Chancellors Distinguished Teaching Awards

History

The Chancellors Club established in 1977, by the Kansas Endowment Association, is KU’s major-donor organization. The Chancellors Club gives two teaching awards that affect KUMC and the Wichita campus. There is a difference between the two awards. The awards were established in 1981 by the KU Endowment Association to recognize and honor teaching excellence among KU faculty. Recipients are selected for their outstanding teaching abilities as acknowledged by students and colleagues.

The Chancellors Club Teaching Award carries a $5,000 annual stipend for the remainder of the recipient’s career as a full time tenured faculty member, as long as they continue to teach full time. Chancellors Club Teaching Award recipients retain the title as long as they are engaged in full-time teaching at KU. This award is given periodically through Endowment for a total of six ever given to the School of Medicine faculty. The Chancellors Distinguished Teaching Award is a one-time award. The process outlined below is the same for both.

Criteria/Eligibility

The candidate must be a member of the faculty, from either the KUMC or Wichita campus, in:

• School of Medicine
• School of Allied Health
• School of Nursing
• Past winners are not eligible.

Nomination Materials Required (by January)

• Nominator’s Letter summarizing the faculty member’s:
1. Worthiness for receiving this award;
2. Formal teaching responsibilities; and
3. Voluntary additional teaching (interdepartmental. Etc,), if any.
• Nominee’s curriculum vitae, indicating reception of other teaching awards, if any;
• Copies of past formal evaluations of the nominee's teaching made by students and residents; and
• Evaluations by faculty peers.
• Additional letter in support of the nomination are not necessary but although a maximum of five individuals’ letters will be accepted.

Selection

• Names are recommended by committee to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and the Executive Vice Chancellor/Dean, The School of Medicine.
• Final approval by the Chancellor.

Prize & Presentation

• $1,000 (three awards available each year)
• Presentation of Award is during Commencement in the Spring

Nominations and all materials should be sent to:

The Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean of Graduate Studies
Attention: Valarie Biscanin, vbiscani@kumc.edu
Office of Academic Affairs
Mail Stop 1040, 5015 Wescoe.

Deadline is in JANUARY each year.
Direct all questions to: Valarie Biscanin, vbiscani@kumc.edu

Chancellors Club Teaching Award

Current Recipients

Robert N. Schimke, M.D.
Joseph L. Kyner, M.D.
Norman L. Martin, M.D.

John J. Kepes, M.D., was a recipient until 7/1/2006.

Chancellors Distinguished Teaching Award

List of Previous Recipients

2006 (News release & photos)
Victor Gustavo Blanco MD/PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Dianne Durham, PhD, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck surgery, School of Medicine
Ginger Breedlove, PhD, CNM, FACNM, Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

2005 (News release & photos)
George C. Enders, PhD, Associate Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology
Janice K. Loudon, PT, PhD, SCS, ATC, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences
Xiaoming Zhang, Assistant Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology

2004 (News release & photos)
Pamela K. (Pam) Shaw, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Ambulatory Medicine
Cynthia Teel, Ph.D., R.N., Assistant Dean/Associate Professor, SON
Douglas (Doug) Wright, PhD, Assistant Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology

2003 (News release & photos)
Linda M. Frazier, MD MPH, Professor, Preventive Medicine and Public Health - Wichita
Michael J. Parmely, PhD, Professor, Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology
Carol E. Smith, RN PhD, Professor, School of Nursing Faculty

2002 (News release & photos)
Katherine A. Fletcher, RN PhD MSN CS, Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Nursing Faculty
Norberto C. Gonzalex, MD, Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Kimberly J. (Kim) Templeton, M.D., Associate Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

2001(News release & photos)
Norton J. Greenberger, MD, Professor and Chair, Internal Medicine
Karen Wambach, RN, PhD, School of Nursing
Robert R. Wittler, MD, Professor and Chair, Pediatrics - Wichita

2000 (News release & photos)
James L. (Jim) Fishback, MD, Course Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Brian J. McKiernan, Clinical Assistant Professor, Allied Health and Physical therapy Education
Scott Moser, M.D., Associate Professor, Family & Community Medicine- Wichita

1999 (News release & photos)
Diane Kay Boyle, R.N., Ph.D., School of Nursing
Vincent H. Gattone, II, Ph.D., Anatomy and Cell Biology
Louis H. Wetzel, M.D., Radiology

1998
Virginia Cassmeyer, Ph.D., School of Nursing (posthumous, no monetary award)
Janet D. Pierce, D.S.N., School of Nursing
Allen B. Rawitch, Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
John G. Wood, Ph.D., Molecular and Integrative Physiology

1997
Tom Pazdernik, Ph.D., Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics
Anita Wingate, Ph.D., School of Nursing
David Meyers, M.D., Cardiovascular Diseases

1996
Nancy Hoffart, RN, Ph.D., School of Nursing
Brian M. Friedman, M.D., Cardiovascular Diseases

1995
Robert H. Ardinger, Jr., M.D., Pediatrics

1994
Marvin I. Dunn, M.D., Cardiovascular Diseases
Daniel R. Hinthorn, M.D., Infectious Diseases

1993
Robert M. Klein, Ph.D., Anatomy and Cell Biology
Linda Haney McClain, Ph.D., Occupational Therapy Education
Garold Minns, M.D., Internal Medicine-Wichita

1992
Roma Lee Taunton, Ph.D., School of Nursing
Tribhawan S. Vats, M.D., Pediatrics
Anne Walling, M.B., Ch.B., Family and Community Medicine-Wichita

1991
Cheng T. Cho, M.D., Ph.D., Pediatrics
Winifred Dunn, Ph.D., Occupational Therapy Education
Donna Sweet, M.D., Internal Medicine-Wichita

1990
Norman L. Martin, M.D., Diagnostic Radiology
George Varghese, M.D., Rehabilitation Medicine

1989
Douglas Horbelt, M.D., OB-GYN-Wichita
Ronald Stephens, M.D., Internal Medicine
James Thomas, M.D., Surgery

1988
R. Neil Schimke, M.D., Medicine
E. Gail Harkness, Ph.D., School of Nursing

1987
Charles E. Brackett, M.D., Surgery
Mary Ann Kasper, Ed.D., School of Nursing – Amoco
Robert T. Manning, M.D., Internal Medicine-Wichita

1986
Remi E. Amelunxen, Ph.D., Microbiology
Sister Lucy Callaghan, MSN, School of Nursing – Amoco
Albert N. Lemoine, Jr., M.D., Ophthalmology

1985
William Diedrich, Ph.D., Hearing and Speech
Edna Hamera, RN, Ph.D., School of Nursing
Barbara Lukert, M.D., Medicine

1984
Joseph D. Bast, Ph.D., Anatomy and Cell Biology
Sue Malone, RRA, MPA, Medical Records Administration

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