Achieving New Heights Highlighting the Accomplishments of Our Faculty, Staff and Physicians in Training
End-of-Year Award Winners
Congratulations to all winners at the Student/Faculty Award Ceremony, hosted by the Student Government Association.
Colorado Campus
Faculty • A.T. Still Award for Excellence in Teaching: Dr. Christopher LaFontano • Fighting Prairie Dog Award: Dr. Ian George and Dr. Elizabeth Moffett • William Osler Award for Excellence in Teaching: Dr. Ian George • Outstanding PCM Faculty: Julie Kasperski, MSc • Clinical Medicine Award for Outstanding PCM Faculty: Dr. Ann Trawick • Clinical Medicine Award for Outstanding Skills and Assessment: Sarah Neguse, MS, PA-C • Expository Instructor Award: Whitney Lambarri, MS, PA-C, and Dr. Joel Roberts • Student Club Advisor of the Year: Dr. Susan Carter and Dr. David Ross Staff • Staff Member of the Year: Dr. Zeerak Haider • Administrative Member of the Year: Amy Maupin • Unsung Hero Award: Chuck Leary Students • Student Organization of the Year: AMWA and SNMA • Student of the Year: Elizabeth Kuge and Zoe Roth • A.T. Still Student Award: Nicole Wong • Student Congeniality Award: Mercedes Harvey, Jack Strickland and Talia Gergely • Student Service Award: Elizabeth Kuge and Deandra Kuruppu
Southern Utah Campus
Faculty • Clinical Faculty of the Year: Dr. Dale Woodbury • Academic Faculty of the Year: Dr. Chris Edwards • Faculty Rookie of the Year: Dr. Michele Coleman • Faculty Student Advocate Award: Dr. Nena Mason • Clinical Education Faculty of the Year Award: Dr. Andrew Nigh Staff • Staff Member of the Year: Bryan Walker • Helping Hands Award: Lynne Stephenson, MEd • Backbone Award: Vie Van Noy, MS, and Terry Meyer • Staff Rookie of the Year Award: MaryAnn Maher • Clinical Education Staff of the Year Award: Dawnett Hann Students • RVU Student of the Year: Telyn Peterson • Fellow of the Year: Taylor Yancey • Student Researcher of the Year: Nathan Balkman • “Above & Beyond” Award: Rachel Leavitt • Most Impactful Student: Mikala Russell and Paul Yang • Most Compassionate Student: Ryan Braumann and Trevar Dahl • Community Involvement Award: Manuela Marin Salcedo and Madelaine Khosti • Terrific Tutor Award: Lindsay Ellson • Congeniality Award: Edwin Davis and Will ByrneQuinn
Esteemed Professors Named Emeriti Chairs RVU has named Walter Buck, PhD, Professor of Structural Medicine, and Michael Tieman, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery, Emeriti Chairs of the Department of Structural Medicine and the Department of Specialty Medicine, respectively. For thirteen years, Dr. Buck has served on the RVU faculty as Chair and Course Director in the Department of Structural Medicine. During his time at RVU, Dr. Buck has made significant contributions, many of which are now woven into the fabric of the University’s academic programs and student life. He retired in July of 2020. Dr. Tieman came to RVU in 2012 and later accepted the position of Professor in the Department of Specialty Medicine. Dr. Tieman also worked with the Department of Clinical Education and has taken on the additional role of Director of the Student Advisory Program in the Department of Student Affairs, as well as coordinator of the Pet Therapy Program at RVU. Read about their accomplishments at RVUblog.com.
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