Chapter News

Dr. Evelyn Cohelan (right) presents the 2000 Cohelan Leadership Award to Loretta A. Normile, assistant professor in the College of Nursing and Health Science.

The Nursing Alumni Chapter
has its zPatriots.com community site up and running. All interested alumni are encouraged to sign on and learn more about the chapter's events and activities, as well as to post your latest news. The 2001 Research Day and the Evelyn Cohelan Lecture Series will be held together again in the spring. The College of Nursing and Health Science, Inova Health System, and the Epsilon Zeta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International are sponsoring this event, which brings experts together to share critical information on health care quality, research, and policy issues with area nurse professionals and students. Dr. Cohelan, founding dean of the Department of Nursing, will present the 2001 Cohelan Leadership Award, and a nationally prominent speaker will deliver the Cohelan Lecture.

The School of Management Alumni Chapter
has established an SOM alumni community web page on zPatriots.com. All the latest news and events regarding the chapter and the School of Management are posted on this site. Come celebrate Homecoming with fellow SOM alumni on Saturday, February 17. Check the SOM web page for the latest details.

The Civil Engineering Alumni Chapter
held several social and networking events during the fall and is planning more for the spring. All civil engineering alumni are welcome and encouraged to join this new chapter. Please contact David Shacochis at [email protected] or at (703) 691-4364.

The Law Alumni Chapter
will hold its fourth annual Judicial and Legislative Reception on May 23, 2001, at the School of Law in Arlington. Also, plans are under way to have a huge presence of law alumni partying at the Virginia Gold Cup races on May 5, 2001. For more information, contact Bryan Gray at (703) 993-8121.

The Forensics Team Alumni Chapter
is planning to hold a 30th anniversary reunion to coincide with the AFA Nationals, which will be held at George Mason April 6 through 9, 2001. The chapter has generated a great deal of interest from former forensics team members to serve as judges and attend a reunion. If you are interested, please contact Chris Tittel at [email protected].