Innovation in Action the University of Maryland School of Nursing from Its Founding in 1889 to 2012 3
Innovation in Action The University of Maryland School of Nursing From Its Founding in 1889 to 2012 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from the Dean 5 The Way We Were: The School of Nursing from 1889 to 1978 6 A Role Model of Professionalism: The Work of Dr. Mary V. Neal 16 Setting the Standards: 1978-1989 18 Realizing the Vision: 1990-2002 24 A New Century: 2002-2012 46 Appendices 68 Dean, Superintendents, and Directors Alumni Association Executive Committee and Past Presidents Honorary Degree Recipients School of Nursing Board of Visitors DEAN’S LETTER 5 Jane M. Kirschling PhD, RN, FAAN For more than a century, the University of Maryland School of Nursing has been committed to excellence in educating nurses who have become experts in their fields, clinicians, educators, and leaders in Maryland, the nation, and around the globe. The School of Nursing was established as a hospital training school in 1889, emerged as an autonomous entity in 1952, and is celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2014. As we celebrate our past and look to our future, we cannot forget the nurse pioneers who came before us. We value the legacy of those who carried the torch in the name of nursing, including Clara Barton, Dorothea Dix, Mary Mahoney, Florence Nightingale, Louisa Parsons, Lucile Petry, and Lillian Wald, whose names Evaluation Laboratory was expanded, as was our nursing are all etched on the façade of our building. If I might program at the Universities at Shady Grove. And, we borrow the sentiment of Robert Burton’s quote, launched a Student Success Center to help nursing “I light my candle from their torches.” students become more efficient and effective learners.
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