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
2023: Jeffrey Wozniak, PhD, LP, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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2022: Pamala Jacobson, PharmD, FCCP, and Robert Straka, PharmD, FCCP

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2021: Cathy Carlson, DVM, PhD, DACVP

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2020: Jayne Fulkerson, PhD

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

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2018: Kathryn Cullen, MD, Medical School

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2017: Michele Allen, MD, MS, Medical School

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2016: Christine Wendt, MD, Medical School

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

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2014: Kelvin Lim, MD, Medical School

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2013: Carol Lange, PhD, Medical School

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2012: Betsy Seaquist, MD, Medical School

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Data Scientist Mentor of the Year
2023: Erich Kummerfeld, PhD, Institute for Health Informatics

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2019: Rachel Isaksson Vogel, PhD, Medical School

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2018: Cavan Reilly, PhD, School of Public Health

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2017: John Connett, PhD, School of Public Health

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2016: Kyle Rudser, PhD, School of Public Health

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2015: Lynn Eberly, PhD, School of Public Health

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Outstanding Junior Mentor of the Year
2023: Forum Kamdar, MD, PhD, FACC, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine

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2022: Alik Widge, MD, PhD

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2021: Kurt Prins, MD, PhD

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2020: Glenn Simmons, Jr., PhD

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

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2018: Elizabeth Rogers, MD, MAS, Medical School

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2017: Reena Kartha, PhD, College of Pharmacy

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

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2015: Rebecca Shlafer, MPH, PhD, Medical School

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2014: Alicia Allen, PhD, Medical School

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