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Excellence in Medical Student Education Award

Excellence in Medical Student Education Award Description

Year

Faculty Recipient

Department

20212022 Bethany Harper, M.D. Psychiatry
20202021 Katharine Conway, M.D. Family Medicine
20192020 Sheela Barhan, M.D. Women's Health
20172018 John Paietta, Ph.D.

Melissa King, D.O.

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Pediatrics
20162017 Melissa Roelle, M.D. Surgery
20152016 Timothy Janz, M.D. Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine
20142015 Stacey Poznanski, D.O. Emergency Medicine
20142015 Denise Griffith, M.D. Family Medicine
20132014 Anne M. Proulx, D.O. Family Medicine

20122013

Amanda Bell, M.D.

Family Medicine

20112012

Osvaldo Lopez, Ph.D.

Pathology and Pharmacology & Toxicology

2010–2011

Gregory Toussaint, M.D.

Pediatrics

Innovation in Medical Student Education Award

Innovation in Medical Student Education Award Description

Year Faculty Recipient Department
2022 Jeannette Manger, Ph.D. Medical Education
2021 Marilyn Kindig, D.O. Ob/Gyn
2020

F. Stuart (Skip) Leeds, M.D.

Cassandra Milling, M.D.

Family Medicine

Neurology

2018

Sabrina Neeley, Ph.D.

Population & Public Health Sciences
2017 Barbara Kraszpulska, Ph.D. Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Physiology
2016 Roberto Colón, M.D. Internal Medicine
2015 Raymond Ten Eyck, M.D., M.P.H. Emergency Medicine
2014 Paul Hershberger, Ph.D. Family Medicine
2013 Mark Rich, M.D., Ph.D. Neuroscience, Cell Biology & Physiology

Faculty Development for Medical Student Education Award

Faculty Development for Medical Student Education Award Description

Year

Faculty Recipient

Department

2022 Lindsay Benedik, PharmD Medical Education
2021 Amber Todd, Ph.D. Medical Education
2020 Michael Matott, Ph.D. Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology
20172018

Irina V. Overman, M.D.

Internal Medicine & Geriatrics, and Department of Medical Education
20162017 Amanda Bell, M.D. Family Medicine
20152016 James Olson, M.D. Emergency Medicine
20142015 Mary Jo Trout, Pharm.D. Geriatrics and Pharmacology & Toxicology
20132014 S. Bruce Binder, M.D., Ph.D. Family Medicine; Skills Assessment Training Center
20122013

Ann Burke, M.D.
Merilee Cox, M.D.
Ranjana Sinha, M.D.

Pediatrics

Faculty Mentor Award

Faculty Mentor Award Description

Year

Faculty Recipients

Department

2022 Brenda Roman, M.D. (clinical sciences)
Clintoria Williams, Ph.D. (basic sciences) 
Medical Education
Neuroscience, Cell Biology & Physiology
2021 Paul Hershberger, Ph.D. (clinical sciences) Family Medicine
2020

Thomas Brown, Ph.D. (basic sciences)

Sara Guerreo-Duby, M.D. (clinical sciences)

Neuroscience, Cell Biology & Physiology

Pediatrics

20172018

Nick Reo, Ph.D. (basic science)

Dean Parmelee, M.D. (clinical science)

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Medical Education

20162017 Mark Rich, M.D., Ph.D. (basic science) Neuroscience, Cell Biology & Physiology
20152016 Christopher Wyatt, Ph.D. (basic science) Neuroscience, Cell Biology & Physiology
20152016 Paul G. Koles, M.D. Pathology

2015

Jason Massengill, M.D. (clinical science)

Obstetrics and Gynecology

20142015

Thomas L. Brown, Ph.D. (basic science)

Neuroscience, Cell Biology & Physiology

20142015

William M. Klykylo, M.D.  (clinical science)

Psychiatry

20132014

Timothy Cope, Ph.D. (basic science)

Neuroscience, Cell Biology & Physiology

20132014

Paul Koles, M.D. (clinical science)

Pathology

20122013

Steven Berberich, Ph.D. (basic science)

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

20122013

Brenda Roman, M.D. (clinical science)

