NSU Horizons Spring 2018

2 NSU HORIZONS To the Friends and Family of NSU: To achieve a goal—any goal—is both satisfying and noteworthy. Raising more than $250 million in philanthropy nearly three years ahead of schedule is nothing short of remarkable. While NSU’s Realizing Potential campaign is an unqualified success, the real achievement will be in putting these funds to work for our students, our faculty and staff members, and our communities. This issue of Horizons documents our road to success and highlights the important people and groups that helped us reach this milestone. It explains the scope of this achieve- ment and looks at all of the areas benefitting from the campaign. We are discovering new ways to combat opioid addiction and revitalizing Earth’s fragile marine ecosystem. We are setting the stage for better patient outcomes at lower costs and preparing teachers with innovative tools to advance education. We will take you inside the tent at our 20th annual Celebration of Excellence event, where we honored our many distinguished donors and the winners of this year’s President’s Award for Excellence in Community Service, Drs. Kiran C. and Pallavi Patel. Finally, you’ll see how NSU is on the forefront of the battle to eliminate cancer. You’ll discover how our experiential learning program is helping freshman undergraduates pre- pare for their future after graduation. You’ll meet this year’s Distinguished Alumni. And you’ll read about one NSU student who lived through Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico. You’ll also see how NSU’s students, staff, faculty, and supporters stepped up to help those in Puerto Rico, and hurricane victims in Texas and Florida as well. George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer Nova Southeastern University Horizons is produced by the Office of Public Relations and Marketing Communications at Nova Southeastern University 3301 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33314-7796 ADVISORY BOARD George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer Ralph V. Rogers, Ph.D. Executive Vice President, Academic Affairs and Provost Frederick Lippman, R.Ph., Ed.D. Interim Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Kyle Fisher, B.A. Vice President, Public Relations and Marketing Communications Brandon L. Hensler, M.S., APR Executive Director, Public Relations and Marketing Communications Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, Ph.D. Vice President, Advancement and Community Relations Brian Courtney, B.A. Creative Director, Public Relations and Marketing Communications EXECUTIVE EDITOR Mara L. Kiffin Director, Public Relations and Marketing Communications MANAGING EDITOR Oline H. Cogdill CONTRIBUTING EDITORS AND WRITERS PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS Bernadette Bruce Director Joe Donzelli Associate Director/Senior Writer Sharn Kee Associate Director/Senior Designer Kathleen Kernicky Writer/Editor II Merly Mesa Writer/Editor II Elizabeth Serioux Coordinator OFFICE OF PUBLICATIONS Ron Ryan Director Susan Hayward Associate Director/Senior Designer Sheryl Koral University Editor Carol Reynolds-Srot Associate Editor/Copywriter Roberta Harris-McCafferty Graphic Production Manager Send letters to the editor to mkiffin@nova.edu or use our online contact form. HORIZONS