Location
Fifth Floor, Prior Hall
The Ohio State University
Health Sciences Library
376 W 10th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210
Hours
Open by appointment only.
Email mhcmail@osumc.edu for reference services or to schedule an appointment.
Local Nursing Legends
The Local Nursing Legends program honors nurses who have made a significant contribution to the nursing profession and health care to the residents of central Ohio. Pioneers in their field, these nurses were nominated by members of the central Ohio nursing community as those who provided exemplary service to this population and whose actions and lives can be seen as legendary.
Based on a national model developed to recognize outstanding physicians, the Local Nursing Legends program is overseen by the Friends of Nursing History Steering Committee of the HSL's Medical Heritage Center.
The Friends of Nursing History Steering Committee also guides the MHC's nursing history efforts, including the acquisition of historical materials and the organization of an annual lecture. The nurses recognized as Local Nursing Legends are a valuable part of this nursing history.
Local Nursing Legends – Announcing the Class of 2025
We are pleased to announce the Local Nursing Legends Class of 2025, our fourth class of nursing legends. Check back for biographies for each nurse who is being honored this year. Also, register to attend our 2025 nursing lecture on the event webpage, made possible with support from the Grayce Sills Endowment Fund.
Class of 2025
Class of 2020
- Sandra Cornett
- Doris S. Edwards
- Judy H. Gilliam
- Janice K. Lanier
- Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk
- Corazon C. Muñoz
- Lillian M. Williams Pierce
- Carol Halsted Robinson
- Deborah Shields
- Mary Winifred Walters
Class of 2013
- Carole A. Anderson
- Deborah A. Coleman
- Pamela S. Dickerson
- Debbie Cannon Freece
- William F. Hartnett
- Jeri A. Milstead
- Barbara A. Nash
- Mary Ann Browder Rollins
- Ann Schiele
- Rita J. Smith
- Mary Ellen Wewers