Diversity Day Fall 2018

Highlighting Men in Nursing

Featuring two distinguished veterans of the profession who have helped the pave the way for men in the field. College of Nursing professor emeritus Dr. Gene Tranbarger was the North Carolina Nurses Association’s first male president and was later inducted into the NCNA Hall of Fame. He is also a former president for the American Association of Men in Nursing. Dr. Ernest Grant was at the time the incoming president of the American Nurses Association and also a former president of the NCNA. Grant became the first male president of the ANA, beginning his two-year term on Jan. 1, 2019.