Sigma Theta Tau International

2012 Research Award Application Available

Deadline: January 31, 2012
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2009-2011 Showcase of Regional Excellence Recipient

Epsilon Phi Chapter receives recognition for its Student Leader Program.

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The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International is dedicated to promoting excellence in nursing education, practice and research.

Organization History

• Founded in 1922
• Over 400,000 members in more than 90 countries
• Members include practicing nurses, instructors, researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs and others.
• 446 chapters located at 543 institutions of higher education throughout Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Ghana, Hong Kong, Japan, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, the Netherlands, Pakistan, South Africa, South Korea, Swaziland, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, and the United States.
• Visit the Sigma Theta Tau International web site for more information

Epsilon Phi Chapter

Chapter Mission

The stated purpose of the Duquesne Chapter is to recognize superior achievement in nursing and to develop qualities of leadership among nursing professionals and students, to foster high professional standards of nursing practice, and to strengthen commitment to the ideals and purposes of professional nursing.

Chapter History

• Inducted into the honor society in March of 1982
• Chapter has inducted 1,036 members and currently has 313 active members.
• Epsilon Phi is a chapter that values research and best practice. Each March, a $2,000 research scholarship for members of Epsilon Phi is awarded.
• Two annual educational meetings, one in October and one in March
• The Sigma Induction ceremony in the spring inducts eligible undergraduate, second degree students, MSN, PhD and DNP students.
• Free Continuing Educational Units, which are needed to maintain an RN licensure in Pennsylvania and many other states.

Officers

Past Presidents

Alison Colbert - 2009-2011
Gretchen Schumacher - 2007-2009
Lynn Simko - 2005-2007
Carl Ross - 2003-2005
Tamara Wardell - 2001-2003
Carl Ross - 1999-2001
Maureen Leonardo - 1997-1999
Joan Lockhart - 1995-1997
Patrica Mihalcin - 1993-1995
Joanne White - 1991-1993
Evelyn Wilczynski - 1989-1991
Eileen Dittemore - 1987-1989
Kathleen Winter - 1984-1987
Barbara Martuscelli - 1981-1984
Patricia Lech - 1979-1981

POSITION	NAME	TERM	CONTACT INFO
President	Alicia Culleiton	7-11 to 7-13	culleitona@duq.edu
Vice President/ President Elect	Joyce Ott	7-11 to 7-13	ottj1@duq.edu
Corresponding Secretary	Yvonne Weideman	7-11 to 7-13	weidemany@duq.edu
Treasurer	Melanie Turk	7-11 to 7-13	turkm@duq.edu
Undergraduate Counselor	Elaine Hardy	7-11 to 7-13	hardye@duq.edu
Graduate Counselor	Elaine Hardy	7-11 to 7-13	hardye@duq.edu
Governance Committee	Michalene King Linda Koharchik Carrie Nickerson	7-11 to 7-13	kingm1@duq.edu koharchikl@duq.edu nickersonc@duq.edu
Leadership Succession Committee	Nancy Brom Rebecca Kronk	7-11 to 7-13	brom@duq.edu kronkr@duq.edu
Research Committee	Charles Larew Shirley Smith, Chair Mary Ann Thurkettle Khlood Salman	7-11 to 7-13	larewc@duq.edu smith1@duq.edu mathurkettle@gmail.com salmank@duq.edu
Archivist		7-11 to 7-13

Awards

International Awards

Epsilon Phi Chapter Research Award

2011 - Lenore Resick, Mona Counts and Joyce Knestrick: The Meaning of Health among Mid-Appalachian women within the Context of the Environment

2010 - Khlood Salman and Lenore Resick: The Meaning of Health Among Iraqi Refugee Women

2009 - Valerie Hascup: Understanding the Cultural Expressions, Meanings, Beliefs, Practices and Experiences of Mexican American Women During the Postpartum Period: An Ethnonursing Study Conceptualized Within Leininger's Culture Care Theory

2008 - Carrie Nickerson: A Comparison of Role Perceptions of Nursing Students in Two Different Curricula

2007 - Gretchen Schumacher: The Effect of Structured Group Reminiscence Photo Therapy on Depression in Rural Elderly Long Term Care Residents: A Pilot Study

2006 - Melanie Shuster: Reliability of Urinary Bladder Pressure Measurement in Critical Care

Epsilon Phi Chapter Award

BSN
2011 - Amy Wodzinski
2010 - Jessi Eno and Amber Lutterman
2009 - Samantha Scheer

SECOND DEGREE BSN
2010 - Lydia Wade Baird
2009 - Stephanie Seelnacht
2008 - Regis Wintermantel
2005 - Erin Stants-Painter
2004 - Donna Falcone

Shirley P. Smith Epsilon Phi Scholarship Award

2009 - Kerri Peschock

Epsilon Phi Chapter Junior Nurse Leader

The Junior Nurse Leader position provides an opportunity for a senior nursing student to develop leadership skills through mentorship and experience in the Epsilon Phi Chapter of STTI.  Leadership activities include: being a STTI representative in the School of Nursing, assisting with Chapter administrative activities, and participating in local, regional, and national STTI events.

2010-2011 - Amy Wodzinski
2009-2010 - Jessi Eno and Amber Lutterman