Faculty awards
The Faculty Senate recognizes faculty for meritorious teaching, service or mentoring at its annual meeting, which this year will be at 4 p.m. on April 20 in the Durham Research Center Auditorium.
Awardees are:
Outstanding Teacher Award
- Justin Mott, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor & medical assistant director, biochemistry and molecular biology, College of Medicine;
- Diego Torres-Russotto, M.D., associate professor, neurological sciences, College of Medicine;
- Catherine Binstock, instructor, College of Nursing-Omaha Division; and
- Dawn Venema, Ph.D., assistant professor, physical therapy education, College of Allied Health Professions.
Outstanding Faculty Mentor of Graduate Students Award
- Corri Hanson, Ph.D., associate professor, medical nutrition education, College of Allied Health Professions
Outstanding Faculty Mentor of Junior Faculty Award
- Iraklis Pipinos, M.D., professor, surgery-general surgery, College of Medicine
- Bernice Yates, Ph.D., professor, College of Nursing-Omaha Division
Bernice Yates, Ph.D., professor in the College of Nursing, will receive the Outstanding Faculty Mentor of Junior Faculty Award at the April 20 annual faculty meeting.
- Name: Bernice Yates, Ph.D.
- Title: Professor
- Joined UNMC: 1994 on the Kearney campus; moved to Omaha campus in 1999
- Hometown: Beresford, S.D.
With how many junior faculty members do you work?
Four to six junior faculty at any given time.
What are the greatest rewards of mentoring?
Seeing the mentees accomplish their goals and blossom as researchers. I vicariously experience their pride and success with publishing their first manuscript, submitting their first grant application or getting funded for their research. I have had several mentors who have helped me immensely throughout my academic career. It is great to “pay it forward.”
Describe a moment when you realized your influence made a difference in someone’s career.
When faculty tell me the huge sense of accomplishment and feelings of gratitude when they achieve their research goals or are successful at submitting manuscripts or grants.
List three things few people know about you.
- I play the flute.
- I enjoy biking outdoors
- I plan to retire soon and spend time traveling.
Congrats, Bernice!! Well deserved!
Congratulations Dr. Yates! Well deserved award.
Much much MUCH deserved, and so glad you being recognized! The CON will dearly miss your generosity and expert guidance in bringing along new Nurse Scientists.
Congratulations, Bernice!
Congratulations Dr. Yates!
You are so deserving of this award. Congratulations. Carol P.
Bernice, congratulations, certainly well deserved!
Pam Bjerke
Wonderful! So happy for you.
So very well deserved!