Preparing Your Preferred Healthcare Provider
The Ellmer College of Health Sciences is committed to excellence and innovation in education, research, and service. The college prepares outstanding health professionals for workforce needs in the region and conducts research for the advancement of health and wellness at this critical time in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the nation, and the world.
The college has established national and international prominence in our core disciplines through research and the preparation of outstanding health and public health professionals who are leaders in their disciplines and communities.
Mission
The mission of the Ellmer College of Health Sciences is to provide leadership in healthcare by offering excellent educational experiences in a quality learning environment; to facilitate the development of competent, caring health professionals; to generate knowledge through inquiry and discovery; and to engage in lifelong learning, professional, and community service.
Vision
Our vision is to promote and achieve excellence in healthcare education and scholarship through innovative interdisciplinary approaches which empower our global community.
Values
- Inclusiveness: comprehensive, embracing, breadth, diversity, opportunity
- Innovation: novelty, origination, creativity, transformation, new imaginations, better solutions, reimagining
- Integrity: veracity, truthfulness, honesty, genuineness, fairness, respect, moral character, trustworthy
Ellmer College of Health Science's College Award Winners
- Emily Hawkins – *Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Teaching
- Steve Geiger – *Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Teaching
- Charlotte Alexander – Outstanding Staff
- Nadine White – Rising Star Staff
- Harry Zhang - **Gene W. Hirschfeld Faculty Excellence
- Christina Ruffy – Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Teaching
- Denise Claiborne – Outstanding Faculty Teaching
- Mira Mariano – Outstanding Mentor
- Jessica Suedbeck – Rising Star Research
- Michael Risher – ***Outstanding Staff
- Stacy Rothwell – ***Outstanding Staff
- Matt Soricelli – ***Outstanding Staff
Notes:
*Dean approved 2 winners in the category for the year 2020
**Hirschfeld winner (COHS award every odd year)
***The committee felt all three were eligible and very deserving AND Dean Van Lunen agreed the three staff should all get an award and $500 each for the year 2021
- Joan Katabian- Outstanding adjunct faculty teaching*
- Nicole Frazier-Outstanding adjunct faculty teaching*
- Deborah Gray-Outstanding Faculty Professional Service
- Ann Bruhn-Outstanding Mentor
- Jessica Lindhart-Outstanding Alumni
- Cheryl Peterson-Outstanding preceptor*
- Olivia Newby-Outstanding preceptor*
- Anna Jeng-Outstanding researcher
- Abdullah Al-Taiar-Outstanding Faculty Teaching
*Dean approved 2 winners in the category for the year 2022
- Daniel Russell-Outstanding Doctoral Mentor
- Ellie Luethy-Outstanding Adjunct Teaching
- Brenda Bradshaw-Outstanding Faculty Teaching
- Julie Cavallario-Outstanding Mentor
- Ryan McCann-Outstanding Researcher
- Nadine White-Outstanding Staff
- Ashley Suttmiller-Rising Star Adjunct Faculty
- Rachel Childs-Rising Star Faculty
- Emily Ludwig-Rising Star Researcher
- Amber Hunt - Outstanding Use of Technology in Teaching
- Angela Wilson - Diversity and Inclusion Champion
- Beth Jamali - Outstanding Mentor
- Brian Beaulieu - Outstanding Alumni
- Chris Boykin - Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Teaching
- Danika Pfeiffer - Rising Star Researcher
- James Coble - Outstanding Preceptor
- Julie Cavallario - Outstanding Doctoral Mentor
- Leslie Prom - Rising Star Faculty Teaching
- Marcelina Williams - Rising Star Staff
- Matt Soricelli - Outstanding Staff
- Mira Mariano - Outstanding Faculty Professional Service
- Shelly Beave - Outstanding Faculty Teaching
- Emily Hawkins – *Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Teaching
- Steve Geiger – *Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Teaching
- Charlotte Alexander – Outstanding Staff
- Nadine White – Rising Star Staff
- Harry Zhang - **Gene W. Hirschfeld Faculty Excellence
- Christina Ruffy – Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Teaching
- Denise Claiborne – Outstanding Faculty Teaching
- Mira Mariano – Outstanding Mentor
- Jessica Suedbeck – Rising Star Research
- Michael Risher – ***Outstanding Staff
- Stacy Rothwell – ***Outstanding Staff
- Matt Soricelli – ***Outstanding Staff
Notes:
*Dean approved 2 winners in the category for the year 2020
**Hirschfeld winner (COHS award every odd year)
***The committee felt all three were eligible and very deserving AND Dean Van Lunen agreed the three staff should all get an award and $500 each for the year 2021
- Joan Katabian- Outstanding adjunct faculty teaching*
- Nicole Frazier-Outstanding adjunct faculty teaching*
- Deborah Gray-Outstanding Faculty Professional Service
- Ann Bruhn-Outstanding Mentor
- Jessica Lindhart-Outstanding Alumni
- Cheryl Peterson-Outstanding preceptor*
- Olivia Newby-Outstanding preceptor*
- Anna Jeng-Outstanding researcher
- Abdullah Al-Taiar-Outstanding Faculty Teaching
*Dean approved 2 winners in the category for the year 2022
- Daniel Russell-Outstanding Doctoral Mentor
- Ellie Luethy-Outstanding Adjunct Teaching
- Brenda Bradshaw-Outstanding Faculty Teaching
- Julie Cavallario-Outstanding Mentor
- Ryan McCann-Outstanding Researcher
- Nadine White-Outstanding Staff
- Ashley Suttmiller-Rising Star Adjunct Faculty
- Rachel Childs-Rising Star Faculty
- Emily Ludwig-Rising Star Researcher
- Amber Hunt - Outstanding Use of Technology in Teaching
- Angela Wilson - Diversity and Inclusion Champion
- Beth Jamali - Outstanding Mentor
- Brian Beaulieu - Outstanding Alumni
- Chris Boykin - Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Teaching
- Danika Pfeiffer - Rising Star Researcher
- James Coble - Outstanding Preceptor
- Julie Cavallario - Outstanding Doctoral Mentor
- Leslie Prom - Rising Star Faculty Teaching
- Marcelina Williams - Rising Star Staff
- Matt Soricelli - Outstanding Staff
- Mira Mariano - Outstanding Faculty Professional Service
- Shelly Beave - Outstanding Faculty Teaching
Member of ASAHP
The Ellmer College of Health Sciences at Old Dominion University is a member of the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions.