Oral history interview with Eloise R. Lewis, 1990 [full audio recording]
Date
1990-01-24
Creator
Lewis, Eloise R.
Contributors
Phillips, Anne R.
Subject headings
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Place
Greensboro (N.C.)
Description
Eloise R. 'Pattie' Lewis (1920-1999) helped create the School of Nursing at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). She served as the first dean of the School of Nursing from 1966-1985. Lewis talks about her background, education and US Army service during World War II. She describes coming to UNCG, the struggle to get a nursing program placed at UNCG and the development of the program. She discusses the school's interactions with the local medical community, the move towards national accreditation, and the eventual addition of a Sigma Theta Tau chapter on campus. She recalls the first class of nursing students, the construction of the nursing building, the first male student in the program and the addition of the master's program.
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Object ID
OH003.103.AUD
Digital publisher
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304
UNCG University Archives
