2021 Superior Accomplishment Award Winners

Melinda Fawcett, Public Relations Specialist
Melinda Fawcett, Public Relations Specialist

Thursday, February 19th, Dean Colleen Koch, MD, MS, MBA announced the 2021 Superior Accomplishment Award Winners.

Among those recognized was department of psychiatry Public Relations Specialist I, Melinda Fawcett. Melinda is the department’s website content management, video, and photography specialist. She will now be considered for the university-level awards.

They will receive cash awards of $200 each, a framed certificate and a commemorative coffee mug, and will be considered for university-level awards, which offer $1,000 and $2,000 cash prizes.

Congratulations to Melinda and the other College of Medicine Winners!

Category 1 – Clerical/Office Support

  • Wendy Anderson, Department of Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine
  • Lea Crowley, Department of Community Health and Family Medicine
  • Melissa Liverman, Office of Faculty Affairs
  • Vanessa Marks, Department of Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine
  • Carlos Osuna, Department of Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine
  • Sherice Stewart, Department of Community Health and Family Medicine

Category 3 – Scientific/Technical

  • Catherine Ramsey Grace, Department of Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine
  • Megan Wichman, Department of Pediatrics

Category 4 – Administrative/Supervisory

  • Denice Chichester, Office of Medical Education
  • Melinda Fawcett, Department of Psychiatry
  • Christina Hendricks, Department of Anesthesiology
  • Kimberly Newsome, Ph.D., Department of Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine
  • Meghan Nodurft-Froman, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases & Global Medicine
  • Kathy Parrish, Department of Anesthesiology
  • Tera Thigpin, Department of Surgery

Category 5 – Administrative/Professional

  • Jessica Kirwan, Department of Radiology Oncology

Category 6 – Academic Personnel

  • Michael Lauzardo, M.D., M.Sc., Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases & Global Medicine

Diversity and Inclusion Award Winners

  • Julia Close, M.D., Office of Graduate Medical Education
  • Melina Marte, Department of Pediatrics