ETA SIGMA GAMMA NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL HEALTH SCIENCE HONORARY

Purpose: To further professional competence and dedication of individual members of the Health Education profession through EDUCATION, RESEARCH, and SERVICE.

 

Membership Expectations (IF you can handle them!):

A Health Science Major with at least a 3.0 GPA. Members are EXPECTED to be ACTIVELY involved in ALL big meetings, ALL meetings of at least 2 committees (choose Education, Research, Service) and ALL of the committees’ projects (as evaluated by advisor). Attendance will be taken. Freshmen and Sophomore Health Science majors are preferred. You apply for Induction in December (tracking form plus check: full payment by due date- 45.00/yr) and find out in January if you are selected (return of check if you are not accepted). Acceptance is VERY competitive. YOU ARE HERE TO HELP OTHERS, APPLY CLASS KNOWLEDGE, AND BUILD YOUR RESUME AS A YOUNG PROFESSIONAL – CONDSIDER THIS A ‘JOB’ or a 10 CREDIT COURSE – IT IS A LOT OF HARD WORK; this is NOT tea and cookies; It’s a National Professional organization!!!!!! ALWAYS READ THE ESG B-BOARD. You get: National respect, solid resume experience, 2 professional journals, newsletter, pin, membership card, code of ethics, certificate.

Truman’s Gamma Rho chapter is an award-winning (8-time National Chapter of the Year/Chapter Excellence Award), nationally respected organization…THE BEST GRAD SCHOOLS AND EMPLOYERS KNOW WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED…

 

Awards:

2006: Eta Sigma Gamma National Professional Health Science Honorary Chapter Excellence Award

2005: Eta Sigma Gamma National Professional Health Science Honorary Chapter Excellence Award

2005: TSU/CSI Outstanding Organization of the Year Award

2004: Eta Sigma Gamma National Professional Health Science Honorary Chapter Excellence Award

2004: Eta Sigma Gamma National Professional Health Science Honorary Founder’s Scholarship Award

2004: Truman State University SERVE Center Outstanding Organization of the Year

2004: Omnicron Delta Kappa Leadership Society: ODK Student Hall of Fame

2003: Eta Sigma Gamma National Professional Health Science Honorary Gamman of the Year Award

2003: TSU/CSI “Outstanding Educational Event of the Year” – Eta Sigma Gamma

2002- Eta Sigma Gamma National Professional Health Science Honorary Chapter Excellence Award

2001- Eta Sigma Gamma National Professional Health Science Honorary Gamman of the Year Award

2001- Eta Sigma Gamma National Professional Health Science Honorary Chapter of the Year

2001- Truman State University CAOC Leadership Excellence Award: Eta Sigma Gamma

2001- Truman State University CAOC Outstanding President of the Year: Eta Sigma Gamma

2000- Eta Sigma Gamma National Professional Health Science Honorary Chapter of the Year

1999-Office of the Governor, State of Missouri: Official Proclamation- Heartland Task Force

1999-Eta Sigma Gamma National Professional Health Science Honorary Chapter of the Year

1999-Truman State University CAOC Outstanding Organization of the Year: Eta Sigma Gamma

1998-Eta Sigma Gamma National Professional Health Science Honorary Chapter of the Year Award

1998-Eta Sigma Gamma National Professional Health Science Honorary Gamman of the Year Award

1998-International AWHP Undergraduate Professional Preparation Program of the Year Award

1997-International AWHP Undergraduate Professional Preparation Program of the Year Award

1997-Truman State University CAOC Outstanding Organization of the Year: Eta Sigma Gamma

1997-Eta Sigma Gamma National Professional Health Science Honorary Chapter of the Year Award

1996-Eta Sigma Gamma National Professional Health Science Honorary Service Activity of the Year

1996-Truman State University CAOC Outstanding Service Award: Eta Sigma Gamma

 

Since 1995-96:

Total Grants/Awards/Contracts: $114,874.00

Publications by Gammans in Peer-reviewed Professional Journals:

68 publications by 129 Gammans

Professional Conference Presentations by Gammans:

National/Regional/State/Local: 132

Gamma Rho Chapter of Eta Sigma Gamma National Professional Health Science Honorary Examples of Recent Professional Education, Service, Research Programs/Projects:

 

EDUCATION:

Health Promotion Advocacy Efforts:

Legislative Advocacy Efforts for Federal Health Legislation: With the NCHEO, attended an advocacy summit, received training in legislative and media advocacy; lobbied/educated Federal Senate and House members for federal health legislation.

