Main ContentAwards and Recognition
The UMMC GWIMS chapter will present four awards this year to outstanding UMMC faculty members. These four awards will be designated for early, middle, and late career faculty members.
2023 honorees
| Award | Honoree |
| LouAnn Woodward, MD Late-Career Faculty Award | Sara Gleason, MD
Professor and Interim Chair
Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
School of Medicine |
| Mid-Career Faculty Award | Denise Cornelius, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences |
| Early-Career Faculty Award | Lorena Amaral, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences |
| Trainee Award | Elizabeth Gordineer, Graduate Student
Neuroscience PhD Program
School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences |
2022 honorees
| Award | Honoree |
| LouAnn Woodward, MD Late-Career Faculty Award | Babette LaMarca, PhD
Chair
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences |
| Mid-Career Faculty Award | Kedra Wallace, PhD
Associate Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs
School of Population Health |
| Early-Career Faculty Award | Ana Palei, PharmD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery-Trauma/Critical Care
School of Medicine |
| Trainee Award | Lohitha Kalluri
School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences |
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
Department of Cell & Molecular Biology
School of Medicine |
| Helen Barnes, MD Diversity and Inclusion Award | Michelle Owens, MD
Medical Director
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Professor
Department of Obstectrics & Gynecology
School of Medicine |
| Innovation Award | Mohadetheh Moulana, PhD
Director
Curriculum Development
Assistant Professor
Department of Pshychiatry & Human Behavior
School of Medicine |
| Resilient Spirit Award | Bhagyashri Navalkele, MD
Medical Director
Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine
Assistant Professor
School of Medicine |
| Emerging Star Award (Student/Residents/Fellows) | Megha Satpathy
Graduate Research Assistant
PhD Candidate
Department of Biomedical Materials Science
School of Dentistry |
| Rising Star Award (Early-Career Faculty) | Caroline Compretta, PhD
Co-Director
Community Engaged Research Core
Assistant Professor
Department of Preventive Medicine
School of Population Health |
| Shining Star Award (Mid-Career Faculty) | Crystal Lim, PhD
Director
Psychology Internship Program
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
School of Medicine |
| Trailblazer Award (Male Faculty) | Vikas Majithia, MD
Chief
Division of Rheumatology
Department of Medicine
Professor
School of Medicine |
Trainee Recognition Award | Mary Nittala, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of 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