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Roger A. Ramsammy Ph.D, M Sc. is a Molecular Geneticist and Microbiologist from Howard University and completed his Postdoctoral studies at Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center. Dr. Roger Ramsammy currently serves as the Provost and Chief Academic Officer for the Manassas Campus and Innovation Center of Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), which is the largest community college in the US. Better known as "Dr R" by students and colleagues, he is a well known professor, animator, green screen science movie maker, and author of educational hard and online textbooks currently used in the United States. Since coming to the US in 1983, Dr Ramsammy has made several accomplishments that have revolutionized teaching in the classroom. From learning videos, greenscreen mini movies, animated physiology learning modules in gaming and other versions, interactive notes and test, and many other creative forms of presenting information to students. He is the author of Anatomy and Physiology and Microbiology Lab manuals, and a CoAuthor of an Online Textbook in the same subjects.

He is most famous for creating an animated human figure to interact with professors in the classroom while teaching science courses. In 2003, Dr Ramsammy became the Florida Community College Professor of the year. To demonstrate his creativity, Dr R created a bacteria, Bacillus anthracis, infecting a high profile US president. On screen the bacteria began speaking and asked for Dr Ramsammy presence, while threatening to kill the infected if he does not come. Upon his arrival under high security, the bacteria challenged Dr R in a dual for life or death of the president. His presentation was very interactive, as the bacteria and Dr R was reacting to each other in a cat and mouse game. He captivated the audience of over one thousand educators who were on their feet the entire time. Dr R mesmoritized everyone with the introduction of drugs and manipulating its movement on screen as he speaks to an online computer to performa task by voice activation. His demonstration provided a lesson that many still remembered even until today about this amazing organism pathogenic behavior, and how it can be defeated. The lesson most learned is that educators need to use the tools available to engage students. According to Dr Ramsammy, the world invest billions into movie making for weekend entertainment, but the thing that could keep America great, we spend almost nothing on.

As part of his college wide duties, Dr Ramsammy is co-chair of several college-wide initiatives for NOVA. He is Co-Chair of NOVA's 6-policy change, its 20320 STEM initiative, its minority designation, budget committee, Assistant Dean/Program Head Compensation plan, and SySTEMic Solution. SySTEMic Solution, which he oversees, won the Governor’s Award in April 2014 as the most Innovative STEM program in the state of Virginia. He was tapped by NOVA’s president, Dr. Robert Templin, to lead the college STEM initiatives into the next millennium. Dr. Ramsammy is well-known in both the education and technology arenas, and he is equipped with more than two decades of classroom experience at the collegiate level. During his tenure as faculty, he served as a professor at the Palm Beach State for 13 years while teaching Medical Bacteriology and Virology in the Florida Atlantic University as an adjunct. Dr R has won many awards, including professor of the year five (5) times, that signify his journey. Recognized in Northern Virginia to be among the top executives, a visionary leader by Prince William County, and as lead educator with the Martin Luther King Junior Award in Education. In Prince William County, Dr Ramsammy has developed a very close working relationship with county supervisors, delegates, superintendents, and business leaders. Currently, he is working with the Park Services to create a second campus exit using the Manassas National Battlefield property. As a professor, Dr. Ramsammy utilized cutting edge technologies in his classes to keep students intrigued and eager to learn about anatomy and physiology, molecular genetics, and microbiology. He believes in improving student learning by challenging teachers to present new and dynamic techniques in the classroom and to formulate a narrative that engages. In August 2013 Dr. Ramsammy completed work with Carnegie Mellon University writing the first open source electronic textbook in anatomy and physiology. With a wide-ranging background in the creation of medical experiments, he has published other textbooks and numerous research papers. Dr. Ramsammy has extensive experience using technology such as Green Screen in which he places himself in various parts of the human body as he explains their functions; and, he has created his own physiological and anatomical animations in various languages. Additionally, he has been associated with Max Planck Institutes and Scripps Institute in advancing their research efforts. In 2012, Dr. Ramsammy participated in a year-long crisis management program at Harvard University on "Preparing for the Unexpected." He is a graduate of the National Community College Hispanic Council Fellows Program; the National Council on Black American Affairs Leadership Program; and is the recipient of numerous national and state awards. A five time Faculty of the Year Award at Palm Beach State College, Dr Ramsammy was voted by the Florida Association of Colleges in 2003 as the most outstanding college professor of the year. Most recently, he won the Martin Luther King Junior Outstanding Educator Award. Originally from the island of Trinidad, Dr. Ramsammy came to the United States while playing soccer and moved to Washington, D.C., where he earned a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in molecular genetics from Howard University, and completed his postdoctoral work at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Cancer Institute.

Dr Ramsammy will remain a legend of his time in the classroom. Although he will not be given credit for the many new and creative things that he introduced to teaching, he will be remembered as the leader whose heart and soul was poured into making the lives of others better than his.

As part of his college wide duties, Dr Ramsammy is co-chair of several college-wide initiatives for NOVA. He is Co-Chair of NOVA's 6-policy change, its 20320 STEM initiative, its minority designation, budget committee, Assistant Dean/Program Head Compensation plan, and SySTEMic Solution. SySTEMic Solution, which he oversees, oversee won the Governor’s Award in April 2014 as the most Innovative STEM program in the state of Virginia. He was tapped by NOVA’s president, Dr. Robert Templin, to lead the college STEM initiatives into the next millennium. Dr. Ramsammy is well-known in both the education and technology arenas, and he is equipped with more than two decades of classroom experience at the collegiate level. During his tenure as faculty, he served as a professor at the Palm Beach State for 13 years while teaching in the Florida Atlantic University as an adjunct. In Prince William County, Dr Ramsammy has developed a very close working relationship with county supervisors, delegates, superintendents, and business leaders. Currently, he is working with the Park Services to create a second campus exit using the Manassas National Battlefield property. As a professor, Dr. Ramsammy utilized cutting edge technologies in his classes to keep students intrigued and eager to learn about anatomy and physiology, molecular genetics, and microbiology. He believes in improving student learning by challenging teachers to present new and dynamic techniques in the classroom and to formulate a narrative that engages. In August 2013 Dr. Ramsammy completed work with Carnegie Mellon University writing the first open source electronic textbook in anatomy and physiology. With a wide-ranging background in the creation of medical experiments, he has published other textbooks and numerous research papers. Dr. Ramsammy has extensive experience using technology such as Green Screen in which he places himself in various parts of the human body as he explains their functions; and, he has created his own physiological and anatomical animations in various languages. Additionally, he has been associated with Max Planck Institutes and Scripps Institute in advancing their research efforts. In 2012, Dr. Ramsammy participated in a year-long crisis management program at Harvard University on "Preparing for the Unexpected." He is a graduate of the National Community College Hispanic Council Fellows Program; the National Council on Black American Affairs Leadership Program; and is the recipient of numerous national and state awards. A five time Faculty of the Year Award at Palm Beach State College, Broward College, and FAU, Dr Ramsammy was voted by the Florida Association of Colleges in 2003 as the most outstanding college professor of the year. Most recently, he won the Martin Luther King Junior Outstanding Educator Award. Originally from the island of Trinidad, Dr. Ramsammy came to the United States while playing soccer and moved to Washington, D.C., where he earned a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in molecular genetics from Howard University, and completed his postdoctoral work at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Cancer Institute.