Elnora Daniel

Elnora Delores Belle Daniel (née Belle; November 19, 1941 – March 4, 2024) was an American nurse and educator. She served as president of Chicago State University from 1998 to 2008. In 1986, she became the first African American president of the Virginia State Board of Nursing.

Early life and education Elnora Delores Belle was born in Oxford, North Carolina on November 19, 1941. After graduating from high school in 1959, she enrolled in North Carolina A&T State University, earning a bachelor's degree in 1964. In 1968, she earned a Master of Education degree from Columbia University. In 1972, she enrolled in the College of William and Mary, and later earned a Doctor of Education degree from Columbia University in 1976. In 1985, she Dean of Hampton's Interdisciplinary Nursing Centre for Health and Wellness. One example was the publication of a coffee table book in her own honor. The publication of the book cost $18,000, which was charged to her official account as university president. In a state audit, it was also revealed that Daniel had spent more than $15,000 of university funds travelling to a leadership conference on a cruise ship with five family members.

She returned to Hampton in 2008 as a Special Assistant to the President for Research.

Death Elora D. Daniel died on March 4, 2024.