The Board of Visitors of the Capstone College of Nursing at The University of Alabama established the Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame by vote of its membership at its March 16, 2001, meeting.  The Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame was created to honor nurses and others who through their work and accomplishments have brought honor and fame to the profession of nursing and the State of Alabama.

The Hall of Fame is governed by the Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame Board comprised of members of our Board of Visitors. This body establishes the criteria for selecting inductees and the methods for determining eligibility for and election to the Hall of Fame.  Nominations for induction into the Hall of Fame are submitted to the Selection Committee of the Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame Board by members of the Board of Visitors.

The first class of inductees in the Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame was honored October 25, 2001, in a ceremony at the NorthRiver Yacht Club in Tuscaloosa.  The event inducted 12 people.  Plans are to hold an induction ceremony biennially to honor those who have made significant contributions to nursing.

We are extremely proud of this distinguished group of inaugural inductees into the Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame.  Individually and collectively they have greatly influenced the profession of nursing and health care in the State of Alabama and the nation.  To honor them is to honor the most noble of professions, Nursing.