Health Promotion Advocates – Lobby and grassroots support for Health Promotion FIRST Act (S.628) 

Show-Me Health: Clearing the Air About Tobacco: Educators and Legislative Advocates: Trained and certified as Tobacco Education Specialists, educated community about dangers of tobacco and tobacco control policies to support an advocacy effort to increase the state excise tax on tobacco.

Committee for a Healthy Future – Lobby and grassroots support for state excise tax on tobacco (MO Amendment 3).

Smoke-Free/ Breathe Easy Kirksville lobbied local city council members, spoke at Town Hall Meeting and city council meetings to support the Kirksville Clean Air Initiative. Conducted get out the vote campaign for April ballot question, did phone-banking/polling, supported and worked for the election of pro-health city council candidates. (Ordinance amending Chapter 18 Article V of the City Code of the City of Kirksville, MO). Ballot measure passed – 62%; and pro-health candidates were all elected.

                MO Long-Term Care Ombudsmen Legislative Advocacy Activities: Writing to House members to co-sponsor the Ombudsman Bill; Lobbying activities/visiting legislators in Jefferson City on behalf of HB 153; attendance and presentation at the hearing for SB 457 (a bi-partisan bill); partnering with MCQC in calling and writing to committee members. Spoke at Hearing for the Bill – passed out of Committee 6-0.

                PASS Coalition (Peers Against Secondhand Smoke) Advocacy Activities: Worked with BreathEasy KV, ALA, ACS, AHA to support the Clean Air Initiative as well as lobby on the campus of TSU for an entirely smoke-free campus.

Health Educators for Court-Placement Students at Bruce Normile Juvenile Justice Center: Taught health topics and skills using active learning and highly interactive teaching strategies to youth placed in juvenile detention by the court system.

Health Educators for Primary, Elementary, and Middle School Students: Taught the Too Good for Drugs, I Want to be a Healthy Me, Al’s PALS and other health and substance abuse prevention curricula/Model Programs/Evidence-based Programs and units to local primary, elementary, and middle school students.

Health Educators for Alternative School Students: Taught smoking cessation and health education classes (Glencoe Health/Hands-on-Health) to at-risk youth in the alternative school setting.

Hispanic Cultural Competency Training and American Red Cross Hispanic HIV/AIDS Educator: (grant-funded). Received training in Hispanic cultural competency, were trained and certified as ARC Hispanic HIV/AIDS Educators; taught HIV/AIDS Prevention workshops at Milan Latino Center/Milan School District.

Milan Latino Center: Fitness and Nutrition Educators: Taught Nutrition and Physical Activity lessons to Latino youth in the after school setting at the Latino Center.

Cultural Competency and Diversity Training: (grant-funded). Received training in the 4-step model of building cultural competence as a long-term developmental process including knowledge, attitudes, and skills by the RAIN Network.

American Red Cross African American HIV Educator:  Training and teaching seminars (grant-funded): Received grant and training; conduct culturally-appropriate HIV/AIDS educational seminars; pre-post/control group evaluation; present results, publish results.

CHES Study Sessions Teachers: For Fall and Spring exit examinations; created study guides for exam: Provide educational sessions with practice tests to seniors taking the exam.

MDHSS- Certified Smoking Cessation Instructors for Adults and Youth: Training and Teaching Adult Smoking Cessation Classes in Schuyler and Adair Counties, MO: A Pilot Program (state-funded): Received training and presented the course to adults; pre-post evaluation; presented results. Also instructed at-risk youth tobacco prevention and cessation at the KV Alternative Education School.

Substance Abuse Prevention Educators:  Received education/training on prevention planning for community coalitions, then work with HTF/C-2000 Coalition on substance abuse prevention educational programs for Adair County youth and families. Gammans attended State-wide Substance Abuse Prevention trainings as well as trainings for “40 Developmental Assets” and other community prevention forums/workshops.

Search Institute 40 Developmental Assets: Community Asset-Building Initiative: Trained in Asset-building by the Search Institute; collaborated with many community agencies/organizations for Community Development. Implemented a community clearinghouse for Asset Building Initiative; conducted health communications/media campaign for asset building; and created Asset of the Month campaign.

