Mission and goals
The primary mission of the Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Organization is to provide financial aid and scholarships to students of African heritage who pursue studies leading to careers in professional nursing.
Our goals are to:
- Promote recruitment, retention and graduation of African heritage students in nursing programs.
- Foster personal and professional career development of MMPNO members.
- Enhance physical and psychosocial well-being of under-served people.
- Encourage non-partisan political activity that is designed to positively impact the above goals.
See also: mission statement, code of ethics, meetings, and membership information.
The Founding of Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Organization
Mary Mahoney Nurses Club, founders, pictured standing left to right: Mary Martin, Ira Gordon, Mary Davis Hooks, Ernestine Williams, Gertrude Dawson, Maxine Pitter Haynes, Rachel S. Pitts, and Katie Ashford. Seated left to right: Anne Foy Baker, Sadie Berrysmith Wallace, Juanita Davis and Celestine Thomas. Not shown: Mary Lanier. (Photographed by Chester Berrysmith)
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In 1949 Anne Foy Baker invited 12 registered nurses to her home. She wanted these nurses to meet one another and to decide if they wanted to establish a professional organization. Under her leadership they established Mary Mahoney Registered Nurse Club, now Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Organization (MMPNO). The principal purposes of this organization were to (1) provide information and support to one another, and (2) provide scholarship support to students who desired to pursue studies leading to careers in nursing.
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