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Academic Senate Chair and Associate Professor of “Let’s walk this nursing journey together to improve
Optometry Joshua Cameron, PhD, announced three faculty health in our homes, our neighborhoods, in the
awards. College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific community and around the world.”
Associate Professor Vishwanath Venketaraman, PhD,
received the WesternU Distinguished Teacher Award. Putting on the white coat for the first time was a
College of Veterinary Medicine Associate Professor surreal experience, said College of Allied Health
Mohammad Mir, PhD, received the Provost’s Distinguished Professions Department of Physician Assistant Education
Scholar Award. College of Optometry Chief of Primary student James Zapata, MSPA ’19.
Care Services Bennett McAllister, OD, FAAO, received the
Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Award for Leadership and “The people behind you who helped make this dream
Service. happen make
putting on that
Each of white coat more
WesternU’s nine than just a
colleges held a personal
white coat achievement,”
ceremony he said. “It’s
following the everyone who
Inauguration put their belief
and in you that you
Convocation can do this. It’s
ceremony. Each a tremendous
student donned moment.”
a white coat for
the first time, First-year
symbolizing COMP student
their entry into Ooceeh Afame,
the health MHA, BS, said
professions. he chose
WesternU
Mary Lopez, because of its
PhD, RN, humanistic
presided over values, which
her first white are reflected in
coat ceremony the staff and
as dean of the faculty.
College of
Graduate President Daniel R. Wilson and his daughter, Victoria, left and wife, Sandy, right. “They live
Nursing. Each this value. It’s
student choosing to attend WesternU wants something not just something on a signpost,” he said. “They care
more for the nursing profession, Lopez said. CGN faculty about our community. They care about making an impact
will provide encouragement, mentorship and guidance on our world, our society and our nation.”
during the journey.
Afame said he was proud to be starting school at the
“You will emerge as a new person and change who same time as the inauguration of Dr. Wilson.
you are. As you change who you are, you will have an “Congratulations to President Wilson. I want to be like
opportunity to be a hero and make a difference in you when I grow up,” Afame said. “What a giant he is in
patients’ lives,” Lopez said. “So I want to encourage you to the field of medicine and health care. His wealth of
become one of America’s heroes. Become the nurse you experience will take us to the next level, a level we never
want to be. We’re so glad that you answered the call and
started this nursing hero’s journey. even imagined we could get to.” VIEW
https://news.westernu.edu/westernu-formally-invests-president-daniel-r-wilson-welcomes-nearly-1000-new-students/
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Optometry Joshua Cameron, PhD, announced three faculty health in our homes, our neighborhoods, in the
awards. College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific community and around the world.”
Associate Professor Vishwanath Venketaraman, PhD,
received the WesternU Distinguished Teacher Award. Putting on the white coat for the first time was a
College of Veterinary Medicine Associate Professor surreal experience, said College of Allied Health
Mohammad Mir, PhD, received the Provost’s Distinguished Professions Department of Physician Assistant Education
Scholar Award. College of Optometry Chief of Primary student James Zapata, MSPA ’19.
Care Services Bennett McAllister, OD, FAAO, received the
Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Award for Leadership and “The people behind you who helped make this dream
Service. happen make
putting on that
Each of white coat more
WesternU’s nine than just a
colleges held a personal
white coat achievement,”
ceremony he said. “It’s
following the everyone who
Inauguration put their belief
and in you that you
Convocation can do this. It’s
ceremony. Each a tremendous
student donned moment.”
a white coat for
the first time, First-year
symbolizing COMP student
their entry into Ooceeh Afame,
the health MHA, BS, said
professions. he chose
WesternU
Mary Lopez, because of its
PhD, RN, humanistic
presided over values, which
her first white are reflected in
coat ceremony the staff and
as dean of the faculty.
College of
Graduate President Daniel R. Wilson and his daughter, Victoria, left and wife, Sandy, right. “They live
Nursing. Each this value. It’s
student choosing to attend WesternU wants something not just something on a signpost,” he said. “They care
more for the nursing profession, Lopez said. CGN faculty about our community. They care about making an impact
will provide encouragement, mentorship and guidance on our world, our society and our nation.”
during the journey.
Afame said he was proud to be starting school at the
“You will emerge as a new person and change who same time as the inauguration of Dr. Wilson.
you are. As you change who you are, you will have an “Congratulations to President Wilson. I want to be like
opportunity to be a hero and make a difference in you when I grow up,” Afame said. “What a giant he is in
patients’ lives,” Lopez said. “So I want to encourage you to the field of medicine and health care. His wealth of
become one of America’s heroes. Become the nurse you experience will take us to the next level, a level we never
want to be. We’re so glad that you answered the call and
started this nursing hero’s journey. even imagined we could get to.” VIEW
https://news.westernu.edu/westernu-formally-invests-president-daniel-r-wilson-welcomes-nearly-1000-new-students/
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