Member Highlights

It is with great pleasure to highlight Chi Eta Phi members who have been recognized for their exemplary contributions to nursing by other National organizations.

Mildred Evans, DNP, MSN-Ed, RN, CCCTM, BC

Congratulations to Dr. Mildred T. Evans, DNP, MSN-Ed, RN, CCCTM, BC, who is a recipient of the South Carolina Palmetto Gold Nursing Excellence Award 2024.

The Palmetto Gold award sponsored by the South Carolina Nursing Foundation recognizes Registered Nurses in South Carolina who exemplify excellence in nursing practice, showcase the valuable contributions nurses make to patient care, and nurses who are committed to the nursing profession. The recipients of this prestigious award are honored at the annual Palmetto Gold Gala.

The South Carolina Nurses Foundation provides a $1000.00 scholarship yearly to each undergraduate registered nurse program in the state, and a yearly $2,000 Renatta Loquist Graduate Nursing Scholarship to a graduate student.

Teberah Alexander, RN, BSN, CDP

Congratulations to Soror Teberah Alexander of Lambda Chi Chapter. She is a 2024 Michigan Chronicle Women of Excellence honoree!

The Michigan Chronicle Women of Excellence Awards celebrates local African American women who inspire others through their vision and leadership, exceptional achievements, and participation in community service. They are women who exemplify extraordinary stature, poise and grace. (Michigan Chronicle website). As a 2024 Honoree, she will join the ranks of 800 other phenomenal women who have previously been recognized for their remarkable contributions. This is a testament to the enduring impact of her work and the legacy she is building.

Soror Alexander is the esteemed Founder of Nurses Who Care and Owner of Kathelene’s Compassionate Adult Day Care, Nurse’s T Body Bar and Excelling Nursing Academy. Her visionary leadership has played a pivotal role in various educational and mentorship opportunities via the Future Nurses program, an initiative she has also spearheaded.

Lenette Jones, Phd, RN, FAHA

We are pleased to announce Soror Lenette Jones, Phd, RN, FAHA of Lambda Chi Chapter was featured in the February 2024 American Heart Association CVSN Heart newsletter. Soror Lenette is a Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA). Her goals as a scientist have always aligned with the CVSN Council’s mission to “relentlessly pursue optimal health outcomes for all through innovative nursing science and practice, lifelong learning, and a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion in health care.” She has participated on CVSN committees and has been an invited speaker or presenter at numerous events including the AHA Scientific Sessions and the AHA EI Lifestyle conference. Her focus is improving health equality for African American women with hypertension and social and structural determinants of cardiovascular health.

In addition, Soror Lenette was appointed as the Inaugural Nancy S. and Micheal B. McLelland Professor of Nursing at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in 2023. She has been recognized for her ongoing research focusing on eliminating health disparities and improving health equity for African American women with hypertension.