About the Speaker!

Donna Miles Curry, RN, PhD, is a Professor Emeritus from the College of Nursing and Health, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, U.S. She completed degrees at Maryville College (ADN), St. Louis University (BSN & MSN) and the Ohio State University (PhD).

Dr. Curry has over 45 years’ experience in pediatric and family nursing as a practicing nurse, educator and administrator. She has received multiple awards for professional service and education. Dr. Curry was one of the co- founders of the International Family Nursing Association and established the International Family Nursing Foundation, a U.S.- based charity.

In addition to leadership positions on the boards of these two organizations, Dr. Curry has held leadership positions in Ohio Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Society of Pediatric Nursing and the American Association for the History of Nursing. She has presented numerous papers at professional conferences and has authored professional articles and book chapters in a variety of publications.

We are delighted that Dr. Curry is also on the museum’s board of trustees and founder of the North American friends of the Florence Nightingale Museum.