The Omega Pi chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) recently inducted 13 new members.
“Being inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International is one of the highest honors in the nursing profession. This recognition reflects not only academic excellence but also a deep commitment to leadership, service and the advancement of nursing scholarship,” said Marcia Miller, Ph.D., RN, dean of nursing, arts and sciences. “Our inductees join a global community of nurse leaders who are shaping the future of healthcare through innovation, compassion and evidence based practice. Their achievement demonstrates the integrity, dedication and professional promise that demonstrate the very best of our profession. We are incredibly proud to celebrate this milestone with them.”
Membership in the SMWC Honor Society of Nursing is by invitation only and open to nursing students and registered nurses. Candidates for membership are invited based on their grade point average (3.5 or above), rank in the top of their class and at least half of the nursing curriculum completed. Candidates for nurse leaders must be registered nurses and demonstrate notable achievements in nursing.
This year’s inductees include:
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students:
| Hannah Boardman Alondra Castaneda William Clark Michaela Cohee Lyndsay Crumrin Samantha Dyche Maya Murphy Allie Shaughnessy Alexandria Sparks Emmy Sorrels Lord Dylan Woods |
Graduate students:
| Margit Bilberry Cassandra Scott |
Family and friends gathered in the Ariens Atrium within the Jeanne Knoerle Sports and Recreation Center to see the inductees receive membership certificates and pins and to witness each inductee sign their name in the membership record.
“To be inducted into this society is an amazing feat, and it’s something I can show my 17- and 18-year-olds that anything is possible if you don’t quit and never stop learning,” said Woods, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing student from Bellmont, Ill.
“In over 22 years of emergency medicine, I have learned that improvement in health care happens when we challenge ourselves to be better for our patients, our families and ourselves,” said Clark, of Morgantown, Ind., a senior in the Paramedic to Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. “Sigma Theta Tau embodies scholastic achievement, but to me it also symbolizes continued forward motion, bringing together professionals that will challenge me, and unlocking doors that will allow me to serve others at a greater capacity in my future nursing career.”
The featured speaker, Dr. Charlotte Swint, DNP, MPH, FNP-BC, CNE, is a family nurse practitioner and associate professor in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program at Frontier Nursing University. She has served two years on the governance committee for Sigma Theta Tau International and is the current chapter president at Frontier Nursing University.