NSU Horizons Spring 2012

Chad Bobik, B.S., class of 1999 Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences A physician account manager for Conficare Home Health Solutions, Bobik liaises between doctors and patients receiving skilled nursing and physical therapy services. He was named Sales Representative of the Year for Aspen Medical Products and received a Rising Star Training award for Merck, Amylin, and Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals. Yale Galanter, J.D., class of 1983 Shepard Broad Law Center Galanter is a nationally recognized authority in the field of criminal litigation and criminal trial law with more than 20 years of experience. He routinely is called by prominent publications such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and the national broadcast media to provide courtroom commentary regarding prominent trials. Daniel Hatton, Ph.D., class of 1991 Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences Hatton has more than 30 years of executive leader- ship, consulting, education, and technical expertise across multiple areas, especially health care. He is an adjunct associate professor of biomedical infor- matics at NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine and a consultant with XL-ANCE, an e learning company based in France. Cherise James, M.S., class of 2009 Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences James is a residence life coordinator—south campus at Wake Forest University. In the fall of 2010, the university provost appointed James the chair of the new Wake-Up-Winston Committee, charged with providing professional networking as well as with uniting faculty and staff members of diverse cultures and ethnicities to recruit minority administrators and faculty members. Kristopher Keimel Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale Keimel serves as a lead teacher’s assistant at the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale AutoNation Acad- emy of Art and Design. He aids the classroom instructor in the visual arts teaching, ensures all the children are in the correct classrooms at the proper time, and supervises students when they are not in the classroom. Few people—especially children—look forward to going to the dentist. That’s why Michael Roseff, D.M.D., 2004, prides himself on having a cheerful pediatric dentistry practice, from the toothpaste to the door prizes. “We have fun with our patients, really get to know them, and treat them the way we want to be treated,” he said. Roseff attributes his ability to make his patients feel comfortable to his experiences at NSU’s College of Dental Medicine. “Most of the faculty members treated our small class as a family,” said Roseff, who has his own pediatric dental practice in Boynton Beach, Florida. “School was tough, but the faculty members always made it more enjoyable.” A Philadelphia native, Roseff received undergraduate degrees in biology and food science from the University of Delaware. At NSU’s College of Dental Medicine, he established himself as a leader. Having served as class president for two years and student body president for one year, Roseff was awarded the Leadership in Student Governments Dean’s Award and College of Dental Medicine Service Award. While at NSU, and with the help of mentors such as Anton Gotlieb, D.D.S.; Richard Mascola, D.D.S.; Denise Vedrenne, D.D.S.; and Abby Brodie, D.M.D., Roseff was awarded grants to present his research in craniofacial orthodontics in Gothenburg, Sweden; Oahu, Hawaii; and San Francisco, California. After graduation, Roseff received postgraduate training at Indiana University and became board certified in 2006. He has been honored with the Delta Dental Leadership Award, the American College of Dentists Award for Professionalism and Ethics, and the Florida Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Charles Fain Award. Roseff currently serves as the 2011–2012 president of South Palm Beach County District Dental Association and is a member of the American Dental Asso- ciation, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and the Florida Dental Society of Anesthesiology. He credits much of his success to NSU’s College of Dental Medicine faculty members. “I think school, practice, and work are what you make of it,” said Roseff, who lives in Wellington, Florida, with his wife Misty, daughters Charli and Samantha, and his clumber spaniel Lucy. “We just try and make the best of every day, every situation, and every opportunity. That’s the way I treated dental school and my time at NSU.” Michael Roseff BY KARA POUND 30 HORIZONS Michael Roseff credits much of his success to NSU’s College of Dental Medicine faculty members.