SOCHE Honors Three Franklin University Faculty and Staff Members for Their Outstanding Campus Impact and Excellence in 2023-2024

Contact:

Sherry Mercurio
Executive Director, Office of Community Relations
(614) 947-6581
Email: sherry.mercurio@franklin.edu

Franklin University, the leading educator of working adults, is proud to recognize Dr. JoAnn Jordan, Lea Mederer, and Ryan Brainerd, as exceptional faculty and staff award recipients announced by the Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE). These three individuals join a group of individuals from 15-member institutions being recognized for the 2023-2024 school year for their campus impact, as well as staff and faculty excellence.

Franklin University’s Honorees:
•    Dr. JoAnn Jordan | Chair, Allied Healthcare | Faculty Excellence Award
•    Lea Mederer | Director of Financial Aid | Staff Excellence Award
•    Ryan Brainerd | I.T. Enterprise Architect | Campus Impact Award

Academic officers at each university selected one Faculty Excellence Award winner based on their institution’s criteria, with special consideration of demonstrated excellence in teaching, service, and/or scholarship. Similarly, Human Resource officers selected one Staff Excellence Award winner based on their institution’s criteria, with special consideration of demonstrated excellence in student success, service, and/or assessment. Completing this triumvirate of accolades, the Campus Impact Award recognizes exceptional performance that has made a positive impact on the entire school or campus. This category was open to faculty, staff, or administrators.

As a pioneer in meeting the needs of the broadest community of learners to achieve their goals and enrich the world, Franklin is honored to celebrate its University members’ excellence in faculty and staff support and campus impact: franklin.edu.

Congratulations - Dr. JoAnn Jordan, Lea Mederer, and Ryan Brainerd!

About SOCHE
Formed in 1967, Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education is a consortium of 22 colleges and universities located throughout Ohio. SOCHE is the regional leader for higher collaboration, engaging with colleges, universities, and industry to transform the economy through the education and employment of nearly 200,000 students in southwest Ohio. 
 

About Franklin University

Accredited, nonprofit, and dedicated to educating adults since 1902, Franklin provides onsite course options at our Main Campus in downtown Columbus, Ohio, and is an innovator in providing personalized online education. The University offers applied in-demand undergraduate, masters, and doctorate programs that enable adult learners to achieve their educational and professional goals. Through agreements with partner institutions, the University also offers international academic programs, including its top-ranked MBA.

Franklin University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and holds specialized accreditations for specific academic programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, and the Commission on Accreditation of Health Informatics and Information Management Education. The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have designated Franklin University as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE).