Marva Jane Batson Jones

Background

Jones, Marva Jane Batson was born on July 25, 1938 in Havana, Cuba. Daughter of Alfred Samuel and Clara Jane (Minto) Batson. came to the United States, 1946.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Tuskegee (Alabama) U., 1961; Master in Nursing, Emory University, 1971.

Career

Staff nurse, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, 1961-1962; assistant head nurse, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, 1962-1964; head nurse, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, 1964-1968; clinician, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, 1968-1970; professor nursing, Miami-Dade Community College, since 1971.

Achievements

• Marva Jane Batson Jones has been listed as a noteworthy Nurse, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Nurses Association, National League for Nursing (visitor Council for Association Degree), American Association Community and Junior Colls. (National Council of Black American Affairs), Florida Association Community Colls., Chi Eta Phi.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, gardening.

Connections

Married Horace Desmond, August 3, 1963 (divorced 1979).

Father:

Alfred Samuel Batson

Mother:

Clara Jane (Minto) Batson

Spouse:

Horace Desmond