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1910 Gordon Keller School of Nursing Established1965 USF College of Nursing Authorized by Florida Legislature 1965 Dr. Alice Keefe Appointed Founding Dean1968 College Accredited by Florida Board of Nursing |
1973 Dr. Gwendoline MacDonald Appointed as Dean1973 1st Cohort Admitted1975 Accredited by National League of Nursing Accrediting Commission1975 1st Cohort Graduated |
1976 College moved from trailers to new buildings in the Health Sciences Center1977 RN to BS program added to the college1980 Began MS Program: Adult Health Nursing |
1981 Master's program graduates first 8 students1982 Federal advanced nurse training grant provides support for gerontological nursing concentration1983 NLN granted initial accreditation to MS program1985 Graduate concentrations added in public/community health nursing and psychiatric/mental health nursing |
1987 Dr. Judith Plawecki Appointed Dean1988 Family Health Nursing graduate concentration added1990 Office of Nursing Research established |
1991 Multiple partnerships established1993 100% NCLEX pass-rate1994 Child Amblyopia Prevention Screen Program1995 Judeo-Christian Health Clinic |
1996 PhD Program Approved1997 Dr. Patricia Burns Appointed as Dean1999 First NIH Funded Research Grant Awarded to USF College of Nursing2000 Accredited by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) |
2001 The Clinical Collaborative Board was Initiated2005 DNP Program Approved |
2006 George & Marian Miller Center for Virtual Learning and the Center for Advanced Nursing Opened2006 CRNA Program Accredited by COA2007 Veterans Affairs Nursing Academy Established2010 Dr. Dianne Morrison-Beedy Appointed as Dean |
2011 Collaboration with University of Sterling in Scotland2013 Veteran-BS Program Launches |
2017 Dr. Victoria Rich Appointed as Dean |