Abstinence Educators/Sexuality Counselors: After completing comprehensive training and observation hours, educate young, pregnant couples about prenatal care; educate youth about human sexuality/crisis pregnancy; educate community groups about and fundraise for pregnancy prevention at Lifeline Pregnancy Care Center.

Health Educators for Adolescent Substance Abusers in a Residential Treatment Setting: After attending a training provided by the Director for Preferred Family Health Care, Inc., educated teen drug offenders about disease prevention, health promotion, and contemporary health topics.

Anti-Tobacco Educators for the SmokeBusters/Busting Big Tobacco Program: (grant-funded) Received training from Northeast MO Cancer Control Coalition. Through MO DHSS and AHEC, train high school students to teach elementary students about media literacy and the dangers of tobacco. Trained and mentored youth in media and legislative advocacy campaigns. Compiled and analyzed pre-post test data; reported results.

Interdisciplinary Clinical Medical Education (ICE) Program: ElderLynk Noon Seminar Attendance and Instructors: As ATSU/KCOM “Geriatric Scholars/Interdisciplinary Student Leaders”, Gammans planned and presented geriatric education programs to interdisciplinary teams of physicians, medical students, nurses, and health educators at NE Regional Medical Center. Gammans also attended and participated in the interdisciplinary medical education seminars that follow the Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Training (GITT) Curriculum and use the Case Study approach.

Red Cross Workplace Stress Management, Red Cross Violence Prevention Instructors, Red Cross Ergonomics Instructors, Red Cross Your Heart Matters Instructors, Red Cross Slips/Trips/Falls; ACT Smart HIV Education; Healthy Back Program (grant-funded): After receiving the trainings/certifications, taught the programs in the community; presented and published results.

MO Department of Health PRIMO and KVHS Medical Explorers Instructors: Taught high school aged prospective medical students about the profession as part of AHEC program.

KVHS Health Class Instructors: Taught human sexuality/maturation education and healthy back screenings/education to local high school students.

American Cancer Society FreshStart Smoking Cessation Instructors; American Lung Association NOT-on-Tobacco Instructors; ACS Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU) Instructors; and STAMP Instructors– Trained and certified in a variety of smoking cessation programs; presented programs to area youth.

MO Department of Health and Senior Services: Professional Day Care Provider Instructors (contracted): Taught the state of MO’s continuing education programs for day care providers in the region.

 

Eta Sigma Gamma Continuing Education Programs and Professional Partnerships

 

Education: “Continuing education” programs for professional development of Gammans:

Legislative advocacy training – through NCHEO, to increase knowledge of government processes

Anti-tobacco education and advocacy trainings- provided by ALA/AHA/ACS; CORE/PASS

Cultural competence trainings –to improve multi-dimensional programming skills: RAIN/TSU

SmokeBusters Training – to become anti-tobacco education facilitators - MDHSS

Publicity and Promotion workshop sponsored by TSU/Center for Student Involvement

Grant-writing Workshop provided by TSU

Cultural Competency training by the RAIN Network (grant-funded)

American Red Cross trainings and certifications (grant-funded)

PGA Golf Lessons at the Rockpile Driving Range (PGA grant-funded): Lessons for professional development to assist with fundraising, networking, and political advocacy skills.

Leadership Seminars for all committee chairs and officers: Gained leadership and management skills.

Professional Conduct Seminar to prepare for professional conferences: Received education on networking skills.

SLU Admissions Director – Guest Speaker: Educated Gammans about Public Health and gives graduate assistantships/scholarships to Gammans.

CDCynergy training at ASHA Conference – Trained in cutting edge public health software program.

 

Education - Professional Partnerships:

 

MO ASSIST, Smoke-Free MO, American Lung Association, MO Department of Health and Senior Services, Lifeline Pregnancy Center, Preferred Family Healthcare, Inc., St Louis University School of Public Health, NEMO Area Health Education Centers (AHEC), Kirksville R-III School District, ATSU/KCOM ElderLynk, American Red Cross, RAIN Network, American Cancer Society, Kirksville Alternative School – KAS; Ray Miller and Kirksville Primary Schools, Bruce Normile Juvenile Justice Center, North Missouri Cancer Control Coalition, Committee for a Healthy Future; Breathe Easy Kirksville Coalition, Milan Latino Center.

