Alumni Highlights
Congrats to Alumnus Ronald Andrews, M.D.’91 on His Lifetime Achievement Award by President Biden Congratulations to Alumnus Ronald Andrews, M.D.’91 for his Presidential Honor. Andrews was named among the 2024 class of health professionals recognized with the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award. A ceremony honoring the recipients was held in Washington DC on January 19th, 2024. Dr. Andrews is the President of the East Baton Rouge Medical Association. He has been committed to the betterment of the medical field as well as a community advocate for more than 20 years. The Louisiana Department of Health recruited Dr. Andrews in 2020 to assist in the state’s COVID-19 response campaign, Bring Back Louisiana. It was through this campaign that Dr. Andrews introduced the use of Portable Medical Records (PMR) and helped create and implement the processes the Louisiana National Guard would follow to safely test and provide vaccines throughout Louisiana via outreach events. Dr. Andrews remarked: “I am extremely honored to receive the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award recognizing my continued quest to improve the health, wellbeing and lives of my fellow Louisianans and beyond.”
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Congrats to Alumna Marlee Coles ‘14 on Her 40 Under 40 Honor Congratulations to Alumna Marlee Coles ‘14 on being named one of The Roanoker Magazine’s 40 Under 40. Coles imparts her expertise to the next generation of beauty professionals as Cosmetology Teacher at BCAT at Roanoke County Public Schools. She also serves as a Redken Brand Ambassador and Territory Development Manager for L’Oreal USA Professional Products Division. Read more about Coles HERE.
