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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The University of Jamestown’s nursing department was well-represented at the Sigma Theta Tau International and Xi-Kappa Chapter-at-Large awards ceremony on November 1st. The event took place at Courtyard at Marriott in Moorhead, Minnesota.
Sigma Theta Tau International is a prestigious organization of nurse leaders, scholars and researchers. The honor society, founded at Indiana University in 1922, currently has 469 chapters which exist in 86 countries. Through this network, members lead in using knowledge, scholarship, service and learning to improve the health of the world’s people.
The Xi Kappa Chapter-at-Large was chartered in May 1994 with over 260 professional nurses as members. The Chapter is affiliated with the University of Jamestown, Moorhead State University, North Dakota State University and Concordia College. Members include senior nursing students, graduate nursing students and community leaders in the profession.
Andrea Toepke-Floyd, UJ senior nursing student, received the 2014 Undergraduate Scholarship. The purpose of this undergraduate scholarship award is to promote educational endeavors in nursing at the undergraduate level. Recipients of the scholarships have demonstrated outstanding performance in two or more of the following activities: clinical, academic, creative, research, leadership, or community service as evidenced by a number of criteria.
Katie Stumpf, UJ senior nursing student, received the 2014 Martha Vorvik Berge Award. In order to advance the interests, commitment, and passion that Martha brought to the nursing profession, this Scholarship is designed to continue her support of education endeavors in nursing at the undergraduate level. This annual scholarship is awarded to a junior or senior majoring in nursing who demonstrates a passion for nursing and is involved in community service.
Wendy Hournbuckle, Assistant Professor at the UJ Department of Nursing, received the 2014 Excellence in Nursing Education Award. The Nursing Leadership award is given to a Sigma Theta Tau member who demonstrates current nursing leadership activities, has marked achievement in the field of nursing as well as evidence of mentoring the nursing leaders of tomorrow, and participates in leadership activities of interest to the health care profession and the public.
The following senior University of Jamestown Nursing Students were inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International and the Xi-Kappa Chapter-at-Large: Amber Fearnside, Andrea Toepke-Floyd, Ashley Mueller, Chelsey Cotney, Makenzie Sell, Shana Wiley-Hall, Kayla Isaacs, Brittany Maasjo, Andrea Roorda, Keleigh Van Dyke, Katie Stumpf, and Avery Zent. Membership in the society is by invitation to bachelor’s, master and doctoral nursing candidates who achieve high scholastic averages and to graduates of nursing programs who have made outstanding contributions to nursing. Sigma Theta Tau encourages and actively supports further professional development and promotes nursing scholarship, leadership, creativity, and commitment to nursing among its members.
The University of Jamestown was established in 1883 and is ranked as a top regional school in both US News and World Report and The Princeton Review. The school features development of the whole person through its distinctive Journey to Success experience.