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Greetings!
The Sigma Theta Tau International
Foundation for Nursing staff is happy to provide you with the second
issue of the Heritage Society e-newsletter. If you have suggestions
for improvements or information you would like us to share with your
fellow Heritage Society donors, please contact me at rebecca@stti.iupui.edu.
Sincerely,
Becky Brickey
Donor Relations Specialist
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New Pillar
Society donor
Bonnie Wesorick has recently demonstrated her ongoing
support of the mission of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau
International through her Pillar Society donation to the Foundation.
Bonnie is the founder and president of the Clinical Practice Model
Resource Center (CPMRC)TM
and chairperson of the CPMRC International Consortium.
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Heritage Society news
Introducing your
2007-09 Fellowship Committee Members
Joanne Olson, chair, Alberta, Canada
Judy A. Beal, Massachusetts, USA
Kathy Dwight, Texas, USA
Paula M. Ellis, Kansas, USA
Rhoberta J. Haley, California, USA
Gretchen L. Kelly, Virginia, USA
Kathleen T. Lucke, Texas, USA
Deborah Nogueras, Florida, USA
2007-09 Major Gifts and Foundations Committee
Suzanne S. Prevost, co-chair, Tennessee, USA
Fay L. Bower, California, USA
Joyce P. Griffin-Sobel, New York, USA
Eufemia Jacob, California, USA
Sharon L. Jacques, North Carolina, USA
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News of note from Heritage Society donors
Pegge L. Bell will assume the position of dean of the
College of Health Sciences at Barry University as of July 2008, which
will subsume nursing, biomedical sciences, health services
administration, and public health programs.
Robin Britt assumed a new role as senior development officer at
the Institutional Development Department at Texas Woman's University
(TWU) in September 2007. This position was created to raise funds for the
newly created TWU Houston Institute of Health Science. Robin has
maintained her tenured professorship in the College of Nursing
and graduate faculty status.
Brenda Cleary assumed a new position as director of the Center to
Champion Nursing in America,
which is a joint initiative of AARP, the AARP Foundation and the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation.
Rita K. Clifford, the associate dean for student affairs at the
University of Kansas School of Nursing, has been awarded a "Heroes
in Healthcare" award from Ingram's
Magazine. In addition to this award, she has received the
2007 Honorary Recognition Award from the Kansas State Nurses
Association.
Juli F. Daniels has accepted a new position with Nova Southeastern
University (Ft. Myers
branch campus and main campus at Ft. Lauderdale)
as assistant professor. She is teaching in the generic BSN and RN
to BSN, with a focus in simulation, and in the online master's and PhD
nursing programs.
Lola M. Fehr has turned her hobby of parliamentary procedure into
a credential as registered parliamentarian. She believes that nurse
parliamentarians bring a unique perspective that can be especially
helpful when conducting business in nursing organizations.
Vernice D. Ferguson will be
the first nurse to receive the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award during the
34th Annual FREDDIE Awards. The award will be presented during the MediMedia's gala honoring the best in the year's
health and medical productions and is known as the "Oscars of Health
and Medicine." The ceremony will be on 14 November in Philadelphia.
Carolyn S. Gunning will be retiring 30 June 2008 from the position
of provost and vice president for academic affairs at Texas Woman's
University, which she has held for the past three years. She
will continue to live in Denton,
Texas, and is looking
forward to relaxing and traveling.
Cheryl E. MacRae Bergeron is now
president of the Georgia Association of Nurse Anesthetists and was
appointed to the Advance Practice Committee of the Georgia Board of
Nursing.
Nancy Ridenour is working on the U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on Ways and Means as part of her Robert Wood Johnson Fellowship
and is working on several Medicare issues. Nancy encourages nurses to apply
for the fellowship.
Gwen D. Sherwood is co-editor along with Professors Dawn
Freshwater (UK) and Beverly Taylor (Australia) for a new book, International Textbook of Reflective Practice,
the first joint book publishing venture between Sigma Theta Tau
International and Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. Gwen is professor and
associate dean for academic affairs at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Theresa M. "Terry" Valiga will assume the newly created
position of director of the Institute for Educational Excellence at the
Duke University School of Nursing on 1 July 2008. Theresa leaves a strong
legacy at the National League for Nursing (NLN), where she served for
nine years as chief program officer and helped to position the NLN as the
leader in nursing education and the voice for nurse educators.
Donna J. Zazworsky was featured as a
Leader to Watch in the April 2008 issue of Nurse Leader. Interviewer Ann Marie T. Brooks asked Donna
about influences on her chosen career path, her involvement in community
work and her plans for the future. To read the full article, go to http://www.nurseleader.com/article/S1541-4612(08)00043-8/fulltext.
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Foundation news
Brick Paver Campaign for Nursing
Excellence
Virginia
Henderson Fellow Nancy C.
Sharts-Hopko
is chairing the Foundation's 2007-09 Renewable Gifts
Committee. Other Heritage Society donors joining Nancy on this
committee are Suzanne C. Beyea, Robin Britt, Debra A. Danforth, Victoria Nikou and Barbara S. White. This committee
is responsible for overseeing the Brick Paver Campaign for Nursing
Excellence, which has raised more than US $2.6 million toward the US $3.5
million goal to support research, leadership and the honor society's
future. You can find a full list of current contributors or make a gift to the
campaign on the Foundation Web page.
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Honor Society News
Geriatric Nursing
Leadership Academy
Sigma Theta Tau International recently implemented the Geriatric Nursing
Leadership Academy (GNLA), which is funded by a grant from the John A.
Hartford Foundation. This academy is run through the International
Leadership Institute, which is directed by Virginia Henderson Fellow Mary Rita Hurley. In addition,
Virginia Henderson Fellows Rita
K. Chow and Joanne
Disch are serving on the GNLA
Advisory Committee. To learn more about this academy, visit the Geriatric Nursing Leadership
Academy Web page.
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If you have news you would like us to
share with other Heritage Society donors, please contact Becky at rebecca@stti.iupui.edu
or 888.634.7575 ext. 219.
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