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Pi Gamma Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International

Pi Gamma received a 6th consecutive Chapter Key Award at the 41st Biennial Convention in Grapevine, Texas October 30 - November 2, 2011.

Member Mary Mann Roberts received the prestigious STTI New Member Pillar Award for Nursing Excellence 

• President - Dr. Linda A. Streit
• President Elect - Dr. Sue Bulfin
  
• Vice-President - Stephanie Kinsey
• Secretary - Mary Mann Roberts
  
• Treasurer - Laura Madden
  
• Counselors - Dr. Susan Gunby and Dr. Patricia Troyan
• Leadership Succession Chair - Crystal Webster Mackie
  
• Bylaws and Governance - Amanda Davis 
• Publicity, Newsletter and Web Site Chair - Tamara Attis 
• Heritage Committee - Professor Jill Ray
• Research and Scholarship Committee - Dr. Lanell Bellury
• Fund-Raising Chair and Publicity Chair - Professor Fran Kamp and Katie Jankiewicz
  
• Membership Involvement Chair - Dr. Dare Domico and Dr. Sandra Rayburn

Congratulations to Our Graduates!

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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

May 2012

Margaret Alyce Adamack*, Woodstock, GA (summa cum laude)
Lia J. Alexis, Hollywood, FL
Puja Umesh Amin, Joliet, IL
Grace A. Anani, Lawrenceville, GA
April Cherise Andrews, Yeadon, PA
Brittany Erin Arnold, Atlanta, GA
Oluwakemi Oluwatosin Arowolo, Atlanta, GA
Caroline Anne Baker, Savannah, GA
Kia Danielle Beech, Marietta, GA
Rachel Anne Borchert, Atlanta, GA
Carly Rawls Brock, Lawrenceville, GA
Daphnee Brutus*, Brooklyn, NY
Lakesha Necole Miller Bryant, Cincinnati, OH
Katelyn Junstine Bubser*, Smyrna, GA (cum laude)
Kadie Marie Burpee*, Cleveland, GA
Corbin M. Butler*, III, Metter, GA
Eymy Diana Chacon, Atlanta, GA
Jenny I. Chang, Buford, GA
Taylor Junghee Choi, Alpharetta, GA
Christine Marie Colvin*, Snellville, GA (magna cum laude)
Amy Watson Cowles, Marietta, GA

Catherine Barrett Cranston*, Dunwoody, GA (cum laude)
Jennifer Yolanda DaCruz-Washington, Lincoln, RI
Natalie Camille Daniel, Dallas, GA
Raina DeVon Dantzler, Riverdale, GA
Jessica Lee Davenport, Blue Ridge, GA
Lauren Jane DeBarge*, Chattanooga, TN
Kathryn Louise DeLuise, Flowery Branch, GA
Priscilla Queiroz Dias, San Paulo, Brazil (RN-BSN)
Melissa Catherine Doherty, Johns Creek, GA
Megan Elizabeth Donachie*, Douglasville, GA
Lauren Michelle Downing*, Suwanee, GA
Melanie Kristen Dreger*, Marietta, GA (cum laude)
Brittany Marie Duffy, Suwanee, GA
Eric Fenn Eaton*, Atlanta, GA
Jessica Lee Engle, Marietta, GA
Hope Margaret Erlenborn, Nashville, TN
Lyubov Stepanovna Feder, Cahul, Moldova
Anna Herring Fields*, Fitzgerald, GA
Jennifer Finney*, Alpharetta, GA
Kaitlin Joy Finney, Brentwood, CA
Jamie Marie Fogarty, Thomaston, GA
Emily Rose Gay, Atlanta, GA

Elise Karol Godsboro*, Kennesaw, GA
Brett Nicholas Grane*, Atlanta, GA summa (cum laude)
Monique Chamease Greer, Stone Mountain, GA
Catherine Elizabeth Grisolia, Alpharetta, GA
Liam Samuel Groseclose, Tucker, GA
Alexander Grace Hall, Jacksonville, FL
LaPorchae Elyse Hall, Dawson, GA
Danielle Kristin Harris, Newnan, GA
Sarah Hepburn*, Auburn, GA (magna cum laude)
Lauren Brannen Hooks*, Atlanta, GA
Kathleen Elizabeth Hughes, Roswell, GA
India Brooke Hunt, Washington, DC
Jennifer Lynne Hunt, Cumming, GA
Kelly Nicole Hunter, Atlanta, GA
Elisa Marie Illingworth*, Vero Beach, FL
Kelsey Nicole Johns*, Lithis Springs, GA (cum laude)
Sholanda Faith Johnson, Atlanta, GA
S. Brooke Johnson*, Sandy Springs, GA
Yana A. Kasparova*, Johns Creek, GA (RN-BSN)
Tiffany Erica Kellaway*, Tucher, GA
Racquel T. Kirkland-Johnson, Kingston, Jamaica

