The UT Health Science Center San Antonio community is invited to attend the 2009 Presidential Awards ceremony. The ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 29, in the Health Science Center Auditorium on the Long Campus. A reception will follow.
The awards recognize faculty members for outstanding scholarship and research, and clinical and teaching excellence. Outstanding staff members will be recognized for excellence in service. Awards for exceptional volunteer service will be presented and the five Presidential Ambassador Scholars will be recognized.
This year’s award winners include:
Presidential Distinguished Scholar Peter T. Fox, M.D., Research Imaging Center
Presidential Junior Research Scholar Nicolas Musi, M.D., Medicine/Diabetes
Clinical Excellence Award Alicia G. Galvan, D.D.S., General Dentistry
Karen Hentschel-Franks, D.O., Pediatrics
David F. Jimenez, M.D., FACS, Neurosurgery
Teaching Excellence Award Robert Castro, M.D., Pediatrics
Taline Dadian Infante, RDH, Dental Hygiene
Rebecca Loredo-Hernandez, M.D., Radiology
Catherine Ortega, Ed.D., PT, ATC, Physical Therapy
Fred Richards III, Ph.D., Cellular and Structural Biology
Frank Weaker, Ph.D., Cellular and Structural Biology
Employee Excellence in Service Award Linda Ancira, Biochemistry
Beverly Heisler, Cellular and Structural Biology
Darleen Loftice, Pediatrics
Jude A. Lynch, Library
Lester Rosebrock, Academic Technology Services
Presidential Volunteer Service Award Gold — Cynthia Ideker-Sowle, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Silver — Alice Allen, Regulatory Affairs/Compliance
Bronze — James Lukose, student, School of Nursing
Presidential Ambassador Scholar Rosemary Ojo, School of Medicine
Shalaine Smith, School of Nursing
Cecily Jackson, Dental School
Jacob Garza, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Natalie Ramirez, School of Health Professions
