Catherine M. Turner (1926-2013) came to The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) in 1971 as an assistant professor in the School of Nursing. She retired in 1988 as assistant dean and an associate professor in the School of Nursing. ;Turner discusses the coursework, especially psychiatric and maternity, and admission to and the growth and integration of the School of Nursing. She describes the nursing practicums at hospitals and doctors' offices and the matching of a nursing student with a maternity patient. Turner talks about the accreditation process, the National Nursing Exam, serving on faculty committees, the leadership and expertise of Dean Eloise Lewis, and her experience with teaching a Vietnam veteran.