T. Mark Hodges
Faculty honored for teaching, research
The 2006 Faculty Awards, presented at Tuesday’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 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
Mentoring Postdoctoral Fellows or Residents in the Research Setting
Graham Carpenter, Ph.D., professor of Biochemistry and Medicine
Teaching Medical or Graduate Students in the Lecture Setting
Joyce Johnson, M.D., associate professor of Pathology
Teaching Medical or Graduate Students in the Small Group Setting
Kimberly Lomis, M.D., assistant professor of Surgery
Teaching Medical Students, Residents and/or Fellows in the Clinical Setting
John Sergent, M.D., professor of Medicine, vice chair for Education
Contribution to Continuing Medical Education
Jayant Shenai, M.D., professor of Pediatrics
Innovation in Educational Programming That Has Proven To Be Effective
Anderson Spickard III, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine, Biomedical Informatics
Mentoring Graduate and/or Medical Students in the Research Setting
Peter Anthony Weil, Ph.D., professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
School of Nursing
Educational Innovation
Maria Overstreet, M.S.N., R.N., assistant professor of Nursing
Teaching in the Small Group Setting
Barbara Petersen, R.N., C.M.N., associate professor of Nursing
Teaching in a Clinical Setting
Jennifer Scroggie, M.S.N., A.P.R.N., assistant professor of Psychiatry, Clinical 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
Jason Morrow, M.D., F. Tremaine Billings Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology, director of Clinical Pharmacology, director of the Center for Pharmacology and Drug Toxicology
Sidney P. Colowick Award — For Research that Serves as a Platform for Discovery in Diverse Areas
Mark Magnuson, M.D., Earl W. Sutherland Jr. Professor of Molecular Physoiology and Biophysics, director of the Center for Stem Cell Biology
John H. Exton Award — For Research Leading to Innovative Biological Concepts
Derya Unutmaz, M.D., associate professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Ernest W. Goodpasture Award — For Groundbreaking Research That Addresses the Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases or Important Biological Problems in Immunity
Terence Dermody, M.D., professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Immunology, director of the Elizabeth Lamb Center for Pediatric Research, director of the Vanderbilt Medical Scientist Training Program
Grant W. Liddle Award — For Outstanding Contributions in Clinical Research
Peter Wright, M.D., Shedd Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Charles R. Park Award — For Basic Research Revealing Insights into Physiology and Pathophysiology
Albert Reynolds, Ph.D., professor of Cancer Biology
William J. Darby Award — For Translational Research That has Changed the Practice of Medicine Worldwide
John Penn, Ph.D., professor, vice chair and director of research, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences