Laurie Martin Gunter

Laurie Martin Gunter

Laurie M. Gunter, Penn State professor emeritus of nursing and human development and former head of the department of nursing retired in the 1987 after 16 years of service.

Gunter joined the College of Human Development faculty in 1971 after five years on the faculty of the University of Washington. She also held faculty positions at Indiana University, UCLA, and Meharry Medical College.

A nationally respected researcher, she was an elected member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. Much of her research has focused on nursing care of the elderly. She is co-author of a book, Education for Gerontic Nursing, and published many articles and chapters.

She held a diploma in nursing from Meharry Medical College, a BS in home economics from the Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial University, an MA in education from Fisk University, and a Ph. D. in Human Development from the University of Chicago.

She is survived by daughters Lara Elaine Bonow and Margo Alyce Toner; grand daughters Renee Manier and Alexandra Hollie Bush; and great-grandchildren, Marcellus Manier, Soleil Monique Manier, Kendra Laurie Bush and other relatives and friends.

Memorial Services will be held Thursday, July 9, 2015 at The Lakewood Seward Park Community Club, 4916 South Angeline Street, Seattle, WA 98118 from 2:00-5:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Laurie M. Gunter Research Fund, School of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 would be welcomed.