Honours and distinctions
Faculty members from across the School were recipients of Western University, national and international awards throughout the past year. Their dedication and commitment continues to enrich the School’s education and research environments and advances its mission.
Lina Dagnino, PhD, Physiology and Pharmacology, David Edgell, PhD, Biochemistry, and David Heinrichs, PhD, Microbiology and Immunology, were selected as Western University Faculty Scholars. They were recognized for their significant achievements in teaching and research, along with nine of their peers from across the University.
Dr. Jeff Dixon, DDS’77, was honoured as a Distinguished University Professor for Western University. An internationally recognized researcher, he has put Western on the map for bone and joint biology. He has excelled as a teacher and mentor and, perhaps most notably, can be credited for his enormous contributions to the development of bone and joint research across Canada. Throughout his career, Dr. Dixon has been heavily engaged in teaching and supervision. He has supervised 27 graduate students and 12 postdoctoral fellows, all of whom speak highly of his mentoring skills, his dedication to trainees and the quality of scientific training in his lab.
Ravi Menon, PhD, was selected as a senior fellow by the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. A professor with the Department of Medical Biophysics and Canada Research Chair in Functional and Molecular Imaging, Menon was recognized for his lifetime achievements in brain imaging research. He joins only five other Canadians receiving this honour.
Lorelei Lingard, PhD, director of the Centre for Education Research & Innovation, Ruth Martin, PhD, who has a cross appointment with Physiology and Pharmacology, and Dr. Bryan Richardson, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and Physiology and Pharmacology, became the newest fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. The Academy recognizes those who have a history of outstanding performance in academic health sciences in Canada.
