Nancye Smith:  

I always wanted to be a archeologist when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a crazy idea. As it turns out, they were probably right but I loved it anyway.I decided to get a job at the Old Bristol Memorial Hospital after graduation from High School. I became so interested in the Nursing profession I enrolled in college at ETSU and got a degree in Nursing. Following my board exams I worked as an RN in CCU/ICU. I took a brief break to work in politics for 2 years. I was Field Director of the Reagan/Bush Committee. I also served as National Committeewoman for the Young Republicans from Tennessee and as Tennessee State Secretary for the Tennessee Young Republicans. I went back to work following a short time in D.C. I returned to the Tri-Cities but soon became restless and decided to travel. I became a traveling nurse and worked in several different states where ever there was a shortage of ICU nurses. I fell in love with Texas and ended up living in Corpus Christi. My daughter was a teenager and into modeling. She became Miss Teen Texas and her career took off. After working so long in nursing I became interested in research and wanted to combine my love of medicine with anthrop...Expand for more