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1903-1904 Mary Hamer Greenwood
OHIO STATE ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATE NURSES ORGANIZED JANUARY 27, 1904, incorporated February 15, 1904. Objective was “to secure legislation for the advancement of the nursing profession.”
1905-1906 Ella Phillips Crandal Introduced registration bill in state legislature. Efforts were unsuccessful.
1906-1907 Mary Hamer Greenwood
Worked to improve standards for the education of the professional nurse.
1907-1908 Katherine M. Mapes Urged schools of nursing to raise standards through affiliations.
1908-1909 Marietta H. Pierson Conducted educational campaign for nurse registration.
1909-1910 Matilda Johnson Continued to work for registration. Became constituent of American Nurses Association.
1910-1911 Florence A. Bishop Continued campaign for nurse registration.
1912-1914 Mary E. Gladwin Registration bill failed again in Senate. Dues of 25 cents levied.
1914-1915 Marie A. Lawson Nurse Practice Act passed April 17, 1915
1915-1917 Mary M. Roberts Anna C. Gladwin appointed first Field Secretary. Headquarters set up at Columbus Instructive District Nursing Association offices in Columbus.
1917-1918 Jane L. Tuttle Association divided into thirteen districts to encourage more participation at local level and to provide contact persons across the State.
1918-1920 Claribel A. Wheeler Started fund for scholarships for postgraduate work in nursing education.
1920-1922 Laura R. Logan Conducted statewide survey to determine if Ohio had adequate nurses.
1922-1923 Grace E. Allison State League of Nursing Education became section of state association.
1923-1924 Augusta M. Condit Elizabeth P. August appointed first General Secretary to conduct business of the association.
1924-1925 Caroline V. McKee State headquarters established in Hartman Theatre Building, Columbus.
1925-1926 Mary A. Jamieson First Bulletin published in March 1926.
1926-1928 V. Lota Lorimer Placement bureau established to help nurses get jobs and help employers get properly prepared nurses.
1928-1929 Clara F. Brouse Ohio Emergency Fund for sick nurses established. Association name changed to Ohio State Nurses’ Association.
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1930-1932 Anna C. Gladwinn Ohio Nurses’ Review became official publication. (Apostrophe was dropped later from title).
1932-1934 Marguerite E. Fagen Worked to establish better personnel policies in hospitals.
1934-1936 Elsie M. Druggan Worked to get eight-hour day for nurses in all hospitals.
1936-1938 Catherine M. Buckley Worked for adoption of National Committee on Grading Schools of Nursing recommendations to upgrade nursing education.
1938-1940 Celia Cranz Prepared legislation to create an independent state nurses’ board.
1940-1942 Cora M. Templeton State board legislation successful. Association adopted sponsorship of health insurance plan—first state association to do so.
1942-1944 Sue Z. McCracken Salary schedule and personnel policies for professional nurses adopted.
1944-1946 Helen S. Haughton Campaign for procurement and assignment of nurses for World War II.
1946-1948 Edna W. Viets Continued program to improve salaries and working conditions for nurses.
1948-1950 Josepha K. Lott Prepared draft of legislation for control of the practical nurse.
1950-1952 Ivalu S. Brown Introduced amendments to Nurse Practice Act, to strengthen controls. Purchased first headquarters building at 904 East Broad Street, Columbus.
1952-1954 Marjorie Patten Swarze
Initiated redistricting of state to provide for more participation. Districts eventually grew from 24 to 38. Celia Cranz appointed Executive Secretary.
1954-1956 Laura E. Rosnagle Amendments to Nurse Practice Act passed, providing for annual re-registration.
1956-1958 Florence Fogle Adopted economic and general welfare program for registered nurses, including collective bargaining. Dorothy Cornelius appointed Executive Director.
1958-1960 Elizabeth K. Porter Expanded economic and general welfare program. First annual Presidents and Secretaries Conference held in Columbus to establish closer relationship between districts and state headquarters. Developed standard section rules. Began search for new headquarters building.
1960-1962 Lucy Whalen Built mortgage-free, new headquarters at 4000 East Main Street, Columbus. Started Ohio’s campaign for American Nurses’ Foundation campaign to raise money for nursing research.
1962-1964 Dorothea Burens Prepared for mandatory licensure legislation. Exceeded ANF campaign goal. Ohio nurses gave over $60,000---more than nurses in any other state association.
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1964-1967 Marta L. Reeder Biennial conventions replaced annual meetings. Recommended changing association structure to focus on practice following five-year study. Mandatory licensure introduced March 1965; killed in Senate; reintroduced March 1967; passed by House in June, by Senate in August, became law in January 1968. Published Projected Needs for Nursing Education in Ohio. First OSNA negotiated contract representing registered nurses at Youngstown Hospital Association went into effect December, 1966.
