Nov. 12, 2009 - Karen H. Morin, RN, DSN, ANEF, begins her term as the 28th president of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI). Morin will lead the 130,000-member, global organization for the next two years and calls on members to connect through knowledge for global health. She plans to actively resume the work undertaken during the 2007-2009 biennium and continue to move towards achieving STTI’s Vision 2020 goals for a more global society.
Morin, in her Presidential Call to Action, explains, “My dream is that we continue to create an environment that excites current members and entices others to join. In so doing, we can enhance our knowledge resources, contribute to global health and create a legacy of personal leadership.”
Morin’s life has been dedicated to furthering health education. She began her academic career teaching maternal-child health nursing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She now works as director of the doctoral program at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Throughout her career, Morin has taught undergraduate, masters and doctoral students in both private and public universities.
Morin, along with the guidance of the newly elected board, plans to connect members, chapters and nurses through knowledge in order to improve the health of the world’s people. The four areas Morin addresses for the achievement of her goal include:
--Creating Welcoming Environments
--Enhancing Knowledge Resources and Networks
--Contributing to Global Health
--Creating a Legacy of Personal Leadership
Morin and other members of the board of directors were inducted Wednesday, 4 November at STTI’s biennial convention in Indianapolis. Board members for the 2009-2011 biennium include:
President-Elect: Suzanne S. Prevost, RN, PhD, COI, associate dean for practice and engagement, University of Kentucky School of Nursing
Vice President: Gwen Sherwood, RN, PhD, FAAN, professor and associate dean for academic affairs, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing
Secretary: Beverly Reigle, RN, PhD, assistant professor, University of Cincinnati College of Nursing
Treasurer: Richard Ricciardi, RN, PhD, FAANP, colonel in the United States Army and chief of nursing research service at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Director: June Clark, RN, PhD, DBE, FRCN, Professor Emeritus of Community Nursing, at Swansea University in Wales, U.K.
Director: Patrice K. Nicholas, RN, DNSc, MPH, ANP, FAAN, Professor at the MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing and Director, Global Health and Academic Partnerships at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Director: Hester Klopper, RN, PhD, MBA, RM, RPN, RNM, RCN, RNE, professor and director, North-West University, South Africa
Director: Karen Pehrson, MS, APRN, BC, psychiatric clinical nurse specialist, Southcoast Hospitals Group; visiting lecturer, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth College of Nursing
Director: Beth Baldwin Tigges, RN, PhD, CPNP, BC, interim senior associate dean for research and clinical scholarship, associate professor, University of New Mexico College of Nursing
Regional Chapters Coordinating Committee Chair: Cathy Catrambone, RN, PHD, Assistant Professor, Adult Health and Gerontological Nursing at Rush University College of Nursing
Source: Sigma Tau Delta