School of Nursing Scrapbook 1979

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO

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OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION

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TELEPHONE : 714 291 -6480 / EXT. 354 ADDRESS : RM . 266 DE: SALES HALL. ALCALA PARK, SAN DIEGO, CA 92110 --=----------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA The University of San Diego Philip Y. Hahn School of Nursing has been designated as the charity to benefit from the Kathryn Crosby/ Honda Civic Golf Tournament to be held at Whispering Palms, Rancho Santa Fe, California, March 24-27. This tournament, with a $165,000 purse, is the second largest in the Ladies Professional Golf Association. Kathryn Crosby, who is a Registered Nurse, has requested that the funds realized be used for scholarships. Kathryn is the wife of Bing Crosby. The Philip Y. Hahn School of Nursing was founded in 1974 through an endowment by the late Philip Y. Hahn. Created to enable the Registered Nurse to obtain a BSN degree, the School was accredited by the National League for Nursing in the Spring of 1976, and graduated its first class of 13 students 1n May, 1976. On December 6, 1976, Dean Irene S. Palmer announced the new Master's degree in Nursing. The first classes began this January. In the Fall of 1976, continued education courses for RNs were initiated. The University of San Diego is composed of a College of Arts

and Sciences, and four professional schools - School of Business Administration, School of Education, School of Law, and the Philip Y. Hahn School of Nursing.

For further information call Maureen Herrill, Public Relations

Office, University of San Diego, (714) 291-6480, ext. 354. # # 1/7/77