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Fall Faculty Assembly awards

Posted 9/2/2009

The complete list of faculty awards noted at the Fall Faculty Assembly Sept. 1 at the Student Life Center:

SUTHERLAND PRIZE: Harold L. Moses, M.D., Hortense B. Ingram Professor of Molecular Oncology; professor of cancer biology, medicine, and pathology; director emeritus of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Comprehensive Cancer Center

The Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research is awarded annually to a member of the Vanderbilt faculty whose achievements in research, scholarship or creative expression have had significant critical reception and are recognized nationally or internationally. The prize consists of $5,000 and an engraved pewter julep cup. The winner's name is added to a silver bowl following a design by Paul Revere. The recipient keeps the bowl for one year.

THOMAS JEFFERSON AWARD: David A. Weintraub, professor of astronomy.

The Thomas Jefferson Award is made annually "for distinguished service to Vanderbilt through extraordinary contributions as a member of the faculty in the councils and government of the University." The award carries with it an engraved pewter goblet and $2,500 cash. Faculty in all schools are eligible.

CHANCELLOR’S AWARDS FOR RESEARCH

•    Yanqin Fan, professor of economics
•    Irina Kaverina, assistant professor of cell and developmental biology
•    James G. Patton, professor of biological sciences
•    Research team: Gordan D. Logan, Centennial Professor of Psychology; Thomas J. Palmeri, sssociate professor of psychology; Jeffrey D. Schall, E. Bronson Ingram Professor of Neuroscience
•    Eric Patrick Skaar, assistant professor of microbiology & immunology

The Chancellor's Awards for Research recognize excellence in research, scholarship or creative expression. All tenured and tenure-track members of the Vanderbilt faculty are eligible for consideration. The awards are given for works presented or published in the preceding three calendar years. Up to five awards may be given each year. Works by research teams are eligible for consideration. The award carries a stipend of $1,000 and an engraved pewter julep cup.

25 YEARS OF SERVICE

College of Arts & Science
Lewis V. Baldwin, professor of religious studies
Tracy Barrett, senior lecturer in Italian
Richard F. Haglund, Jr., professor of physics and astronomy
Mark Jarman, Centennial Professor of English
Carole Freeman Kenner, senior lecturer communication studies
Elena Olazagasti-Segovia, senior lecturer of Spanish
Matthew Ramsey, associate professor of history
Philip D. Rasico, professor of Spanish and Catalan
Charles K. Singleton, professor and chair of biological sciences
Michael P. Stone, professor of chemistry
Norman H. Tolk, professor of physics and astronomy
Barbara Tsakirgis, associate professor of classics and history of art
Steven T. Tschantz, associate professor of mathematics
Francis W. Wcislo, Dean of The Commons and associate professor of history
Thomas Joseph Weiler, professor of physics and astronomy
Daoxing Xia, professor of mathematics

Divinity School
Fernando F. Segovia, professor of New Testament and Early Christianity

Law School
D. Don Welch, Jr., associate dean for administration, professor of law, professor of religion

School of Engineering
Prodyot K. Basu, professor of civil engineering
Janos Sztipanovits, E. Bronson Ingram Distinguished Professor of Engineering, professor of electrical engineering and computer engineering

School of Nursing
Colleen Conway-Welch, dean of the School of Nursing, professor of nursing
Patricia A. Peerman, assistant dean for enrollment management for the School of Nursing

School of Medicine
George S. Allen, William F. Meacham Professor & Chair of Neurosurgery
Daniel H. Ashmead, professor of hearing and speech sciences
Brenda J. Butka, assistant professor of medicine, allergy/pulmonary and critical care
Benjamin F. Byrd III, professor of medicine, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute
Darrel L. Ellis, associate professor of medicine, dermatology
John P. Greer, professor of medicine, hematology/stem cell transplant
M. Reza Habibian, assistant professor of radiology and radiological sciences
Robert M. Kessler, professor of radiology and radiological sciences
Owen Patrick McGuinness, professor of molecular physiology and biophysics
John A. Morris, Jr., professor surgery and biomedical informatics
John A. Phillips III, director of the division of medical genetics , David T. Karzon Professor of Pediatrics, professor of biochemistry, medicine and pathology
Stephen J. Schultenover, associate professor of pathology
John S. Sergent, professor of medicine, vice chair of education and residency program
Kenneth W. Sharp, professor of general surgery
Phillip E. Williams, associate professor of surgery

Contact: Jim Patterson (615) 322-NEWS
jim.patterson@vanderbilt.edu

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