Cathleen Shultz, Epsilon Omicron member, to be NLN president

Dr. Cathleen Shultz, Epsilon Omicron chapter member, has been elected president of the National League for Nursing (NLN). She will assume this office in late September during the NLN conference in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Shultz is the dean of the College of Nursing at Harding University, which houses the Epsilon Omicron chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, International.

Dedicated to excellence in nursing education, the National League for Nursing is the preferred membership organization for nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education. NLN members include nurse educators, education agencies, health care agencies, and interested members of the public. The NLN offers faculty development programs, networking opportunities, testing and assessment, nursing research grants, and public policy initiatives to its 28,000 individual and 1,200 institutional members.

Beverly Malone speaks at HU campus

Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN, the current CEO of the National League for Nursing (NLN), spoke to a gathering of nurses and nursing students at Harding University on Wednesday, September 9, 2009. Dr. Malone was on campus for a reception honoring College of Nursing Dean Cathleen Shultz, PhD, RN, FAAN. Dr. Shultz will assume the presidency of the NLN later this month.

Dr. Malone offered leadership advice during the well-attended session. She urged nurses to become stronger leaders, using the power to care that nurses possess. After her speech, Dr. Malone spent the afternoon speaking individually to nursing students, faculty, and community leaders at the reception. It was impressive to witness the students seeking out one-on-one time with Dr. Malone. They were very engaged by her thoughts and enthusiasm for nursing.

Prior to February 2007, she served as general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing for six years. Malone sits on numerous advisory boards and committees and is an internationally renowned speaker. A former psychiatric nurse, she has also served as president of the American Nurses Association (1996-2000) and a year as deputy assistant secretary at the United States Department of Health and Human Services. She also represented U.S. nurses in the Congress of Nurse Representatives of the International Council of Nurses.

New Officers for 2009-2011

Thank you for your input during the election process this spring. We are so excited to introduce our new board of officers to you. These officers will serve until June 2011.

President - Ronda Reely, BSN, RN
Vice-President - Juli Lane, MSN, RN, CNE
Secretary - Lisa Engel, MSN, RN
Treasurer - Cheryl Lee, PhD, RN, CNE
1st Counselor - Jeanie Burt, MSN, RN, CNE
2nd Counselor - Patty Smith, BSN, RN
Governance Committee Chair - Jeanie Burt, MSN, RN, CNE
Leadership Succession Committee - Jennifer Varner, BSN, RN, Sara Grady, BSN, RN, and Laura Counts, BSN, RN
Publicity/Newsletter Chair - Lisa Engel, MSN, RN

....AND we're back!

After a little summer vacation, the Epsilon Omicron news blog is back and will be providing you with updates on our chapter and national/international events.