Previous Winners - SPH Annual Awards - School of Public Health Intranet

2024 Award Winners

Betsy Wattenberg, Professor & Associate Dean of Education and Student Engagement, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, Leonard M. Schuman Award for Excellence in Teaching
Ryan Armbruster, Senior Fellow, Division of Health Policy & Management, Charles N. Hewitt Creative Teaching Award
Manka Nkimbeng, Assistant Professor, Division of Health Policy & Management, Outstanding Health Equity Impact Award
Megan Schossow, Outreach Director and Center Coordinator, UMASH, P&A Excellence Award
Aneisha Tucker, Program and Strategic Initiatives Manager, Office of Faculty Affairs Research, and Education & Student Engagement, Judy Peterson Staff Excellence Award
Tamara Hink, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Staff Champion Award
Kablia Thao, Associate Chief Advancement Officer, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Staff Champion Award
State Health Data Assistance Center, Teamwork Excellence Award
Mayo Care Corner (CeCe Altenhofen, Jennifer Porter, Amy Pleimling, Marta Shore) Excellence in Collaboration & Creativity Group Award

2023 Award Winners

Laura Le, Lecturer, Division of Biostatistics, Leonard M. Schuman Award for Excellence in Teaching
Traci Toomey, Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, Award for Excellence in Advising
Jesse Berman, Assistant Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, Charles N. Hewitt Creative Teaching Award
Elizabeth Lukanen, Deputy Director, SHADAC, P&A Excellence Award
Stefannie Thompson, Senior Administrator,Office of Faculty Affairs, Judy Peterson Staff Excellence Award
Minnesota Technical Assistance Program, Teamwork Excellence Award
Ned McCully, Program Coordinator, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Staff Champion Award
Dana Carroll, Assistant Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, Outstanding Health Equity Impact Award

2022 Award Winners

Bjorn Berg, Assistant Professor, Division of Health Policy & Management, Leonard M. Schuman Award for Excellence in Teaching
Sarah Gollust, Associate Professor, Division of Health Policy & Management, Award for Excellence in Advising
Susan Mason & Jaime Slaughter-Acey, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, Charles N. Hewitt Creative Teaching Award
Anne Marie Hotop, Accreditation Coordinator and Driven to Discover State Fair Research Facility Manager, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, P&A Excellence Award
Linda Zenner, Grants and Contracts Professional, Division of Biostatistics, Judy Peterson Staff Excellence Award
SPH Student Services, Teamwork Excellence Award
EpiCH Art Team (Audra Gaikowski, Morgan Wright, Emily Hietpas, Ruby Nguyen, Chris Hoefer), Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, Excellence in Collaboration & Creativity Group Award
Robbin Frazier, Associate Director of Equity and Community Engagement, Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Staff Champion Award
Linda Bane Frizzell, Associate Professor, Division of Environmental Health Science, Outstanding Health Equity Impact Award

2021 Award Winners

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 awards cycle and the Faculty & Staff Recognition Celebration was canceled. No award recipients were named.

2020 Award Winners

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 awards cycle and the Faculty & Staff Recognition Celebration was canceled. No award recipients were named.

2019 Award Winners

Award winners were selected by the SPH Recognition, Awards, and Honors (RAH) Committee, Staff Association, and the P&A Senate. Award recipients were announced at the School of Public Health Faculty & Staff Recognition event on May 23, 2019 at the McNamara Alumni Center.

Heather Hammond Nelson, Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, Leonard M., Schuman Award for Excellence in Teaching
David Vock, Associate Professor, Division of Biostatistics, Leonard M. Schuman Award for Excellence in Teaching
Craig Hedberg, Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, Excellence in Advising Award
Justine Mishek, Senior Lecturer, Division of Health Policy & Management
Sally Olander, Associate Administrator, Division of Biostatistics, Judy Peterson Staff Excellence Award
Sara Benning, Director, Center for Leadership Education in Maternal & Child Public Health, P&A Excellence Award
Sarah Keene, Senior Teaching Specialist, Rothenberger Institute, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, P&A Excellence Award
Biostatistics Service Teaching Group, Division of Biostatistics (Ann Brearley, Assistant Professor; Laura Le, Lecturer; Marta Shore, Lecturer) Excellence in Collaboration & Creativity Group Award
Office of E-Learning Services, Teamwork Excellence Award
Katie Keyser, Program Coordinator, Division of Health Policy and Management, Excellence in Peer Mentoring Award

2018 Award Winners

Ruby Nguyen, Leonard M. Schuman Award for Excellence in Teaching
Alan Lifson, Award for Excellence in Advising
Kelli Johnson, P&A Excellence Award
Kien Quan, P&A Excellence Award
Karen Omlung, Judy Peterson Staff Excellence Award
Sonya Johnson, Excellence in Peer Mentoring Award
Melissa Wuori, Judy Peterson Staff Excellence Award
Research Data Assistance Center (ResDAC), Division of Health Policy & Management, Teamwork Excellence Award
Research Support Services Team (RSST), Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, Excellence in Collaboration & Creativity Group Award

2017 Award Winners

Pam Schreiner, Leonard M. Schuman Award for Excellence in Teaching
Laura Le, Charles N. Hewitt Creative Teaching Award
Shalini Kulasingam, Award for Excellence in Advising
Jerri Kjolhaug, Outstanding Public Health Impact Award
Diane Kampa, P&A Excellence Award
Merrie Harrison, P&A Excellence Award
Karen Omlung, Judy Peterson Staff Excellence Award
“Team Hazmat” Midwest Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, Teamwork Excellence Award
Administrative Support Services Team-ASST, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, Excellence in Collaboration & Creativity Group Award

2016 Award Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 Faculty and Staff Achievement and Outstanding Service Awards

Julian Wolfson, Leonard M. Schuman Award for Excellence in Teaching
Peter Raynor, Charles N. Hewitt Creative Teaching Award
Craig Hedberg, Outstanding Public Health Impact Award
James “Jim” Hodges, School of Public Health Award for Excellence in Advising
Sara Hurley, School of Public Health P&A Excellence Award
Janet Bendickson, Judy Peterson Excellence in Leadership Award
Andy Ryan, Excellence in Mentoring Award
Coordinating Centers for Biometric Research (CCBR) Team, Division of Biostatistics, Excellence in Teamwork or Collaboration Award
NET-Works: Now Everybody Together for Amazing and Healthy Kids Team, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, Excellence in Teamwork or Collaboration Award
Art & Science of Prevention (ASoP) Planning Team, Excellence in Innovation and Creativity Group Award
Drs. Bruce Alexander, Environmental Health Sciences Division Head and Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Epidemiology and Community Health Division Head, were presented the distinguished honor of Mayo Professor in Public Health

2015 Award Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2015 Faculty and Staff Achievement and Outstanding Service Awards

Award winners were selected by the SPH Recognition, Awards, and Honors (RAH) Committee. Award recipients were announced at the School of Public Health Faculty & Staff Recognition event on May 21, 2015 at the TCF Stadium.

Richard MacLehose, Leonard M. Schuman Award for Excellence in Teaching
Traci Toomey, Leonard M. Schuman Award for Excellence in Teaching
Katy Kozhimannil, Outstanding Public Health Impact Award
Gurumurthy Ramachandran, School of Public Health Award for Excellence in Advising
Eileen Denning, School of Public Health P&A Excellence Award