Five from AHC Honored With University Faculty Awards April 19
Five faculty members from the UC Academic Health Center were honored with awards at the 2017 university Faculty Awards Ceremony Wednesday, April 19, in the Great Hall, Tangeman University Center.
Winners include:
Christine Colella, professor, UC College of Nursing
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Michael Privitera, MD, professor of neurology, UC College of Medicine
Provost Faculty Career Award
Jack Rubinstein, MD, associate professor of medicine, UC College of Medicine
Emerging Entrepreneurial Achievement Award
Victoria Wangia-Anderson, PhD, associate professor, College of Allied Health Sciences
Faculty Award for Exemplary Service to the University
Patricia R. Wigle, PharmD, associate professor, James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy
Mrs. A.B. "Dolly" Cohen Award for Excellence in Teaching
UC recognized 37 faculty members in total at the celebration and honored new inductees to the Fellows of the Academy for Teaching and Learning and the Fellows of the Graduate School.
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