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May 23, 2003 Purdue nursing students inducted into honor societyWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Thirty-one students from Purdue University have been elected to membership in the Delta Omicron chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International honor society of nursing. Sigma Theta Tau International is a 79-year-old honor society that is regarded as the "Phi Beta Kappa of nursing." Its mission is to improve health care by developing and connecting nurse scholars and leaders worldwide. The society promotes nursing excellence through research, an electronic library, programming and publications. Membership to Sigma Theta Tau is by invitation to baccalaureate and graduate nursing students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship, and to nurse leaders who demonstrate exceptional achievement in nursing. Undergraduate student members must have at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, be in the upper 35 percent of his or her graduating class and have completed at least half of the nursing curriculum. More than 300,000 nurse scholars have been inducted into Sigma Theta Tau. With more than 115,000 active members, it is the second-largest nursing organization in the world. The society's members are active in more than 85 countries and territories. There are 423 chapter honor societies located on more than 520 college and university campuses in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States. Writer: Marydell Forbes, (7650 496-7704, mforbes@purdue.edu Source: Pat Coyle-Rogers, assistant professor of nursing, (765) 494-4030, pcrogers@nursing.purdue.edu
Student Name Class School/major City State Zip SCHAUER, Julia Dec 2002 Nursing Littleton CO 80127 KRUGER, Amanda Senior Nursing Downers Grove IL 60516 TORRANCE, Angela Senior Nursing Brownsburg IN 46112 WILSON, Amy Senior Nursing Crawfordsville IN 47933 GOTTSCHALK, Leah Senior Nursing Delphi IN 46923 WILSON, Melissa Senior Nursing Delphi IN 46923 HOYING, Mary Senior Nursing Dunkirk IN 47336 RISTOW, Sarah Senior Nursing Frankfort IN 46041 SELAN, Jenny Senior Nursing Greenwood IN 46143 ZWITT, Lindsay Senior Nursing Greenwood IN 46142 FILIPOVSKI, JoAnn Senior Nursing Griffith IN 46319 HITTLE, Kristin Senior Nursing Indianapolis IN 46250 WHITE, Julie Dec 2002 Nursing Indianapolis IN 46580 GRAMELSPACHER, Molly Senior Nursing Jasper IN 47546 SCHMITT, Kristin Senior Nursing Jasper IN 47546 GEIMAN, Jamie Senior Nursing Ladoga IN 47954 BUCHE, Sarah Senior Nursing Lafayette IN 47909 GAETA, Robin Dec 2002 Nursing Lafayette IN 47905 LISTER, Lynnette Senior Nursing Lafayette IN 47905 SUTTON, Polly Senior Nursing Lafayette IN 47905 SHERMAN, Jessica Senior Nursing Lebanon IN 46052 KAUFMAN, Leigh Senior Nursing Logansport IN 46947 ARGENTA, Corrin Senior Nursing Merrillville IN 46410 KLINGE, Allison Senior Nursing Seymour IN 47274 RICHARD, Connie Senior Nursing Upland IN 46989 NIEMAN, Karen Senior Nursing Waldron IN 46182 CAMPBELL, Melissa Senior Nursing West Lafayette IN 47906 JOHNSON, Laura Senior Nursing West Lafayette IN 47906 SUMMERS, Angela Senior Nursing West Lafayette IN 47906 EVANS, Jane Senior Nursing Westport IN 47283 WILSON, Holly Senior Nursing Charlotte NC 28277 Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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