NCCU Dept. Of Nursing To Host 24th Annual Helen Miller Lectureship & Luncheon

DURHAM, NC – The 24th Annual Helen Miller Lectureship will be held on Thursday, March 5 from 8 am to 4 pm at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill, NC. The lectureship honors Helen Miller who served as chairman of the NCCU Department of Nursing from 1957-1977 and as an Associate Professor of Nursing Research from 1977 until her retirement in 1982.

A noted historian, Mrs. Miller wrote “The History of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc.,” “Mary Eliza Mahoney: America’s First Black Professional Nurse,”  “Contemporary Minority Leaders in Nursing” and numerous articles. One of the major contentions of Helen Miller, both as a private citizen and as a noted nurse historian, was that Black Americans must preserve their past in order to ensure their future. Mrs. Miller died in 2003 at the age of 86 years old.

The keynote speaker is Dr. Rumay Alexander who is the immediate past president of the National League for Nursing and a professor in the School of Nursing at UNC-Chapel Hill. Other speakers for breakout sessions include Dr. Brigit M. Carter (Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion at Duke University School of Nursing), Dr. Cheryl L. Woods Giscombe (LeVine Distinguished Associate Professor of Quality of Life, Health Promotion, and Wellness at UNC School of Nursing), Dr. Felice Carlton (Family Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Entrepreneur/Life Coach), and Donna McDowell White R.N. (N.C. House Representatives, 26th District). The distinguished Nursing Alumnus will be named at the luncheon too.

Proceeds from the luncheon support the Helen Miller Endowment which awards scholarships to nursing students at NCCU. The registration fee is $75 for the general public and $65 for senior citizens.  Students pay $30. 

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