 

Service: “Continuing education” programs for professional development of Gammans:

 

MCQC and MO Department of Health and Senior Services; Ombudsmen Continuing Education readings/hours

Vital Sign/Physical Assessments Trainings: Upperclassmen train and qualify underclassmen in skills for the medical clinic.

Guest speakers on advocacy and career education: KV Mayor, ACS, BSU, KCOM, SLU, MCQC, BEK

ACS FreshStart Smoking Cessation Leader, NOT on Tobacco, and TATU Facilitator Trainings

Accent Health network for the Christian Community Clinic

Red Cross Training

 

 

Service - Professional Partnerships:

 

MO Division of Hwy Safety, Agency on Aging, MCQC, American Cancer Society, Family Advocacy Center,  MO State Hwy Patrol, MO ASSIST, Hospice 2000, Christian Community Clinic, KTVO-TV3, Arthritis Foundation, NE Regional Arthritis Center, KCOM, Administration on Aging, Red Cross, Hope’s Kitchen, ATSU/KCOM, MO Department of Health, Think First, Smoke-Free/Breathe Easy MO; Northeast Regional Medical Center; 8 area nursing homes/long-term care facilities; Randolph County Health Department; NEMO Cancer Control Coalition.

 

Research Partnerships:

 

Adair County Schools, 12 NEMO County Health Departments, Smoke-Free Missouri, MCQC, MO Department of Health, AHEC, SmokeBusters; Kirksville R-3 Schools; Kirksville Drug Prevention Coordinator, Christian Community Clinic 4-phase needs assessment workgroup, Chariton County Health Department.

 

SERVICE:

Project Smokebusters: Trained by the MO DHSS, taught local high school students (in 3 phases) about media and legislative advocacy for their anti-tobacco campaigns. Educated and mentored the students in their efforts to make changes in community/school ordinances, laws, and policies for tobacco cessation and control.

Community Organizers/Facilitators for Search Institute 40 Developmental Assets Community-Wide Campaign: Trained in the 40 Assets and assisted Heartland Task Force Prevention Coalition at community organizing events. Helped to design, implement, evaluate, and monitor the community-wide 40 Assets Campaign.

Multimedia Campaign for MO Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program: (grant-funded). Created an Educational Multi-Media CD-ROM and sent it to selected LTC facility administrators to increase awareness of the program and encourage them to ask for an ombudsman for their facility. Followed-up with planning workshops in partnership with MCQC and MO LTC Ombudsman Program at the state department of health.

MO Long-Term Care Ombudsmen: Trained and certified by the Administration on Aging, Gammans help residents in LTC facilities improve their quality of life by ensuring their rights are not violated. They act as mediators and brokers between the administration and patient/family in nursing homes in 3 counties.

MO Coalition for Quality Care Membership/Partnership: Work/collaborate with the group to advocate for the rights of the elderly; attend their meetings; coordinate with coalition on advocacy programs.

ATSU/KCOM Interdisciplinary Clinical Education “House Calls” Volunteers/ICE Geriatric Conference: After training and attendance at noon geriatric education seminars and ICE Orientations, Gamman Geriatric Scholars and their interdisciplinary teams conduct comprehensive geriatric assessments of patients in local nursing homes. Debriefing sessions, lead by medical educators and health educators followed. Gammans have the opportunity to be selected as an ICE Student Leader to instruct at Noon Seminars, and conduct annual conference planning and provide conference presentation/sessions. All attend and present research at the annual conference.

Arthritis Foundation (AF) Exercise Program (People with Arthritis Can Exercise) Instructors: Trained and certified by AF; conduct seated/wheelchair exercise classes for elderly and those with arthritis at area nursing homes.

Arthritis Foundation (AF) Aquatics Exercise Instructors: Trained and certified by AF; conduct water exercise classes for elderly and those with arthritis.

Hospital-Based Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program creation: Developed/created and staffed a Model Program: a long-term care ombudsman program in the skilled nursing care unit of a regional medical center.

KTVO-TV3 Heartland Task Force/C2000 Substance Abuse Prevention Volunteers: Assist with prevention programming/family strengthening programs for youth substance abuse as well as with mass media anti-drug campaigns.

Physician Assistants and Patient Educators: After training, assist the volunteer physicians with taking vital signs, histories, and conducting patient education about disease prevention for rural, free, medical clinic.

