2023 Outstanding Alumni Award Recipient

Dr. Rachel E. Albert, 1985 UMFK Graduate

Photo of Dean of Nursing, Allied Health, and Behavioral Science Division Dr. Erin Soucy, UMFK class of 1995; 2023 Outstanding Alumna Rachel E. Albert; and UMFK Alumni President Don Chouinard, UMFK class of 1991
Left to right: Dean of Nursing, Allied Health, and Behavioral Science Division Dr. Erin Soucy, UMFK class of 1995; 2023 Outstanding Alumna Rachel E. Albert; and UMFK Alumni President Don Chouinard, UMFK class of 1991

Dr. Rachel E. Albert embraces her roles of teaching, scholarship, service, and practice wholeheartedly. While Dr. Albert excels in many areas, she strives for continuous improvement, always reflecting and examining her efforts and setting new professional goals. Her commitment to the success of UMFK’s nursing students is invaluable. Further, she is committed to the success of UMFK’s nursing program and the campus as a whole. Her contributions to the nursing program are substantial and outstanding.

In addition to her many years of dedicated service to the campus community academically, Dr. Albert held administrative positions, such as Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of Faculty, and Executive Director of Planning and Assessment, to name a few.  Continuous commitments and contributions to the St. John Valley, Aroostook County, and the state of Maine, such as:

  • member of the Leadership Team for Closing the Gap, Social Determinants of Health Acceleration Plan;
  • chair and steering committee of Aroostook Maine District Coordinating Council for Public Health;
  • Board Member of Fish River Rural Health;
  • corporator for Northern Light Health; and
  • team leader and evaluator for the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

Dr. Albert graduated from UMFK, earning a bachelor of science in nursing in 1985. She earned her master’s degree in nursing in 1990 and a Ph.D. in Nursing Science in 2001.

She has nearly 30 years of experience in higher education at UMFK. Currently, Dr. Rachel E. Albert is a professor of nursing and Allied Health and teaches online courses in Healthcare Research and Evidenced-Based Practice, Transcultural Nursing, Ethics and the Law, Integrative Nursing Practice, and Global Health.