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NSU to Recognize Distinguished Alumni, Nov. 14
NSU will salute 16 outstanding graduates at the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Awards reception on Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Grande Oakes Golf Club from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award is the highest and most prestigious honor that NSU bestows upon its graduates. The program recognizes 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.
The event, which will be costs $50 per person and includes cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, live music and valet parking. Space is limited. Visit www.nova.edu/alumni/events. For additional information call (954) 262-2118.
The honorees are:
| Name/Degree | School | Position/Company/Hometown |
| Gale Allen, D.B.A. ‘02 | H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business & Entrepreneurship | Chief Scientist/National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Springfield, Virginia |
| Mark Blais, Psy.D. ‘90 | Center for Psychological Studies | Chief of Psychology/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolMelrose, Massachusetts |
| Polly Bowes-Howell, Ed.D. ‘99 | Fischler School of Education | Regional Dean/International University of the CaribbeanKingston, Jamaica |
| Sandra Brown, B.S. ‘91 | Farquhar College of Arts & Sciences | Attorney/Law Offices of Sandra L. Brown, P.C.Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jessica Castellanos, M.S. ‘13 | Institute for the Study of Human Service, Health & Justice | Lead Teacher/Behavior Specialist/Slomin Family Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Davie, Florida |
| Osmel Delgado, Pharm.D. ‘02 | College of Pharmacy | Administrative Director, Clinical Operations/ Cleveland Clinic FloridaMiramar, Florida |
| Helen Ewing, D.H.Sc. ‘04 | College of Health Care Sciences | Director, Doctor of Health Sciences/A.T. Still University
Gold Canyon, Arizona |
| Annie M. Forgione, B.S.N. ’08, M.S.N ‘11 | College of Nursing | Director of Nursing-General Surgery/TraumaLee Memorial Health System
Cape Coral, Florida |
| Robert W. Kelley, J.D. ‘81 | Shepard Broad Law Center | Attorney, Founding Partner/Kelley UustalFort Lauderdale, FL |
| Tara E. Levine, M.D. | University School | Doctor/Owner, Deerfield Medical GroupPlantation, Florida |
| Michele Liscio, B.S. ‘00, M.S. ‘03, D.F.M.T. ’07 | Graduate School of Humanities & Social Sciences | Marriage & Family Therapist/ U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsParkland, Florida |
| Karen McKenzie, D.M.D. ‘08 | College of Dental Medicine | Dentist/Central Florida Health CareLake Wales, FL
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| David S. Metcalf II, M.S. ‘96 & Ph.D. ‘98 | Graduate School of Computer & Information Sciences | Director of Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab at the Institute for Simulation and Training/University of Central Florida/Moving Knowledge (UCF Lab Spin-Off) /PresidentMerritt Island, Florida |
| D. Duane Mohon, O.D. ‘98 | College of Optometry | President/Optometrist/Eye Care Alabama, IncJacksonville, Alabama |
| T. Patrick Quinn, M.S. ‘96 & Ph.D. ‘10 | Oceanographic Center | Specialist III/Broward County Natural Resources Planning and Management Division, Marine Resource SectionPlantation, Florida |
| James M. Turner, D.O. ‘88 | College of Osteopathic Medicine | Dean/William Carey University, College of Osteopathic MedicineHattiesburg, Mississippi |