Faculty and Staff Recognition 2019
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Members of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences Faculty and Staff were honored August 29, 2019.
We celebrated our faculty members at the annual dinner and for 2019, added new staff recognition categories. We honored them for their dedication and commitment to the mission and goals of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences and the University during the past year.
It is a time to recognize faculty and staff members for their longtime service, to honor individuals who have excelled in their careers, teaching and research, and to acknowledge individuals for their commitment to mentoring our students. We also recognize new emeritus faculty members.
We would like to thank the honorees and all of the staff and volunteers who made the evening a success.
Dean’s Awards for Teaching Excellence
Teaching Excellence Award:
Kathryn Eisenmann, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Cancer Biology
Teaching Excellence Award:
Coral Matus, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Family Medicine
Community-Based Practitioner
Teaching Excellence Award:
Ronald Wainz, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Dean’s Awards for Research Excellence
Research Excellence Award:
Bashar Kahaleh, M.D.
Professor
Department of Medicine
New Investigator Research Excellence Award:
Matam Vijay-Kumar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Physiology & Pharmacology
Dean’s Award for Master Clinician
Ali Hassan, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Dean’s Award for Advising Excellence
Sadik Khuder, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine
Dean’s Awards for Outstanding Staff
Wafaa Hanna
Director
Office of Faculty Affairs & Development
Elizabeth Smotherman
Senior Department Administrator
Department of Medicine
Dean’s Awards for Staff Career Achievement
Elizabeth Akeman
Department Administrator I
Department of Physiology & Pharmacology
Maureen Gilmore
Assistant to the Chairperson
Department of Medicine
Recognition of Emeritus Faculty
Carlos Baptista, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Department of Medical Education
William Davis, D.D.S.
Professor Emeritus
Department of Surgery
Randall Ruch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus
Department of Cancer Biology
Constance Shriner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Emerita
Department of Family Medicine
Donna Woodson, M.D.
Professor Emerita
Department of Medical Education
Recognition for Service
30 Years
- Blair Grubb, M.D.
- Edwin Sanchez, Ph.D.
20 Years
- Srini Hejeebu, D.O.
- Cletus Iwuagwu, M.D.
- Michele Knox, Ph.D.
- Boyd Koffman, M.D., Ph.D.
- Lawrence Elmer, M.D., Ph.D.
- Munier Nazzal, M.D.
- Ruby Nucklos, M.D.
- Mukesh Pitroda, M.D.
10 Years
- Christopher Bates, M.D.
- Reginald Baugh, M.D.
- Kathryn Eisenmann, Ph.D.
- Ehab Eltahawy, M.D.
- Charles Fahncke, D.D.S.
- Viviana Ferreira, D.V.M, Ph.D.
- Claudiu Georgescu, M.D.
- Jennifer Hill, Ph.D.
- Bryan Hinch, M.D.
- Terrence Lewis, M.D.
- Walid Mahmoud, M.D.
- Allen Markowicz, M.D.
- David Pearson, Ph.D.
- David Sohn, M.D., J.D.
- Jianlin Tang, M.D.
- Mary Wroblewski, M.D.
