SXU Chapter of international nursing honor society inducts 62 new members

left to right: SXU nursing students Anna Walkosz, Janet Kilroy, Eileen Muldoon, Abigail Morrow, Eileen Aye, Tadeusz Lisowski, Sharlene Rodriquez were among 62 new inductees to the SXU Alpha Omicron chapter of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International.

Chicago (Nov. 19, 2007) –The Saint Xavier University Alpha Omicron chapter of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, welcomed 62 new members in a ceremony in McGuire Hall on Sunday, Nov. 11.

The Honor Society is one of the largest international nursing organizations. It works to nurture and network nursing scholars and leaders worldwide to improve health care. The Honor Society promotes nursing excellence through its initiatives in research, leadership, an electronic library, programming and publications, and develops and distributes nursing knowledge for use in practice.

Membership to the Honor Society is by invitation to baccalaureate and graduate nursing students who demonstrate exceptional achievement in nursing. To be invited to join, undergraduate students must have at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale, be in the upper 35 percent of his/her graduating class, and have completed at least one half of the nursing curriculum to qualify for membership.

“You are among a distinguished group of nursing students and professionals who have met or exceeded rigorous standards and have demonstrated the ideal qualities of a leader and scholar. You truly deserve our congratulations,” said Chapter President Lynda Bartlett, MBA, MS, RN, during the induction ceremony. “As you are welcomed into this community, I applaud the current and future roles you now play and will play as clinicians, administrators, researchers, educators and health policy analysts.”

Inductees included:

UNDERGRADUATE
Racquel Magundayao Almazan - Midlothian
Maria Verchelle Baron Arceo - Wheeling
Dokota Lashon Brown-Kizer - Chicago
Ernestina Diaz - Oak Lawn
Laura Dykstra – Evergreen Park
Kanisha Janee Fleming – Tinley Park
Emyli Floyd - Oak Forest
Michelle Garcia – Oak Lawn
Amber Garrett - Oak Lawn
Sheila Gaza - Worth
Molly J. Flaherty – Chicago Ridge
Anne Flowers – Tinley Park
Rachel Lynn Frenzel – Tinley Park
Jacinta Theresa Holston-Paige - Chicago
Visethary In – Arlington Heights
Lauren Lynne Kasmar - Chicago
Janet Kilroy - Chicago
Robin Lea Kramer – Joshua Tree, CA
Deborah Koncel - Chicago
Joanna Kowalczyk – Tinley Park
Sarah Lee – Oak Lawn
Jennifer Lynn Lewis - Homewood
Tadeusz Lisowski - Chicago
Maria Marta Lozano – Miami FL
Irene Valerie Mulvey - Chicago
Isabella Diane Ngala - Chicago
Angela Onyeokoro - Chicago
Robert Pemberton Jr. - Chicago
Thea Pingue - Chicago
Anastasia Quintero - Chicago
Suzanna Ramirez - Chicago
Sharlene Rodriguez – Tinley Park
Diana Lynn Simmons - Homewood
Monique Renae Vance - Waukegan
Tiffany Varghese – Duncanville, TX
Anna M. Walkosz - Burbank
Angela Willmot – New Lenox

GRADUATE
Eileen M.Aye - Chicago
David William Brady - Hammond, IN
Kristine Funck - Schaumburg
Tajuana Johnson - Bolingbrook
Mary V. Kane - Elg Grove
Therese Melaniphy - Oak Lawn
Abigail Morrow - Frankfort
Eileen Muldoon - Chicago
Monika Angelika Nowak - Chicago
Patrick L. O’Brien - Lansing
Sheila Maria Phelan - Oak Lawn
Patricia Boylan – Hickory Hills
Coleen Carney – Orland Park
Rosa Colella – Carol Stream
Jennifer Lyn Fitzer - Manhattan
Kathleen Henry – Orland Park
Kimberly Hill – St. John. IN
Wanda Enid Martinez - Cary
Richae Muro - Hometown
Tina Murphy – Tinley Park
Jeanine Reilly - Chicago
Catherine Smith - Countryside
Kimberly Souder – New Lenox
Cary Villanueva - Brookfield

COMMUNITY NURSE LEADERS
Mary Patricia Fedor – Homer Glen
Janice Frederick – Hickory Hills


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