Congratulations to Beverly Ross who received the 2020 Lifetime Service Award from the Virginia Department of Veterans Services. The award was presented in conjunction with the Virginia Women Veterans Summit.  

The Virginia Women Veterans Summit has been a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Veterans Services for the past seven years. Virginia has the fourth highest number of women Veterans in the nation with over 108,000 and the highest percentage of women Veterans in the nation.

The award states “Virginia Women Veterans Summit 2020 Lifetime Service Award Recognizes contributions over an entire career of service, care, commitment, concern, and courage in advocating for innovation, nurturing networks, and enhancing the quality of life for Virginia’s women Veterans”.  

Mrs. Ross served as the Women Veterans Program Manager for 29 of her 42 years as a Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist with the Department of Veterans Affairs. She is honored to have had the privilege of serving our nation’s Heroes and Heroines.