HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2025, Awarded Faculty Fellow, Faculty Seminar in St. Etienne, France, Digital Health Summer School Program, Development of Curriculum for two-week intensive experience at Ecole Mines St. Etienne (EMSE) in Saint-Etienne, France, designed to address global health workforce challenges and the growing demand for digital healthcare skills. The program focuses on digital health and data analytics, integrating project management methodologies to prepare students for real-world healthcare solutions. Highlights include a hackathon where students tackle challenges from medical device professionals, emphasizing interoperability, data capture, and utilization.
- 2023, American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), ASCP Member Excellence in Education Award, 2023 Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA, October 20, 2023
- 2023, The Pathologist’s Power List 2023, International Honor from The Pathologist magazine – The Power List 2023 (thepathologist.com)
- 2022, American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), BOC Lab Hero, https://www.facebook.com/ASCPBoardOfCertification
- 2022, The Pathologist’s Power List 2022, International Honor from The Pathologist magazine – https://thepathologist.com/power-list/2020/lab-heroes/rodney-e-rohde
- 2022, ASCLS Omicron Sigma award, Role as ASCLS World Ambassador for Medical Laboratory Science
- 2022, Lab Excellence List 2022, Cardinal Health, https://newsroom.cardinalhealth.com/2022-04-27-Cardinal-Health-honors-top-clinical-laboratory-professionals
- 2021, Regents’ Professor [Lifetime], Texas State University System,
- 2021, BOC Lab Hero, American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6877337299265310720/
- 2021, Career Ambassador Hall of Fame, American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP)
- 2021, ASCLS Robin H. Mendelson Memorial Award – In recognition of medical laboratory global subject matter expert advocacy during SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021, Omicron Sigma Award, ASCLS Award Regional / State Service Honoree
- 2021, Inducted into Alpha Chi National Honor Society, Nomination by Dr. Ron Brown, Texas State University
- 2021, Texas State Everette Swinney Faculty Senate Teaching Award [for 2020 academic year]
- 2020, The Pathologist’s Power List 2020, International Honor from The Pathologist magazine – https://thepathologist.com/power-list/2020/lab-heroes/rodney-e-rohde
- 2020, ASCLS Scientific Research National Award for A prospective study of patients diagnosed with sarcoidosis: factors – environmental exposure, health assessment, and genetic outlooks. SARCOIDOSIS VASCULITIS AND DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASES 2019; 36 (3); 228-242.
- 2020, Omicron Sigma Award, ASCLS Award State Service Honoree
- 2019, Omicron Sigma Award, ASCLS Award State Service Honoree
- 2019, Texas State Everette Swinney Faculty Senate Teaching Award [for academic year 2018]
- 2019, The Cardinal Health™ Laboratory Excellence List 2019
- 2018-19 , Texas State Honorary Professor of International Studies (lifetime appointment)
- 2018, ASCLS Robin H. Mendelson Memorial Award – In recognition of advocacy of the profession within global science and health communities
- 2018, ASCLS Member of the Year Award – Texas
- 2018, Omicron Sigma Award, ASCLS Award State Service Honoree
- 2017, ASCLS Theriot Award (national) for multimedia TEDx Saving Lives in the Shadows of Healthcare project
- 2017, ASCLS Member of the Year Award – Texas
- 2017 – , Fellow of the Association of Clinical Scientists (FACSc), Association of Clinical Scientists
- 2017-18, Global Fellow & UT Austin Visiting Scholar via ACC Global Citizenship Alliance Seminar (Potsdam, Germany) & Globalizing Curriculum Faculty Learning Community (FLC).
