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Second Annual Faculty Awards Dinner Dean Allen Lichter’s second annual Faculty Awards Dinner was held on
October 10, 2002, at the Polo Fields Country Club in Ann Arbor. The purpose
of the dinner is to recognize outstanding faculty and staff for their dedication
to excellence through teaching, research and service to others. Fifteen faculty
awards were given this year.
Front row: Paulette Metoyer (accepted
award on behalf of Fred Morady), Maria Ceo, who received
the Administrator of
the Year Award, Sam Hanash, Margie Andreae, Sofia Merajver,
Karin Muraszko, Timothy Johnson, Dean Allen Lichter Back
row: Donna Eder, recipient of the Staff Member of the Year
Award, Ameed Raoof, Arno Kumagai, April Joy Ping, Andrew
Zweifler, Mel Barclay, Michael Shea, Gerald Abrams Photo:
Martin Vloet |
Mel Barclay, M.D., associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology,
and Gerald Abrams (M.D. 1955, Residency 1957), professor of pathology,
both received the
Lifetime Achievement Award in Medical Education in recognition of their long
and distinguished careers as educators at the Medical School. Barclay was one
of the first educators in any field to use computerized testing, self-evaluation
and distance learning. In addition to Abrams’ heavy teaching load within
the school, he has directed and taught Mini-Med School, an outreach program
that educates the local community in the basics of medicine.
Sofia Merajver (M.D. 1987, Residency 1993), Ph.D., associate professor of
internal medicine in the Division of Hematology Oncology, was the recipient
of the Achievement in Basic Science Award for her research program which focuses
on answering questions in molecular and cell biology that pertain to specific
clinical problems.
Fred Morady, M.D., professor of internal medicine in the Division of Cardiology,
was recognized with the Achievement in Clinical Research Award for his work
in catheter ablation procedures, which has had a great impact on the treatment
of heart arrhythmias.
Christin Carter-Su, Ph.D., professor of physiology, was awarded the Distinguished
Faculty Lectureship in Biomedical Research Award for her research in the area
of signal transduction, specifically the mechanism of growth hormone receptor
signaling.
Karin Muraszko, M.D., associate professor of pediatric neurosurgery, April
Joy Ping (M.D. 1994), a clinical instructor II in pediatrics, and Andrew Zweifler,
M.D. (Residency 1960), professor of internal medicine, were given Community
Service Awards for their community contributions. Muraszko is a member of numerous
committees within the University and a volunteer for many organizations, including
the Ann Arbor Schools Health Sciences Technology Program, the March of Dimes,
and Heal the Children. Ping frequently speaks at churches on the prevention
of drug use and early sexual activity for children, assists in the training
of Head Start staff for the state of Michigan, and established the Howell Pediatric
Teen Clinic. Zweifler serves, without compensation, as medical director of
the Thea Bowman Wellness Institute, which provides primary care services to
the medically uninsured people of Highland Park and Hamtramck.
Margie Andreae (M.D. 1991), assistant clinical professor of pediatrics, received
the Clinical Award for Primary Care for creating and implementing a productivity-based
compensation program for the primary care clinical service workforce, which
led to a 20 percent increase in pediatric primary care productivity after the
first year.
Timothy Johnson, M.D., associate professor of dermatology, was the recipient
of the Clinical Award for the Specialist for his relentless dedication to the
improvement of patient care, which has contributed to his maintaining the highest
patient satisfaction scores every survey period within the Health System since
the inception of the survey process in 1998.
Sam Hanash, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pediatrics, was given the Innovations
Award in recognition of his pioneering work on the implementation of novel
strategies for profiling gene expression using proteomics.
Michael Shea (M.D. 1975, Residency 1982), professor of internal medicine in
the Division of Cardiology, was awarded the Kaiser Permanente Teaching Award
for Clinical Education for his dedication to teaching students to value the
importance of clinical skills such as history-taking, EKG, X-ray and echo-cardiogram,
before they proceed to the clinic.
Arno Kumagai, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine in the Division
of Endocrinology, was given the Kaiser Permanente Teaching Award for Basic
Science in recognition of his emphasis on basic patho-physiological foundations
of endocrine disorders, and on the importance of personal interactions, appreciation
of the patient’s perspective, and patient advocacy in working with individuals
with diabetes in his teaching.
Joyce Wahr, M.D. (Residency 1981), associate professor of anesthesiology,
was honored with the Assistant Dean Recognition Award for completion of her
tenure as assistant dean for Admissions and Financial Aid. During her leadership
of the department she developed the first codified admissions policy for the
Medical School and implemented the merit scholarship program, both of which
have contributed to strengthening the quality of incoming classes.
Michael Savageau, Ph.D., professor emeritus and former chair of Microbiology
and Immunology, was awarded with the Departing Chair Recognition for his service
in that position since 1992. During his tenure, Savageau served as visiting
professor at several elite schools in Europe, received several honors and awards,
and served on numerous editorial boards and advisory panels.
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Also:
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U-M’s 2003 Golden Apple Award
for Outstanding Teaching Goes to Medical School’s
Tom Gest
Thomas Schwenk, Michael Savageau
Elected to the Institute of Medicine
Former Allergy Chief Kenneth
Mathews’U-M Career Spanned Four Decades
Medical School Inaugurates
the Norman Thompson, M.D., Professorship in Surgery
Albert J. Silverman Pioneered
Early Space Psychiatry and Neuroscience Research
U-M Mental Health Research Institute
Founder James Miller Is Dead at 86
Friedhelm Hildebrandt
Installed as the First Frederick G.L. Huetwell Professor
of the Cure and Prevention of Birth Defects
Second Annual Faculty Awards
Dinner
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