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HSF nominees announced for teaching awards Faculty and students nominated 23 faculty members to be considered for this year’s Health Sciences Foundation Teaching Excellence Awards.  The awards will be presented at the Fall Faculty Convocation in August, but Provost John Raymond, M.D., will announce the winners in The Catalyst  May 14, a week before commencement, for the benefit of graduating students. A review committee composed of faculty representatives from each college and the Student Government Association will select the recipients. Up to three awards will be presented from the following categories: Educator-Mentor, for excellence in mentoring and serving as a role model for students in clinical or research activities; Educator-Lecturer, for excellence in traditional didactic or classroom teaching; and Developing Teacher, for excellence in teaching by a junior faculty member. Each recipient will be presented a $3,000 cash award, a certificate, and a pewter medallion to be worn with academic regalia. The following are nominees: Educator-Mentor Robin Bissinger, Nursing; William Creasman, Medicine; Paul Gross, Medicine; John Hildebrandt, Medicine; Donna Johnson, Medicine; Teresa Kelechi, Nursing; Raymond Lanphere, Health Professions; Libby Riddle, Medicine; Rick Schnellmann, Pharmacy; and Tammy Wolfman, Medicine. Educator-Lecturer Elaine Amella, Nursing; Thierry Bacro, Medicine; Eddie Collins, Dental Medicine; Kim Collins, Medicine; Hannah DeToma, Nursing; Lisa Saladin, Health Professions; Michael Schmidt, Medicine; Lewis Stillway, Medicine; and Larry Truver, Medicine. Developing Teacher Peter Bowman, Health Professions; Debora Brown, Health Professions; Stuart Leon, Medicine; and Stephen Vermillion, Medicine.   Friday, April 2, 2004 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to petersnd@musc.edu or catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Community Press at 849-1778.