Wilma Minnier (L) talk with two nursing students in the hospital. Minniear joined Duke as an assistant professor in 1964. She became executive director of nursing services in 1970 and remained in this position until her retirement in 1984.
Practical nursing graduates- 20 women and two men graduated from the Practical Nursing Program at the Durham Technical Institute. Their program consisted of a 12-month training period of theory course at DTI and clinical work at Duke. The students...