ONA’s most prestigious honor, the Cornelius Leadership Congress recognizes members and colleagues of ONA who demonstrate the leadership characteristics of Dorothy Cornelius in their work and with the Ohio Nurses Association.
Dorothy Alice Cornelius was Executive Director of the Ohio Nurses Association from 1957 to 1983, president of the International Council of Nurses from 1973 to 1977, President of the American Nurses Association from 1968 to 1970, and President of the American Journal of Nursing Company, the largest publisher of nursing periodicals in the world, from 1967 to 1968. She is the only person to have functioned in all of those positions.
Kayla Peteya, PSNA
Linzi Lentz, PSNA
Amy Law, PSNA
Holly Mercera, PSNA
Sherri Funk, Alliance
Sunshine Shannon, Coshocton RNs
Sue Smith, Associate Member
Bobbie Kerns, East Liverpool
Melissa Cain, East Liverpool
De Anna Fuchilla, Hillside
Amy Jo Riley, Union
Nicole Delong, Union
Anne Mueller, ONA Staff
Anne Ransone, ONA Staff
Brittany Turner, ONA Staff