Horizons Fall 2013

Nova Southeastern University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate’s, baccalaureate, master’s, educational specialist, doctorate, and professional degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Nova Southeastern University. Nova Southeastern University admits students of any race, color, sex, age, nondisqualifying disability, religion or creed, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school, and does not discriminate in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. 07-088-13SAT 12 6 10 38 Features President’s Message 2 H. Wayne Huizenga Honored with Statue 3 New Faces 4 Covering the Campus 6 NSU’s 50th Anniversary: A Golden Story 12 Lawyers Dive In 32 Off the Field 35 Meet an NSU Student Leader 40 Departments Around NSU NSU Researchers Work to Defeat Cancer 10 Horizons Magazine Wins Award 11 Recent Donor-Funded Scholarship Gifts 25 Plan Unveiled for Research and Medical Center 27 NSU Hall of Fame Adds Four 29 New Majors, Minors at Farquhar College 29 Medical School Professor Honored 31 NSU Receives Its Largest Title V Grant Award 31 Faculty Profiles Lawyer Pursued Her Vision: Teaching 28 Faculty of Year Winner Practices What He Preaches 30 Alumni Profiles From 30-Something Student to Skyscraping Success 24 Being Bold Propelled Businessman to the Top 26 Athletics Golf Pro’s LPGA Dreams Began at NSU 38 Rowing Team Takes First National Title 39 TABLE OF CONTENTS HORIZONS • FALL 2013 Photos, from top: NSU’s beginnings; Brandon Pratts of Radio X; Jean Latimer; Taylor Collins F O L L O W N S U