Page 9 - COM Outlook - Spring 2013

9 COM Outlook . Spring 2013
In January, OMS-III Carisa Champion-
Lippmann was selected from a competitive
group of applicants to receive the NSU-
COM Student D.O. of the Year Award from
her peers, joining an exceptional group of
previous winners who have become lead-
ers in the medical field.
Excerpts from her recommendation
letter illustrate why Champion-Lippmann
was selected for this prestigious honor.
“Carisa marshaled our school’s efforts
to always place the student first and
ensure that each student feels empow-
ered to become a true agent of change.
Through her unflagging efforts with the
Pan Student Government Association,
our multiple clubs and organizations on
campus, and the American Osteopathic
Association, Carisa has proven herself
time and time again to carry the traits of a
genuine leader and stands in the eyes of
many of her colleagues as the archetype
of professionalism.
She has shown amazing compassion
to the underserved, attaining well over 600
hours of community service. Read On,
Big Sisters, and the American Osteopathic
Foundation Human Touch Project are just
a few of the dozens of programs fortunate
Carisa Champion-Lippmann Named
Student D.O. of the Year
to have her helping hand. Carisa also finds
time to organize and lead entire medical
outreach trips and supply drives for disas-
ter relief and the needy. Her many con-
tributions and pioneering spirit represent
and embody our core values of academic
excellence, integrity, innovation, opportu-
nity, and community.”
As the current NSU-COM selectee,
Champion-Lippmann is automatically
entered into the national Student D.O.
of the Year Award competition, which
is presented annually by the Council
of Osteopathic Student Government
Presidents—a council of the American
Association of Colleges of Osteo-
pathic Medicine. This esteemed award
acknowledges students’ commitment to
their school, community, and the osteo-
pathic profession.
In March, the College of Osteopathic Medicine received eight
NSU Student Life Achievement (STUEY) Award nominations. The
winners will be announced on Tuesday, April 16 at 6:00 p.m. at
a ceremony to be held in the Miniaci Performing Arts Center
located on campus. For those unfamiliar with the STUEY Awards,
the event was created in 2000 to honor the people and orga-
nizations that best exemplify the NSU core values of academic
excellence, student centered, scholarship/research, integrity,
innovation, opportunity, diversity, and community. A full recap
of the STUEY Awards will be published in the July issue of COM
Outlook. Listed below are this year’s NSU-COM STUEY nominees:
• Executive of the Year – Dr. Anthony J. Silvagni
• Professor of the Year – Alina Perez
• Administrator of the Year – Johneta Goodwin
• Student of the Year – Elizabeth Phung
• Staff Person of the Year – Jordan Mathis
• Student Government of the Year – NSU-COM SGA
• Co-Curricular Advisor of the Year – Dr. Paula Anderson-Worts
• Corporate Partner of the Year – Pizza Loft
Heroes for Health Charity Fun Run
On January 20, the
college’s Student
Government Asso-
ciation coordinated
and sponsored
the Heroes for
Health Charity
Fun Run for the
Homeless, which
featured around 300 participants and helped raise $1,500 for
local homeless organizations such as Broward Partnership for
the Homeless. The participants, who were primarily NSU-COM
students, also donated $1,500 worth of water, food, clothes,
and backpacks to Broward Partnership for the Homeless. The
event, held on NSU’s main campus, allowed the runners to
dress up in superhero costumes and also featured the partici-
pation of the college’s dean, Dr. Anthony J. Silvagni, who led
the race on his Harley motorcycle.
NSU-COM Receives Eight STUEY
Award Nominations