Meet an “Amazing” With an Enduring Love of Volunteering

Dr. Mildred Dixon, age 100, is the oldest National Park Service volunteer, having served for 44 years and counting! This, after retiring in 1985 as the first woman and first African-American podiatrist to work for a
Veteran Administration’s Hospital, shortly after the VA officially terminated racial segregation in its hospitals.

Dr. Dixon was also the only woman and African-American to be inducted into Kent State/Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine Hall of fame, among many other professional accomplishments. Yet the passions that drive her today are her family, her church, and her volunteering with the National Park Service. At the park service, she delights in greeting visitors at the George Washington Carver Museum, and telling them the story of how Booker T. Washington built the Tuskegee Institute in 1881, and the enduring legacy
of his work.

The National Park Service is dear to Dr. Dixon’s heart, because, as she puts it, each park tells a story of “inspiration, creativity and perseverance.” Qualities Dr. Dixon certainly demonstrates in her own life story.

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