NSU Horizons Fall 2017

18 NSU HORIZONS NSU ACHIEVEMENTS The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce honored Thomas Temple, M.D., as a “Health Care Hero” during its 20th annual Health Care Heroes® Awards ceremony. Temple, senior vice president of translational research and econom- ic development for NSU, was the recipient of the Bio-Medical Award for his lifetime of work in this field. “Dr. Temple is multidimensional— an inventor, a surgeon, a university administrator, and a family man,” said George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., NSU president and CEO, who nominated Temple for the award. According to the chamber, the Health Care Heroes® Awards program recognizes individuals, institutions, professionals, students, volunteers, and programs that, through their individual or collective actions, have made an extraordinary impact in the South Florida health care community. A world-class orthopedic surgeon whose career spans three decades, Temple’s work in orthopedic oncology has focused on sparing limbs for patients with bone tumors and finding alternative ways to treat them without using toxic chemotherapy. He holds 12 patents, all of which have been developed into commercial products to treat patients. As NSU’s senior vice president of translational research and economic development, he is responsible for building the connections, resources, and entrepreneurial energy for the commercialization of the university’s research activities, and to foster research that makes a direct impact on people and the environment. He also serves as executive associate dean for research for NSU’s College of Allopathic Medicine. n THOMAS TEMPLE, M.D., NAMED A HEALTH CARE HERO U.S. News & World Report ranked Nova Southeastern University with- in its 2018 list of top 200 “Best Colleges.” NSU is officially ranked at number 198 for National Uni- versities (up 16 spots). This is the second time this year that the university was ranked by U.S. News & World Report . In January, the magazine recognized three NSU online programs. NSU’s criminal justice graduate program was ranked 26th out of 41 programs; its education graduate program was 84th out of approximately 200 (up 11 spots); and its nursing graduate program was 47th out of more than 100 ranked programs (up two spots). The U.S. News & World Report rankings are based on several key measures of quality including gradua- tion and retention rates, assessment of excellence, and student selectivity. Scores for each measure are weighted to arrive at a final overall score. NSU has also made the list for A-plus schools for B students for the first time. U.S. News & World Report screened colleges and universities to identify those where “non-superstar” students have an opportunity at being accepted and thriving—where spirit and hard work could make all the difference to the admissions office. To make this list, schools had to admit a meaningful proportion of applicants whose test scores and class standing put them in “non-A territory.” n U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RANKS NSU WITHIN TOP BEST COLLEGES