Kurk Nelson was a Human Starfleet officer in the mid-24th century.
In 2364 he held the rank of admiral and was assigned to Starfleet Tactical Command.
During his assignment, he sent a mission order to Captain Bryan D. Furen of the USS Aleo. The mission order was about repairing subspace relay stations in the Kandari sector. (TNG: "Conspiracy")
This character was never mentioned in dialog; his name came from a mission order.