| | UAHuntsville College of Nursing student named national vice president of student organization(5/28/2008)
Laura Chapman of Decatur, a senior in The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAHuntsville) College of Nursing, has been elected vice president of the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA).Chapman served this past year as NSNA Director South, making her the first nursing student in the College of Nursing to serve on NSNA's board of directors for two straight years. The election was held at the 2008 national convention in Grapevine, Texas in April. "I've learned a greet deal being on the national board of NSNA," Chapman said. "I believe that it is of great value to be involved in a pre-professional organization. It has been a remarkable experience to work with so many influential nursing professionals." Chapman was one of three co-authors of a resolution that was approved at this year's national convention, addressing the need for increased disaster preparedness in the nursing curricula. She plans to push for implementation of a plan where NSNA state organizations can partner to help one another in times of a disaster crisis, and help state and local nursing organizations create their own disaster preparedness committee. For the next year, Chapman will serve as NSNA's chair for the Disaster Preparedness Committee, chair of Convention Committee, and serve as a member of the Executive Committee and Finance Committee. Chapman will attend planning and training for her new board position in New York City in May. "With a year's experience on the National Board of Directors, I am ready to continue working diligently on the mission of NSNA and to encourage other nursing students to get involved and make a difference in the nursing profession," Chapman said. Chapman is president of the UAHuntsville College of Nursing's Association of Nursing Students, and served as vice president last year. She also served last year as ex-officio to the Alabama State Nurses Association Board of Directors and is currently serving on the state organization's Convention Committee and Disaster Preparedness Committee. For more information: Dave Denton, (256)824-6414 |
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