Violeta Lopez is STTI Nurse Researcher's Hall of Fame

Professor Violeta Lopez, PhD, RN, FAAN will be inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International‘s Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame at the 29th International Nursing Research Congress in Melbourne, Australia on 19-23 July 2018.   The International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame was founded in 2010 to recognize nurse researchers who have achieved significant and sustained broad national and international recognition for their work, and whose research has impacted the nursing profession and people it serves. Jerome Babate, President of Beta Nu Delta Nursing Society, said: “Dr. Lopez is a beacon for the Filipino nursing profession and nursing research globally. I am delighted to have her contributions to nursing research merit this significant recognition. Her award represents a sustained level of achievement in nursing research, which has had international impact on the profession, patients, and communities. As one of our members in the Beta Nu Delta Nursing Society, we celebrate her achievements, and I offer my personal congratulations ". “What an amazing recognition and well deserved award for Dr. Lopez,” said Joseph Andrew Pepito, the Society's senior executive officer. “Her research and expertise is invaluable to the field of nursing and to the Filipino nursing.