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Regions Bank T.E.A.C.H. Prize
Initiated in 2013, the Regions Bank T.E.A.C.H. (Toward Educational Advancement in Care and Health) Prize celebrates the highest qualities of our teaching faculty. The winner receives a cash award of $10,000 from Regions Bank in recognition at the luncheon honoring The Nelson Order inductees and public recognition at the UMMC Commencement ceremonies.
The 2024 Regions Bank T.E.A.C.H. Prize recipient is Dr. Joey Granger, professor of physiology and biophysics in the UMMC School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences.
Past Regions Bank T.E.A.C.H. Prize winners include:
- 2023 - Barbara Alexander, PhD, professor in the department of physiology and biophysics, School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences
2022 - David Brown, PhD, professor in the department of cell and molecular biology, School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences
2021 - Stephen Stray, PhD, associate professor in the department of microbiology and immunology, School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences
2020 - Jason Griggs, PhD, FADM, professor of biomedical materials science and associate dean for research, School of Dentistry
2019 - Michael Ryan, PhD, professor of physiology and biophysics, School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences
2018 - Amol V. Janorkar, PhD, associate professor of biomedical materials science, School of Dentistry
2017 - William P. Daley, MD, professor of pathology, School of Medicine
2016 - Jennifer Bain, DDS, assistant professor and interim department chair of periodontics and preventive sciences, School of Dentistry
2015 - Mary Stewart, PhD, RN, professor and director of both the PhD program and accreditation, School of Nursing
2014 - Ian Paul, PhD, professor of psychiatry and human behavior, director of the Graduate Program in Neuroscience and director of the Animal Behavioral Core, School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences
2013 - Kimberly Simpson, PhD, associate professor of neurobiology and anatomical sciences, School of Medicine
For more information, contact the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.