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NEW ERA FOR NURSING
Transformative gift of $7 million launches Beyster Institute for Nursing Research by Barbara Davenport n May 2012, Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science Dean Sally Brosz Hardin announced a gift of $7 million from the Beyster family of La Jolla to build the Betty and Bob Beyster Institute for Nursing Research, Advanced Practice, and Simulation. The new building, which will rise adjacent to the school’s present home in the Hahn Pavilion, will double the school’s research and teaching facilities.
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Dean Hardin calls the Beysters’ gift transformative for the school. “There is no institute for nursing research of its kind in the U.S. I am so grateful to Mrs. Beyster and the whole Beyster family. They understand the importance of nursing research and advanced practice for the future of healthcare.” Dr. Robert Beyster is a physicist and founder of SAIC, a Fortune 500 company and the largest employee-owned research and
engineering company in the United States. Betty Beyster, an avid gardener, is known for her involvement on many local boards. Together, they have given generously to the fields of arts and culture, education, employee ownership, the environment and health and human services. The Beyster lead gift of $7 million covers nearly half the cost of the Beyster Institute for Nursing Research. The building’s total cost of $15 million must