Mentor of the Year Award

The annual CTSI Mentor of the Year Award, Outstanding Junior Mentor of the Year Award, and Data Scientist Mentor of the Year Award recognize outstanding research mentors, using nominations provided by the mentees themselves.

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Mentors are evaluated based on the research guidance they provided as well as their interpersonal and motivational skills, promotion of career development, mentor training record, and NIH biosketch.

Mentors for any current or past CTSI-Ed Scholar are eligible for these awards. 

Award Winners

Mentor of the Year
2025: Lisa Chow, MD, MS, Medical School

 

2024: David Boulware, MD, MPH, Medical School

 

2023: Jeffrey Wozniak, PhD, LP, Medical School

 

2022: Pamala Jacobson, PharmD, FCCP, College of Pharmacy, and Robert Straka, PharmD, FCCP, College of Pharmacy

 

2021: Cathy Carlson, DVM, PhD, DACVP, College of Veterinary Medicine

 

2020: Jayne Fulkerson, PhD, School of Nursing

 

2019: Jeff Bishop, PharmD, MS, BCPP, FCCP, College of Pharmacy

 

2018: Kathryn Cullen, MD, Medical School

 

2017: Michele Allen, MD, MS, Medical School

 

2016: Christine Wendt, MD, Medical School

 

2015: James Cloyd, III, PharmD, College of Pharmacy

 

2014: Kelvin Lim, MD, Medical School

 

2013: Carol Lange, PhD, Medical School

 

2012: Betsy Seaquist, MD, Medical School

 

Data Scientist Mentor of the Year
2025: Julian Wolfson, PhD, School of Public Health

 

2023: Erich Kummerfeld, PhD, Institute for Health Informatics

 

2019: Rachel Isaksson Vogel, PhD, Medical School

 

2018: Cavan Reilly, PhD, School of Public Health

 

2017: John Connett, PhD, School of Public Health

 

2016: Kyle Rudser, PhD, School of Public Health

 

2015: Lynn Eberly, PhD, School of Public Health

 

Outstanding Junior Mentor of the Year
2025: Rachel Hawe, PhD, DPT, School of Kinesiology

 

2024: Catherine (Casey) Burrows, PhD, LP, Medical School

 

2023: Forum Kamdar, MD, PhD, FACC, Medical School

 

2022: Alik Widge, MD, PhD, Medical School

 

2021: Kurt Prins, MD, PhD, Medical School

 

2020: Glenn Simmons, Jr., PhD, Medical School

 

2019: Beshay Zordoky, MSc, PhD, College of Pharmacy

 

2018: Elizabeth Rogers, MD, MAS, Medical School

 

2017: Reena Kartha, PhD, College of Pharmacy

 

2016: Lisa Coles, MS, PhD, College of Pharmacy

 

2015: Rebecca Shlafer, MPH, PhD, Medical School

 

2014: Alicia Allen, PhD, Medical School

 

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