1967-1971 Jeanette A. Wooding Implemented mandatory licensure. Changed name of association to “Ohio Nurses Association.” Bylaws for new ONA structure adopted. Special Human Rights Committee appointed March 1969. Ohio nurses gave over $35,000 to help ANA through financial crisis. Convened Ohio Committee for Nursing to implement An Abstract for Action.
1971-1973 Ruth Ann Busald Successfully opposed physician assistant legislation. First Continuing Education News published. Appointed first Committee on Continuing Education for Nurses. Ohio Commission on Nursing formed as outgrowth of Ohio Committee for Nursing. First ONA off-shore continuing education conference held in Nassau. Comprehensive Cardiac Care Curriculum published. Delegates voted to amend Nurse Practice Act to update definition of nursing. Saw continued growth of representation of nurses through collective bargaining agreements. During the convention of 1973, the House of Delegates approved the statement on CE in Nursing.
1973-1977 Marta L. Reeder National Labor Relations Act coverage extended to hospital employees. CE offering endorsement program launched. Human Rights Committee drafted, “The Patient’s Rights to Nursing Care.” Adopted “Interim Mechanism” for the Economic and General Welfare Program to insulate Board from charges of management domination. Council on E&GW created in 1975. CE Approval and Recognition Program begun. Headquarters expanded in 1976; dedicated June 1977 as “Dorothy A. Cornelius Building,” again mortgage free. Delegates adopted 37 concepts for changes in Nurse Practice Act. ONA Library named “Elizabeth K. Porter Library.”
1977-1981 Gertrude Torres First Hispanic president. Work continued on 37 concepts; implementation plan developed; education program started. System developed to isolate program costs. Ohio Nurses Political Action Committee (ONPAC) formed. Received accreditation from ANA for ONA’s continuing education programs. Established delegate fund to assist nurses serving as ANA Delegates. Established liaison committee with the Ohio State Medical Association to discuss issues of common concern. Joined with March of Dimes to offer first Nurse of the Year Award. Successfully warded off PA Legislation. Established Peer Assistance Program for Nurses. Introduced H. B. 1029 to revise the Nurse Practice Act. The attempt was unsuccessful. Called together specialty organizations to work toward common legislative goals.
1981-1985 E. Gay Lindsay Dorothy Cornelius retired as Executive Director; Elaine H. Martyn was appointed. Successfully held off Sunset Legislation which could have eliminated the Board of Nursing. Participated in hearings on nurse shortages. State Employee Relations Board created, permitting collective bargaining in public facilities. Supported nurse practitioner against charges of Medical Board that she was practicing medicine by doing breast and pelvic examinations. Expanded meetings of advisory council to gain input for board. Began work on revision of Nurse Practice Act. Created Ethics Committee.
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1985-1989 Mary Beth Strauss Mathews
Continued to work with Coalition for Revision of the Ohio Nurse Practice Act. ONA lobbyists facilitated successful passage of the revision. Established Long Range Planning Committee. Elaine Martyn resigned. Joanne Easterling appointed Executive Director. Upgraded computer system for the Association Headquarters. Took legal action to challenge the Board of Nursing’s position on the administration of IVs by Licensed Practical Nurses. The challenge was won at the Supreme Court level. Actively opposed the AMA Registered Care Technician proposal. Worked closely with the Ohio State Medical Association which supported the ONA position. Called meeting of nursing organizations to address Registered Care Technicians in Ohio.
1989-1993 Kathleen Montgomery
First contract negotiated between ONA and the Ohio Nurses Employee Association. Joanne Easterling, Executive Director, resigned. Appointed Carol Jenkins, Executive Director. Held Long Range Planning Retreat. Pledged $10,000 to the ANA Capital Campaign. Supported formation of the Ohio Tri Council for Nursing. Called meetings of Ohio nursing organizations to work together to pass advanced practice legislation. Became an approver of continuing nursing education for Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses through the Ohio Board of Nursing. Adopted Nursing’s Agenda for Health Care Reform as Ohio’s Agenda for Health Care Reform in Nursing. Developed Strategic Plan for the Association. Adopted method of program based budgeting for reporting expenses based on goals and objectives of the Strategic Plan.
