Erline Perkins McGriff (February 18, 1924 Petersburg, Virginia[1] – December 24, 2004) was a professor of nursing at the New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing.[2] She became Division Head in 1976[3] helping to expand the graduate division of the school.[4] McGriff also served as the director of the Division of Nursing at Trenton State College.