Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society
School of Nursing students at the Sigma Theta Tau Gamma Kappa Chapter 2021 induction.
The 2021 Chapter Key Award lays on top of the Sigma Theta Tau flag.
School of Nursing faculty at the Sigma Theta Tau Gamma Kappa Chapter 2021 induction.
Gamma Kappa Chapter
Gamma Kappa is a chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, nursing's honor society. Its purpose is to recognize the excellence of individual University at Buffalo undergraduate and graduate nursing students and nurse leaders in the community.
The chapter serves its members by facilitating professional growth through the development, dissemination and utilization of knowledge and through the provision of resources. Chapter activities, supported by membership dues, promote high standards of nursing practice, research, scholarship and leadership in its members. They, in turn, positively influence the health and well-being of the community.
Formed on Mar 17, 1978, Gamma Kappa Chapter is the 80th chapter established at Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
In 2021, Gamma Kappa was presented a Chapter Key Award in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments and for excelleing in chapter-related activities.
| Position | Name | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Sharon Hewner | 2021-2023 | hewner@buffalo.edu |
| Vice President | Melinda Haas | 2019-2022 | mshaas2@buffalo.edu |
| Treasurer | Michelle McKay (mentored by Cathy Mann) | 2020-2022 | mmckay3@buffalo.edu |
| Secretary | Cara Wojtach | 2021-2023 | carawojt@buffalo.edu |
| Counselor | Gale Klinshaw | 2020-2022 | galeklin@buffalo.edu |
| Counselor | Linda Steeg | 2020-2022 | llsteeg@buffalo.edu |
| Governance | Donna Fabry | 2021-2023 | fabr@buffalo.edu |
| Governance Committee Member | Jen Guay | 2020-2022 | jmguay@buffalo.edu |
| Leadership Succession Committee Chair | Catherine Mann | 2020-2022 | cmmann@buffalo.edu |
| Leadership Succession Committee Member | Janice Jones | 2021-2023 | jsylakow@buffalo.edu |
| Leadership Succession Committee Member | Angelyn Brown | 2020-2022 | angelynb@buffalo.edu |
| Membership Ambassador | Tyler Owitz | 2021-2023 | tylerowi@buffalo.edu |
| Membership Involvement Committee Member | Patti Sorrentino | 2020-2022 | pms1@buffalo.edu |
| Membership Involvement Committee Member | Devin Gallagher | 2020-2022 | dg65@buffalo.edu |
| Publicity/Newsletter | Joann Sands | 2020-2022 | Jsnyder2@buffalo.edu |
| Publicity/Newsletter | Sydney Cifra | 2020-2022 | sydneyc@buffalo.edu |
| Research Chair | Meg Doerzbacher | 2021-2023 | mdoerzba@buffalo.edu |
| Research Chair | Suzanne Sullivan | 2021-2023 | suzanney@buffalo.edu |
| Awards Chair | Molli Oldenburg | 2020-2022 | mmo3@buffalo.edu |
| Awards Chair | Patti Nisbet | 2021-2023 | panisbet@buffalo.edu |
In order to receive member benefits and publications you must pay annual membership fees. However, individuals can only be inducted into STTI once, therefore if you let your membership lapse at any time you will need to reactivate your membership in order to once again receive member benefits. You would not need to be inducted again. Memberships can be reactivated at any time online using the MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL form or calling: 888-634-7575 (US/Canada toll free) or +1-317-634-8171 (International).
Thank you for your interest in the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International membership. Please choose and complete the appropriate form for membership and return form via fax, email, postal mail to:
Janice Jones, STTI, Gamma Kappa Governance Chair
University at Buffalo, School of Nursing
222 Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214
Office: 716-829-2304 | Fax: 716-829-2021 | Email: jsylakow@buffalo.edu
Region 11 Coordinator
Janice Jones, PhD, RN, CNS, was elected Sigma Theta Tau Region 11 Coordinator during the 2019 Sigma Biennial Convention. Jones is the MS Nursing Leadership & Health Care Systems program coordinator and a clinical professor at UB School of Nursing.
Regional Coordinators are important assets to chapters and chapter leaders. Some of their duties include mentoring, educating and supporting chapter leaders; facilitating chapter-to-chapter networking and collaboartion opportunities; recognizing and showcasing chapter work; facilitating chapter strategic planning; and advising and troubleshooting chapter challenges.
More About Sigma Theta Tau International
Sigma Theta Tau International is the honor society of nursing committed to fostering excellence, scholarship and leadership in nursing to improve health care worldwide. The Society promotes the use of nursing research in health care delivery and makes its resources available to all people and institutions interested in the latest knowledge in nursing care.
Sigma Theta Tau International was founded in 1922 and has a membership of more than 130,000 members active in 89 countries. It has 486 chapters located at college and university schools of nursing worldwide. Fifty-one percent of the Society's members are clinicians, 19 percent are administrators or supervisors, and 18 percent are educators. Thirty-nine percent of its members hold master or doctoral degrees.