Physical Assessment/Screenings at Hope’s Kitchen: After training, assist the volunteer physicians with taking vital signs, histories, and conducting patient education about disease prevention at an area soup kitchen.

Hospice 2000 Volunteers for the Terminally Ill: Trained in hospice principles and work in interdisciplinary teams to provide special care to the terminally ill, especially young patients.

SafeBrake/Grey Ribbon Campaign: Annual safe driving/distracted driving awareness campaign for TSU students and local Kirksville High School students over Spring Break. Comprehensive awareness and education program with mass media advocacy component. Also included a partnership with the KV RIII School District to conduct distracted driving educational programming and safe break promotion for high school students over their spring vacation/break.

Volunteer Mentors and Tutors: At Family Advocacy Center, mentor at-risk youth in after-school program.

Operation Storefront and Operation SmokeScreen: In conjunction with the American Cancer Society and MO ASSIST, conducted undercover, underage tobacco and alcohol purchases. Alerted authorities if law was broken; merchant education presentations.

MO Division of Highway Safety: Project CHEERS: Designed, implemented, and evaluated a community-wide sober driving program. Program was published in a professional journal.

American Cancer Society “Teens Against Tobacco Use” (TATU) Facilitators: After training and certification, lead school-aged youth in anti-tobacco activities and media advocacy workshops.

Operation Life Check Volunteers: In conjunction with the Area Agency on Aging, Gammans periodically checked on the health status of elderly in our community, especially during the winter months.

Trips to MO Dept of Health -Health Educator’s Network: meetings/workshops attended.

 

RESEARCH:

 

Professional Conferences: Attendance/Monitor/Present:

 

AWHP/ACSM, ASHA/ESG, APHA, MO AHPERD, ATSU/KCOM Geriatric Conference, TSU Undergraduate Research Conference, Capitol Poster Day, NCUR, MCQC

 

Membership in Professional Associations (Student membership):

 

                American School Health Association

                American College of Sports Medicine

 

 

A “Sampling” of Gamman Publications: (Author-Article-Journal)

 

Dougherty, “A Pilot Test of Dietary Dairy Journaling: Lessons Learned” (2007) Eta Sigma Gamma Student Monograph – in-print.

 

Degenhardt, Shelton, Reine, Stauber, Stevens, Kresl, Kennett, 2006: “Tanning habits and consideration of alternative tanning methods of rural Northeast Missouri youth”. The Health Education Monograph Series.

 

Shelton, Forsyth, Boudria, Bylina, 2005. First-year college students’ perceptions of campus-wide risky sexual behavior”. Eta Sigma Gamma Student Monograph Series.

 

Bylina M, Krogmann E. 2005. “Protecting patients’ rights before nursing home admission: A hospital-based long-term care ombudsman program”. Journal of Social Work in Long Term Care

 

Bylina, 2005. “Comparison of exercise attitudes and behaviors of urban senior citizens to AARP’s national survey results.” Journal of Physical Activity and Aging

 

Stanley J, 2005, “Accentuate the positive! Using an asset mapping tool as part of a community health needs assessement”. Health Promotion Practice.

 

Clouse S, Toigo A, Hembree M, Judson E, 2005.  “LTC administrators’ perceptions of the Ombudsmen program in the state of MissouriThe Director: Journal of NADONA

 

Degenhardt, 2004. “Knowledge and perceptions of bioterrorism threat among rural, northeast MO residents”. Eta Sigma Gamma Student Monograph Series.

 

Kennett, Lonegran. 2004. Evaluation of a workplace violence awareness program for nursing home employees, The Health Educator.

Curfman-Riney, Grasch, Toigo, Plumley, Miller. “Attitudes and behaviors toward tobacco and alcohol among first-year college students”, 2003, The ESG Student Monograph.

Carpenter, Degenhardt: “Safe Brake: A Highway Safety Legislative Advocacy Program”, 2003. The Health Educator.

Curfman, Stanley, Toigo, Grasch, Levinskas. “Effects of a workplace ergonomics intervention on perceived risks of MSDs in clerical staff: A pilot study”. Fall 2002. The Health Educator.

Toigo, Clouse, Hembree, Curfman, “A model program for nursing home ombudsmen recruitment”, Annals of Long Term Care, 2002.

