2022 Alumni Award Recipients

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KU School of Health Professions

Early Career Achievement in Health Professions Alumnus
Eric D. Vidoni, PT’04, PhD’08
Associate Professor, Neurology
KU School of Medicine
University of Kansas Medical Center

Honorary Health Professions Alumnus
Anthony L. Kovac Jr., MD’77, R’81
Kasumi Arakawa Professor of Anesthesiology
KU School of Medicine
University of Kansas Medical Center

Distinguished Health Professions Alumnus
William J. Howard III, COL., Retired, OT’82
Senior Occupational Therapist
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy

KU School of Medicine

Early Career Achievement in Medicine Alumna
Tiffany Schwasinger-Schmidt, Ph.D., MD’14, R’17, FACP
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine - Wichita
Director of the KU Clinical and Translational Science Institute Frontiers Clinical Trials Unit
KU School of Medicine – Wichita
University of Kansas Medical Center

Honorary Medical Alumnus
Scott E. Moser, MD
Professor and Associate Dean for Curriculum, Family & Community Medicine
KU School of Medicine – Wichita
University of Kansas Medical Center

Distinguished Medical Alumnus
Frank C. “Chip” Brosius III, MD’79
Professor of Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
University of Michigan Medical School – Ann Arbor

KU School of Nursing

Early Career Achievement in Nursing Alumna
Amanda Cackler, MS’10, BSN’03, CPHQ, CIC
Director of Quality, Safety, and Infection Prevention and Control
The University of Kansas Health System
University of Kansas Medical Center

Honorary Nursing Alumna
Pamela K. Barnes, Ph.D., MBA
Associate Dean, Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
Associate Professor of Leadership
KU School of Nursing
University of Kansas Medical Center

Distinguished Nursing Alumna
Jamie S. Myers, PhD’10, MN’84, BSN’80, RN, AOCNS, FAAN
Research Associate Professor
KU School of Nursing
University of Kansas Medical Center