In 1975, a unique class of nurses graduated from George Brown College’s School of Nursing. Not only were they the first graduates of the newly formed GBC nursing program, but they were also the last graduating class from the Toronto General Hospital campus before its official integration into the college.
Onlookers cheered and honked their horns as the graduating class marched up University Avenue, each nurse wearing a traditional nursing cap and carrying a dozen roses in their hands. They also wore their class pins, designed by a fellow graduate Penny (Lidster) Harrington.
Fifty years later, this trailblazing class is preparing for a historic reunion––a celebration of their enduring friendship, and a tribute to the nursing program that helped launch their careers.
Stephanie Gilman 