Cecil Drain to be honored for achievements in Allied Health

By Rachael Pawlowski
VCU Communications and Public Relations

Cecil Drain, Ph.D., dean of VCU’s School of Allied Health Professions, will receive the Darrell Mase Presidential award from the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions.

The Darrell Mase Award is given to a member of ASAHP who has shown dedication to maintaining the qualities of excellence that characterize a truly professional organization.

“I am really pleased to receive this award and to represent VCU and our highly ranked school,” said Drain. “I am truly in shock. This award is a lifelong achievement.”

Drain will accept the award later this month at the ASAHP annual conference in Baltimore. He also will receive the association’s Bardner Chair and his name will be inscribed on the presidential plaque, a mark of distinction among professionals in the field of allied health.

Drain began his career in the U.S. Army, where he served for 27 years. A chief nurse anesthetist, Drain retired in 1993 as a colonel. He has written multiple books, including the first edition of “The Recovery Room,” a highly regarded resource for post-anesthesia nursing. He has been dean of the School of Allied Health Professions since 1997.

The Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions was chartered in Washington, D.C. in September 1967 as a nonprofit organization that is the leading advocate for allied professions.