Previous Award Winners

Faculty Awards

Mentoring

  • 2024 - David M. Smith, PhD
  • 2023 - Elizabeth Claydon, PhD
  • 2022 - Heather Henderson, EdD
  • 2021 - Visvanathan Ramamurthy, PhD
  • 2020 - Michael Schaller, PhD
  • 2019 - Norman D. Ferrari III, MD
  • 2018 - James W. Simpkins, PhD
  • 2017 - Alison Wilson, MD, FACS; Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD
  • 2016 - Ranjita Misra, PhD
  • 2015 - H. Wayne Lambert
  • 2014 - Rashida Khakoo, MD, MACP
  • 2013 - Scot C. Remick, MD, FACP

Service

  • 2024 - Bethany Pellegrino, MD
  • 2023 - Juan Bugueno, DDS
  • 2022 - Peter Mathers, PhD
  • 2021 - Troy Krupica, MD; Shanojan Thiyagalingam, MD
  • 2020 - Stephen Davis, PhD
  • 2019 - Stephenie Kennedy-Rea, EdD
  • 2018 - Anne F. Cronin, PhD, OTR/L
  • 2017 - Carl Sullivan lll, MD, FACP; Cecil Pollard
  • 2016 - R. David Parker, PhD
  • 2015 - Kari Law, MD
  • 2014 - Shelia Price, DDS, EDD, MA; Elizabeth Scharman, PharmD, BCPS
  • 2013 - Virginia Scott, PhD

Teaching

  • 2024 - Valerie Watson, MS
  • 2023 - Steven Frisch, PhD
  • 2022 - Michael Gunther, PhD
  • 2021 - Marina Galvez Peralta, PhD
  • 2020 - Ashley Petrone, PhD
  • 2019 - Susan Morgan, DDS
  • 2018 - Andrew K. Shiemke, PhD
  • 2017 - Robert Gerbo, MD
  • 2016 - Mark Paternostro, MD
  • 2014 - Scott Weed, PhD
  • 2013 - H. Wayne Lambert, PhD

Master Clinician

  • 2024 - Marc Haut, PHD
  • 2023 - Manual Vallejo, MD
  • 2022 - Gauri Pawar, MD, FAAN
  • 2021 - Hassan Ramadan, MD, MSc, FACS
  • 2019 - Charles D. Ponte, PharmD
  • 2017 - Timothy Jackson, MD
  • 2015 - Charles Rosen, MD, PhD

Community Engaged Research

  • 2023 - Ranjita Misra, PhD
  • 2019 - Joy Buck, PhD, APRN
  • 2015 - Ranjita Misra, PhD

Research & Scholarly Activity

  • 2024 - Jianhai Du, PhD
  • 2023 - Roberta Leonardi, PhD
  • 2022 - James Mahoney III, PhD
  • 2021 - David Smith, PhD
  • 2020 - Bingyun Li, PhD
  • 2019 - Raymond R. Raylman, PhD
  • 2018 - George A. Kelley, DA, FACSM, MS
  • 2017 - Ming Pei, MD, PhD
  • 2014 - Suresh Madhavan, PhD

Scholar

  • 2024 - Heather Hayanga, MD, MPH
  • 2022 - Christa Lilly, PhD, MS
  • 2019 - Robert M. Bossarte, PhD
  • 2014 - Lisa M. Salati, PhD

Staff Awards

Administrative/Managerial

  • 2024 - Kathryn Smalley Hoffman, MA
  • 2023 - Joe Andria
  • 2022 - Sandra Y. Pope, MSW
  • 2021 - David Fulaytar
  • 2020 - April Vestal, MPH
  • 2019 - MaryAnn Adams-Michenko
  • 2018 - Lana Yoho
  • 2017 - Erica Stewart, MBA
  • 2016 - Jessica White
  • 2015 - Brooke Phillips
  • 2014 - Leslie Miele
  • 2013 - David Fulaytar

Clerical/Secretarial

  • 2024 - Joyce Hays
  • 2023 - Teresa Lodge
  • 2022 - Brooke Phillips, BSW
  • 2021 - Suzanne Danley
  • 2020 - Jennifer Sherrod
  • 2019 - Lorie Stowers
  • 2018 - Rhonda Shorr
  • 2017 - Brandy Toothman
  • 2016 - Margaret Bolt
  • 2015 - Elaine Cumberledge
  • 2014 - Angela Frame
  • 2013 - Mary Pettit

