The University of Mount Olive (UMO) Alumni Association recently honored eight alumni for their outstanding service, contributions, and achievements. The awards were presented during the Alumni Awards Ceremony held in Rodgers Chapel. The event was part of the University’s Annual Homecoming celebration.

Separated by the glass barrier of the neonatal incubator, Aisha Atkinson watched over her newborn son, Aries, longing to hold him, to touch him, to love him. Entangled by tubes and wires, he fought for his life while an orchestra of machines whirred in the background.

In December 2020, the foundation presented its first Innovation and Treatment of Brain Disorders Award to Shah for his team’s work on Cap-based Transcranial Optical Tomography (CTOT)—an award unlike any other because it brought together many of Shah’s current and former patients.

It all begins with an idea.

It all begins with an idea.