The President鈥檚 2023 Faculty, Staff, Team and Champion of Diversity and Inclusion awards results are in for EVMS and EVMS Medical Group.
Show your support for the honorees by attending the 2023 EVMS Service & Recognition Awards Ceremony, to be held Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott. All faculty and staff are invited to attend and to bring a guest. There is no cost to attend the festivities, which run from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The program begins at 6:30 p.m.
Congratulations to this year鈥檚 honorees listed below. To offer a congratulatory message to an award recipient, simply click on the individual link.
President鈥檚 Champion of Diversity and Inclusion Award
- Diversity and Inclusion Champion: Dr. LaConda Fanning
President鈥檚 Staff Achievement Awards
- Staff Awards for Rising Stars: Angela Schlender and Mary Westbrook
- Staff Philanthropy Champion Award: Kela Cowan-Gant
- Staff Award for Community Service: Bobby Booker
- Staff Award for Excellence in Clinical Care & Operations: Leslie Nestor
- Staff Award for Excellence in Customer & Client Services: Cherese Parker
- Staff Award for Excellence in Leadership & Management: Dr. Nathan Michalak
- Staff Award for Excellence in Problem-Solving & Innovation: Renee Witherspoon
- Staff Award for Excellence in Student Impact & Success: Alena Stewart
- Staff Award for Excellence in Efficiency & Effectiveness: Karen James
- Staff Award for Outstanding Achievement: Ronald Humphrey
President鈥檚 Team Achievement Award
Presented to 鈥淩eproductive Clinical Science Research Innovations and IVF Hands-On Training鈥
Team Leader:
Team Members:
- Dr. Nicole Banks
- Dr. Minglei Bian
- Dr. Silvina Bocca
- Dr. Frank Castora
- Dr. Tina Cunningham
- Dr. Earl Godfrey
- Dr. Eva Forgacs-Lonart
- Dr. Gyorgy Lonart
- Dr. Mahmood Morshedi
- Dr. April Pace
- Dr. Gerald Pepe
- Dr. Daniel Sullivan
- Dr. Laurie Wellman
Fine Family Academy of Educators Awards for Educational Excellence
- Award for Educational Leadership: Dr. Mily Kannarkat
President鈥檚 Faculty Achievement Awards
- Faculty Awards for Rising Stars: Dr. Amanda Burbage and Dr. Natascha Heise
- Faculty Philanthropy Champion Award: Dr. O. John Semmes
- Faculty Award for Mentoring: Dr. Rehan Qayyum
- Faculty Awards for Excellence: Dr. Mary Roberts; Dr. Sarah Shaves; Dr. Sami Tahhan; Judith Taylor-Fishwick
- Faculty Awards for Outstanding Achievement: Dr. Craig Derkay
Community Faculty Achievement Awards
- Community Faculty Award for Excellence: Dr. Thomas Joly
The ceremony will also honor faculty and staff who achieve a service milestone in 2023.
In addition, while this year鈥檚 award winners already have been selected, EVMS wants to acknowledge all of the 2023 EVMS Faculty and Staff Achievement nominees put forward by their colleagues. These nominations recognize exemplary work to EVMS and the community, across award categories.
Registration for the 2023 EVMS Service & Recognition Awards Ceremony will open soon. View .