NLNAC BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Dala J. Dewitt, ,MS, RN
Biographical Sketch

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Dala J. DeWitt earned her diploma in Registered Nursing at Community Hospital School of Nursing in Springfield, Ohio, BSN from Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, and MS from Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. She is currently the Senior Director of Community Hospital School of Nursing in Springfield, Ohio.

Ms. DeWitt has been employed in nursing education for almost 30 years. Her educational background includes positions as faculty member and senior director of the school of nursing.

Ms. DeWitt has been the recipient of honors, awards, and scholarships. She was awarded the Community Hospital School of Nursing Outstanding Alumnae of the Year award in 2002, and was one of the finalists in the teaching category of the Midwest Nursing Spectrum 2006 Nursing Excellence Awards.

Her professional memberships include: National League for Nursing, Ohio League for Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau - Alpha Chapter, Ohio Council of Hospital-based Schools of Nursing, Dayton Area Nurse Educators, and American Organization of Nurse Executives.

Ms. DeWitt has served as an NLNAC program evaluator since 1994, served two terms on the NLNAC Evaluation Review Panel for Diploma programs, and was elected to the NLNAC Board of Commission in 2004. She is also a member of Urbana University Foundation Board.

She has served on numerous committees of state and national organizations which include: NLNAC Nominating Committee, National Alliance for Nursing Education, Ohio Collaborative for Educational Mobility Steering Committee, Nursing Practice and Education Advisory Board of Ohio Board of Nursing, and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.