Photographs and certificate are from Jean Schugart-Schild's personal collection. This is a work of creative non-fiction based on the true story of Ada Tinner-Schugart. MERS (Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome) is presently in the news as the most recent potential health threat. There are good reasons shown by history that pandemics can quickly ravage the entire planet. The influenza of 1918 was not just a threat but a reality that killed millions of healthy young adults. For more information, both past and present on influenza, can be found at www.cdc.org
Jean Schugart-Schild: Bachelor of Science in Human Development, Cornell University; Masters in Education, Hofstra University. Retired from the University of Maine at Machias, Coordinator of Student Resource; EEO officer. Former Executive Director of Columbia-Greene Rape Crisis Center, Hudson, New York; Contributed numerous years in human services for the well-being and support of others in community, schools, institutions, and college settings.
Jean Schugart-Schild: Bachelor of Science in Human Development, Cornell University; Masters in Education, Hofstra University. Retired from the University of Maine at Machias, Coordinator of Student Resource; EEO officer. Former Executive Director of Columbia-Greene Rape Crisis Center, Hudson, New York; Contributed numerous years in human services for the well-being and support of others in community, schools, institutions, and college settings.