VIRGINIA NURSING HALL OF FAME
 

Purpose:
The Virginia Nurses Association established the Virginia Nursing Hall of Fame in 2001 to promote the history of nursing in the Commonwealth and the legacy of those nurse leaders whose achievements and dedication have profoundly influenced the nursing profession.

Description:

In keeping with the technology of available at the beginning of the 21st Century, a virtual Hall of Fame displaying a picture and brief biographical sketch for each inductee was established in 2001 as a part of the Centennial Celebration of the organization of the Virginia Nurses Association. The Hall of Fame is housed and maintained as part of the Nursing Archives at the Tompkins-McCaw Library at Virginia Commonwealth University and is available at http://www.library.vcu.edu/tml/speccoll/vnfame/

Induction:

• Inductions of no more than 5 individuals shall occur every 4 years with an appropriate activity to announce the inductees at a time and place to be determined by the VNA Board of Directors.

• The Selection Committee shall be comprised of members of the VNA History Committee, 3 to 5 representatives from other Virginia Nursing organizations, and the Archivist at the Tompkins-McCaw Library, VCU.

  Selection Criteria:

  • The nominee must have demonstrated leadership that affected the health and/or social history of Commonwealth of Virginia through sustained, lifelong contributions in or to nursing practice, education, administration, research, economics, or literature.

  • The nominee must have worked or resided in Virginia.

  • The achievements of the nominee must have enduring value to nursing beyond the nominee’s lifetime.

  • The nominee must be deceased.
    
    
    Revised: May 2004

  Nomination Form

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