2023 Award Selection Committees

President's Champion of Diversity and Inclusion Awards

• Dr. Mekbib Gemeda - Diversity and Inclusion (Chair)
• Dr. Anca Dobrian - Faculty Affairs and Professional Development
• Matthew Herman - Brock Institute
• Dr. Thomas Kimble - Admissions
• Dr. Allison Knight - Student Affairs

President's Staff Achievement Awards

• Aimee Bader - Human Resources (Chair)
• Megan Alston - Human Resources
• Devin Arthur - Human Resources
• Maggie Coher - School of Health Professions
• Jessica Foster - Human Resources
• Dr. Mekbib Gemeda - Diversity and Inclusion
• Joel Hilton - Media Services
• Diane Holland - Diversity and Inclusion
• Dr. Stephanie McCombs - Research
• Jack Munley - Police and Public Safety
• Leanne Smith - EVMS Medical Group
• Dr. Julie Stoner - School of Medicine/Medical Education

President's Faculty and Team Achievement Awards

• Dr. Sami Tahhan - Internal Medicine (Chair)
• Dr. Amanda Burbage - School of Health Professions
• Dr. Anjeza Cipi - Emergency Medicine
• Dr. Marissa Galicia-Castillo - Internal Medicine
• Dr. Vitold Galkin - Physiological Sciences
• Dr. Joseph Han - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
• Dr. Richard Handel - Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
• Dr. Alberto Musto - Pathology and Anatomy
• Dr. Hamid Okhravi - Internal Medicine
• Dr. Agatha Parks-Savage - Family and Community Medicine
• Dr. Shriti Patel - Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
• Judith Taylor-Fishwick - Pediatrics
• Dr. Liang Yu - School of Health Professions

Fine Family Academy of Educators Awards for Educational Excellence

• Dr. Peggy Gesing - School of Health Professions
• Dr. Samuel Ikonne - Physiological Sciences
• Dr. April Pace - Library Services
• Dr. Julie Kerry - Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology
• Dr. Alice Roberts - Dermatology