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75th ANNIVERSARY

1936 Dean: Sister Berenice Beck, M.A., Ph.D.
1936 St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing became a constituent college of Marquette University and offered a four-year collegiate program.
1938 Master's in nursing program initiated in the Marquette University Graduate School
1941 Baccalaureate program received initial accreditation by the National League for Nursing Education.
1943 Dean: Sister Augusta Woelfel, B.S., M.A.
1943 Accelerated nursing program for World War II Cadet Nurses established.
1944 Master's program received initial accreditation by the National League for Nursing Education.
1946 Post-graduate major in Administration and Teaching initiated.
1949 Dean: Sister Thomas Kolba, B.S., M.S.N.Ed.
1963 Dedication of the Marquette University College of Nursing building at St. Joseph's Hospital on North 49th Street and West Burleigh Street.
1965 Graduate program in M.S.N.-Nursing Administration started with five-year $108,000 USPHS grant.
1966 Federal funding of $165,000 received for closed circuit television as a teaching aid.
1970 Dean: Sister Rosalie Klein, M.S.N., D.Sc.
1972 The fiscal management of the College of Nursing was assumed by Marquette University.
1972 Continuing Nursing Education Program was formally organized.
1980 Delta Gamma Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau was chartered.
1981 Certificate program in Nursing Management started.
1982 Move to Emory T. Clark Hall on Marquette main campus at 530 North 16th Street.
1982 Collaboration Model established with St. Joseph's Hospital.
1983 Clinical Nursing Institute established as a national conference for medical-surgical nurses.
1986 Establishment of St. Joseph's Hospital-MU College of Nursing Endowed Research Fund.
1987 National Conference on Nursing Diagnosis in Critical Care.
1988 Dean: Phyllis Beck Kritek, M.S.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N.
1989 College Office of Research created.
1990 Multicultural Advisory Council initiated
1991 Mary Mahoney Clinic established in Metcalfe Park area
1992 Parish Nursing Institute established
1993 Dean: Madeline Musante Wake, M.S.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N.
1993 Faculty exchange with the United Kingdom.
1993 Nurse Practitioner and Nurse-midwifery options started.
1996 Advanced Nurse Scholar, accelerated B.S.N./M.S.N. program started.
1997 Marquette Clinic for Women and Children established.
1997 Marquette designated site for International Classification for Nursing Practice library.
1998 Institute for Natural Family Planning established.
1999 Primary Care Training in Republic of Georgia with the Center for International Health.
1999 B.S.N. and M.S.N. programs initially accredited by CCNE.
1999 Direct-entry M.S.N. program for non-nurses established.
2001 Marquette initial home for Wisconsin Nursing Redesign (now the Wisconsin Center for Nursing).
2001 St. Joseph's Hospital/Sister Rosalie Klein Professorship in Women's Health established.
2002 AIDS Care in Kenya Training Program established with a $1.8 million grant from USAID.
2002 Institute for End of Life Care Education established.
2003 Dean: Lea Acord, M.S.N., Ph.D.
2003 Ph.D. program established with a $794,000 federal grant.
2004 Position of director of research initiated.
2005 Clinical nurse leader program established.
2007 Marquette Neighborhood Health Center opened.
2008 Dean: Margaret Faut Callahan, Ph.D., F.A.A.N.
2008 D.N.P. program established.
2008 Community Health Clinical Course in Peru started.
2009 D.N.P. program initially accredited by CCNE.
2010 Position of associate dean for research initiated.
2011 Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Marquette University College of Nursing.

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