Local nursing honor society wins international award

The Beta Theta-at large Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, a nursing honor society, recently won the Chapter Key Award. The Beta Theta at large Chapter includes the Baptist Health Sciences University, University of Memphis and University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.

Local nursing honor society wins international awardThe Chapter Key Awards honor chapters that excel in activities such as membership recruitment and retention; publicity and programming; professional and leadership development; and local, national and international collaboration. This is the first time the chapter received this award.

The Chapter also won Showcase of Regional Excellence awards for Servant Leadership and Connectedness. These awards recognize outstanding achievement for the Presidential Call to Action.

The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International is a nonprofit organization whose mission is advancing world health and celebrating nursing excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service. Founded in 1922, STTI has more than 135,000 active members in more than 90 countries.