HISTORY OF BELLIN COLLEGE OF NURSING

• 1909 – Deaconess Sanitarium Training School for Nurses founded by Mathilda Giese and a group of other nurses in cooperation with Bellin Hospital, which was founded in 1908
• 1921 – Alumni Association organized
• 1923 – Mrs. Charlotte Fowler of Antigo donates major gift for construction of nurses’ dormitory
• 1928 - School renamed Bellin Memorial Training School
• 1942 – School name changed to Bellin Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
• 1953 – School closed temporarily
• 1954 – Charlotte Fowler Hall nurses dormitory opens (30 years after Mrs. Fowler’s gift was donated)
• 1955 – Bellin Memorial Hospital School of Nursing reopens
• 1955 – School begins agreement with University of Wisconsin-Extension program
• 1955 – Begins use of new bus, the “Blue Goose” to transport students to classes at UW-Extension
• 1955 – Bellin Chorus becomes part of curriculum and all students required to enroll
• 1956 – First scholarships given to six students, each receiving $1,000 from Fort Howard Paper Co.
• 1958 – First male students enrolled. (It will be 12 years before the next male student enrolls)
• 1962 – School renamed Bellin Hospital School of Nursing
• 1967 – Bellin Hospital School of Nursing becomes first hospital school of nursing in Wisconsin to receive state approval for a changeover to a three-year academic plan
• 1967 – School changes policy and allows students to marry during their nursing education program
• 1968 – Nursing coursework program agreement signed with the new University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
• 1983 – College receives approval for Bachelor of Science-Nursing (BSN) program in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
• 1984 – Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN) program admits first students
• 1985 – North Central Association (NCA) grants college candidacy status
• 1986 – Last graduation from RN diploma program which began in 1909
• 1988 – School renamed Bellin College of Nursing
• 1988 – First BSN students receive diplomas
• 1989 – NCA grants initial accreditation
• 1994 – Bellin College of Nursing moves to 725 South Webster Avenue, Green Bay
• 1994 – NCA grants 10-year re-accreditation
• 1994 – Charlotte Fowler Hall is razed
• 1997 – Accelerated transfer option (21-month) developed
• 2001 – Sophomore transfer option developed
• 2003 – BSN program accredited by the Commission for Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) (initial five-year accreditation)
• 2004 – New BCON logo in blue and teal colors adopted
• 2004 – BSN program re-accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of NCA for 10 years
• 2004 – HLC authorizes Master of Science-Nursing (MSN) degree program
• 2006 – MSN program accredited by CCNE
• 2007 – First MSN students receive diplomas
• 2007 – Enters into BSN degree partnership agreement with St. Norbert College, De Pere
• 2008 – 15-month BSN accelerated option offered
• 2009 – College to celebrate its 100th anniversary

• 1909 – Deaconess Delia Scheible, Superintendent
• 1909 - Deaconess Matilda (Tillie) Giese, Superintendent
• 1919 - Miss Hannah Paulson, RN, Superintendent of Hospital & Training School
• 1938 – Miss Augusta Lamberger, RN, Director of Nurses
• 1942 – Miss Alice M. Dukes BA, RN, Director of School of Nursing & Nursing Service
• 1944 – Miss Jane Taylor, RN, Nursing Consultant for Cadet Nurse Corps
• 1946 – Miss Ilse C. Steng RN BS, Director
• 1955 – Mr. Frederick Wesco, RN, BS, Director of Nursing Service & Education at Bellin Memorial Hospital placed in charge of School of Nursing
• 1958 – Mrs. Ruth Angus, RN, Acting Director Nursing Service & Education
• 1960 – Miss Elizabeth Ann Lynch, RN, Director
• 1961 – Miss Sylvia Haubrich, Interim Director
• 1962 – Mrs. Florence Durkee, MSN, RN, Director
• 1968 – Mrs. Betty Jameson, MSN, RN, Director
• 1976 – Diane Koller, PhD, RN, Acting Director
• 1977 – Diane Koller, PhD, RN, Director
• 1988 – Joyce McCollum, MSN, RN, Director and President
• 2004 – V. Jane Muhl, PhD, RN, President and CEO