Beta Epsilon Update: Chapter Holds Ceremony, Hosts Guest, Makes Special Donation
The Beta Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing recently held its annual ceremony. In addition, MSN student and ABSN alumni Emma Teman (pictured with Kathryn J. Trotter, associate professor) received the STTI Thelma Ingles Excellence in Clinical Expertise and Scholarly Activities award.
Xiao Hu, Ann Henshaw Gardiner Distinguished Professor of Nursing, was profiled by Will Alexander for a
Congratulations to Monica Russell, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program director, for completing her Masters in Health Administration (MHA) from Walden University on November 16, 2020. A virtual graduation is planned for February 2021, and an in-person one (pending COVID) is planned for August 2021.
Assistant Professors Schenita Randolph and Ragan Johnson were featured in the Nurse.com article "
Callie Tennyson, assistant professor, has been accepted into the
Duke will follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine to our team members and patients. These guidelines require the prioritization of team members with the longest exposure to COVID-19 patients to receive the vaccine first.
Maryellen Kelly, assistant professor, presented an abstract titled “Utility estimation for neurogenic bow el dysfunction in the general population” at the 2020 virtual Collaborating for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology meeting.

Three e-posters co-created by DUSON faculty, alumni and students were presented at the "
Dean Marion E. Broome received Indiana University’s (IU) prestigious Bicentennial Medal. The medal honors distinguished and distinctive service in support of IU’s mission as a public university. Broome served as dean and professor at IU’s School of Nursing from 2004 to 2014.