AR HMR1007

Arkansas House Memorial Resolution honoring Loretta Cecilia Ford, who died January 22, 2025, at age 104

Ford cofounded the first academic program for nurse practitioners at the University of Colorado in 1965 with pediatrician Dr. Henry Silver, becoming the first Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and used the G.I. Bill to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (1949), Master of Public Health (1951), and Doctorate in Education (1961) from the University of Colorado

Became founding dean of the University of Rochester School of Nursing in 1972, where she developed the Unification Model of Nursing

Received numerous honors including induction into the National Women's Hall of Fame and awards from the American Public Health Association, National Academy of Medicine, and American Academy of Nursing