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2004 News and Alerts Due to the age of these news items, information (including links) may be outdated. Please use the search feature at the top of the page to find more current information on the subject or to find a current link. OCTOBER 11, 2004 Daisy Alford Smith appointed chief operating officer of CGFNS The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) announced that Daisy Alford Smith, PhD, RN, FAAN, will be the new chief operating officer for the organization. She will assume the position on October 22, 2004. “Dr. Alford-Smith is a seasoned executive who brings strong national and international leadership and career accomplishments to the position,” said Barbara L. Nichols, DHL, MS, RN, FAAN, and CEO of CGFNS. “She has earned a reputation for her strong administrative, fiscal, public health programs and management expertise.” Most recently, Dr. Alford-Smith served as Director of the Summit County Department of JOB and Family Services for The City of Akron, Ohio. She is a past Director of the Case-Western Reserve University Center for Urban and Minority Health, and Director of the State of Ohio’s Department of Human Resources. She started her career as a nurses aid, went on to earn her nursing diploma from the Montefiore Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from University of the State of New York, Albany; her MS in technical education from the University of Akron; and her PhD in Urban Education from Cleveland State University. CGFNS is an immigration-neutral, nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and is an internationally recognized authority on the education, registration and licensure of nurses worldwide. CGFNS’s mission is to provide responsible leadership in the delivery of relevant services to the global nursing and health care community. The organization was founded in 1977 through a collaborative effort by representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor; Department of Health, Education and Welfare (now the Department of Health and Human Services); the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and representatives from nursing organizations, including the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing. For additional information about CGFNS and its services, contact: CGFNS International, 3600 Market Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2651 USA; telephone: +1 (215) 349 8767; fax: +1 (215) 349 0026. |
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