March CARE recipients include Dublin employee

It's time again to congratulate the CARE (Celebrating Achievements & Recognizing Excellence) Award recipients, which includes for the first time a Dublin employee.

Our March recipients were recognized this week at the Executive Committee meeting and will receive $75 in their paycheck.

The recipients include:

Administrative

Olivia Ojano-Sheehan, Ph.D., assistant director of CORE Faculty Development and assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine, oversees two high-value programs: the Residency Directors Fellowship Program and CORE Academic Physicians Certificate Program, which educate members of the college's CORE community about teaching, administration, and leadership.

Ojano-Sheehan actively engages in learning, leading, and supporting all aspects of faculty development and many of the operations within CORE. For example, she quietly drafted an application for institutional sponsorship before many involved in the single accreditation process had reviewed the requirements.

"Her efforts on the application have given the leadership a basis to work from as well as helped identify pertinent issues," said Assistant Director of Faculty Development Joyce Jadwin, Psy.D., who nominated Ojano-Sheehan. "Olivia forwards the mission and goals of the department and college through her commitment to excellence, innovative strategies, and strategic focus."

Classified

Pamela Dixson, executive assistant at the Heritage College, Dublin, is recognized as a dedicated and caring professional who pays attention to details and routinely goes above and beyond. She and Malissa Gilkey, executive assistant in the Executive Dean's Office, who nominated Dixson, recently worked together to coordinate a dinner at the annual conference of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.

"My husband was killed during this planning process. Pam quickly took on all the tasks of arranging this event including the venue, transportation, menu, beverage options and payment for the expenses," Gilkey said. During this time, Dixson kept the planning process moving smoothly while keeping Gilkey informed. Gilkey said Dixson cares about others and represents what the Heritage College is all about: "A professional family that completes the task at hand but is always thinking of others while we complete the job."

Faculty

Elizabeth Beverly, Ph.D., assistant professor of family medicine in the Department of Family Medicine, balances teaching, research and service. Having received multiple DOC awards, she is noted for her ability to engage and mentor students. She is also recognized for her work building collaborative research teams, putting together grant proposals, and spearheading or assisting on multiple initiatives at the college and The Diabetes Institute.

Darlene Berryman, Ph.D., R.D., executive director of The Diabetes Institute, nominated Beverly, sharing several examples of how she has gone above and beyond for the Heritage College. For example, one week before the due date, she was asked to write, and then succeeded in writing, a grant proposal for a project looking at obesity in rural southeastern Ohio. She also coordinated the development of a welcome kit for all incoming Ohio University students with diabetes and developed educational materials about diabetic emergencies for Ohio University faculty and staff.

"Liz is a true gem," said Berryman. "It is her extraordinary balance of teaching, research and service and her exemplary performance in all areas that makes her worthy of this award."

Nominations for April can be made on the CARE website. You can also view a video of February's recipients being surprised by the Dean's Prize Patrol here.