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Sixteen faculty and staff members from the UT Health Science Center San Antonio were recently honored for excellence in research, clinical care, teaching and service.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Faculty and staff members who exemplify exceptional leadership in their fields were recognized at the 2013 Presidential Awards ceremony. The Health Science Center\u2019s highest honor, the Presidential Distinguished Scholar award, was presented to\u00a0Kenneth M. Hargreaves, D.D.S., Ph.D.,<\/a> professor and chair of the Department of Endodontics in the Dental School, and professor of pharmacology, physiology and surgery in the Long School of Medicine. The award winners are:<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Presidential Distinguished Scholar<\/b><\/p>\n

Kenneth M. Hargreaves, D.D.S., Ph.D.,<\/a> Endodontics and Pharmacology,
\nPhysiology and Surgery<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Junior Research Scholar<\/b><\/p>\n

Manjeet K. Rao, Ph.D., Cellular and Structural Biology<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Teaching Excellence Award<\/b><\/p>\n

Gregory Anstead, M.D., Ph.D.,<\/a> Infectious Diseases<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Lily Dong, Ph.D.,<\/a> Cellular and Structural Biology<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Alexandra Loffredo, M.D.,<\/a> Family and Community Medicine<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Ridley O. Ross, D.D.S.,<\/a> Comprehensive Dentistry<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Alan Sakaguchi, Ph.D.,<\/a> Cellular and Structural Biology<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Mark Soucy, Ph.D., RN, APRN,<\/a> Family and Community Health Systems
\nand Psychiatry<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Clinical Excellence Award<\/b><\/p>\n

M. Rosina Finley, M.D., CMD,<\/a> Family and Community Medicine<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Deborah Jo Levine, M.D.,<\/a> Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Randal Robinson, M.D.,<\/a> Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Employee Excellence Award<\/b><\/p>\n

Rosanne Fohn, Communications<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Gloria A. Matthews, Endocrinology<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Richard M. Ongkiko, Office of the Dental Dean<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Rebecca Smith, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Susan Stappenbeck, M.Ed., M.P.H., Institute for Integration of Medicine & Science<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Click here to view a video about our Presidential Awards.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Click here to read more about our award winners.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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