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To recognize and celebrate The Ohio State University College of Nursing for 100 years of promoting health in our community.
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WHEREAS, The Ohio State University College of Nursing has been educating nurses since its founding in 1914 as the Homeopathic Hospital Training Program for Nursing, a three-year diploma program and in 1928, the program was renamed The Ohio State University School of Nursing within the College of Medicine. It was only the second school to be established within an existing college at the university; and
WHEREAS, Francis McKenna was named the director of the School of Nursing (1941-1951) McKenna was responsible for developing a four-year program in nursing that led to a baccalaureate degree in nursing and in 1951 Mildred E. Newton was named director of the School of Nursing (1951-1968) she was the first doctorally prepared nursing professor; and
WHEREAS, the First African American students graduated Lucille Fant, Sally Hull, and Roberta Johnson all graduated in 1951 and Sally Hull began working in the School of Nursing a year after she graduated; and
WHEREAS, The National League for Nursing granted accreditation for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) in 1952. The program has been continuously accredited from that date. Beginning in 1998, accreditation for both the baccalaureate and master’s programs has been granted by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing; and
WHEREAS, The College of Nursing produces the highest calibre of nurses, leaders and health professionals equipped to promote health and effectively, impact policy and transform healthcare across culturally diverse groups and communities; and
WHEREAS, The College of Nursing supports faculty, staff and students in achieving their highest career aspirations by sustaining a positive and extraordinary culture of wellness and excellence; and
WHEREAS, The Ohio State University College of Nursing is the world’s preeminent educator of nurses, the college...
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