Kimberly Anne Knoeck, Roswell, GA
Amberlee Maria Kreutzer, Atlanta, GA
Tiffany Nicole Lackey, Covington, GA
Brandy Lynn Langford, Guntersville, AL
Heather Nicole Leach, Madison, GA
Jennifer Lindsay Longoria, Milton, GA
Marie Nadege Lubin, Conyers, GA
Lauren Patricia Macedo*, Barnegat, NJ (cum laude)
Laura Roe Madden *, Suwanee, GA (RN-BSN) (cum laude)
Yianna Gabrielle Manolakis, Cumming GA
Shanae Tobyette Mapp, Lawrenceville, GA
Jennie Ellizabeth Mathen, Mount Vernon, NJ
Candace Taylor McGhee, Conyers, GA
Lisa Michelle McKinnon, Johns Creek, GA
Akalia Brittana Meadows, Athens, GA
Lindsey Marie Michelone*, Cumming, GA (cum laude)
Annamarie Mindel, Decatur, GA (RN-BSN)
Cynthia D. Mitchell, Stockbridge, GA
Candice Amara Moore, Atlanta, GA
Keri Elaine Murphy*, Grayson, GA (cum laude)
Caitlin Stamey Myhand*, Columbus, GA (cum laude)
Tan Thanh Nguyen, Lawrenceville, GA

Dharmika Chandrakant Patel, Fairburn, GA
Poonam Anil Patel, Tulsa, OK
Krista Rae Plauer, Anamosa, IA
Amanda Gabrielle Porter, Chatsworth, GA
Rubi Icela Reeves, Atlanta, GA
Mary Brooks Renfro, Crowley, LA
Meagan Leigh Rennick, Marietta, GA  (cum laude)
Claire Elizabeth Rietta*, Johns Creek, GA (summa cum laude)
Safiya Kesi Riviere, Atlanta, GA
Allison Marie Rohan*, Newnan, GA
Donald Paul Rorabaugh*, Atlanta, GA
McCall Ashley Rudolph*, Grayson, GA (cum laude)
Manisha Aziz Ruhani*, Atlanta, GA (cum laude)
Mona Zakaria Salman, Grayson, GA
Lauren Justine Samples, Atlanta, GA
Ashley Jordan Schull*, Castle Rock, CO
Jacqueline Marcella Sears*, Duluth, GA (cum laude)
Megan Kirby Seston*, Sandy Springs, GA
Stephanie P. Shaw-Ingraham, Miami, FL
Vanessa Nadia Singh, Anaheim, CA
Whitney Nicole Snow*, Johns Creek, GA
Rachel Middleton Spagnoli*, Norcross, GA (cum laude)
 
Kiera Nikole Strickland*, Roswell, GA
Rachel Elizabeth Sussenbach*, Columbus, GA
Rebecca Riggleman Tadsen*, Conyers, GA
Georgeta Diana Tepei*, Buford, GA (summa cum laude)
Courtney Michelle Tidwell*, Macon, GA
Lauren Tineo*, Duluth, GA (magna cum laude)
Leslye Erin Vaughan*, Atlanta, GA (cum laude)
Simone Venning*, Mount Pleasant, SC
Morgan Kandice Waller, Flint, MI
Mackenzie Lee Huie Warren*, Atlanta, GA
Arielle Shanae Watson, Marietta, GA
Kenneth Mazwell Watson, Atlanta GA
Mairi Dean Wiles*, Blairsville, GA
Lisa Yang, Barnesville, GA
Mai See Yang*, Winder, GA
Belen Tesfaye Yigezu*, Adis Ababa, Ethiopia (cum laude)
Ashley Renee York, Powder Springs, GA

Decenber 2011

Mei Xue, Johns Creek, GA (RN-BSN)

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

December 2011 Graduates

Fernanda Renee Crosby-Myles*, Charlotte, NC
James Russell DiAngelo*, Chamblee, GA
Capresha D. Grant, Marietta, GA
Frances Gloria Mathis, Atlanta, GA

May 2012 Graduates

Jennifer Casey Kelley*, Watkinsville, GA
Felicia J. Lucas, Atlanta, GA
Melissa Bell Murphy*, Lilburn, GA
Virginia Clement Vardon-Smith*, Inman, South Carolina

DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE  

May 2012 Graduates

Tracy Cain English*, McDonough, GA
Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to the Use of Palliative Care in a Faith-Based African American Community
Chair:  Dr. Susan Bulfin

Lisa Spivey Jasper, Dunwoody, GA
A Survey of Medical Surgical Patients; Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Participation in Safety-Related Behaviors.  A Quality Improvement Project
Chair:  Dr. Susan Bulfin

Sandra Elizabeth Lamb, Woodstock, GA
Deficits in Screening, Identifying Risk Factors and Diagnosing Osteoporosis
Chair: Dr. Susan Bulfin

Lisa Bridwell Robinson, Bowdon, GA
Beliefs About Cholesterol Lowering Drugs and Medication Adherence Among Rural Adults with Hypercholeterolemia
Chair: Dr. Susan Bulfin

Antoinette Felicia Ward*, Lawrenceville, GA
Diabetes Self-Management in the Emergency Department: Exploring Self-Management Practices of Persons with Type 2 Diabetes
Chair:  Dr. Susan Bulfin

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY  

May 2012 Graduates

Alison Hardy Davis*, Austell, GA
Factors Associated with Nursing Faculty Use of High-Fidelity Human Patient Simulation in Undergraduate Nursing Education: A Mixed Methods Study
Chair:  Dr. Laura Kimble

Pamela Bowen Dunagan*, Rome, GA
Predictors of Cultural Competence in Baccaluareate Nursing Students
Chair:  Dr. Laura Kimble


* Recognizes members of the Pi Gamma Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing