VCOM - Carolinas 2018 Yearbook

Honors and Achievements

VCOM Administration Dixie Tooke- Rawlins, DO, FACOFP Completed two year term as President of the Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association in April 2018 Elected President American Osteopathic Foundation beginning January 2018 Given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) in March 2018 Member, Council of Presidents of Osteopathic Colleges for AACOM Member, Governor-appointed Southwest Virginia Health Authority Member, American Osteopathic Association’s House of Delegates Member, American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians Board Member, Research Advisory Council, Auburn University’s Board of Directors Member, ACOFP House of Delegates Family Practice Program Accreditation Inspector, American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) Member, Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia’s Council of Presidents Team Chair/Inspector, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation Appointee, Virginia Governor’s Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse Board Member, Rural Health Research Center of Virginia

Cindy Shepard Rawlins Chair for Government Relations, American Advertising Federation (AAF), Roanoke Chapter

AHEC, Northeast Osteopathic Medical Education Network Board Member, Board of Graduate Medical Education Consortium of Virginia (OMNEE)

William King, MBA Member, AACOM Council of Osteopathic Admissions Officers

Board of Directors Member, AACOM Marketing and Communications Council The Communications division received awards for the following: 2018 Silver

Member, AACOM Council of Student

Service Officers Member, AACOM Diversity Committee Evaluator, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) Consultant, Student Services – Commission on Osteopathic College of Advisor, National Health Services Corps Board of Directors, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Member of the Board, Bluefield College/ VCOM Consortium for the Joint M.A. program Institutional Representative, National Accreditation of Advisors to the Health Professions (NAAHP) SCHEV Advisory Committee Minority Access Role Model Award Minority Access Presenter, “Advancing Diversity and Inclusiveness in STEM” Institutional Representative, Virginia Medical School Recruitment and Retention Task Force/AHEC Advisory Council (SAAHP) Regional Conference; National Association for the Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP) National Conference; and individual colleges and universities including: Hampton University, Drexel University, Georgetown University, University of Central Florida, University of South Florida, Virginia Tech, Auburn University, Spelman College Accreditation (COCA) AOA Greatness Corps

ADDY ® Award, Western

Virginia Chapter of the American Advertising

Federation, February 2018. Six Collegiate Advertising Awards, February 2018: • Gold Award – 2017 Annual Report – Annual Report category • Gold Award – A Father’s Blessing, from the VCOM-Carolinas campus – Photo/ Illustration-Single category • Gold Award – 2017 Holiday Card Bookmarks, from the VCOM-Auburn campus – Other/Misc category • Silver Award – Inspired to Go to Medical School – Online Ads, VCOM- Auburn – Internet/Advertising category • Silver Award – Inspired Mission Recruitment Display – Poster/Single category • Silver Award – “Inspired” AOF Honors Program Book, sponsor ads – Magazine Advertising – Series category Gold Summit Award for the 2017 Annual Report, Blue Ridge chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), November 2017. Annual Report Competition (ARC) International Awards, August 2017, for VCOM’s 2017 Annual Report: Inspired, a college where Vision, Caring and Osteopathic Medicine align. • Bronze Award - Cover Photo/Design for Health & Education category • Honors Award – Interior Design for Health & Education category

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