Honoring A Decade of Leadership: Dr. Patricia D. Hurn Innovation Fund

Honoring Dean Patricia D. Hurn's Decade of Transformative Leadership

The University of Michigan School of Nursing is celebrating a meaningful milestone as we approach the conclusion of Dean Patricia Hurn's 10 years of dedicated and visionary leadership. To honor her distinguished tenure, we have established the Dr. Patricia D. Hurn Innovation Fund, a lasting reflection of her commitment to excellence, resilience, and the future of nursing.

During her decade of leadership, Dean Patricia Hurn has guided Michigan Nursing through challenges and achievements that will define the school for generations to come:

• Sustained top-ten national rankings through a relentless focus on academic excellence.
• Launched an online degree program, expanding access to nursing education across the country.
• Established the Healthcare Innovation Impact Program (HiiP), empowering nurse-led inventions to improve health care.
• Steered the school through the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring nursing education continued when the world needed it most.
• Led a landmark renovation of a century-old building, reimagining its spaces to build community and support the school's expanding student population.
• Successfully expanded BSN class sizes in response to growing demand for seats in our top-ranked program.

Central to Dean Hurn's vision has always been innovation and her work to build and grow UMSN's innovation programs reflects her belief in preparing nurses not just for today, but for the future of health care.

We invite you to be part of that legacy.

Your gift to the endowed Dr. Patricia D. Hurn Innovation Fund supports nurse-driven innovation at Michigan Nursing. The fund supports projects, including multidisciplinary projects, spanning the full innovation lifecycle, from prototype development and usability testing to pilot projects with the potential to transform patient care.

Every gift, at any level, helps ensure that Dean Patricia Hurn's commitment to nursing innovation will continue to inspire the next generation of Michigan Nursing leaders.

Make your gift in honor of Dean Patricia D. Hurn's leadership and service to the School of Nursing today.

Please note: your gift will constitute a gift for endowment, and distributions from it shall be made in accordance with the University’s then existing endowment distribution policy and used as provided in the documents establishing the Fund, including any amendments.