Kappa Kappa Chapter

Congratulations to our newly elected Kappa Kappa Board of Directors.  Voting was unanimous in favor of each candidate with no opposition.  Welcome to the Board: President:  Sommer Shackelford Vice President:  Judson LaGrone Secretary:  Melanie Morton Treasurer:  Carmen Rolf Governance Committee/Counselor:  Pat Morrel Governance Committee Position #1: Raouth Kostandy Governance Committee Position #2: Terry Rhodes Governance Committee Position #3:  Chelsea Haeggquist Leadership Succession Committee Position #1:  Stacey Knight Leadership Succession Committee Position #2:  Lori Wenner Leadership Succession Committee Position #3: Candice Herman Congratulations to all and well wishes for a productive and enriching coming year!

Exciting news!  We have candidates for nearly every position for our Kappa Kappa Board of Directors this coming cycle.  Each position has an unopposed candidate, but we still need your vote to confirm their positions.  Please use the following link to vote for our new Board of Directors, who will take office in June 2025. The voting link will be active until April 30th 11:59 pm. https://lamaruniv.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4VEYXH68ytPxkpw

Hello all! Please help us to fill our Board of Directors positions by nominating outstanding nurses to serve in the local Kappa Kappa chapter.  Current officer terms end in June of 2025, so we will hold elections for the new cycle! Send your nominations or questions to Dr. Stacey Knight @ stacey.knight@lamar.edu by April 18th. All current members of Kappa Kappa are eligible to run for a Board of Directors position. Ballots will be distributed shortly thereafter for the May elections.  Positions are for a two-year term, and definitions of positions are listed below.  Open positions are: Secretary  - 1 open seat Treasurer - 1 open seat Counselor - 1 open seat (must be Lamar faculty) Leadership succession Committee - 3 open seats Governance Committee - 3 open seats Vice President - 1 open seat President - 1 open seat Thanks so much!!!

Congratulations, senior BSN nursing student Daisy Calero Estrella, on receiving The Linda Richards Academic Excellence Award at the Lamar Gay Dishman School of Nursing Annual Nursing Awards Banquet! The Kappa Kappa Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International president, Dr. Sommer Shackelford, and School of Nursing Director, Dr. Joseph Tacy, presented the award to Daisy this past Tuesday, April 1, 2025. The Sigma Theta Tau chapter also awarded Daisy with a monetary gift of $500. Our chapter is so proud of Daisy and is so excited to have had the opportunity to participate in the annual awrds banquet.

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