Dr. Janice Coleman

Dr. Janice Coleman was the first child born to John and Beatrice in Winston-Salem in 1936. She attended the Forsyth County Public Schools and graduated from Atkins High School in 1955. Her family attended New Bethel Baptist Church where she was also a member of the senior choir. After high school, Janice enrolled at Hampton University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing Education. She returned home and began her career as a nurse practitioner for the hospital that was built to treat African-Americans in the 1950s, Kate Biting Reynolds Memorial Hospital. After years of dedicated service working in Forsyth county hospitals and nursing homes, her desire for teaching led her to Winston-Salem State University's School of Nursing as an Associate Professor. She furthered her education by receiving a Masters Degree in Nursing Education from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and a Doctoral of Nursing Education Degree from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. Dr. Coleman was a proud member of Chi Eta Phi Nursing Sorority and Sigma Theta Tau - Gamma Zeta Chapter. She retired from WSSU after 31 years of dedicated service. Some of her community and service connections included: course coordinator for maternal Child Health Nursing; chaired the nursing division's curriculum and Academic Standards Committee; class chairperson for the Alumni Fund Drive for the school of Nursing at the University of North Carolina; was member of the Health Care advisory committee for Family Services Inc and a member of the state-wide Advisory Committee on curriculum at the University of North Carolina She was preceded in death by: her husband Joe, her parents John and Beatrice, her sister Katherine (Jack) and her brother John (Heidi). She leaves to cherish her memory: her children, Kenneth (Denene), Terri (Jerry) and Karen (Daryl); grandchildren Jon, Michael, Kwamoore, Darryl, Korey, Kamirah, Kari, and Dimanih; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Visit http://cdiwsnc.org/present-absence-kbr/ to learn more about the historical significance of the hospital. In honor of Janice, guests are encouraged to donate to the Children's Home Society of North Carolina. You can donate via the "Donate" button on the right-hand side of this memorial page (below all of the zoom information), or you can visit the charity's website via this link: thttps://www.chsnc.org/donate/. *Please note that if you'd like to make a contribution via the "Donate" button on this memorial page, you must be signed in to your GatheringUs account first. If you do not have an account, you can create one here: https://www.gatheringus.com/signup. Then come back to this memorial page and click the Donate button.