The Campus : Building and Location Namesakes

Ethel P. Clarke

Clarke House

Campus Apartments on the River Walk

Ethel P. Clarke (1874 - 1970) was Superintendent of Nurses and Director of the Indiana Training School for Nurses from 1915 to 1931. Her legacy to the school and to the nursing profession included her visionary support of the 6 nursing students who founded the nursing honor society, Sigma Theta Tau International, in 1922.

Her dedication to learning included the development of cutting edge curriculum, student social activities and outreach to the public which became a model of excellence that advanced nursing and health care for Indiana.