Series records the nursing achievements of Joan Antoinette Kupchak and includes her Graduate Nurse Diploma from the St. Boniface General Hospital, her Bachelor of Nursing from the University of Manitoba, a nomination for an Excellence Award in Professional Nursing Education from the Manitoba Association of Registered Nurses, as well as a Special Achievement Award from the Health Sciences Centre.
Series consists of letters from the Manitoba Association of Registered Nurses (M.A.R.N.) and an attached form filled out by Joan Antoinette Kupchak. The series provides information on M.A.R.N. membership privileges and protocols and includes statistical information on Miss Kupchak as part of a provincial survey of nurses conducted by M.A.R.N. in 1966.
The collection reflects the roles of Joan Antoinette Kupchak as a nursing student, staff nurse and educator while documenting her graduations, achievements, teaching activities, and affiliation with the Manitoba Association of Registered Nurses. The collection is arranged into four series and includes diplomas, certificates, correspondence, pieces of uniform, photographs, pins and various objects.