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.
Mark Howard, DBA
Integration Strategies for Mergers and Acquisitions in the United Kingdom Housing Sector
College of Management and Human Potential
Suzanne King, DRPH
College of Health Professions
Markeith Porter, DBA
Dr. Brian Martin
Qualitative Evaluation of a Hospital-Based Preceptor-Guided Clinical Orientation
Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership
Dr. Kathleen Schofield
Elementary Principals’ Constraints and Considerations when Hiring and Assigning Mathematics Teachers
Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership
Sharon L. Luke, EdD
Faculty Experiences of Academic Dishonesty in Physician Assistant Education
The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership
Dr. Carolyn McKiney-Mack
Recruiting Strategies for Increasing the Number of Emergency Medical Technician Personnel
College of Management and Technology
Mark Anthony Long, DBA
Leadership, Perceptions, and Turnover in Fire and Emergency New Zealand
College of Management and Technology
Julie Evener, EdD
Organizational Learning in Libraries at For-Profit Colleges and Universities
The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership
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
Donald E. Schlomer, DBA
Strategies for Exploring: ACAT III Requirement Approval Process
Betsy J. Macht, DBA
Strategies to Influence a Quality and Compliance Culture
School of Management
Kristal D. Ayres, EdD
*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.
