Educator of the Month

• 2020

  June
  Daniel Jupiter, PhD, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

  May
  Bruce Leonard, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, NP-C Community Health, School of Nursing

  April
  Monique Ferguson, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine School of Medicine

  March
  Michael Furtado, DPT, PT, NCS, Department of Physical Therapy School of Health Professions

  February
  Cristiana Rastellini, MD Departments of Neuroscience & Cell Biology, Microbiology & Immunology and Internal Medicine-Endocrinology, School of Medicine

• 2019
  December 
  Amber Armstead, OTR, DrPH
  Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Professions
  
  November
  Morgan Cangelosi, MSN, RN, FNP-C, CCRN
  Family Medicine, School of Nursing
  
  October
  Thomas Smith, PhD, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Sealy Center for Structural Biology
  
  September
  M. Chandler Self, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  
  August
  Sunil Jain, MD, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine

  July
  Stephen Morrical, MD, Emergency Department, School of Medicine

  June
  Anna Rotkiewicz, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine
  
  May
  Victor Reyes, PhD, Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine

  April
  Laurie Farroni, DPT, PT, PCS, Director of Clinical Education, School of Health Professions

  February
  Patricia Rogers, MD, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine

  January
  Carol Wiggs, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, CNM, Associate Professor, RN-BSN Track Administrator, School of Nursing

• 2018
  December
  
  Cheryl Juneau, RN, DrPH, FNP-BC, Associate Professor, Jesse and Alicia Dunn Endowed Professorship in Nursing, School of Nursing
  
  November
  
  Ashraf Aly, MD, PhD, MSc, FACC, FAAP, Professor, Department of Pediatrics , School of Medicine
  
  October
  
  Jacqueline Aoughsten, RN, DNP, ACNP-C, Assistant Professor, AGACNP Track Administrator, School of Nursing
   
  September
  
  Ms. Karen Ratcliff, MS, OTR, Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Professions
  
  August
  
  Safa'a Al-Arabi, PhD, RN, MPH, MSN, CNL, Associate Professor, Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Track Administrator/MSN program, School of Nursing
  
  July
  

  Michael Miller, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine

  June
  

  Christopher Fry, PhD, Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Metabolism, School of Health Professions

  May
  

  Jean Gutierrez, PhD, RD, Associate Professor, Nutrition and Metabolism, School of Health Professions

  April

  Loree Pryor, MOT, OTR, Assistant Professor/Fieldwork Coordinator, School of Health Professions

  March

  Sharon Forest, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

  February

  Suresh Bhavnani, PhD, Associate Professor, Institute of Translational Sciences, School of Medicine

  January
  
  Clifford Snyder, MPAS, PA-C, Sealy and Smith Laboratory for Surgical Training, Assessment and Research (LSTAR), School of Medicine

   
• 2017

  December
  Dr. Pomila Singh, PhD, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Neuroscience & Cell Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

  October
  Dr. Jose Rojas, PhD, RRT, Respiratory Care, School of Health Professions

  September
  Dr. Ralph William Noble, III, MD, Clinical Professor, Pediatrics, School of Medicine

  August
  Leonce (Hank) Thierry, MS, MT(ASCP), CHES, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences

  July
  Dr. Montgomery Pettit, PhD, Director, Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics 

  June
  Dr. Cherry Beckworth, PhD, RN, CNE, Associate Professor, Baccalaureate Program Director; Junior Level

  May
  

  Colleen H. Silva, MD, FACS
  Professor, Director of Breast Health, Medical Director, UTMB Breast Health and Imaging Center at Victory Lakes

  April
  Kevin H. McKinney, MD, FACE, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology 

  March
  Dr. Michael Furtado, PT, DPT, NCS, Department of Physical Therapy

  February
  Jose M. Barral, MD, PhD, Professor, Vice Chair for Operations, Department of Neuroscience & C, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

  January
  Muneeza Esani, PhD, MT (ASCP) Department of Clinical Laboratory Services

• 2016

  December
  Richard B. Pyles, PhD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology and Director of the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development

  November
  Dennis A. Bente, DVM, PhD, Center for Topical Diseases

  October
  Susan McCammon, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology

  September
  Soham Al Snih, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Rehabilitation Sciences

  August
  Patricia Rogers, MD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics

  July
  Loretta L. Grumbles, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine - Geriatrics

  June
  Camille Loftin, DHEdD, PA-C, Assistant Professor, Department of Physician Assistant Studies

  May
  Mostafa Borahay, MD, Assistant Professor of the Department of General Obstetrics & Gynecology

  April
  Gerald A. Campbell, MD, PhD, Professor and Director of Anatomic Pathology

  March
  Tina M. Mathers, RN, MSN, MBA, Assistant Professor of Nursing Program

  February
  Carolyn Phillips, PhD, RN, Associate Professor of Nursing, Nursing Doctoral Program

  January
  Suzanne Alton, DNP, FNP-BC, RN, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Distinguished Teaching Professor, MSN Core Track Administrator

