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Anna D. Wolf Professorship

School of Nursing
Nursing Education

Established in 1993 by nursing alumni, family, and friends in memory of Anna D. Wolf

WolfAnnaANNA D. WOLF, Nurs 1915, who directed the nursing school from 1940 until 1955, was a trailblazer not only at Hopkins but around the world. She organized the School of Nursing at the Peking Union Medical College in China, laid the foundation for the baccalaureate nursing program at Cornell University, and organized the all-graduate nursing service at the University of Chicago. In 1940 she returned to Hopkins to serve as superintendent. Ms. Wolf, who died in 1985, is remembered most for her commitment to the advancement of nursing education based on a belief in the importance of nursing as a great human service.

Held by Robert Atkins

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