Psychiatry/Academic Affairs

20112012

Patricia Hudes, M.S.I.T. (clinical science)

Academic Affairs/Community Health

20112012

Arthur Pickoff, M.D. (clinical science)

Pediatrics and Community Health

20112012

Ira Michael Leffak, Ph.D. (basic science)

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Teaching Excellence Award

Teaching Excellence Award Description

Year Awarded

Faculty Recipient

Chosen by Class

2022 Mark Rich, M.D., Ph.D. Class of 2024
2021 Paul Koles, M.D. Class of 2021
2020 Paul Koles, M.D. Class of 2020
20172018 Kennon Miller, M.D.
Smita Krishnamurthy, M.D.
Gregory Toussaint, M.D.
Irina Overman, M.D.

Class of 2021
Class of 2020
Class of 2019
Class of 2018

20162017

Kennon Miller, M.D.
Paul Koles, M.D.
Gregory Toussaint, M.D.
John Donnelly, M.D.

Class of 2020
Class of 2019
Class of 2018
Class of 2017
20152016

Kennon Miller, M.D.
Paul Koles, M.D.
Gregory Toussaint, M.D.
John Donnelly, M.D.

Class of 2019
Class of 2018
Class of 2017
Class of 2016
20142015 Larry Ream, Ph.D.
Nick Ritucci, Ph.D.
Smita Krishnamurthy, M.D.
Gregory Toussaint, M.D.

Class of 2015
Class of 2016
Class of 2017
Class of 2018

20132014 Karen Kirkham, M.D.
John Donnelly, M.D.
Paul Koles, M.D.
B. Laurel Elder, Ph.D.

Class of 2014
Class of 2015
Class of 2016
Class of 2017

20122013

John Donnelly, M.D.
Karen Kirkham, M.D.
Paul Koles, M.D.
Larry Ream, Ph.D.

Class of 2013
Class of 2014
Class of 2015
Class of 2016

20112012

Gregory Toussaint, M.D.
Karen Kirkham, M.D.
Paul Koles, M.D., and Nick Ritucci, Ph.D.
Larry Ream, Ph.D.

Class of 2012
Class of 2013
Class of 2014
Class of 2015

Voluntary Faculty Award

Voluntary Faculty Award Description

Year

Faculty Recipient

Department

2022  Mary Budzak, M.D. Family Medicine
2022 David Romano, M.D. Emergency Medicine
2021 Robert Keighley, D.O. Wright Rural Medical Scholar's Program: Medical Education
2021 Stephen Guy, M.D. Ob/Gyn
2021 Ken Dahms, J.D. Population & Public Health Sciences
2021 Jeremy Couch, M.D. Ob/Gyn
2021 Esam Alkhawaga, MBBS Psychiatry
2020 Sylvia Parks, D.O. Pediatrics
2020 William (Bill) Spohn, M.D. Pediatrics
20172018 Phil Masser, M.D. Family Medicine, Mercer Health, Celina, OH

20162017

David Shuster, M.D.

Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery

20122013

Robert Custer, M.D.

Surgery

20122013

Craig Horn, M.D.

Pediatrics

20122013

Richard Nockowitz, M.D.

Psychiatry

20112012

Ryan Bayko, M.D.

Family Medicine

20112012

Abiodun Omoloja, MBBS

NCBP

20112012

Paolo Roncallo, M.D., Major

Pediatrics

20102011

The Physicians of the East Dayton Health Center

Family and Internal Medicine

20102011

Daniel Hood, M.D.

Pathology

20102011

Rhoda Mahran, M.A.

Community Health

20102011

Alonzo Patterson, III, M.D.

Pediatrics

20102011

Susan Williams, M.D.

Internal Medicine

Wright Medical Student Educator Award

Wright Medical Student Educator Award Description

Year Awarded

Faculty Recipient

Department
2022 Michael Matott, Ph.D. Neuroscience, Cell Biology & Physiology
2021 Michael Schmidt, Ph.D. Neuroscience, Cell Biology & Physiology
2020 Amanda Bell, M.D. Medical Education
20172018 Francisco Javier Alvarez-Leffmans, M.D., Ph.D. Pharmacology & Toxicology