- 2017, Texas State University, Alfred Nolle Chapter of Alpha Chi “Favorite Professor” for outstanding dedication to teaching, pedagogical skills, and influence on students
- 2017, Omicron Sigma Award, ASCLS Award Regional Service Honoree
- 2017, Texas State Everette Swinney Faculty Senate Teaching Award (for academic year 2016)
- 2016, Invited Speaker for TEDxTexasStateUniversity Event, Competitive, Live and Video
- 2016 – , Invited Speaker for Bobcat Preview on Teaching/Mentoring, Texas State (ongoing)
- 2016, International Federation of Biomedical Laboratory Science appointment, Microbiology Advisory Group (two years) – Development of IFBLS documents for WHO, CLSI and ISO TC212
- 2016, ASCLS Scientific Assembly Bio-Rad Professional Achievement Award – National Award for Microbiology & Public Health
- 2016, ASCLS Scientific Research National Award for Prevalence of Staphylococcus, including Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), in a Physical Therapy Educational Facility. Journal of Allied Health 12/2015; 44(4):215-218.
- 2016, Texas State Alumni Association, Teaching Award of Honor
- 2016, Omicron Sigma Award, ASCLS Award Regional Service Honoree
- 2015, College of Health Professions, Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching, Professor Level
- 2015, “Top 20 Professors of Clinical Laboratory Science You Should Know” on http://www.medicaltechnologyschools.com/medical-lab-technician/clinical-laboratory-science-professors
- 2015 Omicron Sigma Award, ASCLS Award National Service Honoree
- 2015 ASCLS Education and Research Inc. Kleiner Research Award Winner, One National Award for best journal article of year in Clin Lab Sci 2014;27:21-31.
- 2015, Texas State Mariel M. Muir Excellence in Mentoring Award
- 2015, Texas State Bobcat Bond Program, Appreciation Award for Mentoring
- 2015 Cardinal Health #urEssential award winner, National Award: $20,000 donation to Texas State CLS Program for scholarship funding for students seeking careers in laboratory science, April 24, 2015 [Watch the video highlights!]
- 2015 Austin Community College, Teaching Excellence Award, Annual ACC Awards, April 2, 2015
- 2015 The John and Suanne Roueche Excellence Award (national award) for Teaching, Boston, MA March 11, 2015
- 2014 Texas State Alumni Teaching Award of Honor Nominee
- 2014 ASCLS Scientific Research Award for Epidemiology of rabies in bats in Texas, 2001-2010. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2013;243:1129–1137. ASCLS, July 2014
- 2014 TACLS Presidential Commendation Award for Mentorship and Professionalism
- 2014 Omicron Sigma Award, ASCLS Award National Honoree, TACLS Conference, Corpus Christi, TX
- 2014 TACLS Presidential Commendation Award for Mentorship and Professionalism, TACLS Conference, Corpus Christi, TX
- 2013 Omicron Sigma Award, ASCLS Award National Honoree (State Service), TACLS Conference, Austin, TX
- 2013 CLS Distinguished Author(s) Award, ASCLS National Award for Clin Lab Sci publication of Interim MRSA Report in Nursing, July 2013
- 2012 Nominee for 2013 Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Young Investigator Award
- 2012 Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities (University Runner-Up, Academic year 2011-12), CHP, Texas State University
- 2012 ACC Teaching Excellence Award Finalist (nominee), ACC, Austin, TX (June)
- 2012 ASCLS, Presidential Certificate of Appreciation, ASCLS Conference, Los Angeles, CA
- 2012 Induction Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity, ASCLS National Honor (Research, Teaching, & Service to profession), ASCLS Conference, Los Angeles, CA
- 2012 Omicron Sigma Award, ASCLS Award National Honoree, TACLS Conference, Ft. Worth, TX
- 2011-12 Awarded Faculty Development Leave Fall 2011 and, including one of five selected proposals for Research Leave during spring 2012. Research Project:
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Carriage and Conversion Rates in Nursing Students
- 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Service Activities (University Runner-Up, Academic year 2010-11), College of Health Professions, Texas State University
- 2011 Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Cambridge Who’s Who among Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs, 8th edition, Marquis Who’s Who Publications, NJ, USA, www.marquiswhoswho.com
- 2011 ASCLS Key to the Future Award, TACLS & ASCLS conference, National and State Recognition
- 2011 Omicron Sigma Award, ASCLS Award National Honoree, TACLS Conference, Austin, TX
- 2010 Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities (University Runner-Up, Academic year 2009-10), College of Health Professions, Texas State University
- 2010 Omicron Sigma Award, ASCLS Award National Level Service, TACLS Conference, El Paso, TX
- 2009 ASCLS Education & Research Grant-in Aid (Restricted), ASCLS Awards Ceremony, Renaissance Hotel, Chicago, Ill
- 2009 Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities (University Runner-Up, Academic year 2008-09), College of Health Professions, Texas State University
- 2009 Texas State University, Associated Student Government Graduate Scholarship, Ph.D. graduate work, 2009-10 academic year
- 2008 Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities (University Runner-Up), College of Health Professions, Texas State University
- 2008 Texas State University, Associated Student Government Graduate Scholarship, Ph.D. graduate work, 2008 academic year.
