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On Friday, September 29th, 2023, the School of Nursing will celebrate the Fall 2023​ Light the Lamp Pinning Ceremony. The ceremony will honor our nursing students entering clinical settings in a pinning ceremony promoting humanistic, patient-centered care.

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing students and officers of the UT Austin Nursing Students’ Association Huy Le, Alexis Maceda, Chardelene Reyes, and Kaliah Sherrod, along with Jennifer Flippo, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS, clinical assistant professor, attended the National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA) Annual Convention in April 2023 in Nashville.

UT Austin School of Nursing 2023 honors program graduates Brianna Garza and Tobechukwu (Tobi) Phillips presented their research at international conferences over the summer.

Eun-Ok Im began her appointment as dean of the School of Nursing on Sept. 1. Im, who was recently the senior associate dean for research and innovation and the Edith Folsom Honeycutt Endowed Chair in the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University in Atlanta, succeeds Alexa Stuifbergen, who stepped down after 14 successful years as the school’s dean.

Kavita Radhakrishnan, PhD, MSEE, RN, FAAN, associate professor, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA) conferred by the Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing (CVSN).

Whitney Thurman, PhD, RN, assistant professor at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, is one of 16 nurse scientists accepted to the fourth cohort of the Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators.

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing celebrates Nurses Week by highlighting a few of our alumni who work diligently toward improving health care for all. Every graduate has their own unique motivation for choosing this profession; however, the common theme is always making a difference. Read more about our honorees below and join us in celebrating all Texas Nurse leaders.

Meet Jonathan Hecht, a two-time UT Austin School of Nursing alumnus, BSN 2004 and MSN 2011, and a current part-time PhD student. “I am currently a Nursing Director at Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas at Austin. My responsibilities include oversight of the inpatient abdominal transplant program, the neurosciences service line, and advanced practice.”

Meet Christopher VanFosson, a 2017 PhD graduate who has been in the Army for 22 years. He is married to another nurse, Kelly, and they have four adult children. “I am a critical care nurse by training and have mostly burn and trauma experience. I’ve deployed twice for about a year each time during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-2004) and Operation Enduring Freedom (2010-2011).”

Meet Mary Loeb, a 2022 BSN honors graduate. Ms. Loeb comes from a long line of Longhorns, beginning with her great grandmother who graduated from the UT College of Pharmacy in 1929, making her a fourth generation Longhorn!