Paraprofessional/Technical

  • 2024 - Amanda Rack
  • 2023 - Timmy Nguyen
  • 2022 - Adam Hoffman, CHSE
  • 2021 - Christopher Braham
  • 2020 - Angela Wilson
  • 2019 - Charles Wisser
  • 2018 - Griselda 'Ruby' Davila
  • 2016 - Lori Acciavatti
  • 2015 - Nawfal Saaid
  • 2014 - Dreama Lemley
  • 2013 - Lauren Burhans, PhD

Professional/Non-Teaching

  • 2024 - Natalie Caravasos
  • 2023 - Phillip Engelkemier
  • 2022 - Hannah Maxwell
  • 2021 - Brianna Sheppard, PhD
  • 2020 - Lauren Devine
  • 2019 - Rose McCluskey
  • 2018 - Summer Kuhn
  • 2017 - Jay Mason
  • 2016 - Shawn King
  • 2015 - Martha Power
  • 2014 - Herbert Linn

Physical Plant/Maintenance/Service

  • 2023 - Diana Ridgway
  • 2022 - Lynn Wilson
  • 2020 - Fred Whitaker
  • 2019 - Artie Rogers
  • 2018 - Wendy Cress; Michael Summers
  • 2017 - Delores Richards
  • 2015 - Ralph Smith; Rhonda Gorbey
  • 2014 - Betty Flickner
  • 2013 - Ronald Conner

Team Awards

Go First Award

  • 2024 - Improve Care Now
  • 2023 - Medical Weight Management
  • 2021 - Interprofessional Education Apartment Simulation
  • 2019 - Pediatric Dentistry
  • 2018 - Health Sciences Information Technology Service Desk
  • 2017 - Injury Control Research Center

Team Achievement

  • 2023 - Parkinson's Music, Activity and Voice Group
  • 2022 - Qualitative Fit Testing Team, HSC Health & Safety Office
  • 2021 - West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program
  • 2020 - Office of Continuing Education
  • 2019 - Department of Medicine, Section of Hospital Medicine
  • 2018 - Pharmaceutical Systems and Policy
  • 2017- Interprofessional Education
  • 2016 - WVU Stroke Team
  • 2015 - Division of Bariatric Surgery
  • 2014 - Trauma Outreach & Education
  • 2013 - HSTA

Innovation

  • 2013 - Educational Initiatives Group

US News & World Report National Ranking

  • 2017 - Department of Urology

Women in Science and Health

  • 2024 - R. Constance Wiener, DMD, PhD (advanced career); Meenal Elliott, PhD (mid-career); Sabina Onyinye Nduaguba, PhD (early career); Angela Goodhart, PharmD (early career)
  • 2023 - Krista Pfaendler, MD
  • 2022 - Gretchen Garofoli, PharmD (mid-career); Heather Henderson, EdD (mid-career)
  • 2021 - A. Courtney DeVries-Nelson, PhD (advanced career); Treah Haggerty, MD (mid-career)
  • 2020 - Linda S. Nield, MD (advanced career); Mariette Barbier, PhD (mid-career)
  • 2019 - Ranjita Misra, PhD (advanced career); Lisa M. Salati, PhD (mid-career)
  • 2018 - Usha Sambamoorthi, PhD (advanced career); Hannah W. Hazard-Jenkins, MD (mid-career)
  • 2017 - Ann Chester, PhD (advanced career); R. Constance Wiener, DMD (mid-career)
  • 2016 - Rebecca Schmidt, DO (advanced career); Angela Oglesby, MD (mid-career)
  • 2015 - Elizabeth J. Scharman, PharmD (advanced career); Lesley E. Cottrell, PhD (mid-career)
  • 2012 - Susan McCrone, PhD
  • 2011 - Ruth Kershner, EdD
  • 2010 - Laura F. Gibson, PhD
  • 2009 - Melanie Ann Fisher, MD
  • 2008 - Barbara Ducatman, MD
  • 2007 - Shelia S. Price, DDS
  • 2006 - Rashida A. Khakoo, MD

Volunteer

  • 2018 - Seth A. Huggins