• 2015

  January

  Sunil Jain, MD, Associate Professor Department of Pediatrics

  February

  Ann Lovric, MSN, RN Assistant Professor SON

  March

  Ashraf Aly, MD, PhD, Professor SOM

  April

  Yolanda R. Davila, PhD, RN, Professor SON

  September

  Oma Morey, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
  Senior Medical Educator, Office of Educational Development (OED)

  October

  Leah E. Low, MD, Assistant Professor, Associate Program Director, Medical Director, John Sealy Hospital Units 7A and 7B. Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine

  November

  Sangeeta Jain, MD, MMS, Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship Director, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine

  December

  Lemuel Aigbivbalu, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of General Inpatient Pediatrics, Pediatric Urgent and Emergent Care and Infectious Disease and Immunology

• 2014

  December

  Patricia Beach, MD, Associate Professor Department of Pediatrics

  November

  Michael Boyars, MD, Professor Department of Pathology

  October

  Mahmoud Eltorky, MD,PhD, Professor Department of Pathology

  September

  Michael Stone, MD, Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

  August

  Marla Stevenson, MT(ASCP), Laboratory Technical Assistant Clinical Laboratory Sciences (UT Tyler)

  July

  Victor Sierpina, MD, Professor Department of Family Medicine

  June

  Lucas Blanton, MD, Assistant Professor Department of Infectious Diseases

  March

  Janice Endsley, PhD, Associate Professor Department of Microbiology & Immunology

  February

  Ruth Ann Marr, MSN/ED, Assistant Professor School of Nursing

  January

  Judith Rowen, MD, Professor Department of Pediatrics

• 2013

  October

  Dinez Esmail, RN, MS, FNP, Assistant Professor Baccalaureate Program School of Nursing

  September

  Camellia St. John, MEd, MT(ASCP)SBB, Associate Professor Masters Program School of Nursing

  August

  William Calhoun, MD, Professor Department of Internal Medicine

  June

  Carolyn Phillips, RN(C), PhD, Associate Professor School of Nursing

  May

  Tara Patterson, PhD, Assistant Professor Department of Occupational Therapy

  April

  James Graham, PhD, Assistant Professor Division of Rehabilitation Sciences

  March

  Roy Riascos, MD, Professor Department of Radiology

  February

  Joan Nichols, PhD, Associate Professor Department of Internal Medicine

  January

  Bonnie Webster, MS, RN, BC, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

• 2012

  December

  Mark Clark, PhD, Assistant Professor, Institute for the Medical Humanities

  November

  Victor Reyes, PhD, Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Micro biology and Immunology

  October

  Alice Hill, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, School of Nursing

• Lifetime Achievement Award

  This Lifetime Achievement Award in Education was first conferred in 2008 to recognize UTMB faculty who have made long-standing, important, and high-quality contributions to the educational missions of their respective UTMB schools throughout their careers. Elements for nomination and selection included the nominees' teaching quality and quantity, educational scholarship, and recognition and honors for educational efforts.

  2008

  School of Medicine: Dr. Robert Beach, Professor, Internal Medicine - Nephrology
  School of Health Professions: Dr. Richard Rahr, Professor and Chair, Physician Assistant Studies
  School of Nursing: Dr. Linda Rounds, Professor, SON Master’s Program
  Graduate School of Biological Sciences: Dr. William Willis, Professor Emeritus, Neuroscience & Cell Biology

  2009 - School of Medicine

  Winner: Dr. Jackie Collins, Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology
  Runner Up: Dr. Daneshvari Solanki, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology

  2010 - School of Health Professions

  Winner: Dr. Vicki Freeman, Professor and Chair, Clinical Laboratory Sciences

  2011 - School of Nursing

  Winner: Dr. Nonie Mendias, Associate Professor, SON Nursing Doctoral Program
  Runners Up: Dr. Karen Brykczynski, Professor SON Master’s Program and Dr. Charlotte Wisnewski, Associate Professor, SON Baccalaureate Program

  2012 – Graduate School of Biological Sciences

  Winner: Dr. Anne Hudson Jones, Professor, Institute for the Medical Humanities
  Runner Up: Dr. Darrell Carney, Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

  2013 – School of Medicine

  Winners: Dr. Steven A. Lieberman, Professor, Internal Medicine
  Dr. Alice Ann O'donell, Professor, Family Medicine

  2014 – School of Health Professions

  Winner: Dr. Christine Baker, Professor, Physical Therapy

  2015 – School of Nursing

  Winners: Dr. Carol M. Wiggs, Track Administrator, School of Nursing
  Dr. Yolanda Davila, Professor, School of Nursing

  2016 – Graduate School of Biomedicial Sciences

  Winner: Dr. Laura Rudkin, Professor, Preventive Medicine and Community Health

  2017 – SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

  Winner: Dr. Karen Szauter, Professor, Assistant Dean of Educational Affairs and Medical Director of the Office of Clinical Simulation

  2018- SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS

  Winner: Dr. Carolyn J. Utsey, Professor, Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy

  2018- SCHOOL OF NURSING

  Winner: Mary O'Keefe, PhD, JD, RN, Professor, School of Nursing