Riley Wins Dorothy Brown Award

Riley's students celebrate her at the award ceremony.

Students at Georgetown University voted Joan Riley as the 2007 Dorothy Brown Award winner. Riley is an assistant professor of human science and nursing at the School of Nursing & Health Studies.

Given during the Georgetown Day celebration on Friday, April 27, the award is named for Dorothy Brown, a longtime faculty member and former provost at Georgetown. Each year, it goes to a faculty member who has made a significant impact on the students' undergraduate experience.

"I know that Joan gives her heart and soul in the classroom," said NHS Dean Bette Keltner at the event. "Truly, Joan Riley has so much to offer for Georgetown."

"I am grateful and flattered by this award as it is a thrill to be chosen by Georgetown students," said Riley.

At the award ceremony, Matthew Appenfeller (C'08), vice president of the Georgetown University Student Association, presented Riley with the award certificate. In his remarks, he noted one of his friend's comments about Riley: "She has given herself to this university. ...Her door is always open."

Riley earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees at Georgetown. She has taught on campus since 1977 and is also a family nurse practitioner in the Student Health Center. Her teaching and scholarship focus on health promotion.