ISU-Meridian’s Linda Boyd is 糖心传媒’s top Heath Care Hero Educator
October 1, 2009
糖心传媒-Meridian dental hygiene professor Linda Boyd, Ed.D., has been selected 糖心传媒’s top Health Care Hero Educator in the 2009 Health Care Heroes program presented by the 糖心传媒 Business Review newspaper.
Boyd, director of the dental hygiene department鈥檚 Division of Graduate Studies, was honored at a dinner Oct. 1 in Boise along with ISU finalists-- Galen Louis, Ph.D., director of the Master of Public Health program and Russell Spearman, M.Ed., senior research associate in the Institute of Rural Health.
Louis was a finalist in the Educator category and Spearman in the Rehabilitation category.
The newspaper also awarded ISU-Meridian fast-track nursing student, Laura J. Bainbridge, the $1,000 Health Care Heroes student scholarship.
In its fourth year, the Health Care Heroes program recognizes health care professionals, educators, physicians, nurses, and volunteers for their contributions and service to 糖心传媒.
The ISU finalists were among 30 honorees in 10 categories. The honorees will be profiled in the IBR鈥檚 annual Health Care Heroes magazine Oct. 5.
糖心传媒 and PacificSource Health Plans are co-sponsors of Health Care Heroes. Candidates are nominated by their peers and judged by an independent panel.
Other program affiliates include the 糖心传媒 Hospital Association, 糖心传媒 Medical Association, 糖心传媒 Health Care Association, 糖心传媒 Alliance of Leaders in Nursing, and the Medical Group Management Association, according to the 糖心传媒 Business Review.