NSUCO - The Visionary Fall 2017

6 • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY News Blasts NSUCO Dean Receives Highest HPD Honor David S. Loshin, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO, NSUCO dean, was honored with the Health Professions Division (HPD) Distinguished Service Award for his numerous contribu- tions to the health care field and NSU during the HPD’s 32nd annual Bal Fantastique held April 1 at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 in Fort Lauderdale. Hosted by NSU’s HPD, the Bal Fantastique raises funds to support educational and community programs in areas such as allopathic medicine, dental medicine, health care sciences, medical sciences, nursing, optometry, osteopathic medicine, and pharmacy. c Relay for Life: Take a Bite Out of Cancer During the Relay for Life Plantation event held at Plantation Central Park, the NSUCO team—led by Linda S. Rouse, O.D., M.B.A., FAAO, assistant dean of finance and chief operations officer of The Eye Care Institute, and Lori Vollmer, O.D., FAAO, associate professor and director of residencies—raised nearly $2,500. With a “take a bite out of cancer” theme, the community came together to honor cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost, and fight against cancer. Relay for Life teams camp overnight and take turns walking or running around the track. The event lasts for 24 consecutive hours for a symbolic reason: Because cancer never sleeps, organizers ask each team to have at least one participant on the track at all times. c Left to right: George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., NSU president and chief executive officer; David S. Loshin; and Frederick Lippman, R.Ph. , Ed.D., NSU interim executive vice president and chief operating officer