology
Minor: Psychology

Professional Experience

Current Appointments

FoodNet Coordinator and Public Health Nurse Consultant, Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, TN

Clinical Instructor of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.

1994-2004

Associate Professor of Nursing, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN. Tenured August 1999.

Assistant Professor Austin Peay State University, School of Nursing, Clarksville, Tennessee.

1992-1994
Director, The Health Professions Training Program Metropolitan Health Department of Nashville/Davidson County.

1987-1992
Assistant Professor of the Practice of Community Health Nursing Vanderbilt University, School of Nursing, Nashville, Tennessee.

1988-1989
Associate Director Vanderbilt AIDS Project, School of Medicine,
Nashville, Tennessee.
(Joint position with School of Nursing)

1987-1988
Staff Specialist Tennessee Nurses' Association, Nashville, Tennessee.
(Joint position with School of Nursing)

1985-1986
Assistant Professor The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Nursing.

1981-1985
Instructor The University of Tennessee, College of Nursing.

1981
Public Health Nurse II Blount and Sevier Counties, Tennessee Department of Public Health.

1980
Director of Nursing, Health
& Safety Services Knox County Chapter, American Red Cross, Knoxville, Tennessee.

1979-1980|
Public Health Nurse II Knox County Health Department, Knoxville, Tennessee.

1977-1979
Public Health Nurse I Knox County Health Department, Knoxville, Tennessee.

1976-1977
Staff Nurse Intensive Care Unit, University of Tennessee Memorial Research Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee.

1973-1974
Public Health,Environmentalist I Jefferson County Health Department of Dandridge, Tennessee.

Awards and Honors:

Alma E. Gault Award for outstanding community leadership, The Tennessee Nurses Association, 2000.

Nominee for Distinguished Professor Award, Austin Peay State University, 1999.

Outstanding Alumnus in Academic Nursing Education, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Nursing, 1998.

Sigma Theta Tau

Alma E. Gault Nominee for Leadership, Tennessee Nurses Association, 1998.

American Red Cross Nurse

Hall of Fame, District 2 of The Tennessee Nurses Association
Who's Who in American Nursing, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1995.

Outstanding Member Nominee, Tennessee Nurses Association, 1986.

Apple Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Mission of Metropolitan Health Department, 1993.

Nurse of the Year Candidate, District 2 of The Tennessee Nurses Association

Outstanding Young Men in America, 1980.