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The 2008 Faculty Awards, presented at last week’s Spring Faculty Meeting, recognize excellence in teaching and in research.
They are given by the faculty to their fellow faculty members. The individual awards for Excellence in Teaching in the School of Medicine are named in honor of faculty who exemplify the specifics of the award. The awards for Outstanding Contributions to Research are named in honor of current and past Vanderbilt faculty who were recognized during their careers by election to the National Academy of Sciences.
Excellence in Teaching
School of Medicine
Frank H. Boehm Award — Contributions to Continuing Medical Education
Gerald Hickson, M.D., associate dean for Clinical Affairs and director of the Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy; and James Pichert, Ph.D., professor of Medical Education and Administration
Robert D. Collins Award — Teaching Medical and/or Graduate Students in the Lecture Setting
William Schaffner, M.D., chair of Preventive Medicine
Gerald S. Gotterer Award — Innovation in Educational Programming that has Proven Effective
Charles Coffey II, Ph.D., professor of Radiation Oncology
F. Peter Guengerich Award — Mentoring Postdoctoral Fellows or Residents in the Research Setting
John Gore, Ph.D., director of the Institute of Imaging Science
R. Michael Rodriguez Award — Teaching Medical Students, Residents and/or Fellows in the Clinical Setting
Satish Raj, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine and Pharmacology; and Jeffery Dattilo, M.D., assistant professor of Surgery
Elaine Sanders-Bush Award — Mentoring Graduate and/or Medical Students in the Research Setting
Nancy Brown, M.D., associate dean for Clinical and Translational Scientist Development
John S. Sergent Award — Teaching Medical or Graduate Students in the Small Group Setting
Ban Mishu Allos, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine
School of Nursing
Excellence in Clinical Teaching
Terri Donaldson, D.N.P., R.N., assistant professor of Nursing
Educational Innovation
Leslie Welch Hopkins, M.S.N., assistant professor of Nursing
Teaching in the Small Group Setting
Julie Rosof-Williams, M.S.N., instructor in Nursing
Outstanding
Contributions
to Research
Stanley Cohen Award — For Research Bridging Diverse Disciplines, such as Chemistry or Physics, to Solve Biology's Most Important Fundamental Questions
Naji Abumrad, M.D., chair of Surgery
John H. Exton Award — For Research Leading to Innovative Biological Concepts
Susan Wente, Ph.D., chair of Cell and Developmental Biology
Grant W. Liddle Award — For Outstanding Contributions in Clinical Research
Herbert Meltzer, M.D., director of the Division of Psychopharmacology
Charles R. Park Award — For Basic Research Revealing Insights into Physiology and Pathophysiology
Sebastian Joyce, Ph.D., professor of Microbiology and Immunology