 

Curfman, Jones, "Reducing Transmission of Blood-Borne Pathogens in Occupational Settings Using American Red Cross Preventing Disease Transmission Module", The Health Educator.

 

Curfman, Grasch, 2002, “An evaluation of the PACE Program” The ESG Student Monograph.

 

Antoine M, Donald S, 2001. “Are students getting enough nutrition? A pilot study” Journal of Research in Childhood Education.

 

Donald, S, Lonegran M.  2001. "Colorado's worksite health promotion activities: A comparison to the 1999 National Survey". MO Journal of AAHPERD.

 

Karstens E, Curfman C, Jones A, Grasch N. 2001. "Teens Against Tobacco Use". The Health Educator.

 

 

Goldsmith K, Godefroid M, Hooper J. 2001 "Membership demographics and diversity of Central Region AWHP members: A pilot study", IEJHE.

 

Schneider B, Seifert M, Schmich, B. 2001. "The Healthy Back: A worksite back injury prevention program". Eta Sigma Gamma Student Monograph Series.

 

Jones A, Daneilsen R. 2001. "Health promotion programs for students in physician assistant schools" Perspective in Physician Assistant Education.

 

Schneider B. 2000. Project CHEERS: A community-wide sober driver program". The Health Educator.

 

Beck, C. Spring 1999. "Smoke-free Businesses: A worksite health promotion program". The Health Educator. And CDC Health Promotion Database - abstract: Atlanta, GA

 

Wilburn D. 1998. "A comparison of health promotion programs for medical students in allopathic and osteopathic medical schools.” American Journal of Health Promotion.

 

Jordan, M, Oberdieck, T. 1998.”Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Leader community service project”.     Eta Sigma Gamma Student Monograph Series.   

 

Telleen K. 1999. “Administrative characteristics of worksite health promotion programs in the state of Missouri.” American Journal of Health Promotion.

 

Laverentz M, Jordan M. 1999. “The Nuer Nutrition Education Program: Breaking down cultural barriers”.Health Care for Women International.

 

Bieterman-Davis C. 1997. “Community involvement: The key to successful implementation of Comprehensive School Health Education.” Health Education Monograph.

 

 Aguillon S. 1997. “Superintendents’ perceptions of schoolsite health promotion in the state of Missouri.” Journal of School Health.

 

Billingsley J. 1996. “Rationale for schoolsite health promotion.” Education

 

Gamman Award Winners:

 

American Association for Health Education: AAHE Outstanding Health Education Major of the Year/ASHA Scholarship/ASHA Student Research Grant

Carrie DeCarli – AAHE Health Education Major of the Year - 2006

Nicole Stevens – ASHA Scholarship Award, 2006

Wes Chew – ASHA Student Research Grant, 2006

Jessica Morgan – AAHE Undergraduate Scholarship, 2006

Nicole Stevens - AAHE Outstanding Health Education Major of the Year, 2006

Sarah Cooper – AAHE Outstanding Health Education Major of the Year, 2005

Liz Carpenter: AAHE Health Education Major of the Year, 2004

Nichole Grasch, AAHE Health Education Major of the Year, 2003

Casie Curfman, ASHA National Undergraduate Scholarship winner, 2002

Casie Curfman, AAHE Health Education Major of the Year, 2002;

Melissa Seifert, AAHE Health Education Major of the Year, 2001.

Liz Karstens, AAHE Health Education Major of the Year; 2000

Sarah West, ASHA Annual Scholarship, 1999.

Sarah West, American Alliance for Health Education (AAHE) Health Education Major of the Year, 1999.

Amanda Miller, ASHA Annual Scholarship, 1998.

Sandra Aguillon, AAHE Health Education Major of the Year, 1996.

 

Who’s Who Among American College/University Students

 

Emily Forsyth-  Who’s Who Among American College Students, 2007

Kim Kennett, Sarah Cooper – Who’s Who Among American College Students, 2005

Webber, Curfman, Hiatt: Who’s Who Among American College Students, 2003

Curfman, Grasch, Who’s Who Among American College/University Students, 2002

Maria Godefroid, Who’s Who Among American College/University Students, 2001

Liz Karstens - Who’s Who Among American College/University Students, 2000

 

