Rutgers School of Nursing–Camden Commencement Ceremony
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 | 9:00 a.m.
Ernest J. Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN, will speak at the Rutgers School of Nursing–Camden commencement ceremony on Wednesday, May 22 at 9:00 a.m. at the BB&T Center in Camden, New Jersey. Dr. Grant is the 36th president of the American Nurses Association (ANA), the nation’s largest nurses organization representing the interests of the nation’s 4 million registered nurses.
Elected to serve as president of the ANA effective in January 2019, this is one of many firsts for Grant and professional nursing. He was the first African-American man to serve as ANA vice president and to earn a PhD in nursing from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. He also was the first African-American male nurse to lead the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA) as its president.
An internationally known expert on burn care and fire safety, Grant currently is the director of the acclaimed burn prevention program at the NC Jaycee Burn Center at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Hospitals in Chapel Hill. He’s received numerous awards, including being presented with the Nurse of the Year Award in 2002 by former President George W. Bush for his work treating burn victims from the World Trade Center site.
- Rutgers University–Camden Commencement 2019
- Rutgers School of Nursing–Camden Graduation Information for Students
Doors at the BB&T Center open for guests at 8:30 a.m.