Maxine Conder

Rear Admiral Maxine Conder was Director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps from 1975 to 1979.

Maxine Conder
RADM Maxine Conder, Director of the Nurse Corps, meets with future Directors CAPT (later RMDL) Mary Nielubowicz (left) and LCDR (later RADM) Joan Engel.
Born (1926-04-20) April 20, 1926[1]
Bingham Canyon, Utah
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1951-1979
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldDirector of the United States Navy Nurse Corps
AwardsLegion of Merit

Early life

Born in 1926, Maxine Conder is a native of the state of Utah. She earned her nursing diploma in 1947 from St. Marks Hospital School of Nursing in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[1][2]

Education

In 1962, Conder earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Utah. In 1966, she earned a master's degree in nursing from the University of Washington.[2]

Conder served aboard the hospital ship USS Haven off Korea and in Naval Hospital, Guam, as well as in various stateside assignments.

After several assignments as chief nurse, she was promoted to the rank of captain in 1970.

As Director of the Navy Nurse Corps, she became the second woman promoted to the rank of rear admiral.[2]

Awards and decorations

Rear Admiral Conder was awarded the Legion of Merit.[2]

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References
  1. U.S. Navy Medicine. U.S. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. 1975. p. 4.
  2. Godson, Susan H. (2001). Serving Proudly: A history of Women in the U.S. Navy. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-317-6.

Further reading
Military offices
Preceded by
Alene B. Duerk		 Director, Navy Nurse Corps
1975-1979		 Succeeded by
Frances Shea-Buckley
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