STATE PROJECTS FOR 2007-2008

BREAKTHROUGH TO NURSING:
The purpose of the Breakthrough to Nursing Award program is to:

encourage recruitment and retention of students in nursing schools
target non traditional as well as traditional students
use broad-based strategies including ethnic diversity, gender, and age
promote transcultural awareness in nursing school and in the community at large
encourage and promote a mentoring program.

SAVE YOUR QUARTERS
For the fourth year, the TNSA Board of Directors decided, after reviewing the Guide Dogs of Texas program, that this would be an excellent project to do statewide. The purpose of this project is to collect money that will be donated and used to finance training for Guide Dogs. The program's services are provided to legally blind persons completely free of charge. This project provides increased mobility to the legally blind through the use of specially trained dog guides. This award is based on the amount of money collected and the number of members that participate at the local level.

MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT AND RETAINMENT:
The membership in Texas has slowly declined over the last few years, so we believe that this year membership drives must be a top concern at the local levels. Texas must retain the members that we have now and actively recruit new members in order to remain strong at the national level. Recognition will be given at the state convention to those chapters who:

are a new chapter with the most members
are an existing chapter with the largest percentage increase over the last year
are an existing chapter with the largest actual increase in membership over the last year.

Recognition will also be given to the individual who recruits the most members to his/her chapter.

OTHER AWARDS

COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT:
The purpose of the Community Health Project Award program is to:

foster development and implementation of community service on the local, state and national level
educate health care consumers about illness prevention
detect disease earlier and to discuss treatment options
promote community awareness about changes in community health.

IMAGE OF NURSING:
The purpose of the Image of Nursing Award program is to:

promote a positive image of nursing and demonstrate a significant contribution to the public and/or community through image of nursing projects, community health projects, legislative activities, or Breakthrough to Nursing projects
demonstrate use of media coverage of the project or event. Media coverage may include print, television coverage, radio coverage, or the Internet.

POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT AWARD
The purpose of the Political Involvement Award is to:

educate nurses and nursing students about legislation that impacts on the nursing profession and the delivery of nursing services to the public
increase awareness on the local, state, and national levels
promote communication and networking on legislative issues.

Congratulations to the TNSA Chapters that Received Awards and Recognition at the NSNA's 55th Annual Convention in Anaheim, California

CovenantSchool of Nursing, Lubbock, Texas

Most Successful School Gold Community Health Project

Covenant School of Nursing, Lubbock, Texas

Image of Nursing Award

Rhyan Ford, Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Waco, Texas

Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc.

Chi Eta Phi Sorority Incorporated Nursing Scholarship

Rebecca Cummings, El Paso Community College, El Paso, Texas

Elsevier, Proud Publisher of Mosby and Saunders Nursing Titles Scholarship

Leigh Uttich, Texas Woman’s University College of Nursing, Dallas, Texas

Johnson & Johnson – The Campaign for Nursing’s Future Scholarship

Jerry Garcez, Jr., Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Waco, Texas

McKesson Foundation Scholarship

Sandra Flores, University of Texas @ El Paso, El Paso, Texas

Alice Robinson Memorial Scholarship

Kendra Johnson, University of Texas @ Arlington, Arlington, Texas