Delgado Community College (Jefferson Campus): Dr. Joan Anny Ellis, PhD, RN, CNE, Has Been Appointed Dean Of Delgado Charity School ...

Press release from the Delgado Community College Jefferson Campus:

January 05, 2022

Having served in a variety of academic and clinical practice roles during her extensive
professional career, Dr. Ellis holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, with nursing of
children as her area of specialization. She also holds a PhD in Nursing from Southern
University and possesses over 30 years of teaching and administrative experience at
the associate, baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral level. Her professional background
includes not only classroom and clinical instruction, but also nursing program development,
implementation, and evaluation. During her tenure at Our Lady of the Lake College
in Baton Rouge, she served as the founding dean of the graduate nursing program, which
included nursing education, nursing administration, and nurse anesthesia.

Dr. Ellis has also presented numerous continuing education programs on a state, regional,
and national level and published articles in professional nursing journals. She has
served in many roles, including pediatric staff nurse, clinical nurse specialist,
clinical educator, nurse researcher, and consultant. She is also a member of an extensive
array of professional nursing organizations.

Dr. Ellis resides in Geismar with her husband, Alvin Ellis Jr. and has a son, Justin.

Charity School of Nursing, established in 1894 and part of Delgado since 1990, enrolls
about 800 students annually in RN and LPN programs. Students currently attend classes
in downtown New Orleans, Delgado Jefferson in Metairie, and Delgado Sidney Collier.
Through a $20 million gift from Ochsner Health, a new Ochsner Center for Nursing and
Allied Health is now under construction at Delgado's City Park Campus. The facility
will house the Charity School of Nursing and the Division of Allied Health and is
scheduled to open in 2023.

This press release was produced by the Delgado Community College Jefferson Campus. The views expressed here are the author’s own.