Eta Sigma Gamma National Awards

Emily Forsyth – ESG Gamman of the Year, 2006

Maureen Bylina - ESG Founder’s Scholarship Award, 2005

Sarah Shelton – ESG Founder’s Scholarship Award, 2004

Sarah Clouse- ESG Founder’s Scholarship Award, 2003

Casie Curfman, ESG Founder’s Scholarship winner, 2002

Melissa Seifert: Eta Sigma Gamma -Gamman of the Year Award, 2001

Sarah West, Eta Sigma Gamma: Gamman of the Year, 1998

 

US Achievement Academy Scholars: Health Education/National Achievement Academy Award/National Collegiate Education Award

Schultenhennrich, Verhaege, Reine, Kresl, Schulte, Chew, Stauber, Osseck, Paradise, Norpel, Krogmann, Haskins, Reid, DeCarli, Moss, Dougherty

Shelton, Stevens, Kresl, Osseck, DeCarli, Stauber, Reine, Krogmann, Bylina, Miller, Morgan, Campbell, Guirguis, Cooper, Forsyth, Degenhardt, Boudria, Verhhaeghe, Chew, Shuttlenhenrich, Hahn, Moss, Schulte, Dougherty, Reid, 2005-2006.

Shelton, Stevens, Kresl, Osseck, DeCarli, Stauber, Reine, Krogmann, Bylina, Hembree, Miller, Morgan, Campbell, Guirguis, Kennett, Cooper, Forsyth, Degenhardt, 2004-05.

Curfman, Grasch, Hiatt, Neuwoehner, Weidinger, Webber; National Achievement Academy Award, 2003 Grasch, Toigo, Curfman, Carpenter, Fisher, Hiatt, Schwartzman, Green, Stanley: National Collegiate Education Award, 2002

USA Today All-Academic Team/National Dean’s List

Carpenter, Clouse, Degenhardt, Hembree, Hooley, Judson, Kennett, Lonegran, Miller, Toigo, Bylina, Cahill, Cooper, Forsyth, Menefee, Miller, Shelton: National Dean’s List, 2003

Sarah West, USA Today All-Academic Team, 1998

 

MO Coalition for Quality Care: MCQC Outstanding Student Ombudsman Award/Scholarship

Emily Forsyth - 2007

Emily Krogmann, 2006

Emily Krogmann, 2006 – Vivian Roller Scholarship

 

TSU Awards

Senior Leadership Award – Forsyth, 2007; ODK Hall of Fame Finalists: Forsyth, Stevens 2007; Outstanding Student Volunteer Award – DeCarlie 2007; Outstanding Organization Award – ESG, 2007; Student Excellence Award – DeCarlie, 2007;

Forsyth – TSU Health Science Major of the Year, 2007;Forsyth – Golden Leadership Award, 2006; Osseck – TSU Alumni Scholarship- 2006;

Stevens – 2006 Jack/Melba Bowen Scholarship; Vernhaeghe – 2006 SERVE Center Outstanding Student Volunteer Award; Shelton – TSU/CSI Student Excellence Award; 2005;Elizabeth Carpenter: ODK Student Hall of Fame Award, 2004; Jilian Miller: Health Science Major of the Year, TSU, 2004; Toigo – TSU/CSI Student Excellence Award, 2003; Carpenter/ESG – TSU/CSI Outstanding Educational Event of the Year, 2003; Weidinger, 2003- HES Program Honors; Judson: Jack/Melba Bowen Scholarship Award, 2003; Webber: TSU Health Science Major of the Year, 2003;Curfman: TSU Health Science Major of the Year 2002.; Melissa Seifert: TSU/CAOC Student Excellence Award, 2001

Melissa Seifert: Truman State University CAOC President of the Year, 2001; Casie Curman: TSU Certificate of Excellence in Research, 2001 URC; Amanda Jones: TSU Certificate of Excellence in Research, 2001 URS; HES Program Honors: Karstens, Schnieder, Petit, Beck, Jordan, Seifert, Jones, Goldsmith, Godefroid, Green, Schwartzman, Carpenter, Clouse, Toigo, Miller; Karstens - CAOC Academic Excellence Award, 2000;Sarah West, Truman State University CAOC President of the Year, 1998, 1999

ATSU/KCOM Recognition

ICE Geriatric Student Leaders/Scholars: Shelton, Bylina, Cooper, Forsyth, Reine, DeCarli, Krogmann, Verhaeghe: ATSU            

 

               

                               

 

               

 

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