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Strategic gift planning can help you address your financial goals while also improving the future of nursing education and patient care. Your gift may provide: - A life-changing scholarship for nursing students - A memorial endowment to honor a loved one - Support of an outstanding faculty and specialty program or any area that is of greatest interest to you. If you would like to learn more about creating a plan that will provide support for future generations, we are here to help. For more information, contact Melissa Mireles, director of development for the School of Nursing, at 210-567-5534 or mirelesm4@uthscsa.edu. NOTE: The best way to give depends on your own personal situation and should be discussed with your professional adviser.

Your Legacy — Our Future

May 12, 2017

Strategic gift planning allows friends of the School of Nursing to find a way to address your financial goals while creating a legacy of great impact. Your gift can make a difference for generations to come.



Venetia Cantrell, D.N.P., M.S.N., FNP-BC, monitors the blood pressure of a member of the Covenant Community Church in San Antonio.

More Than a Leap of Faith

May 12, 2017

As a graduate of the School of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, Venetia Cantrell, D.N.P., M.S.N., FNP-BC, used her nursing leadership skills to help church members improve their heart health.



Charles Hoag, B.S.N., RN, joined the School of Nursing as clinic manager for the school's clinical enterprises.

New Clinic Manager Oversees School’s Clinical Enterprises

May 12, 2017

Charles Hoag, B.S.N., RN, has joined the School of Nursing as the clinic manager for the school’s clinical enterprises.



Cecelia Acosta-Cruz, Traditional B.S.N. student, and Sarah Grimmer, Accelerated B.S.N. student (middle in black scrubs), spent spring break in Bogota, Colombia, as part of an educational exchange program with the Universidad Manuela Beltran.

Students Travel to Colombia for Educational Exchange Program

May 10, 2017

Cecelia Acosta-Cruz, Traditional B.S.N. student, and Sarah Grimmer, Accelerated B.S.N. student traveled to Bogota, Colombia, as part of an educational exchange program.



Eileen T. Breslin, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, serves as dean and the Dr. Patty L. Hawken Nursing Endowed Professor for the School of Nursing.

Alumni, Faculty, Students Improving Lives

May 9, 2017

Nursing knowledge impacts health and health care around the world. The School of Nursing’s alumni, faculty and students make lives better by promoting health.



The Department of Lifelong Learning offers live and online continuing education, hosts three annual conferences, and provides an online RN Refresher Course.

Keep Learning: Department of Lifelong Learning Reaccredited

May 1, 2017

The School of Nursing’s Department of Lifelong Learning offers both live and online continuing education.



Roger Weed, D.D.S., FACD, associate professor of comprehensive dentistry, works with Vincent Hsu, a fourth-year dental student, in the general dentistry clinic.

Dr. Weed Teaches with Both Hands, All Heart

November 28, 2016

Roger Weed, D.D.S., has dedicated 40 years to teaching dental students. His previous career as a pilot in Vietnam almost prevented his dental career from occurring.



Wayne Gardner, D.D.S., M.S., assistant professor of comprehensive dentistry, teaches a dental resident in the Advanced Education in General Dentistry Clinic.

Going the Long Distance

November 28, 2016

Wayne Gardner, D.D.S., M.S., survived a life-altering accident during dental school. He now shares his life experience and dental expertise with students facing their own challenges.




Scholarship Inspires Student

November 22, 2016

As the first recipient of the Shane Epperson Memorial Scholarship, Chris Jones is inspired by the scholarship’s namesake.



Varun Pokkamthanam Joseph

First Dental Student Appointed UT Regent

November 22, 2016

Varun Joseph, fourth-year dental student at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, has been appointed student regent for the UT System Board of Regents.




Professors Receive Regents’ Teaching Awards

November 22, 2016

Three outstanding faculty members who teach dental students were selected to receive the Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award from the UT System.



Michael P. Mills, D.M.D.

Faculty Member Earns National Educator Award

November 22, 2016

Michael P. Mills, D.M.D., received the Outstanding Periodontal Educator Award from the American Academy of Periodontology.