The 2018 Annual Meeting in Louisville was a big success! Despite bad weather affecting some folks' arrival, we had good attendance and accomplished quite a bit. Full details will be provided in the May 2018
Communiqu
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, but in the meantime, here are the highlights for those who missed the meeting:
New Professions: The Commission approved the following new professions
- Orthoptics
- Rehabilitation/Disability Studies
New Committees on Accreditation: The Commission voted to approve the following new CoAs
- Committee on Accreditation of Orthoptic Fellowship Programs (CoA-OFP)
- Committee on Accreditation for Clinical Postgraduate PAs (CoA-CPPA)
- Committee on Rehabilitation Accreditation (CORA)
New Sponsoring Organizations: The Commission approved the following Sponsoring Organizations
- American Medical Technologies
- American Orthoptic Council
- Association of Postgraduate Physician Assistant Programs
- National Healthcareer Association
- National Rehabilitation Counseling
Be sure to mark your calendar for the 2019 Annual Meeting, April 15-16, at The Menger Hotel, in San Antonio, Texas! You won't want to miss it!
Sincerely,
Kathy
Kathleen Megivern, JD
Executive Director
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Hugh Bonner, PhD, Wins CAAHEP Highest Honor
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Congratulations to Hugh Bonner, PhD, on receiving CAAHEP's highest honor, the William W. Goding Award for Exceptional Service! Dr. Bonner served on the CAAHEP Board for two terms, served as President of the organization, and has volunteered on numerous Board Committees and sub-committees. He developed CAAHEP's Generalist Site Visitor program, along with Dr. Gregory Frazer, which allowed Committees on Accreditation to utilize subject-matter experts to focus on the content of the program during site visits, while the generalists focused on administrative items. In addition, Dr. Bonner served as a Board Liaison to the Accreditation Review Committee for the Anesthesiologist Assistant.
Dr. Bonner's dedication and service to CAAHEP over the years has advanced CAAHEP's missions and goals, and epitomizes the meaning of the of the William W. Goding Award for Exceptional Service.
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New Public Member Selected
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At its March 2018 meeting, the CAAHEP Board selected
Gloria Carter, PhD
, as the new Public Member Commissioner. The Public Member also serves on the CAAHEP Board of Directors. Dr. Carter is the Executive Vice President, Accreditation Liaison, and Professor of Education at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas.
Dr. Carter will fill the position being vacated by Pauletta Brown Bracy, PhD, who completes her second term as a Public Member Commissioner on June 31st.
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New Board Members Elected
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During the Annual Meeting of the Commission, the following Commissioners were elected to the CAAHEP Board of Directors with terms beginning July 1:
- Donald Balasa, JD
- Barry Eckert, PhD
- Stacey Ocander, EdD
- Catherine Rienzo, MS, RDMS, RT(R)
- Jennifer Spegal, CMA (AAMA), MT, MEd
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