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THE WINNER OF THE SCOTT GOODNIGHT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AS A DEAN IS RAYMOND
HEATH.
RAY HAS SERVED AS DEAN OF FRESHMEN AT OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, AS DEAN OF STUDENTS AND
VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS AT LA SALLE UNIVERSITY IN PHILADELPHIA AND IS VICE PRESIDENT
FOR STUDENT LIFE AT MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY IN SCRANTON, PA.
HIS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN NASPA INCLUDES SERVING AS VICE PRESIENT OF REGION II and
AS NASPA’S LIAISON TO THE NATIONAL CONSORTIUM (CON-SOR-SHE-UM) FOR ACADEMICS AND SPORTS.
HE’S ALSO BEEN THE REGION II REPRESENTATIVE ON THE HEALTH EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE URBAN
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES NETWORK. HE’S ALSO SERVED ON TASK FORCES ON ISSUES
RANGING FROM THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICERS FOR ADMINISTRATION
OF ATHLETICS PROGRAMS TO PLANNING OF NASPA’S WASHINGTON OFFICE.
A LONG-TERM MEMBER OF THE NASPA JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARD, RAY WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF NASPA’S
SMALL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES INSTITUTE, REPRESENTED REGION II ON THE SMALL COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES DIVISION AND HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF SEVERAL ACCREDITATION TEAMS FOR THE MIDDLE
STATES COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION. REGION II HONORED HIM WITH ITS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING
SERVICE TO NASPA AND IN 2008 RAY WAS INDUCTED AS A PILLAR OF THE PROFESSION BY THE NASPA
FOUNDATION. FORMER STUDENTS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE JOINED
HIM IN STUDENTAFFAIRS WORK, RAVE ABOUT HOW GENEROUSLY HE MENTORS OTHERS. THEY SAY HE'S
GIFTED IN ENGAGING STUDENTS IN STRAIGHTFORWARD, RESPECTFUL AND DIFFICULT DIALOGUES.
HIS COLLEAGUES SAY HIS NATURE IN CONSISTENT IN EVERY WAY WITH THE IDEALS OF THE GOODNIGHT
AWARD, ESPECIALLY HIS HUMILITY WHICH DISTINQUISHES HIM FROM OTHER LEADERS AND ENABLES STUDENTS
TO FIND HIM APPROACHABLE AND SUPPORTIVE. HE’S CONSIDERED ADEPT AT CREATING A VISION FOR
STAFF AND DEVELOPING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO FULFILL THAT VISION - A PASSIONATE AND
PRINCIPLED STUDENT ADVOCATE, HE IS HIGHLY VALUED AS A TEAM-ORIENTED COLLEAGUE.
DESCRIBED AS HAVING A RELAXED MANNER AND A WONDERFUL, UNDERSTATED SENSE OF HUMOR, STAFF
AND STUDENTS EXPRESSED A LASTING LOYALTY, WARM AFFECTION AND THE STRONGEST REGARD FOR
HIM. TO THE RECIPIENT OF THE SCOTT GOODNIGHT AWARD
FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AS A DEAN- LET'S CONGRATULATE- RAY HEATH.