title: Vernice Doris Ferguson: portrait in leadership.
authors.affiliation: Teachers College, Columbia University, New York.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Fondiller
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration*