Launching the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis
JULY | The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and UC Davis announce the unprecedented $100 million commitment to launch the new school of nursing at UC Davis Health System in Sacramento
JUNE | University of California Board of Regents appoints Heather M. Young as associate vice chancellor for nursing at UC Davis
FALL | School’s first faculty member arrives, searches launch for founding faculty
MARCH | The University of California Board of Regents formally approves the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
FALL | First funded research projects launch
UC Davis appoints associate dean for academics Deborah Ward
JAN | UC Office of the President approves Interprofessional Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership Graduate Degree Programs: Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy
FALL | Classes begin with eight Doctor of Philosophy and 25 Master of Science students for the inaugural classes
FALL | Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accredits Master of Science leadership program
SUMMER | UC Davis appoints Associate Dean for Research Jill Joseph
JUNE | Inaugural class of 25 graduate from Master of Science leadership program
SPRING | UC Davis nurse practitioner, physician assistant programs transition to School of Nursing as interprofessional master’s-degree programs
JUNE | Inaugural class of eight PhD candidates receive degrees
SPRING | California Board of Registered Nursing approves new prelicensure program, Master’s Entry Program in Nursing
FALL | Ground breaks on 70,000-square-foot Betty Irene Moore Hall
UC Davis appoints Associate Dean for Academics Theresa Harvath
SPRING | Alumni grow to 137
SUMMER | Inaugural class of 24 matriculates into Master’s Entry Program in Nursing
FALL | Faculty grows to 33
The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis proudly bears the name of a passionate woman dedicated to improving the quality of health care. For more than a decade, Mrs. Moore has been an advocate for patients and families, a champion of nursing and a pioneer for improving health care. She is the co-founder of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, which committed $100 million in 2007 to launch the School of Nursing at UC Davis.
Through Mrs. Moore’s vision, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation led a movement to improve patient care through nurses. This was based on her personal experiences when in the hospital and in caring for others who had been hospitalized. Mrs. Moore saw how nurses play a critical role in the delivery of safe, quality health care and set out to improve it by investing in the very people who deliver 95 percent of the care people receive. This vision is further amplified by the school’s approach to nursing education, where nurses are prepared to lead the changes necessary in health care.
Gordon Moore is most widely recognized for co-founding Intel Corporation in 1968 and for Moore’s Law, a guiding idea in the semi-conductor industry. The couple established the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation in 2000 to develop projects that improve the quality of life for future generations and make positive changes in the world.