Awards
May 19, 2017
The Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga honored Gabriella Celeste, policy director of the Schubert Center for Child Studies, with its Community Partner Collaboration Award. Celeste was recognized for her efforts researching, coordinating, writing, editing,…
May 18, 2017
“Long before the audacity of hope, my father taught me the audacity of trying.” Jackson Wright clearly absorbed the message. Wright, emeritus professor of medicine at ӰƵ School of Medicine, is a global authority on evaluating and managing hypertension, particularly in…
May 17, 2017
Daniel Pendergast understands the importance of mentoring students, but his opportunities to do so as senior director of operations in ӰƵ’s Technology Transfer Office (TTO) are limited. His work demands full attention to the complex and time-consuming process of…
May 17, 2017
Jeffrey Garvin, professor of physiology and biophysics, is an avid amateur mountaineer who relishes conquering challenging summits and contemplating fresh horizons. Much the same could be said about his approach to science and mentoring. “My father was my first, and remains, my most valued…
May 15, 2017
Richard Drushel, senior instructor and executive officer in the Department of Biology, considers teaching an opportunity to repay staff and faculty who helped him as an undergraduate and graduate student at ӰƵ. “I’m a lifer at this university,” said Drushel, who…
May 15, 2017
After three decades of practicing medicine, David Kazdan, who has a PhD in biomedical engineering from CWRU and is a musician, birder, cyclist, photographer and licensed pilot of manned airplanes and of drones, returned to ӰƵ to teach a SAGES course based on his passion…
May 15, 2017
On eve of sabbatical, Art History and Art chair Catherine Scallen is recognized with John S. Diekhoff Award for Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring Catherine Scallen’s students know she has an open-door policy that’s especially for them—even as she juggles the responsibilities that come with…
May 12, 2017
Loretta Szczotka-Flynn, professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, was named the 2017 Ohio State College of Optometry Alumni Society’s Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. Szczotka-Flynn was honored at the Class of 2017 convocation, where she gave words of advice to the…
May 12, 2017
Each year, members of the university community are recognized with Writing Program Awards. The Department of English, SAGES and the Writing Program awarded this year’s teaching and student writing awards at a celebration May 3. Jessica Melton Perry Award for Distinguished Teaching in…
May 12, 2017
The Office for Sustainability recently announced the winners of the third annual ӰƵ Sustainability Champion Awards. The Student Sustainability Council, Staff Advisory Council and the greater CWRU campus community nominated individuals for three awards—one each for…