Awards and Recognition

The UMMC GWIMS chapter presents seven awards each year to outstanding female UMMC faculty members, students or trainees and members of the UMMC community. The Trailblazer Award is presented to a male faculty member.

Awards

Below is a list of GWIMS awards. Click here for a PDF list of each award's criteria and eligibility requirements.

2021 honorees

Click here to view the video announcement of the 2021 GWIMS Awards awardees.

Award	Honoree
LouAnn Woodward, MD Authentic Leadership Award	Nita Maihle, PhD Assoc. Director of Basic Science Research Cancer Center & Research Institute Professor Dept. Cell and Molecular Biology School of Medicine
Helen Barnes, MD Diversity and Inclusion Award	Michelle Owens, MD Medical Director Maternal-Fetal Medicine Professor Dept. Obstectrics and Gynecology School of Medicine
Innovation Award	Mohadetheh Moulana, PhD Director Curriculum Development Assistant Professor Dept. Pshychiatry and Human Behavior School of Medicine
Resilient Spirit Award	Bhagyashri Navalkele, MD Medical Director Division of Infectious Diseases Dept. Medicine Assistant Professor School of Medicine
Emerging Star Award (Student/Residents/Fellows)	Megha Satpathy Graduate Research Assistant PhD Candidate Dept. Biomedical Materials Science School of Dentistry
Rising Star Award (Early-Career Faculty)	Caroline Compretta, PhD Co-Director Community Engaged Research Core Assistant Professor Dept. Preventive Medicine School of Population Health
Shining Star Award (Mid-Career Faculty)	Crystal Lim, PhD Director Psychology Internship Program Associate Professor Dept. Psychiatry and Human Behavior School of Medicine
Trailblazer Award (Male Faculty)	Vikas Majithia, MD Chief Division of Rheumatology Dept. Medicine Professor School of Medicine
Trainee Recognition Award	Mary Nittala, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dept. Radiation Oncology School of Medicine

2020 honorees

2019 honorees

LouAnn Woodward, MD Authentic Leadership Award - Loretta Jackson-Williams, MD
Helen B. Barnes, MD Diversity and Inclusion Award - Felicia Tardy, MD
Innovation Award - Barbara Alexander, PhD
Resilient Spirit Award - Julie Schumacher, PhD
Emerging Star Award - Erin Taylor, PhD
Rising Star Award - Felicitas Koler, MD
Shining Star Award - Jennifer Sasser, PhD
Trailblazer Award - Alan Jones, MD

Back row (L-R): Jennifer Sasser, Felicia Tardy, Alan Jones, Loretta Jackson-Williams
Front row (L-R): Barbara Alexander, Erin Taylor, Julie Schumacher

2018 honorees

LouAnn Woodward, MD Authentic Leadership Award - Jane Reckelhoff, PhD
Helen B. Barnes, MD Diversity and Inclusion Award - Juanyce Taylor, PhD
Innovation Award - Alexandra Castillo, PhD
Resilient Spirit Award - Penni Lowery, NP
Emerging Star Award - Ashley Albert, MD
Rising Star Award - Anju Sukumaran, MD
Shining Star Award - Mobolaji Famuyide, MD
Trailblazer Award - Abhay Bhatt, MD

(L-R): Ashley Albert, Anju Sukumaran, Abhay Bhatt, Juanyce Taylor

2017 honorees

LouAnn Woodward, MD Authentic Leadership Award - LouAnn Woodward, MD
Helen B. Barnes, MD Diversity and Inclusion Award - Helen B. Barnes, MD
Innovation Award - Merry Lindsey, PhD
Resilient Spirit Award - Bettina Beech, MD
Emerging Star Award - Kristine DeLeon-Pennell, PhD
Rising Star Award - Sarah Sterling, PhD
Shining Star Award - Pia Chatterjee Kirk, DM
Trailblazer Award - Robert Prodell, MD