2006
- Paula Rieger, RN, MSN, CAE, FAAN becomes ONS's second chief executive officer.
- Putting Evidence into Practice (PEP) makes its debut in the form of cards.
- ONS and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) develop the first national standards for the safe administration of chemotherapy drugs, updated in 2016.
- OES is renamed ONS Edge, Inc.
- ONS gets new branding and introduces today’s logo.
2002
- ONS moves into its new national headquarters at 125 Enterprise Drive in Pittsburgh, PA.
1997
- The first issue of the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing (CJON) is published.
- The Oncology Nursing Press, Inc. publishes its first two commercial books.
1996
- Oncology Education Services, Inc. (OES) is incorporated.
1991
- Meeting a longstanding goal of the Society, an ONS member is appointed to the National Cancer Advisory Board by President George H.W. Bush.
1989
- Eighteen ONS special interest groups (SIGs) are established.
1988
- ONS becomes an American Nurses Association-accredited approver and provider of continuing education.
1987
- The Oncology Nursing Press, Inc., a for-profit subsidiary of ONS, is incorporated.
1984
- The Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC), an independent affiliate, is incorporated.
- ONS publishes its first set of chemotherapy recommendations, Cancer Chemotherapy Guidelines. These guidelines are later revised ten times. The most recent revision is Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Guidelines and Recommendations for Practice (second edition).
1983
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- ONS Hires Pearl Moore, RN, MN, FAAN, as its first executive director.