Mann School Nursing Students Inducted Into Honor Society

Fayetteville, Ark. - Sixteen senior nursing students from the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing were inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International, the nursing honor society, through the Pi Theta Chapter of the University of Arkansas.

Eleanor Mann School of Nursing seniors inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International, the nursing honor society, standing, left to right: Krystal Bennett, Jennifer Giffen, Kristi Ferguson, Lyndsay Crumby, Jennifer Belchar, Valerie Beavers, Jessica Dorn, Laura Ferrier, Kellie Murphy, Eleanor Johnson, Rebecca Luther; front row, left to right: Pam McMasters, Polly Day, Julie Spears, Brandi Morris, Melissa Stewart.

Students Krystal Bennett, Jennifer Giffen, Kristi Ferguson, Lyndsay Crumby, Jennifer Belchar, Valerie Beavers, Jessica Dorn, Laura Ferrier, Kellie Murphy, Eleanor Johnson, Rebecca Luther, Pam McMasters, Polly Day, Julie Spears, Brandi Morris and Melissa Stewart were honored at an induction ceremony at the University of Arkansas. Guest speaker for the ceremony was Jane Allen, a regional coordinator for the international honor society.

Sigma Theta Tau International is one of the largest international nursing organizations and works worldwide to improve health care. The honor society promotes nursing excellence through research, leadership, an electronic library, programs and publications. Membership is by invitation to graduate and undergraduate nursing students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship and to nurses with exceptional achievements in nursing.

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Kathleen Barta, associate professor, Eleanor Mann School of Nursing, College of Education and Health Professions, (479) 575-5871, kbarta@uark.edu