In the 1960’s the Texas Legislature passed a bill to establish The University of Texas System School of Nursing at San Antonio in response to a nursing shortage.

Dean Margretta Styles, E.D., R.N.

May – Dr. Greta Styles became the first Dean of the School of Nursing and was also elected President of the American Nurses Association.

Our founding faculty members

There were four other founding faculty members Ruth Stewart, Suellen Reed, Nancy Maebius, and Debra Hymovic prepare for their first class.

Suellen Reed
Founding Faculty Member Suellen Reed
Nancy Maebius
Ruth Stewart, M.S.N., RNC
Ruth Stewart, M.S.N., RNC
Debra Hymovich, Ph.D., RN
Debra Hymovich, Ph.D., RN