EVMS honors faculty and staff for service, excellence
EVMS honored a record 23 individuals with President’s Faculty, Staff and Diversity and Inclusion Awards at the 2019 EVMS Service & Recognition Awards Ceremony, Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott.
More than 300 were on hand to celebrate the achievements of their colleagues and family members.
This year’s recipients were:
Diversity and Inclusion Champions
Paul Aravich, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Anatomy
Tanya Kearney, PhD, Director of the HIV/AIDS Resource Center
Staff Awards for Rising Stars
Lanore Geter, Curriculum Coordinator for Medical Education
Missy Kohn, Administrative Assistant for Obstetrics and Gynecology
Staff Philanthropy Champion Award
Drucie Papafil, Director of Continuing Medical Education
Staff Award for Community Service
Joshua Edwards, Manager for HADSI Research and Community Outreach
Staff Award for Mentoring
Stephanie Davis, Office Manager for Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders and for Sleep Medicine
Staff Awards for Excellence
Nancy Lewis, Manager of Sponsored Programs
Jennifer Pierre, Office Manager for Surgery
Taylor Poston, Operations Manager for Obstetrics and Gynecology
Laura Stone, Coordinator of Clinical Research in Otolaryngology
Staff Award for Outstanding Achievement
Mark Babashanian, Vice President of Administration and Finance
Faculty Awards for Rising Stars
Brooke Hooper, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Associate Dean for Clinical Education
Julia Sharp, PhD, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology
Faculty Philanthropy Champion Award
Don Robison, PhD, Director for Community-Engaged Learning
Faculty Award for Community Service
Eric Feliberti, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery
Faculty Award for Mentoring
Deborah Damon, PhD, Professor of Physiological Sciences
Faculty Awards for Excellence:
Donald Byars II, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Neel Krishna, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology
David Taylor-Fishwick, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology
Laurie Wellman, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology and Anatomy
Faculty Awards for Outstanding Achievement
Ronald Flenner, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and the James E. Etheridge, Jr. Distinguished Professor
John Semmes, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Associate Dean for Translational Research and Anthem Distinguished Professor for Cancer Research
The event also celebrated faculty and staff who have achieved a service milestone in 2019, including two staff who marked 40 years of service in 2019. Ersell Carrow, Director of Information Technology for the EVMS Medical Group; and Tommie Old, Supervisor of the Multidisciplinary Lab; are the latest to mark this milestone career achievement.
Check out more photos from the event.