Lynette Williamson, Ed.D., RHIA, CCS, CPC, FAHIMA, was introduced as the recipient of the 2021 Making Dreams Come True Distinguished Educator Award during the 2021 Assembly on Education Symposium. In this episode, Dr. Williamson, an assistant professor and health information management program director for the University of Hawai'i-West O'ahu, discusses how the pandemic impacted her teaching style and philosophy and the role her department played in the COVID-19 response.