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HSF nominees announced for teaching awards

Faculty and students nominated 37 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 the provost, John Raymond, M.D., will announce the winners in The Catalyst,  May 9, 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. 

Educator-Mentor
Elaine Amella, Nursing; Peter Bowman, Health Professions; Elisha Brownfield, Medicine; Benjamin Clyburn, Medicine; Hannah DeToma, Nursing; Yusuf Hannun, Medicine; Robert Mallin, Medicine; Bonnie Martin-Harris, Medicine; Ken Patrick, Pharmacy; Kelly Ragucci, Pharmacy; Carrie Randall, Medicine; Steve I. Schabel, Medicine; Rick Schnellmann, Pharmacy; Sally E. Self, Medicine; Kit Simpson, Pharmacy; Sally Stroud, Nursing; James Tietge, Dental Medicine; Paul Underwood, Medicine; Gaberial Virella, Medicine; Thomas D. Waldrep, Center for Academic Excellence; Holly Wise, Health Professions; and Michael R. Zile, Medicine.

Educator-Lecturer
Laurie Charles, Health Professions; Claire DeCristofaro, Nursing; James Hardin, Medicine; Debra Hazen-Martin, Medicine; Anne Kilpatrick, Health Professions; Robert Notari, Pharmacy; Erin Presnell, Medicine; Lisa Saladin, Health Professions; Christopher Stephanoff, Health Professions; Larry Truver, Medicine; and David Ward, Health Professions.

Developing Teacher
Maurizio Del Poete, Medicine; Teresa Kelechi, Nursing; Colleen Moran, Medicine; and Stephen Vermillion, Medicine.
 

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