June Elizabeth Williams McDonald, MHA, Ph.D.

Class 1959-1961

BS, Syracuse Univ., 1948
MHA, Baylor Univ., Waco, TX, 1961
Ph.D., Univ. Wisconsin, Madison, WI 1966

Chief, Army Medical Specialist Corps, 1970-73
Chief, Dietian Sect. & Asst. Chief, Army Medical Specialist Corps, 1966-70

Dep. Superintendent, Academy of Health Sciences, Ft. Sam Houston, TX, 1974-78
Faculty, U.S. Army-Baylor Univ. Healthcare Admin., Acad. Hlth. Sci., Ft. Sam Houston, TX, 1974-75
Chief, Food Svc. Div., Fitzsimons Gen. Hosp., Aurora, CO, 1966-70
Asst. Chief, Food Service Div., Fitzsimons Gen. Hosp., Aurora, CO, 1965-66
Chief, Ed. Sec., Food Service Div., Walter Reed Gen. Hosp., Washington, DC, 1962-63
Resident, Valley Forge Gen. Hosp., PA, 1960-61

Biography

June Williams McDonald was born at Tupper Lake, New York. She earned her B.S. degree at Syracuse University, applied for a commission, and completed her dietetic internship at Brooke General Hospital, San Antonio, Texas. In the course of her service, she completed the requirements for a Masters Degree from the U.S. Army-Baylor University Graduate Program in Healthcare Administration. She then became the second dietitian in the Army to earn a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. Col. McDonald is convinced that the knowledge gained from the Healthcare Administration course was of great value to her in her assignments of increasing responsibility. It provided exactly what she needed to handle a wide variety of experiences. Her last few years in the Army included assignment as Chief, Dietetic Section, Office of the Surgeon General (OTSG); Chief, Army Medical Specialist Corp, OTSG; and Deputy Superintendent, Academy of Health Sciences, U.S. Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Upon her retirement Col. McDonald received the Distinguished Service Medal. Previous awards and decorations included the Legion of Merit, the Army Commendation Medal, Army of Occupation Medal (Japan), Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal.

Col. McDonald's research for her Ph.D. resulted in the publication of "A Management Evaluation Program for Dietary Departments" published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Her name appears in Who's Who in America, Who's Who of American Women, and Who's Who in Government.

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