decided to conduct clinical instruction in local hospitals under cooperative agreements. Dr. Keefe designed the original program emphasizing styles of learning and preparing students to interact with people in different professional roles. Dean Russell Cooper, early USF historian, reported that Dr. Keefe made the USF Nursing program broader and stronger in theoretical foundations than most collegiate nursing programs, emphasizing links between practice and theory.
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| Image ModifiedIn 1968, the Florida Board of Nursing provided accreditation to begin implementation of a BS in nursing. A few months later, Dr. Keefe received a personal letter from one of the board members indicating that her curriculum plan was exceptionally impressive. Admitting students, however, was still several years away. In 1969, the National League for Nursing (NLN) also provided "reasonable assurance of accreditation." This approval allowed the admittance of students in 1971.
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| Image ModifiedDr. Gwendoline MacDonald served as dean of the College of Nursing from 1973 until 1987. She greeted the first cohort of students with nine faculty. Under her leadership, the college received its first accreditation from the National League for Nursing in 1975, ensuring the school was accredited prior to the first graduating class. In 1980, she initiated master's level programs in Adult Health Nursing, Gerontology, and Nurse Education. Prior to becoming dean at USF, Dr. MacDonald was dean of nursing at Michigan State University and the University of Miami. During World War II, she served in the Army Nursing Corp and was stationed in England.
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| First faculty to begin teaching nursing students at USF: 1973 Margaret C. Boostrum, MNEd, RN Frieda W. Carbonell, EdD, RN Nina Entrekin, MN, RN Jane Fanning, MS, RN Suzy Fletcher, MSN, RN Helen Guiss Lucas, MSN, RN Gwendoline R. MacDonald, EdD, RN Barbara Mauger, BSN, RN Jeanne Rackow, MS Jeanette Sasmor, EdD, RN | 1974
Patricia Adams, MN, RN Anne Grillot, BS, RN Nancy Clark Gunter, MA, RN Leroy Lloyd, PhD Anne Slatter, MS, RN Ruth R. Stiehl, MA |
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| Image ModifiedIn 1973, 54 baccalaureate nursing students were selected from more than 400 applicants and admitted into the charter class at the USF College of Nursing. At the time, classes were held in five mobile classrooms, which included administrative/advising, faculty offices, two classrooms, a multi-purpose learning laboratory, a physiology class laboratory, and a nursing library. The faculty consisted of one professor, two associate professors, five assistant professors, and two instructors. There was one administrative support staff member. Originally, admission to the program began at the freshmen level, but due to the exacting and competitive nature of admission to the college, the freshmen enrollment program was eliminated. |
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| Image ModifiedIn June 1975, the charter class graduated 41 students. Students were awarded baccalaureate degrees with a major in nursing. Students completed clinical hours at Tampa General Hospital, Hillsborough County Hospital, Tampa Veterans Hospital, or with one clinical affiliate. In this class, 8 percent were male and 5 percent reported ethnic diversity.
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