
Employees honored at Presidential Awards

The Presidential Distinguished Scholar award was presented to Joel B. Baseman, Ph.D.
Faculty and staff members who exemplify exceptional leadership in their fields were recognized at the 2012 Presidential Awards ceremony. The Health Science Center’s highest honor, the Presidential Distinguished Scholar award, was presented to Joel B. Baseman, Ph.D.,chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the Long School of Medicine. The award winners are:
Presidential Distinguished Scholar
- Joel B. Baseman, Ph.D., Microbiology and Immunology
Junior Research Scholar Award
- Salvatore Oddo, Ph.D., Physiology
Teaching Excellence Award
- Constance L. Fry, M.D., Ophthalmology
- Margit B. Gerardi, Ph.D., RN, Family & Community Health Systems and Infectious Diseases
- Linda M. McManus, Ph.D., Pathology and Periodontics
- Kathleen A. Reeves, M.S.N., RN, Health Restoration & Care Systems Management
- Nhung Tran, M.D., Pediatrics
- Blane Trautwein, Ed.D., Deaf Education and Hearing Science Program and Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Clinical Excellence Award
- Luis F. Angel, M.D., Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine/UT Health San Antonio
- Carlayne E. Jackson, M.D., Neurology and Otolaryngology/UT Health San Antonio
- Martha P. Schatz, M.D., Ophthalmology/UT Health San Antonio
Employee Excellence Award
- Teresita D. Carrillo, Ophthalmology
- JoAnn Lieberman, Pediatrics
- Lupita Martinez, LMSW, Cancer Therapy & Research Center
- John R. Ramos, Lab Animal Resources
- Janice L. Smith, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences