Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Incorporated®, is a professional service organization for Registered Nurses and Student Nurses. Founded in 1932, the Sorority is guided by the motto, “Service for Humanity,” and has programs focusing on health promotion, disease prevention, leadership development, mentoring, and scholarships. An important mission of the organization is encouraging the pursuit of continuing education. To support this mission, the Gamma Chi Chapter of Chi Eta Phi, Sorority, located in Atlanta, GA, provides a research grant in memory of the late Dr. Dorothy Coverson.

Dr. Coverson was an active member of Gamma Chi Chapter from 2005 to 2012. During that time, she inspired many of the members to advance their education and engage in research. Dr. Coverson completed her nursing PhD and a postdoctoral cardiology fellowship at Emory University. She was a Research Assistant Professor at the Cardiovascular Research Institute and Community Health and Preventative Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine. Her research focused on cardiovascular risk assessment and risk reduction in African Americans.

The purpose of this grant is to honor Dr. Coverson’s spirit of scholarly inquiry by supporting graduate students whose academic activities embody the advancement of nursing.

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