Internists at its October 2024 conference and attained his Juris Doctor degree in August 2024. He graduated summa cum laude and was the salutatorian for the class of 2024. Jason A. Zell, D.O., M.P.H. (’01), vice chief for academic affairs in the Division of Hematology/ Oncology at the University of California—Irvine, was recently appointed co-chair of the National Cancer Institute/ SWOG Cancer Prevention, Screening, and Surveillance Committee. In this role, he will oversee clinical trial development and provide mentorship to young investigators involved in cancer prevention clinical trials research. DR. PALLAVI PATEL COLLEGE OF HEALTH CARE SCIENCES Ademola Daramola, D.Sc. (’16), M.P.H. (’13), who earned his doctorate degree from the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences and ONE NSU MAGAZINE CLASS NOTES his M.P.H. degree from NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, was named vice president of quality and compliance at Nanoscope Therapeutics Inc.—a biotechnology company committed to restoring vision in blind patients in real-world settings in Dallas, Texas. Hasina Echoles, M.S. SLP (’18), was elected president of the Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists for 2024– 2025. She was also invited to be part of the fellows program at the Tory Burch Foundation in 2024 for her excellence as a woman entrepreneur. Nancy Gauvin, M.S. SLP (’02), won the Community Engaged Scholarship Forum Collaboration Champion Award, which was presented by the University of Pittsburgh community for significant contributions to a culture of collaboration and teamwork. Kelly Moseley, D.H.Sc., M.S.N., R.N., CNE (’11), was named regional dean of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing (TTUHSC) in the Permian Basin. She began working at the TTUHSC School of Nursing in August 2008 as the retention counselor for the accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. FARQUHAR HONORS COLLEGE Shannon Aldridge, B.S. (’15), who received her B.S. in Marine Biology from the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, published scientific research in the Journal of Fish Biology and Fishes journal. Yineth Sanchez Aslan, J.D. (’13), who received her B.S. in Legal Studies and B.A. in Philosophy from the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, was elected without opposition to The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors, representing the 17th Judicial Circuit, Seat 2. Diana Castejon-Morales, B.S. (’11), who received her B.S. in Sport and Recreation Management from the H. Wayne 2009 The University Center was renamed in honor of businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Don Taft in recognition of the university’s largest single gift to date, received from The Taft Foundation. 2010 A state-of-the-art research facility was approved to be built on the Oceanographic Campus at John U. Lloyd Beach State Park in Dania Beach, Florida. Additionally, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching awarded NSU the Community Engagement Classification, which acknowledges significant commitment to, and demonstration of, community engagement. 2011 NSU was elevated from Doctoral Research University to Research University—High Research Activity, reflecting two of NSU’s core values: scholarship and research. 2012 The Oceanographic Center used a $15-million federal stimulus grant to open the nation’s largest dedicated coral reef research center— the NSU Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystems Research. The completed center cost $50 million and serves as a global hub for learning from the ocean’s diverse ecosystem of coral reefs and myriad fish and other marine life. 85
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