Honors & Awards
The Medical School recognizes and celebrates the members of our community who are making significant advances within our mission areas of research, education, and clinical care. We strive to attract a diverse pool of nominees for awards by sponsoring and including nominations that reflect the broad range of identities in our Medical School, such as race, ethnicity, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, national origin, religious practice, and socioeconomic status.
The Medical School considers nominees for awards for the following:
- Faculty awards for the University of Minnesota, national awards, and international awards
- Carole J. Bland outstanding faculty mentor award
- Faculty educator awards within the Medical School
- Student awards
- Resident awards
- Alumni awards
- Duluth scholarships and awards
MEDICAL SCHOOL FACULTY AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE
This committee is responsible for reviewing and recommending faculty award nominees for the Medical School for the following:
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- University of Minnesota awards (e.g. McKnight professorships; President's Awards)
- National awards (e.g. AAMC awards; Lurie Prize; Pew Biomedical Scholars)
- International awards (e.g. Kavli Prize; Vilcek-Gold Award; Canada Gairdner Award)
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Internal Medical School education awards are managed by the Office of Medical Education.Â
Committee Members:
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Karen Ashe, MD, PhD, NAM member, Professor, Tenured, Neurology
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Germaine Cornelissen-Guillame, PhD, Professor, Academic Track, Integrative Biology and Physiology
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Ashley Haase, PhD, NAM member, Professor, Tenured, Microbiology
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Kristin Hogquist, PhD, NAS member, Professor, Tenured, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
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Marc Jenkins PhD, NAS member, Professor, Tenured, Microbiology and Immunology
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Catherine McCarty, PhD, MPH, Professor, Tenured, Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health
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Jeffrey Miller MD, Professor, Tenured, Medicine
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Laura Niedernhofer, PhD, Professor, Tenured, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics
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Harry Orr, PhD, NAM member, Professor, Tenured, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
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Deborah Powell, MD, NAM member, Professor, Tenured, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
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Kamil Ugurbil, PhD, NAM member, Professor, Tenured, Radiology
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Amanda Termuhlen, MDÂ - ex-officio, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Office of Faculty Affairs
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Jakub Tolar, MD, PhDÂ - ex-officio, Dean of Medical School, Vice President for Clinical Affairs
MEDICAL SCHOOL FACULTY NOMINATION REVIEW PROCESS
Submit a suggestion for a faculty member for an internal University of Minnesota award (University level), or a national and international award by filling out this form. OFA will assist departments with assembling the materials for review by the Medical School Awards and Nominations Committee and the final submission material if a nominee is selected to move forward.
RESOURCES AND TOOLKITS
- For a list of national and international awards, please visit the Medical School Intranet.
- Center for Women and Medicine and Science (CWIMS) Nominations and Letters of Support Toolkit
- This toolkit includes key considerations, helpful resources, and templates to be utilized by award/recognition nominators and individuals preparing a letter of support. See an introduction video of the toolkit below.Â
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PRESENT AND PAST EDUCATION AWARD RECIPIENTS
- 2023 honors and awards recipients
- 2022 honors and awards recipients
- 2021 honors and awards recipients
- 2019 honors and awards recipients
- 2018 honors and awards recipients
- 2017 honors and awards recipients
- 2016 honors and awards recipients
- 2015 honors and awards recipients
- 2014 honors and awards recipients
CONTACT
For information about faculty awards, contact the Office of Faculty Affairs, ms-ofa@umn.edu.Â
For information about faculty educator, student, resident, and Duluth awards, contact Marianne Watters, mwatters@umn.edu.
For information about alumni awards, contact Maureen Long, mlong@umn.edu.