Overview
The Frank Dilley Award for Outstanding Doctoral Study is bestowed upon a Walden student whose doctoral study is judged as meeting the highest standards of academic excellence. This award was created to honor Dr. Dilley’s academic contributions to North American higher education as well as his dedication to Walden University’s academic programs.
Faculty nominate students for this award.
Recipients
2025 Winter
Paula St. Hill, DrPh
College of Health Sciences and Public Policy
2024 Summer
Tammeka L. Foreman, EdD
The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Human Sciences
2024 Winter
Diana Skaff, DBA
Increasing Organizational Value of a Private Healthcare Education Academy
College of Management and Human Potential
2023 Summer
Jason D'Souza, DBA
Entrepreneurial Leadership Strategies for Catalyzing Innovation Performance
College of Management and Human Potential
2023 Winter
Mark Howard, DBA
Integration Strategies for Mergers and Acquisitions in the United Kingdom Housing Sector
College of Management and Human Potential
2022
Winter
Suzanne King, DRPH
College of Health Professions
2022
Summer
Markeith Porter, DBA
Preventing Injuries and Fatalities in Inherently Dangerous Work Environments
College of Management and Human Potential
2021
Summer
Dr. Brian Martin
Qualitative Evaluation of a Hospital-Based Preceptor-Guided Clinical Orientation
Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership
Winter
Dr. Kathleen Schofield
Elementary Principals’ Constraints and Considerations when Hiring and Assigning Mathematics Teachers
Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership
2020
Summer
Sharon L. Luke, EdD
Faculty Experiences of Academic Dishonesty in Physician Assistant Education
The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership
Winter
Dr. Carolyn McKiney-Mack
Recruiting Strategies for Increasing the Number of Emergency Medical Technician Personnel
College of Management and Technology
2019
Summer
Mark Anthony Long, DBA
Leadership, Perceptions, and Turnover in Fire and Emergency New Zealand
College of Management and Technology
Winter
Julie Evener, EdD
Organizational Learning in Libraries at For-Profit Colleges and Universities
The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership
2018
Summer
Mick Needham, EdD, BCBA-D
Behavioral Outcomes of the BOSS Teaching Program With Adults With Intellectual Disabilities
The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership
Winter
Donald E. Schlomer, DBA
Strategies for Exploring: ACAT III Requirement Approval Process
2017
Summer: None
Winter
Betsy J. Macht, DBA
Strategies to Influence a Quality and Compliance Culture
School of Management
2016
Winter: None
Summer: None
2015
Winter: None
Summer: None
2014
Summer: None
Winter
Kristal D. Ayres, EdD
2013
2012
2011
2010
- Dr. Kenneth Powers
- Dr. Douglas Hudson Tedford*
2009
- Dr. Keenjal Pattni-Shah
- Dr. Kimberly Showalter-Barnes*
2007
- Dr. Teresa Bittner
2006
- Dr. Bhaskara Reddy Moole
2005
- Dr. Javier Fadul
*Winners of what was formerly called the Outstanding Doctoral Study Award.
Note: Winners prior to summer 2011 were PhD students who received the award for their outstanding dissertation work.