COLLABORATION THROUGHOUT THE NATION Kappa Omicron Nu member elected to serve on national council M any departments on campus were affiliated with a national honor society, which allowed students to be involved in their academics on a national level. Harding's Family & Consumer Sciences department was affiliated with the national Kappa Omicron Nu honor society, chartering its own chapter in 1990. According to senior family & consumer science education major Brittany Cowdery, Kappa Omicron Nu was a service and research based society. Members were chosen from the top 20 percent of their class to work on initiatives with other chapters of Kappa Omicron Nu. Dietetics major senior member Danielle Morton said that the current objectives of the society were to research and increase awareness of nutrition and bullying. Members also participated in service projects, such as creating a nutrition program for children at the College Church of Christ during a "Sharing and Caring" event. Harding's chapter of Kappa Omicron Nu established itself as a hardworking and talented group of people. Cowdery was one of three students elected to serve as a national board member. She applied SAAAPA Student Academy of American Academy of Physician Assistants est. 2005: Row 1: S. Savenka, C. Anderson, C. Pruitt, L. Bump, R. Davis. Row 2: J. Grant, J. Jamison, S. Tipton, C. Meeker, C. Lance, C. Schoen, C. Woosley, R. Fritsche. Row 3: T. Spikes, B. Holmes, M. Capstick, C Scott, J. Stafford, B. Holloway, K. Cotton, M. Painter, A. Parker, T. Terrell, N. Rukamp, J. Wohlfeil, G. Hill (sponsor). Row 4: L. Smallridge, C. Batte, C. Guillo. Row 5: J. Neumeier, W. Kiihnl, D. Harper, W. Hall. 258 I Organizations summer 2012 for the position and gave a speech at the national Conclave conference later that summer. After all the candidates presented their speeches, all the members present voted, and Cowdery was selected. "I couldn't believe it," Cowdery said. "I was shocked to receive the honor and to get to rub shoulders with the finest people in the field. It's an awesome opportunity." Kappa Omicron Nu advisor and chair of the Family & Consumer Sciences department Beth Wilson said she was thrilled to learn that Cowdery had been selected. Wilson said Cowdery was the first student from Harding to run for the position. She said that she was confident Cowdery would be a great leader for the national board. Cowdery had her first meeting with other board members summer 2012 but also attended a meeting in Chicago in January. Student members of the national board served two-year terms, so Cowdery planned to serve an additional year after graduation. Cowdery said she hoped that her involvement at a national level would improve Harding's chapter of the club. The resources and contacts she gained were HNSA Harding Nursing Student Association est. 1977: Row 1: K. House, E. Malec,A. Strock, K. Davidson, M. Przeczewski, B. Sarrett, C. DiMaria. Row 2: J. Burt (sponsor), L. Meeker, T. Fuchs, K. Bay, B. King, L. Pinczuk, K. Tate. helpful to her classmates in projects and research for Kappa Omicron Nu. "[Brittany's] selection will bring energy, enthusiasm and commitment to excellence to the group," Wilson said. "She will serve to represent the pre-professional to the board to help with planning of the future program of work as well as the next Conclave Conference." Wilson went on to say that she hoped more students would become members of Kappa Omicron Nu and apply for scholarships and fellowships and that Harding's chapter would collaborate with other campus honor societies to combine talents in social awareness efforts. Ultimately, Wilson intended for the honor society's activities, including Cowdery's participation on the national board, to glorify God and to strengthen the department. "My goal for KON is that it brings recognition to the high quality program, students and faculty in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences," Wilson said. "Ultimately, my goal is that in fostering leadership, research and scholarship, we will all bring glory to God." Lyndsey Ruble SSHA Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists est. 2009: Row 1: E. Middlebrooks, H. Suh, J. Mills, E. Scott, N. Gay, B. Sivilay, T. Waldrop, A. Laurich. Row 2: S. Griffin (advisor), T. Ly, A. Davidson, S. Squires, Y. Lee, M. Joo, H. Le, A. Tran, H. Son, S. Clemente, M. Evans, R. Story (advisor). Row 3: T. Staten, T. Yang, P. Nguyen, M. Egbuka, D. Negash, M. Menezes, A. Ness, K. Jang, B. Green, A. Wilson, M. Epperson.
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