Academic Affairs

- Institutional Services Overview
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    Access resources and the most up-to-date information about our institutional accreditation and assessment initiatives.
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    The office provides direction and support for a variety of health programs, services and initiatives across Nebraska.
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    This university-wide program helps students save money through free and reduced-cost digital course materials.
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- Faculty Affairs Overview
- - Faculty Development
    The Office of Faculty Development provides training and resources to enhance faculty’s skills in clinical and classroom teaching, research and leadership.
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- - Overview
    Faculty Commons is a dedicated space for faculty members where they can test ideas, ask questions, check out resources or focus on writing projects.
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- - Overview
    Discover the process and guidelines for when you are submitting your achievements for promotion and tenure.
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- - Resource Center
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  - Education Awards
    The Impact in Education Awards are the highest education-related awards conferred by UNMC and recognize the dedication of our faculty.
  - ConnectED Portal
    Learn independently through our open-access portal with educational resources, infographics, videos and more from local and national experts.
- Compliance Overview
- Areas
  Discover all the areas who provide expertise, resources and training on laws and regulations related to research and health science education.
- Training
  Mandatory compliance training for employees, students and visitors is a critical component of the UNMC Compliance Program.
- Conflict of Interest
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— Academic Affairs — Faculty Affairs — Impact in Education Awards — Previous Award Recipients

Previous Award Recipients

Congratulations to all our Impact in Education Award recipients.

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2023-2024 Award Recipients

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Varner Educator Laureate: Allison Cushman-Vokoun, MD, PhD
Emerging Educator: Dalton Nelsen, MD
Excellence in Educational Service: Kathleen Scott, DNP
Innovative Practices in Education: Amy Cannella, MD
Inspirational Mentor of Educators: Elizabeth Harlow, MD
Interprofessional Education Scholar: Teresa M. Cochran, DPT
Scholar in Education Research: Sue Schuelke, PhD
Visionary Leadership in Education: Jennifer Adams, MD

2022-2023 Award Recipients

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Varner Educator Laureate: Maurice Godfrey, PhD
Emerging Educator: Jordan Rowley, PhD
Excellence in Educational Service: Renee Engler, MD
Innovative Practices in Education: Michael P. Smith, MD
Inspirational Mentor of Educators: Jasmine R. Marcelin, MD
Scholar in Education Research: Elizabeth Beam, PhD
Visionary Leadership in Education: Diego Torres-Russotto, MD

2021-2022 Award Recipients

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Varner Educator Laureate: Justin Mott, MD, PhD
Emerging Educator: Jasmine R. Marcelin, MD
Innovative Practices in Education: Abbey Fingeret, MD
Inspirational Mentor of Educators: Bunny Pozehl, PhD
Interprofessional Education Scholar: Nada Fadul, MD
Valor in Educational Service: Matthew J. Brooks, DMA
Visionary Leadership in Education: Tanya Custer

2020-2021 Award Recipients

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Varner Educator Laureate: Geoffrey A. Talmon, MD
Innovative Practices in Education: Jason Langenfeld, MD
Visionary Leadership in Education: Teresa Barry Hultquist, PhD
Inspirational Mentor of Educators: Linda M. Love, EdD
Interprofessional Education Scholar: William Henry Hay, MD

2019-2020 Award Recipients

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Varner Educator Laureate: Amy Duhachek-Stapelman, MD
Innovative Practices in Education: Kristen Cook, PharmD
Research in Education Scholar: Ka-Chun Siu, PhD
Visionary Leadership in Education: Pamela K. Carmines, PhD
Inspirational Mentor of Educators: Lois J. Starr, MD, PhD
Interprofessional Education Scholar: Claudia Chaperon, PhD

2018-2019 Award Recipients

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Varner Educator Laureate: James R. O'Dell, MD & Paul Paulman, MD
Innovative Practices in Education: Danish Bhatti, MD
Research in Education Scholar: Kendra K. Schmid, PhD
Visionary Leadership in Education: Karen Gould, PhD
Inspirational Mentor of Educators: Shannon Boerner, MD
Interprofessional Education Scholar: Elizabeth L. Beam, PhD
Valor in Educational Service: James R. Newland, MD

2017-2018 Award Recipients

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Varner Educator Laureate: Karen Honeycutt, PhD
Innovative Practices in Education: Kim Michael & Tanya Custer
Research in Education Scholar: Paul J. Schenarts, MD
Visionary Leadership in Education: Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler, PhD, DLitt
Inspirational Mentor of Educators: Shantaram S. Joshi, PhD
Interprofessional Education Scholar: Cynthia Ellis, MD
Valor in Educational Service: Robert T. Binhammer, PhD

2016-2017 Award Recipients

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Educator Laureate: David V. O'Dell, MD
Innovative Practices in Education: Paul Paulman, MD
Research in Education Scholar: Gary L. Beck Dallaghan, PhD
Visionary Leadership in Education: Maurice Godfrey, PhD
Inspirational Mentor of Educators: Shelby Kutty, MD, PhD
Interprofessional Education Scholar: Devin Nickol, MD
Valor in Educational Service: Alan T. Richards, MD

“These awards recognize the excellent contributions of faculty at UNMC to our educational mission. As UNMC strives to lead the world in instructing and mentoring health science students at all levels, we believe that recognizing faculty who are making a difference in this area is critical to continually fanning the flame of education.”

Dele Davies, MD

Interim Chancellor for Academic Affairs