Betty Borden
participated in the Case Management for
Aids/Addiction Through Resources/Referral and Education workshop and health
fair held on January 19, 2009(Martin Luther King Day)
Commander Shonda
Stacey
participated as a speaker at the American
Correctional Association Conference in Kissimee, Florida- January 9-14,
2009. The topic of the presentation was “Line Nurse to Supervisor: Ain’t One
of the Boys Anymore.”
Connie Kelley-Sidberry,
Connie Levister, Erma
Smith-King and Wilbert King
participated in the graduate and student nurses’ breakfast as part of the
homecoming activities Organization at North Carolina Agricultural and
Technical State University.
Erma Smith-King received one of
Central Carolina Black Nurses’ Council, Inc. chapter’s first Distinguished
Service Awards on December 6, 2008.
Patricia Ruffin received one of
Central Carolina Black Nurses’ Council, Inc chapter’s first Distinguished
Service Awards on December 6, 2008.
Delethia Lloyd
was one of the annual chapter’s scholarship
recipients presented on December 6; 2008.She is a student at Watts School of
Nursing.
Felice Carlton
was one of the annual chapter’s scholarship
recipients presented on December 6; 2008.She is a student at University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Connie Kelley-Sidberry participated
in the Health Careers Workshop for high school seniors on September 2, 2008.
On November 7, 2008 attended the Old North State Medical Society’s Tobacco
Cessation Seminar and Luncheon held in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Patricia
Ruffin, RN article “THE NURSE AS A
PATIENT” was published in the 2006 fall issue of the NATIONAL BLACK NURSES
ASSOCIATION (NBNA) NEWS, the official publication of the NATIONAL BLACK
NURSES ASSOCIATION.
Patricia
Ruffin, RN was one of the honorees
recently recognized at the 26th Annual Recognition Luncheon of
the National Council of Negro Women, Durham Section. The Theme was “Sharing
and Serving in Unity.”
Adriane Harper, RN
graduated in June 2007 and successfully
passed the NCLEX exam in July
2007.
Lorna Harris,
RN, PhD, FAAN Chair and Professor,
Department of Nursing ,North Carolina Central University
was inducted into the Institute of Excellence at the National Black Nurses’s
Association Conference and Institute.
Shonda
Stacey, RNBC, BSN, MSN,
was
recently appointed as
Nurse Manager at Federal Medical Center at Butner, NC.
Ashley Leak, RN,
BSN, OCN, T32 NRSA Pre-Doctoral Fellow
was
awarded the National Black Nurses’ Association Scholarship at the 36th
Annual Conference and Institute that was held in August, 2008 in las Vegas
Nevada.
Angela Spruill,
RN, BSN, OCN
has been selected as one of the Great
100 Nurses of North Carolina for 2008. The award Gala will be held
September 27 at the Sheraton Hotel at Four Seasons in Greensboro, North
Carolina (Joseph S. Koury Convention Center). The Great 100, Inc. is a
grassroots organization, which allows peers the opportunity to nominate the
best nurses in North Carolina and to acknowledge those who demonstrate
excellent nursing care to their patients and who have a commitment to their
vital profession. This organization recognizes the significance of
Registered Nurses in diverse practice settings.
Dr. Sharon Ware, BSN, MA, Ed. D, RN
has accepted a full time
position in the Department of Nursing at North Carolina Central University.
Shonda Stacey, RN, BC, BSN,
was promoted to Commander-Active Duty--United States
Public Health Services,
effective July1, 2006
Dr. Louise Gooche RN, Ed. D
received the Star Citizens Award for Community
Services, the Outstanding Service Youth Award from the Boy Scouts of America and
is Volunteer Director of Health Education -- Triangle YMCA--Durham, North
Carolina.
Betty Borden, RN, BSN,
received the Margaret K. Goodwin Award presented by
Senior PharmaAssist for providing exemplary service to help senior adults in
Durham, North Carolina lead a healthier and more independent lives through
medication assistance and other health preventive services. Betty serves as a
Parish nurse.
Erma
Smith-King, Dr. Joyce Roland, and Angeline Baker
are also members of the Nursing Department at
North Carolina Central University.
Central Carolina
Black Nurses Council, Inc.,
celebrated
its 25th
Anniversary on Saturday, December 1, 2007 at the Radisson Governor’s Inn in
Durham, North Carolina. The theme of this Black Tie Gala Celebration was
“Carrying the Torch” 1982-2007. Dr. Bettye Davis Lewis was our special
guest. Scholarships of $1,000.00 each was given to the Schools of Nursing at
North Carolina A & T State University and North Carolina Central University.
18th Annual
Educational Lecture_Luncheon and Scholarship Awards
will be held on Saturday, December 6,
2008 at 11:00am at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Our
keynote Speaker will be Dr. Audwin B. Fletcher, RN, PhD, CFNP, Associate
Professor of Nursing, University Of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson,
Mississippi.
Contact Wilbert-King 919-303 -9686, Luncheon
Chairperson for further information.