- 2008 ASCLS Education & Research Graduate Scholarship – Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity, ASCLS Awards Ceremony, Capitol Hilton, Washington D.C.
- 2007 ASCLS Scientific Research Award for work on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Texas County Jail (Journal of Correctional Health Care, July, 2007)
- 2007 Texas State University, Associated Student Government Graduate Scholarship, Ph.D. graduate work, 2007 academic year
- 2007 Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities (University Runner-Up), College of Health Professions, Texas State University
- 2007 CDC/ATSDR Charles C. Shepard Scientific Award nominee (Assessment & Epidemiology category for 2006 publication “Bat-associated Rabies Virus in Skunks”)
- 2007 Presidential Seminar Award Nominee, Texas State University
- 2007 Texas State University, Alfred Nolle Chapter of Alpha Chi “Favorite Professor” for outstanding dedication to teaching, pedagogical skills, and influence on students, (April 2)
- 2006 Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities (University Runner-Up), College of Health Professions, Texas State University
- 2006 Texas Society of Allied Health Professions (TSAHP) Conference: Allied Health in Texas: Developing a Vision. TSAHP Research Grant Recipient.
- 2006 “Honorable Mention”, Presidential Seminar Award, Texas State University
- 2005 Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities (University Runner-Up), College of Health Professions, Texas State University
- 2005 Presidential Seminar Award Nominee, Texas State University
- 2005 Texas State Alumni Association’s Alumni Achievement Award
- 2004 Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities (University Runner-up), College of Health Professions, Texas State University
- 2004 Presidential Seminar Award Nominee, Texas State University
- 2003 Nomination for Distinguished Alumni Award, Texas State University
- SHS 2003 COMMENCEMENT_SPEECH for Smithville High School graduation, May 30
- 2003 Request from Microbes.info! to use self-created ACC microbiology course website (www.austincc.edu/rohde) as an informational resource for microbiology aspects
- 2002 Nomination for Faculty Excellence Award (teaching), College of Health Professions, Texas State University
- 2002 Appointment Approval for Graduate Faculty, Texas State University
- 2002 Honorary Luncheon with College President for Outstanding Adjunct Faculty, ACC
- 2001 Multiple Semester Term Appointment, ACC
- 2000 J.V. Irons Award for Scientific Excellence from Bureau of Laboratories, DSHS
- 1997 DSHS, Act of Kindness Award
- 1990-91 Graduate Laboratory Assistantship Stipend, Texas State University-School of Science
- 1990 Graduated Cum Laude, Texas State University
- 1988-89 1st Texas State student selected for Summer Internship at UTMD Anderson Cancer Research Center-Science Park, Summer 88 & 89
- 1987 Who’s Who Among American College Students, Texas State University
- 1986-90 Certificate of Scholarship, Texas State University-School of Science
- 1986 Golden Key National Honor Society, Texas State University
- 1985 American Legion, David Fitzgerald, Jimmy Klutts, Presbyterian Scholarships
- 1985 Graduated “Top Ten”, Smithville HS
- 1984 American Legion Boys State, Smithville HS
- 1983-85 National Honor Society, Smithville HS
- 1983 Daughters of the American Revolution Citizenship Award, Smithville HS