Announcement: Celebrating the 2020 Awards of Excellence recipients
As educators, researchers, innovators and leaders, the 2020 Awards of Excellence recipients are making a difference at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.
This year, we celebrate 42 award recipients. It is with great pride that we recognize and honour their achievements.
“We are proud to continue the tradition of honouring and celebrating our faculty and staff,” said Dr. Davy Cheng, Acting Dean. “The Awards of Excellence provide us with a special opportunity to recognize our colleagues for their outstanding contributions in support of the School’s mission of excellence.”
Schulich Awards of Excellence for Staff
Spirit Award
Barbara Green, Biochemistry
Kay Hickey, Dean’s Office
Seidy Rayo, Internationalization
Continuous Excellence Individual Award
Karen Burrell, Paediatrics
Tom Chrones, Anatomy and Cell Biology
Tracy Henebry, Psychiatry
Janet Holmes, Psychiatry
Courtney Newnham-Kanas, Postgraduate Medical Education
Innovation Award
Danielle Dilkes, Undergraduate Medical Education
Inspirational Leadership Award
Heather Thomas, Alumni Relations & Development
Dean’s Awards of Excellence for Faculty
Individual Faculty Award
Dr. Tracey Crumley, Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Paula Foster, PhD, Robarts Research Institute
Jefferson Frisbee, PhD, Medical Biophysics
Bekim Sadikovic, PhD, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Junior Faculty Award
Silvia Penuela, PhD, Anatomy and Cell Biology
Lifetime Achievement Award
Chris Brandl, PhD, Biochemistry
Dr. Gerald Brock, Surgery
Dr. Thomas Freeman, Family Medicine
Dr. John D. Brown Memorial Resident Award
Dr. Amanda Grant-Orser, Medicine
Schulich Excellence in Education Awards
Distinguished Leader Award
Dr. Chris Watling, Clinical Neurological Sciences
Schulich Leader Award
Dr. Kathryn Roth, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Robert Stodilka, PhD, Medical Biophysics
Kelly Summers, PhD, Microbiology & Immunology
Dr. Julie Ann Van Koughnett, Surgery
Dr. Sreelatha Varapravan, Psychiatry
Schulich Educator Award
Dr. Caitlin Cassidy, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Dr. Nancy Chan, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Dr. Patricia Hall, Psychiatry
Dr. Hariharan Iyer, Medicine
Dr. Mary Jenkins, Clinical Neurological Sciences
Dr. Keith McIntosh, Medicine
Dr. Darren Van Dam, Family Medicine
Dr. Jamie Wickett, Family Medicine
Schulich Award of Excellence for Faculty in Community/Distributed Sites
Dr. Miriam Mann, Medicine
Dr. Geoffrey Mills, Medicine
Dr. Kellie Scott, Family Medicine
Dr. Tanya Thornton, Family Medicine
Schulich Continuing Dental Education Educator Award
Dr. Mark Darling, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Schulich Continuing Medical Education Educator Award
Dr. Behzad Hassani, Medicine
Dr. Rahul Ojha, Paediatrics
Schulich Faculty Development Award
Dr. Eric Wong, Family Medicine
Schulich Faculty Mentorship Award
Dr. Donald Lee, Clinical Neurological Sciences
Learn more about plans for the Awards of Excellence celebration
View the list of Awards of Excellence recipients from the School’s Windsor Campus
