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BOISE STATE NEWS RELEASE/September 21, 2007

BSU Dean Jim Girvan Named an Idaho Health Care Hero

Jim Girvan, dean and professor of the College of Health Sciences at Boise State University, was named a Health Care Hero by the Idaho Business Review. Girvan received his award in the category of Health Care Educator at a Sept. 20 dinner.

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Girvan came to Boise State in 1999 from Idaho State University where he was a professor and department chair. He is a nationally recognized authority on community health and health education. In addition to his duties as dean, he serves or has served as a board member for the Family Medicine Residency of Idaho, Idaho KIDS Count, the Mission Committee of Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, the Health Community Access Grand Advisory Committee and the Area Health Education Center. He regularly reviews articles for the American Journal of Health Education and the Journal of Drug and Alcohol Education, and has co-authored a recently released health promotion textbook. In 2006, the Idaho Association of Educational Office Professionals named him Administrator of the Year.

Nominators Sara Toevs and Pam Springer noted Girvan’s 20-plus years of experience in education and research and his efforts to improve campus-community partnerships.

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Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu

For the 10th time in the last 11 years, Boise State University has set an all-time record for Idaho higher education institutions with an enrollment of 19,540 – an overall increase of 3.5 percent. A record freshman class of 2,280 students is also the most academically talented group ever to enter Boise State, including 12 National Merit finalists.

 

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