MS SC637

Recognizes and congratulates the Mississippi Nurses' Association on its 100th anniversary, established June 7, 1911, at Natchez Charity Hospital with ten founding members.

Acknowledges the association's historical achievements including opposing 1912 legislation prohibiting white nurses from treating African-American patients, gaining American Nurses' Association membership in 1914, and establishing the Mississippi State Board of Nursing.

Highlights the association's advocacy for nursing education expansion, including creation of the Mississippi Office of Nursing Workforce, nursing scholarships, nurse-practitioner programs at multiple universities, and a $12,000 pay raise for nursing faculty over two years.

Notes the association's leadership during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, providing disaster relief, financial assistance for affected nurses' licensure fees, and mental health support through relief funds and partnerships.

Directs presentation of the resolution to the Mississippi Nurses' Association, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, and the Capitol Press Corps.