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1910 Gordon Keller School of Nursing Established

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Gordon Keller Memorial Hospital, opened in 1905 on Lafayette Street, was named for Gordon Keller, a native of Georgia who moved to Tampa in 1883. The School of Nursing, established in 1910 and offering a three-year diploma, held its first formal graduation in 1915. The program was absorbed by Hillsborough Community College in 1972, however, the archives were donated to USF and the College of Nursing became the "home base" for Alumni. The hospital, which moved to Davis Islands in 1927, became known as Tampa Municipal Hospital (shown in photo) and, in 1956, as Tampa General Hospital. 

 

1965 USF College of Nursing Authorized by Florida Legislature

1965 Dr. Alice Keefe Appointed Founding Dean

1969 College Accredited by Florida Board of Nursing

 


  • 1976 College moved from trailers to new buildings in the Health Sciences Center

  • 1977 RN to BS program added to the college

  • 1980 Began MS Program: Adult Health Nursing

  • 1981 Master's program graduates first 8 students

  • 1982 Federal advanced nurse training grant provides support for gerontological nursing concentration

  • 1983 NLN granted initial accreditation to MS program

  • 1985 Graduate concentrations added in public/community health nursing and psychiatric/mental health nursing

  • 2001 The Clinical Collaborative Board was Initiated

  • 2005 DNP Program Approved