Nelly Garzón Alarcón

[1] In her day, she was one of the Colombian women who had the greatest relevance in science at the international level.

[5] She carried out master's studies in nursing at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., United States.

[5] She was elected and assumed the presidency of the ICN during the 18th Congress in 1985 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

She likewise was the first woman president of the Tribunal Nacional Ético de Enfermería (National Ethical Court of Nursing) from 1997 to 2006.

She was one of the managers and the founder of the Upsilon Nu Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International, Nursing Honor Society (STTI) at the National University of Colombia in 2007.