Educator of the Year

Recognizes an outstanding teacher whose dedication and classroom contributions have greatly benefited the institution and the students it serves. Nominees for the award must demonstrate exceptional instructional ability, institutional leadership, active professional interests, and proven accomplishments.

2012 Winner - Catherine Romeo, Assistant Professor at CollegeAmerica Flagstaff

Catherine Romeo, Assistant Professor at CollegeAmerica Flagstaff, has been teaching full time in the medical program for nine years.  Catherine holds a Bachelors of Arts in Fine Arts from Arizona State University, and a Masters of Organizational Management in Business from University of Phoenix.  With two decades in healthcare administration, telemedicine development and healthcare education, Catherine has been routinely involved in community service with the March of Dimes and American Cancer Society, and regularly communicates with local, state and federal officeholders on issues concerning healthcare policy and health education issues.   Catherine also co-authored the book, "A Model Community Telepsychiatry Program in Rural Arizona." E-Therapy. Ed. Robert C. Hsiung. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.  in 2002.
Catherine grew up on the Gulf Coast of Texas near Galveston Island, daughter of two military veterans.  Her life passions are her two teenage daughters, Jessica and Erin, and striving for the highest quality of life she can provide for them, educationally, emotionally and spiritually.  She often volunteers both for work functions and weekends and evenings at her daughters’ school functions and the local Flagstaff as well as national charities hosted in Northern Arizona.
In 2010, Catherine earned Instructor of the Year for her pursuit of success with each individual student.  Her kindness and effective teaching style in the classroom earned her an overall 97% satisfaction from student surveys over the years.  She now also serves as a Retention Specialist for CollegeAmerica and has helped achieve retention in the 90th percentile. Her compassionate and giving spirit, coupled with her high standards of achievement for herself and her students, have made her APSCU’s choice for the 2012 Educator of the Year award. 

Honorable Mentions 2012

Paul Danner - Rosedale Technical Institute, Pittsburgh, PA