1983
The Nursing Advisory Council (NAC) is founded.
The graduate program in Nursing Administration is developed, giving students the opportunity to develop into nurse leaders.
1985
A huge need for critical care nurses is filled by the School of Nursing’s critical care track, one of the first in the country.
The first ROTC cadet enrolls in the School of Nursing.
1986
The School of Nursing’s first study abroad program takes three students, Bernadette Pawelek (BSN, ’87), Yolanda Jimenz (BSN, ’86), and Sheila Weiss (MSN, ’86) and faculty member, Ruth Stewart, MSN, RNC, to Australia.
1987
Patty L. Hawken, Ph.D., RN, FAAN is voted President-Elect for the National League for Nursing. Her two-year term as President to commence at the 1989 NLN Convention in Seattle, Washington.
1988
A Ph.D. program in clinical research is approved by the UT Board of Regents.
1989
A new program enables eligible students to earn a bachelor’s degree while earning a Masters of Science in Nursing.