Great 100 Mission Statement

To positively impact the image of Nursing by recognizing Nursing Excellence and providing scholarships for Nursing Education in North Carolina.

What is the Great 100?

The Great 100, Inc. is a grassroots peer recognition organization honoring the nursing profession in North Carolina by:

• Recognizing the importance of Registered Nurses in diverse practice settings
• Positively impacting the image of nursing and nursing as a profession
• Acknowledging 100 North Carolina Nurses annually who demonstrate excellence in practice and commitment to their profession
• Contributing funds for scholarships for Registered Nurse education.

In the summer of 1988, a Registered Nurse by the name of Heather Thorne, called together a group of Registered Nurses from across North Carolina to develop a plan for selecting and recognizing Registered Nurses. The recipients would be recognized for their outstanding professional ability and for the contributions they had made to improving the healthcare services in their community. Her dream, modeled after a program developed by Registered Nurses in Louisiana, was designed to promote nursing and to raise funds for nursing scholarships. In the past twelve years $413,000 has been awarded for nursing scholarships.

Interested in becoming a Great 100, Inc. board member? 

Registered Nurses interested in a board position must:  (a) be a Great 100 recipient or (b)  have served on the Board of Directors, the Steering Committee, or as a Chairperson of a Committee

For more information on becoming a member of the Board of Directors, contact Melissa Whittington.

Great 100, Inc. Board of Directors