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HELLO AND WELCOME TO DELTA GAMMA

 

 

President’s Newsletter - Spring 2009

 

Dear Delta Gamma Membership,

We had a very successful induction ceremony on Sunday April 26, 2009 with a total of 68 new members! The names of the new members are listed below. Delta Gamma also presented 2 Outstanding Senior and 2 Outstanding Graduate Student Awards and 1 Chapter Research Award.

A big THANK YOU to the induction planning committee - Danielle Siclovan, Jacque Nook, Diane Dressler, Kathy Bobay, Staff at the College of Nursing

Also, thank you to Research proposal committee: Drs. Sarah Wilson, Diana Hankes, Mary Lou Lough, Richard Fehring and Margaret Callahan.

 


Dr. Kathy Bobay with Outstanding Senior Student Nell Ryan
 
Dr. Kathy Bobay and Outstanding Senior Student Lisa Spiewak

 


Dr. Kathy Bobay with Outstanding Graduate Student Linda Piacentine
 
Outstanding Graduate Student Nancy Smiegowski and Dr. Kathy Bobay

 


Dr. Richard Fehring and Research Award Recipient Kathryn Osborne
 
Dean Margaret Faut Callahan addressing the audience as our induction speaker

 


Diane Dressler, MSN Marquette Nursing Faculty with daughter Kristin Weitmann- new DG member

 

   

New Delta Gamma Members

Undergraduate Students
Stephanie K. Behm
Douglas J. Bystrek
Kelleen A. Cronin
Gloria D. Diggs
Jennifer C. Doyle
Lauren Whitney Elliott
Rachel A. Evers
Brooke A. Helms
Andrea Christine James
Mary E. Kelly
Emily A. Krushas
Kristin E. Lindstrom
Lindsey McKee
Brianna N. Platania
Elizabeth J. Rowland
Caitlin Marie Shannon
Mary Elizabeth Sheehy
Catherine E. Szewczyk
Katie M. Vonckx
Graduate Students
Lyndsey B. Battaglia
Ariane M. Baumgartner
Rachel L. Blut
Karie L. Brandmeier
Caitlin M. Brickman
Nicole E. Camosy
Hope C. Cline
Jill K. Cline
Kendra K. Deja
Andrienne Delaney
Kelly J. Dominski
Joscelyne M. Dracca
Sarah E. Endicott
Holly M. Felzer
Deanna G. Graves
Melissa F. Grinker
Breanna C. Herring
Meaghan L. Hettinga
Kathryn M. Hoogenaker
Joanna L. Humphrey
Lisa M. Hurley
Dora L. Jones
Sara F. Kichler
Julie A. Lamps
Cody D. Legler
Graduate Students
Anne M. Lyons
Emily Mary Malloy
Andrea L. McDonald
Kristine M. Mohr
Laura J. Moodie
Rachael T. Mullen
Nanette E. Palay
Mary Anne M. Scherer
Michelle L. Skurulsky
Daniel J. Stalewski
Lisa M. Stringer
Danielle L. Snyder
Brea Christine Thomas
Kristin M. Thompson
Lindsey M. Thomsen
Nicole L. Thorsen
Glory M. Tutaj
Kristin K. Weitmann
Lindsay J. Willgohs
Lauren S. Young

Doctoral Student
Karen M. Robinson

Community Leaders
Margaret A. Berner
Juanita Teresa Garcia

We also completed a successful children’s book drive in partnership with the Marquette University Student Nurses Association during April to benefit the Marquette Neighborhood Health Clinic!

Our next board meeting is June 22, 2009 from 1-4 p.m. at the College of Nursing. This is a transition meeting to welcome our new board and committee members, say thank you to our outgoing members, and update our strategic plan. If you would like to join us – please let me know.

Thank you for your support!

Barb Haag-Heitman, PhD, RN, PHCNS-BC
Delta Gamma President

 

 

Nursing Student Scholarships Available!!

A gift from Mead Johnson Nutritionals to the Sigma Theta Tau International Foundation for Nursing...

has made it possible for two $1,000 scholarships for U.S. based nursing students to attend the...

20th International Nursing Research Congress
Focusing on Evidence-Based Practice
July 13-17, 2009
Cancun, Mexico

 

To be eligible for this scholarship you must be:

  1. a nursing student currently enrolled in a US based nursing school

  2. find it difficult if not impossible to attend the Research Congress without financial support

  3. file a written report about how attending the research congress will benefit your studies, with expense documentation, within 30 days of the conclusion of the research congress

 

The scholarship will provide up to $1,000 for registration fees and travel expenses associated with attending the 20th International Nursing Research Congress. Application deadline is April 21, 2009.

Applications for this scholarship and others offered with regard to the Research Congress can be found here.

 

Announcement

We are pleased to announce that President Barb Haag-Heitman has appointed Christina Keedrick to the Governance committee. Christina currently works in Infection Control at Kindred and is in the process of working on her masters in APNP.

 

With this website, Delta Gamma demonstrates its commitment to and support of existing members and provides information to those that may be interested in joining. We are devoted to keeping abreast of recent technologies in order to make the most of our organization, and this new site shows just how flexible and dynamic we are.

We are very excited about this new valuable resource, and we hope you will take full advantage of it. Within the next few months, we will be soliciting your feedback and hope to further develop the capabilities of our site.

 

 

2009 Deltagamma Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International