SON Home | UW Home | MyUW | UW Bothell | UW Tacoma | HealthLinks | Contact the School | Search SON | Internal Nursing Prof Outstanding Arthritis Volunteer for 2002 Basia Belza, Ph.D, RN, an expert on physical conditioning and fatigue management in chronic disease, has been awarded the 2002 Outstanding Volunteer Leadership Award from the Washington/Alaska Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation. She was recognized for her "enthusiastic and committed volunteer service on behalf of the 1.8 million people in Washington and Alaska living with arthritis, the nation's #1 cause of disability," according to a spokesperson from the organization. An associate professor in the UW School of Nursing, Belza recently completed ten years as a board member of the Washington/Alaska Chapter, including serving as chair of the board in 2000 and 2001. In 2000-2002, she served as a member of the Arthritis Foundation's National Board of Trustees, and prior to that as a national delegate from the chapter. This top honor from the Washington/Alaska chapter was presented January 27. Return to News and Events   Copyright © 2008 University of Washington 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, Washington 98195