1975 School of Nursing class in front of Duke Chapel. 1st row: M. Bacon, J. Ridgley, T. Braseth, M. Alderman, K. Lawrence, T. Marelli, B. Brennan, C. Harris, T. Jackson, K. Kent, W. Koenig, L, Briggs, D. Hoare, D. Lawhorne, J. Butcher, Z. Tillson,...
School of Nursing students during capping exercises. Bessie Baker was the first dean of the School of Nursing (1930-1938). The first class was admitted on January 2, 1931 and graduated on June 7, 1933.