Gwendolyn Campbell Trudeau (March 6, 1923 – December 29, 2011) was born to Clare Lowry Campbell and Avis Elder Campbell in Columbus, Ohio at the home of her grandmother.
Trudeau graduated from North High School (class of 1941) in Columbus before attending The Ohio State University for her undergraduate and medical degrees. She was inducted into the Alpha Epsilon Delta pre-med fraternity in 1944, received her BA in 1946, and her MD in 1949. She completed an internship at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, MA and returned to Columbus to complete an anesthesia residency at OSU. She was Chief Resident in Anesthesia from 1951 to 1953 and was Board Certified in Anesthesiology in 1956. During her career she worked at the Ohio TB Hospital and was Chair of the Department of Anesthesia and Chair of the Medical Staff at Columbus St. Ann’s Hospital. After retiring from anesthesia, she served as an Assistant Medical Director for Nationwide Insurance.
Trudeau served a term as President of the OSU Medical Alumni Association from which she later received a 50 year award. She was active in Camp Fire Girls (now known as Camp Fire USA) and in later life enjoyed visiting Camp Wyandot. She enjoyed photography and was an avid baker, particularly at Christmas.
She was preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years Andre (Andy) Norbert Trudeau. While he was alive they enjoyed traveling and visited many states and foreign nations, including Iran, China, Egypt, Spain’s Canary Islands and South America.
The Gwendolyn C. Trudeau, MD Papers (1.5 linear feet) contains material related to her medical schooling and career.
This related collection is part of the Medical Heritage Center’s holdings.
Adam G. Elder, MD Papers Spec.201633.Elder (Gwendolyn C. Trudeau was Elder's grand-daughter.)
The collection is open to the public and is available for viewing in the Medical Heritage Center. Materials do not circulate and must be used in the supervised reading room. Restrictions, including copyright, may exist and some materials may be too fragile to photocopy or digitize. The MHC charges for duplication services, which must be performed by staff.
[Identification of item], Gwendolyn C. Trudeau, MD Papers, SPEC.201632.TRUDEAU, Medical Heritage Center, Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University.