Dec. 20, 2011 | Claudia Beverly, Ph.D., R.N., professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing and director of the Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, was given an international award for leadership by the nursing profession’s honor society.

Beverly received the Mary Tolle Wright Award for Excellence in Leadership Oct. 29 in Grapevine, Texas at the 41st Biennial Convention hosted by Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), the Honor Society of Nursing.

“It is a tremendous honor to be recognized among some of the top nursing professionals in the field,” Beverly said. “It speaks volumes for what we’ve been able to accomplish at UAMS and the goals ahead of us we are aiming to achieve.”

The awards ceremony recognized achievements in the fields of technology, media, chapter excellence, research and leadership.

“Nurses and other health care professionals nominate colleagues for these awards as a way to recognize professional excellence and personal commitment to making a significant contribution,” says Karen H. Morin, STTI president. “The 2011 International Awards program helps exemplify the continued tradition practiced by nurses and other health care professionals to maintain the core values and success of the honor society.”