Hilda May Williams

Hilda May Williams (1899–1972) was an American nurse who served as nursing supervisor at the University of Connecticut infirmary from 1931 to 1969.[1] She began her career at UConn as a resident nurse for the entire student body. As enrollment grew, the first aid office became a fully fledged clinic or infirmary in 1947, with forty-four inpatient beds for sick or injured students. Williams supervised the infirmary. By 1958 she was supervising fifteen nurses in a reenvisioned University of Connecticut Student Health Service. She retired after thirty-eight years of service in 1969.[2]

Hilda May Williams
Born	1899 (1899) Chester, Connecticut
Died	March 1, 1972(1972-03-01) (aged 71–72) Hartford, Connecticut
Education	Hartford Hospital School of Nursing
Occupation	Registered nurse, infirmary supervisor
Employer	University of Connecticut

Born in Chester, Connecticut, Williams was a registered nurse and a 1925 graduate of the Hartford Hospital School of Nursing. She was a member of Climax Chapter 98 of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Hartford Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, and Storrs Congregational Church.[1]

Williams died at Hartford Hospital on March 1, 1972. She was survived by her sister and her two brothers. She never married and had no issue.[1]

Built in 1950 and expanded in 1970, UConn's Hilda May Williams Student Health Services Building on Glenbrook Road is named in her honor.[3][4]