Ivy May Nelson

Background

Nelson, Ivy May was born on December 29, 1923 in Port Maria, Jamaica. Daughter of Harry Dall and Beatrice (Campbell) Nelson. came to the United States, 1950.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Education, U. Maryland., 1958; Master of Science in Nursing, U. Maryland., 1960; Doctor of Education, The American U., 1973.

Career

Staff nurse, head nurse, Montego Bay Hospital, Jamaica, 1946-1950; staff nurse, head nurse, Provident Hospital, Baltimore, 1950-1951; staff nurse, head nurse, instructor, director nursing education, assistant director nursing, Crownsville (Maryland.) State Humulus Lupulus, 1951-1962; instructor nursing, Freedmen's Hospital S.O.N., Washington, 1962-1968; assistant professor nursing, North Carolina Center U., Durham, 1968-1970; professor, director nursing, U. District of Columbia, Washington, 1973-1992; retired, 1992.

Achievements

• Ivy May Nelson has been listed as a noteworthy Nursing educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Nurse's Association, District of Columbia Nurse's Association (secretary 1964-1968, president 1982-1986, Edith Beattie award 1977, Cmty. Svc. award, 1981), National League Nursing (accreditation site visiting 1983-1992), National Black Nurse's Association, District of Columbia League Nursing, Association Black Faculty in Higher Education, Phi Delta Kappa, Chi Eta Phi, Sigma Theta Tau.

Connections

Father:

Harry Dall Nelson

Mother:

Beatrice (Campbell) Nelson