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The university community is invited to attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio’s annual President’s Excellence Awards Ceremony scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21, in the auditorium. The awards will recognize 16 employees who have demonstrated dedication and hard work in service, research, clinical care and teaching.

Five staff members, who were nominated by their co-workers, will receive the Presidential Employee Excellence in Service Awards and a $1,000 cash prize. Faculty members will be honored for their excellence in education, research and clinical practice when Dr. Cigarroa distributes the Presidential Junior Research Scholar Award, the Presidential Clinical Excellence Award, the Presidential Teaching Excellence Award and the Presidential Distinguished Scholar Award to 11 deserving faculty members.

The 2005 winners are:

Distinguished Scholar

Hanna Abboud, M.D., Medicine-Nephrology


Junior Research Scholar

Jeanne Ruiz, Ph.D., R.N., W.H.C.N.P., Family Nursing Care


Employee Excellence

Sebastian De La Rosa, Facilities Management
Phyllis Gordon, M.S.N., R.N., C.S., Surgery
Ola Hudgins, Accounting
Ann Kruger, R.N., M.B.A., Pediatrics
Iris Trevino, Psychiatry


Clinical Excellence

Steven Bailey, M.D., Medicine-Cardiology
Fred Corley, Jr., M.D., Orthopaedics
Jaydeep Shah, M.D., Anesthesiology


Teaching Excellence Awards

Patricia Brewer, Ph.D., Physical Therapy
Laurie Dodge, M.S.N., R.N., Family Nursing Care
Manuel Oscós-Sanchez, M.D., Family and Community Medicine
Juan Parra, M.D., M.P.H., Pediatrics
R. Neal Pinckard, Ph.D., Pathology and Medicine
Ivy Schwartz, D.D.S., M.S., General Dentistry