1965 USF College of Nursing Authorized by Florida Legislature

1965 Dr. Alice Keefe Appointed Founding Dean

1973 Dr. Gwendoline MacDonald Appointed Dean

1973 1st Cohort Admitted

1975 Accredited by NLNAC

1975 1st Cohort Graduated

1977 RN to BS program added to the college

1980 Began MS Program: Adult Health Nursing

1987 Dr. Judith Plawecki Appointed

Dean

1996 PhD Program Approved

1997 Dr. Patricia Burns Appointed as Dean

1999 First NIH Funded Research Grant Awarded to USF College of Nursing

2000 Accredited by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

2001 The Clinical Collaborative Board was Initiated

2005 DNP Program Approved

2006 George & Marian Miller Center for Virtual Learning and the Center for Advanced Nursing Opened

2006 CRNA Program Accredited by COA

2007 Veterans Affairs Nursing Academy Established

2010 Dr. Dianne Morrison-Beedy Appointed as Dean

2011 Collaboration with University of Sterling in Scotland

2013 Veteran-BS Program Launches

2017 Dr. Victoria Rich Appointed as Dean