Mural Honors Pioneers Who Paved the Way for Diversity, Inclusion in Nursing

Faculty, students, staff, alumni and special guests celebrate the unveiling of the new mural at the UCSF School of Nursing. (Photography by Elisabeth Fall)

Entitled "Difference is Power," the mural celebrates diverse heroes in nursing. (Photography by Elisabeth Fall)

Cliff Morrison hugs Marilyn Chow. Morrison and Chow are depicted in the new mural celebrating diverse nursing heroes. (Photography by Elisabeth Fall)

Faculty, students, staff, alumni and special guests celebrate the unveiling of the new mural at the UCSF School of Nursing. (Photography by Elisabeth Fall)

Dean Catherine Gilliss shares how the idea of the mural originated with students. (Photography by Elisabeth Fall)

Karen Lopez-Acero, president of the Associated Students of the School of Nursing, talks about the importance of the mural. (Photography by Elisabeth Fall)

Norman Yee, president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, offers remarks at the mural unveiling reception. (Photography by Elisabeth Fall)

Faculty member Glenn Milo Santos reflects on the significance of the mural. (Photography by Elisabeth Fall)

Executive Vice Chancellor Dan Lowenstein (left), President Norman Yee of the SF Board of Supervisors, artists Jessica Sabogal and Shanna Strauss, Dean Catherine Gilliss and state Sen. Scott Wiener. (Photography by Elisabeth Fall)

Faculty, students, staff, alumni and special guests celebrate the unveiling of the new mural. (Photography by Elisabeth Fall)

The family of Emma Deboncoeur: brother Ben Graham (left), mother Andree Graham, father Mark Graham and stepmother Barbara Summers. (Photography by Elisabeth Fall)

Sen. Scott Wiener, Cliff Morrison and Alison Moed. Morrison launched Ward 5B, the first dedicated AIDS unit in the country. Moed was one of the ward's original nurses. (Photography by Elisabeth Fall)