Come support your colleagues as Health Science Center President Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., honors some of our institution’s most outstanding employees. The 2006 Presidential Awards Ceremony will take place Thursday, Jan. 19, at 11 a.m. at the central campus auditorium, and a reception in the foyer will follow.
“We will recognize the very best examples of excellence in teaching, research, clinical care and employee service,” Dr. Cigarroa said.
President Cigarroa will honor exceptional individuals in six distinctive categories:
Presidential Distinguished Scholar Award• Sunil K. Ahuja, M.D., M.Sc, professor of medicine, microbiology and immunology, President’s Council Chair for Excellence in Medical Research
Presidential Teaching Excellence Award• Margaret Bell, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N., assistant professor of acute nursing care
• Cheryl Burns, M.S., associate professor and undergraduate program director of clinical laboratory sciences
• Sara L. Gill, Ph.D., M.S.N., R.N., associate professor of family nursing care
• W. Ross Lawler, M.D., professor of family and community medicine
• John C. Lee, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry
• William F. Rose Jr., D.D.S., assistant professor of general dentistry
Presidential Clinical Excellence Award• Javier Kane, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics
• Michael Lichtenstein, M.D., M.Sc, professor of medicine
• Robert W. Parker, M.D., associate professor of family and community medicine
Presidential Junior Research Scholar Award• Sang Eun Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor of molecular medicine, Institute of Biotechnology
Presidential Employee Excellence in Service Award• Robert P. Edwards, R.N., clinical nursing supervisor in surgery
• Alida Gage, network analyst enterprise desktop manager in computing resources
• Sharon Guevara, director of the Allied Health Welcome Center
• Nelda Potter, administrator in dental diagnostic science
• Sam Reyes, building attendant in facilities management
Presidential Ambassador Scholar Award• Donna Garcia, School of Nursing
• Lauren Kay Smith, Medical School
• Earlanda Williams, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
• Melissa Bachman, School of Allied Health Sciences
• Ernesto Treviño, Dental School
Dr. Cigarroa will make a surprise announcement of a major honor for one of the Health Science Center’s best-known faculty members.
The ceremony will also be transmitted to Health Science Center campuses at the Texas Research Park, Laredo and Harlingen.