1993-1997 Margaret Wheatley First African-American president. Introduced legislation in February, 1994 to recognize Advanced Practice Registered Nurses. First attempt unsuccessful. Next legislation introduced in May 1995 to recognize Advanced Practice Nurses and grant them prescriptive authority. Established structure committee to recommend ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness of Association. Identified ways to support staff nurses during widespread hospital reorganizations and threats of use of unlicensed workers replacing nurses. Over 7,000 RNs now covered by ONA collective bargaining agreements in 30 facilities. Established a public campaign in conjunction with ANA, “Every Patient Deserves a Registered Nurse.”
Formalized the Ohio nursing organizations in the Nursing Summit modeled after ANA NOLF organization. Implemented Dorothy Cornelius Leadership Congress. Presented Resolution on Discrimination and Racism in the Workplace. It was adopted and became the template for the ANA position paper on Discrimination and Racism in Healthcare. Received the ANA Affirmative Action Award. Patient Safety Act was introduced in the legislation.
1997-2001 Susan Stocker Legislation re: prescriptive authority for advanced practice nurses, needle stick safety, and patient safety including whistleblower protection were enacted. Introduced safe staffing bill. The House of Delegates passed a dues increase in 1999 and new organizational structure in 2001. Carol Jenkins resigned as Executive Director and Gingy Harshey-Meade was employed as CEO. Began for-profit corporation, Health Pro Network (HPN), and a foundation for the association, the Ohio Nurses Foundation. Increased the use of technology by the association such as web page, etc. Increased the size of the headquarters building to house the two new entities of the association.
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2001-2003 Linda Warino Elected the first local unit staff nurse president of ONA. Implemented the new structure approved by the 2001 HOD. ONA assured continued safe medication administration in the state of Ohio by successfully warding off the creation of “Med-Techs.” Convened the Ohio Nursing Summit – a forum for representatives of all nursing entities to meet and discuss nursing issues in Ohio. The group worked together to assure passage of legislation that creatively expanded the capacity of nursing education programs to accept additional qualified students. The result of worked with the Ohio Nursing Students Association was many shared activities including concurrent conventions. Media exposure for ONA strengthened ONA’s position as the health policy power to be dealt with by legislators in an attempt to improve or change Ohio’s health care delivery system. The Economic and General Welfare Program (E&GW) successfully organized the Huron County Nurses. The E&GW also secured Ohio AFL-CIO membership and a seat on the executive council of that organization. ONA planned and kicked off our “100 Year” Anniversary Celebration and marked it with the book, 100 Years of Caring, the Ohio Nurses Association, a 100 Year Pin and commemorative 2004 Calendar.
2003-2005 Karen Budd The Nursing 2015 collaboration was born which was sponsored by OONE, OHA and ONA. HPN, inc. the for-profit arm of ONA was dissolved as it had become a liability. All of the BOD policies were simplified, revamped and rewritten making them much more useable. The foundation was laid to change the ONA dues structure. The Ohio Nurses Review was strengthened and www.ohnurses.org
gained prominence in the organization and gained national notice. Re-established a collegial relationship with the OBN.
2005-2009 Barbara Nash The Nursing 2015 collaboration was instrumental in getting ONA’s Staffing bill (HB346) passed and implemented. The Nursing 2015 collaboration also developed new built and rebuilt construction standards that where circulated throughout the state to the nursing and hospital communities. The Nursing Summit under Barb’s leadership developed a Healthcare Reform statement that was endorsed by many Ohio Nursing Organizations and worked with state and national officials and organizations to advance nursing's role in health care reform. During her tenure the new dues structure was passed and implemented. In spite of the dues increases membership grew by approximately 400 members. All of ONA’s debt was retired. ONA increased its technology capabilities. ONA was a founding member of NFN, a new national labor organization for nurses. ONA created accounting and auditing policies and procedures for increased fiscal security. ONF created The Ohio Nurse publication that is sent to every nurse in the state of Ohio which increased non-dues revenue through CE and has attracted new members. Made the organization more transparent by posting all information on the members-only section of ONA web site. Worked to strengthen ties with ONSA. Grew the Nurses Day at the Statehouse event to include many nursing organization co-sponsors where once ONA was the sole sponsor.
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2009-2013 Paula Anderson President Anderson’s term started with a Democratic Governor and a Democratic House of Representatives. That all changed in November 2010 with the election of a Republican Governor and a Republican majority in the House of Representatives. Their first action was to pass a bill to severely limit collective bargaining rights of public employees, which led to a statewide referendum. The law was overturned in November 2011. In 2012 a law passed allowing RNs the ability to pronounce death for hospice patient; and a law was passed that protected healthcare workers from abuse in the workplace. ONA received a direct charter from American Federation Teachers in March 2013. Membership grew to 9433.
