COLLEGE OF NURSING TIMELINE 1969-2014

A statewide study of

nursing education

concludes that

the University of

Tennessee, Knoxville,

should establish a

nursing school.

College partners with

the Tennessee Valley

Authority on a rural

outreach program.

The Hospital Education

Learning Program

and Services Project

is housed in a trailer

that travels to 13 rural

hospitals, delivering

continuing education

classes and patient

health education.

College

celebrates

the 10th

anniversary

of its first

graduating

class.

First nursing

alumni

newsletter is

distributed.

Doctoral program

(PhD) is launched.

Following an

extremely rare

“clean slate” review,

the college receives

the then-maximum

NLN accreditation

renewal of eight

years.

UT is 200 and the

College of Nursing is

20 years old.

A new partnership with the

Volunteer Ministries Center

establishes a health care

clinic for the homeless.

Nurse practitioner faculty

staff the clinic part time,

and students work with

them to learn through

experience.

First international

trip sends college

faculty and students

to deliver health care

services in Ghana.

RN-to-BSN

program launches

an online option.

Inaugural

NightinGala

fundraising event

is held.

Victoria Niederhauser becomes the college’s

fourth dean.

Doctor of Nursing

Practice (DNP) program

is established.

Accelerated BSN

program enrolls its

first cohort.

Health Information

Technology and

Simulation (HITS) Lab

opens, providing state-

of-the art technology,

classroom space, and

equipment for students

to gain experience in a

safe environment.

External funding for

training and research

reaches an all-time

high of $3.55 million.

A $1.1 million grant from

the US Division of Nursing

Health Resources and

Services Administration

provides for expansion

of the nurse anesthesia

program to rural

and underserved

communities.

In conjunction with the

World’s Fair in Knoxville, the

college sponsors the World’s

Fair International Nursing

Conference. The college

also staffs the World’s Fair

Wellness Station.

College establishes a Board

of Visitors consisting of nurse

alumni as well as persons

from the Knoxville business

and medical community. The

board serves as an advisory

group in such matters as

program planning, public

relations, and other college-

community activities.

Nursing faculty

doubles in

number from

September 1973.

College of Nursing

becomes the largest

in the state.

First nursing class

graduates with 34

BSN students.

Full accreditation by

the National League

of Nursing (NLN) is

granted for an

eight-year period.

Nursing building officially

opens on January 13.

Master of Science in

Nursing (MSN) program

is launched.

Dean’s Student Advisory

Council is formed.

Learning

Laboratory is

established to

provide materials

and resources to

nursing faculty

and students

for curriculum

and instructional

support as well as

self-enrichment.

College becomes

a Fuld Institute of

Technology for Nursing

Education, selected as

a demonstration site

for education through

interactive video, and

receives two interactive

video systems.

Joan Creasia,

a 1978 MSN graduate, becomes

the college’s third dean.

The college collaborates with

the community to open the

Vine Middle Magnet School

Health Center. Students get

valuable clinical experience in

primary care and community

health, and residents of an

underserved area get much-

needed health care services.

RN-to-BSN program has more

than 100 graduates.

First federal research

grant is awarded to

the college.

First nurse

anesthesia class

graduates.

Center for Health

Science Research is

established.

An innovative new

software package

that integrates

electronic health

records into a clinical

simulation for

students, iCare, is

developed by Tami

Wyatt and Matt Bell

of the College of

Nursing and Xueping

Li and Yo Indrano

of the College of

Engineering.

Ten students and

two faculty members

embark on a 12-day

international health

care mission trip

over spring break to

Iquitos, Peru.

A $1.2 million grant from

the US Department

of Health and Human

Services supports

interprofessional

education of advanced

practice nurses with

medical, pharmacy, and

industrial engineering

students.

Joan Uhl Pierce

is appointed dean upon

Sylvia Hart’s retirement.

Bachelor of Science

in Nursing (BSN)

program enrolls its

first students.

College of Nursing is established.

Sylvia Hart becomes the first dean.

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