 | Board of Visitors minutes December 12, 1959 |  |
NINA GOOKIN BUSHNELL HALL
The Chancellor proposed that the new dormitory which was occupied in September 1959 be
named after Mrs. Nina Gookin Bushnell who served as Dean of Women from September 1921 to September
1950. He stated that the naming of the dormitory for Mrs. Bushnell would be a tribute
to a person who had contributed immeasureably to the growth and development of the College
The following resolution was adopted
RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the new dormitory at Mary Washington College, occupied in September 1959, be and it is
hereby named Nina Gookin Bushnell Hall
| Board of Visitors minutes December 12, 1959 | |