2007 Faculty, Resident, and Student Award Recipients

Student Award Recipients

Alpha Epsilon Iota Foundation Award

• Stephanie Davison
• Carrie Link

Wallace D. Armstrong Award

• Suzanne Geier 

Bacaner Research Award in Basic Medical Sciences

• Mark T. Anderson
• Michael Boulware
• Robin Ricke
• Anna Selmecki

Dr. Luther Forest Davis Memorial Scholarship

• Robby Bershow 

Dr. John J. Dwyer Family Practice Scholarship (Duluth)

• Sonia Karimi 

Award for Excellence in Geriatric Medicine

• Shearwood McClelland, III

Gaviser-Hayes Award

• Kara Sellung

Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation

• To be announced

Graduating Medical Student Research Award

• Alexa A. Pragman
• J. Robert Schleiffarth

Richard C. Horns Memorial Award

• Robby Bershow

Wm. E. Jacott Award (OSCE) for Family Medicine (Duluth)

• Angie Mattke

J. Jacob Kaplan Award

• Tara C. Kendall Krosch
• Kirk J. Wangensteen
• Colleen J. Winstead

T. John Lepp; Award for Excellence in Anatomy (Duluth)

• Hannah Brandts
• Erin Peterson

Lampson Memorial Awards (Duluth)

• Dann Bowman
• Sonia Karimi

Lifson-Johnson Award

• Jason D. Fowler

J. Thomas Livermore Award

• Michael A. Weinreich

Jan Lunden Award

• Kirk J. Wangensteen

Medical School-Duluth Student Service Award

• Amanda Noska

Medical School-Duluth Department Awards

• Christopher Bell (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
• Justin Peltola (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
• Erin Peterson (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
• Erin Peterson (Microbiology)
• Justin Peltola (Pathology)
• Erin Peterson (Pharmacology)
• Justin Peltola (Physiology)

Medical Student Achievement Award

• Genie M. Bang
• Joshua D. Chapman
• Tara L. Frerks
• David J. Jewison
• Jessica A. Kassis
• Tara C. Kendall Krosch
• Sarah A. Nakib
• Neil A. Shah
• Stephanie L. Smith
• Lisa Stirling
• Lucie M. Turcotte
• Heidi F. Walz

Memorial Award (Duluth)

• Dann Bowman

Merck Manual Award

• To be announced

Metropolitan-Mount Sinai Outstanding Medical Student Award

• Jonathan G. Schwartz
• Lissa K. Lubinski

Reino Puumala Award for Family Medicine (Duluth)

• Amanda Noska

Roth-Steer Award for Research in Alzheimer's Disease

• Sylvain Lesné

Dr. James E. Rubin Memorial Medical Scholarship

• Matthew Carlson

Schmit-Steer Award

• Nikolas G. Tsatsos

Roza Steer Breast Cancer Research Award

• Emily J. Faivre

Steer-Johnson Award

• Jennifer L. Hebel
• Rachel M. Landisch
• David T. Martin

Steer-Pruitt Award

• Nathan J. Charles

The Leonard Tow Graduating Medical Student Humanism in Medicine Award Presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation

• Tara L. Frerks

Veneziale-Steer Award

• Jason M. Hataye

Cecil J. Watson Award

• Bryan A. Whitson

Year 3 Distinguished Teaching Award (Resident)

• Tun Jie

Year 4 Distinguished Teaching Award (Resident)

• Mrinal S. Patnaik
• Eric Schneider

Rozica and Sifra Yussim Award

• Paul A. Grimsrud

University of Minnesota Medical School Travel Awards

Cyrus P. and Anne R. Barnum Travel Award

• To be announced

N.L. and Sarah J. Gault International Study Award

• Emily Downing (Tanzania)
• Ryan Horadovsky (Zimbabwe)
• Matt Klee (Tanzania)
• Jim Lebret (Zimbabwe)
• Amanda Murray (Bangalore)
• Sarah Nakib (Tanzania)
• Andrea Nelson (Tanzania)
• Kristi Parks (Tanzania)
• Andrew Pedtke (Tanzania) 

Maynard and Elaine Jacobson International Study Awards

• Sarah Runge (Oslo, Norway)
• Zach Handler (San Jose, Costa Rica)
• Rebecca Anderson (San Jose, Costa Rica)

Karolinska Institute Awards

• Lisa Sterling
• Tyler Peterson
• Kelly Cawcut

John and Anne Kersey Travel Awards

• Brianne Brandt-Griffith (Guatemala)
• Josaleen Muzquiz (Guatemala)

Niigata University

• Liza Jain (Niigata, Japan)
• Scott Stayner (Niigata, Japan)

Paul G. and Elizabeth H. Quie Pediatric International Study Award

• Erin Kuisle (Uganda)
• Lissa Lubinski (Ecuador)

Seoul National University

• David Chia

Wesley W. Spink International Research Award

• Ross Perko (Uganda)

Faculty Award Recipients

Basic Science Teacher of the Year, First Year (Duluth)

• Arlen Severson, Ph.D.
• Lillian Repesh, Ph.D. (Honorable Mention)

Basic Science Teacher of the Year, Second Year (Duluth)

• Kent Froberg, M.D.
• George Trachte, Ph.D. (Honorable Mention)

Clinical Teachers of the Year (Duluth)

• Alan Johns, M.D. (Clinical faculty)
• Vincent Ohaju, M.D. (Community faculty)

Distinguished Teaching Award

• John Andrews, M.D. (Year 3 - Clinical)
• Laurel E. Drevlow, M.D. (Year 4 - Clinical)
• Gregory Vercelloti, M.D. (Year 2)

Exceptional Community Faculty Teaching Award

• Peter Benson, M.D.
• Mary C. Nesvig, M.D.

Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award — Resident Instructors

• Deborah Kacmarynski, M.D.
• Emily Mason, M.D.
• Megan McEllistrem, D.O.
• Jefferson Miley, M.D.
• Ryan O'Hare, D.O.
• Mrinal Patnaik, M.D.

Herz Faculty Teaching Development Award

• Robert Acton, M.D.
• Sharon S. Allen, M.D.
• Bradley J. Benson, M.D.
• Carole J. Bland, Ph.D.
• Joseph J. Brocato, M.D.
• Michael Maddaus, M.D.
• L. James Nixon, M.D.
• Craig S. Roth, M.D.
• Connie C. Schmitz, Ph.D.
• Anne L. Taylor, M.D.
• Peter F. Weissmann, M.D.

Milne and Brandenburg Award

• Adam Johnson, M.D.

Award for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate and Professional Education

• To be announced

Outstanding Medical School Teacher Award

• Bradley J. Benson, M.D.
• John T. Crosson, M.D.

Thorne Stroke Award

• Jared D. Sturgeon, M.D.

The Leonard Tow Faculty Humanism in Medicine Award Presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation

• Theodore R. Thompson, M.D.