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NSU Presents Distinguished Alumni Awards 2014
Alumni Pictured, from left to right: Fabien Pampaloni, Joanna Walczak, James Burrell, Yisroel Schulman, Gary Killam, David Eldred, Sasidhar Nallapati, Lisa Kenyon, Richard Ashworth, Thomas Cairns, Marlene Sotelo, Renee Goldenberg, Michael Gervasi, Ruth Jacoby, Griffin Occhigrossi. Not Pictured: Michael Bourke and Tony Gaskew.
NSU saluted 17 outstanding graduates at the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Awards reception that was held on Nov. 13, 2014. The Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award is the highest and most prestigious honor that NSU bestows upon its graduates. The program recognized alumni who are changing lives and changing the world by demonstrating a record of distinguished service and extraordinary achievement in a particular profession, discipline, organization or community cause.
“The true measure of a university’s greatness can be found in the achievements of its alumni,” said George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., president and CEO of NSU. These awards pay tribute to alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their professions and/or community, have great pride for their alma mater, and are committed to advancing NSU’s values and goals.
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Distinguished Alumni Award Winners
| School | Award winner 2014 | Degree/Class year |
|---|---|---|
| Center for Psychological Studies | Michael Bourke | M.S. ’96, Ph.D. ’00 |
| College of Dental Medicine | Sasidhar Nallapati | Postdoc Cert. ’06 |
| College of Health Care Sciences | Lisa Kenyon | Ph.D. ’10, D.P.T. ’14 |
| College of Nursing | Fabien Pampaloni | B.S.N. ’08 |
| College of Optometry | David Eldred | O.D. ‘97 |
| College of Osteopathic Medicine | Michael Gervasi | D.O. ‘87 |
| College of Pharmacy | Richard Ashworth | Pharm.D. ‘99 |
| Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences | Griffin Occhigrossi | B.S. ‘07 |
| Fischler School of Education and Human Services | Ruth Jacoby | Ed.D. ‘95 |
| Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences |
James Burrell |
Ed.S. ‘06 & Ph.D. ‘13 |
| Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Tony Gaskew | M.S. ‘05, Ph.D. ‘08 |
| H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship | Thomas Cairns | M.S. ’90, D.B.A. ‘96 |
| Institute for the Study of Human Service, Health and Justice | Gary Killam | B.S. ’97, Ph.D. ’14 |
| Mailman Segal Center for Human Development | Marlene Sotelo | Ed.D. ’10 |
| Oceanographic Center | Joanna Walczak | M.S. ’08 |
| Shepard Broad Law Center | Renee Goldenberg | J.D. ‘84 |
| University School | Yisroel Schulman |