Mildred L. Bradshaw, RN will be officially inducted into the Virginia Nursing Hall of Fame. She served two terms as President of NAPNES in the early 1950s.

She founded the first school of practical nursing in Norfolk, Virginia in 1946 - the Norfolk City Schools and Leigh Memorial Hospital School of Practical Nursing. That school had the distinction of being the first to be accredited by NAPNES. In addition, Mrs. Bradshaw published the first national magazine for LPNs Practical Nurses Digest from 1954 until 1967.  Ms. Bradshaw was also the former president of the Virginia Nurses Association and the 1962 recipient of the VNA's Nancy Vance Award for her sustained and selfless commitment to nursing in Virginia.

In October, the "virtual" Virginia Nursing Hall of Fame will be updated to reflect her induction along with four other distinguished Virginia nurses. Those interested can visit the Virginia Nursing Hall of Fame at www.library.vcu.edu/tml/speccoll/nursing/ and learn more about this exceptional supporter of practical nurse education and licensed practical nurses.