Dr. Maria Delph is Associate Dean of Professional Studies and Baccalaureate Programs for the College of Nursing & Health Care Professions at Grand Canyon University. Honored by the Phoenix Business Journal as one of the top 40 leaders in health care and education, she is also the 2017 Nurse of the Year Award Recipient in Nursing Education Leadership and the regional winner of the Nurse.com Nursing Excellence GEM (Giving Excellence Meaning) Awards in the category of Advancing and Leading the Profession. Maria Delph earned her PhD in Nursing Education from the University of Northern Colorado, her MBA from Grand Canyon University, and her MA in Bioethics from Midwestern University. Dr. Delph has held several clinical positions in nursing including charge nurse and coordinator of instructional programs for HonorHealth – John C. Lincoln. Dr. Delph has served on the Great West Division Board of the American Cancer Society, the Dessert Mission Board, the Arizona Education –Practice Collaborative, and the Education Chapter of the Arizona Nurses’ Association.