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Education Awards
Emerging Educator Award
This award recognizes an emerging health science educator who demonstrates excellence, dedication, and perseverance in teaching and education early in their career. Qualified candidates must be members of the UNMC faculty for at least one year, but no more than five years.
2023-2024
Dalton Nelsen, MD
2022-2023
Jordan Rowley, PhD
2021-2022
Jasmine Marcelin, MD
Excellence in Educational Service Award
The award recognizes a UNMC volunteer, emeritus or adjunct faculty member who exemplifies the spirit of outstanding teaching and whose contributions are significant and lasting to the advancement of health care learners, health care education or health care professions. Qualified candidates must be UNMC volunteers, adjunct, or emeritus faculty for two years or more. (This was previously known as the Valor in Educational Service award.)
2023-2024
Kathleen “Kate” Scott, DNP2022-2023
Renee Engler, MD2021-2022
Matthew Brooks, DMA2018-2019
James R. Newland, MD2017-2018
Robert T. Binhammer, PhD2016-2017
Alan T. Richards, MD, FACSInnovative Practices in Education Award
This award recognizes an individual who demonstrates ingenuity, courage, and creativity in teaching, including innovative use of educational technology, experiential learning, adoption of simulation, and/or creative use of the classroom. Qualified candidates must be members of the UNMC faculty for two years or more.
2023-2024
Amy Cannella, MD
2022-2023
Michael Smith, MD
2021-2022
Abbey Fingeret, MD2020-2021
Jason Langenfeld, MD
2019-2020
Kristen Cook, PharmD, BCPS
2018-2019
Danish Bhatti, MD
2017-2018
Tanya Custer, MS, RT(R)(T)
Kim Michael, MA, RT(R), RDMS, RVT, FSDMS
2016-2017
Paul M. Paulman, MD
Inspirational Mentor of Educators Award
This award recognizes an individual with a consistent track record of fostering future educators who has also mentored and sponsored junior faculty or trainees in teaching and educational excellence at the local, regional, or national level. Qualified candidates must be members of the UNMC faculty for five years or more.
2023-2024
Elizabeth Harlow, MD2022-2023
Jasmine Marcelin, MD2021-2022
Bunny Pozehl, PhD2020-2021
Linda Love, EdD2019-2020
Lois J. Starr, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACMG2018-2019
Shannon Boerner, MD, FACP2017-2018
Shantaram S. Joshi, PhD2016-2017
Shelby Kutty, MD, PhD, MHCMInterprofessional Education Scholar Award
This award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to interprofessional education locally, regionally, or nationally. Qualified candidates must be members of the UNMC faculty for two years or more.
2023-2024
Teresa Cochran, DPT2021-2022
Nada Fadul, MD2020-2021
William Henry Hay, MD2019-2020
Claudia Chaperon, PhD, APRN, GNP-BC2018-2019
Elizabeth L. Beam, PhD, RN2017-2018
Cynthia Ellis, MD, FAAP2016-2017
Devin Nickol, MDScholar in Research Education Award
The award recognizes an individual who has advanced the science of teaching and learning through research of educational pedagogy. This includes receiving funding for original research in the areas of teaching/learning strategies, learning outcomes, and best practices in education. Significant contributions are demonstrated through peer reviewed publications, grants, and participation on the local, regional, or national level in developing educational scholarship. Qualified candidates must be members of the UNMC faculty for two years or more. (This was previously known as the Research in Education Scholar award.)
2023-2024
Sue Schuelke, PhD2022-2023
Elizabeth Beam, PhD2019-2020
Ka-Chun “Joseph” Siu, PhD2018-2019
Kendra K. Schmid, PhD, MA2017-2018
Paul J. Schenarts, MD, FACS2016-2017
Gary L. Beck Dallaghan, PhDVarner Educator Laureate Award
The Varner Educator Laureate Award is the highest recognition given by UNMC to its educators. This award was established by Jerald Varner, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, who had more than 50 years of experience in education.
Dr. Varner’s passion for inter-professional education, paired with his interest in the intersection between biology, medicine, and engineering, inspired his decision to endow the Varner Educator Laureate award. The candidate must be a member of the UNMC faculty for five years or more with sustained achievement in education, including significant improvement to the UNMC learning environment through providing outstanding educational experiences. The recipient is selected by the senior vice chancellor for academic affairs.
2023-2024
Allison Cushman-Vokoun, MD, PhD2022-2023
Maurice Godfrey, PhD2021-2022
Justin Mott, MD, PhD2020-2021
Geoffrey Talmon, MD2019-2020
Amy Duhachek-Stapelman, MD2018-2019
Paul M. Paulman, MDJames R. O'Dell, MD, MACP, MACR
2017-2018
Karen Honeycutt, MEd, MASCP, MLS(ASCP)CMSMCM2016-2017
David V. O'Dell, MD, FACPVisionary Leadership in Education Award
This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated the ability to skillfully establish or administer an educational initiative or role at UNMC or a national organization. Qualified candidates must be members of the UNMC faculty for two years or more.
2023-2024
Jennifer Adams, MD2022-2023
Diego Torres-Russotto, MD2021-2022
Tanya Custer, MS, RT(R)(T)2020-2021
Teresa Barry Hultquist, PhD2019-2020
Pamela K. Carmines, PhD2018-2019
Paul M. Paulman, MDKaren Gould, PhD