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Established by the WIMS Recognition Committee October 1, 2010, this page is dedicated to publicize our KUDOS or express our congratulations to our female faculty colleagues as they achieve academic career success or satisfaction along their career journey. Please, help be our eyes and contact any member of the committee with your suggestion of others who deserve to be recognized. KUDOS will not be limited to only those who receive an award.
Congratulations to Giulia Bonaminio, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Medical Education. Dr. Bonaminio has been named a fellow by the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women at Drexel University College of Medicine. The national leadership program is dedicated to preparing senior women faculty for positions of leadership at academic health centers.
Kudos to Beth Levant, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics! Dr. Levant has received the Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Classroom Teaching. She was honored at Commencement for her distinguished work in the classroom during the 2011-2012 academic year.
KUDOS to Lyndsey Kilgore, a second year medical student, who received the Hagen Award to work with Women in Medicine and Science to create an annual Medical and Science Career Fair for high school and college students. The goal of the career fair will be to allow female high school seniors and college freshmen the opportunity to come to KUMC and learn about ALL of the opportunities that are offered in the various medical, professional and science programs. Lyndsey's goal is to make the career fair an annual event to help empower future female leaders in medicine and science in Kansas and across the country.
Congratulations to Dr. Susan K. Pingleton, who is the Joy McCann Professor of Women in Medicine and Science and the Associate Dean, Continuing Medical Education at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. The Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine (FHWIM) has appointed Dr. Pingleton to their Board of Trustees. The Foundation’s mission is to promote the history of women in medicine and the medical sciences on a national and international level.
Julie Wei, MD, associate professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, was awarded the George L. Adams, MD Young Faculty Award by the Middle Section of the Triological Society. She was recognized at the Annual Combined Sections Meeting of this society in Miami Beach, Florida in January of 2012. This award is given to an academic physician in honor of Dr. George Adams, former chair of otolaryngology at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Wei’s award citation reads: “In recognition of excellence in research, clinical care, and teaching - this honor was created to perpetuate the ideals of the great clinician, teacher, and mentor for whom it was named and to bestow upon a worthy recipient the responsibility of furthering the highest standards of perfection in the study, teaching, and practice of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery." This award is given to a faculty who is an active fellow of the society and must be younger than 45 years of age. Active fellowship in the Triological Society brings the distinction of being elected to the most prestigious society in Otolaryngology, and is achieved by presenting a thesis in the field of otolaryngology considered acceptable for a panel of peers. At this meeting Dr. Julie Wei presented her research thesis, "The Safety and Efficacy of Once Daily Nasal Irrigation for the Treatment of Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis", which won the "With Distinction" Award from this Society.
Julie Wei, MD, president of WIMS, presented a poster at the AAMC National Meeting last week during the GWIMS Poster Session. Her topic was the result of the survey on our campus regarding the success of the WIMS activities and services. While discussing the program with interested participants she distributed the first WIMS Annual Report. R. Kevin Grigsby, MSW, DSW who serves as Senior Director for Organizational Leadership Development at the AAMC said, "This document should serve as a template for all other WIMS organizations to follow. This is excellent work." KUDOs Julie for such a great job!
KUDOS go out to the eight women below who were recent recipients of the Heartland CTSA pilot grant and the Heartland CTSA KL-2 career development awards. Below are a few words of "WIMS"-dom from our recent grant awardees and WIMS honorees....
Jianghua "Wendy" He, Assistant Professor, Biostatistics, CTSA pilot grant awardee - "I learnedthe most from the workshops and talks KUMC provides every year and my grant review experience as a GCRC biostatistician. Without the support from our Department Chair Dr. Matt Mayo and my mentor Dr. Jonathan Mahnken, I couldn't have turned what I learned into a winning grant in 3 weeks. To me, the most important thing is to take the advantage ofthe great resources around us."
Priyanka Sharma, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, CTSA pilot grant awardee -" I want to thank the leadership of the department of Internal medicine and the Cancer Center for encouraging translational research projects like this. Writing this grant proposal has prepared me very well for future applications towards federal funding"
Renée Mijal, Assistant Professor, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, CTSA pilot grant awardee -"This award was made possible by the willingness of multiple individuals to work across disciplines and to encourage new ideas. An especially large KUDOS is deserved by Kathy Roby who was instrumental in helping me make connections needed to get this project started and provided a lot of great advice as well as detailed feedback on the proposal."
Jo Wick, Biostatistics, KL-2 awardee - Much of the success of any academician should rightly be given to capable and committed mentors and the research opportunities provided by him or her. I recognize that most of what I have accomplished thus far can be attributed to excellent mentors in my graduate training and those provided by the Faculty Mentoring Programs of the KUMC Department of Biostatistics and School of Medicine--Dr. John Seaman, Jr at Baylor University, and Drs. Byron Gajewski, Matthew Mayo, and Sitta Sittampalam at KUMC. I'm hopeful that, as a future mentor, I can continue to pass on the many valuable lessons taught to me--this transfer of knowledge is critical to the continued excellence of our scientific community.
Megha Ramaswamy, Assistant Professor, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, KL-2 awardee - Dr. Ramaswamy advises others of the importance of finding good mentors. "For me this has been a mix of good fortune and active effort on my part to seek out good mentors. My most recent mentor and collaborator is a senior faculty member at another institution. We share the same beliefs about life, and truly enjoy each other's company. That's lucky. We also have a mutually supportive relationship (for which she does a lot of the supporting - handing out excellent ideas, refining my good ones, pushing me to start new projects, and to always to publish). My mentoring relationships are always different, and now old and new mentors are scattered all over the country. But I place a high priority on these relationships - always keeping in touch and getting feedback on ideas and life whenever possible."
Sandra A Billinger, Research Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, CTSA pilot grant awardee and NIH K01. Dr. Billinger's success on these grants was truly a team effort of her mentors and collaborators. Working with experienced research mentors provided Dr. Billinger with important feedback regarding her grant writing skills. Successful grant writing is a challenging process but diligence and learning from those more experienced can help build that foundation for writing, especially as junior faculty.
Kristine Williams, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, CTSA pilot grant awardee--Support is essential to any investigator in developing a research proposal, submitting for funding, and then implementing research in clinical settings. KUDOS to my colleague and collaborator Carol Smith for her support , starting with planting the seeds of ideas to nurturing proposal development and brainstorming to negotiate multiple departmental, campus, and interdisciplinary steps. The research team has also been critical to moving the research ideas forward. Additional KUDOS to the School of Nursing Office of Nursing Grants and Research (OGR) for coordinating and supporting proposal submission and to OGR and the Frontiers CTSA for pilot funding to support this research.
Neena Sharma, Research Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy & Rehabilitative Sciences, KL-2 awardee – Success of a training grant requires on-going guidance and strong support from mentors and the leadership of the department. Seeking out good mentors within and outside of the university has made this award possible for me. I like to thank the following individuals who have been instrumental in much of my accomplishments, Drs. Lisa Stehno Bittel, Doug Wright, Cirstea Carmen, William Brooks, and Cary Savage at KUMC and Dr. Linda VanDillen at Washington University.
The School of Medicine recognizes faculty each year with various awards presented at the Annual Faculty Retreat. This year out of 9 awards, 3 were given to women who are true role models for members of WIMS. KUDOs to each of them for setting the example for the rest of us to maintain balance in our professional lives while “giving back” or “paying it forward”.
Amy O'Brien-Ladner, MD, Director, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs Associate Professor of Medicine and the founding president of KU-WIMS was honored with the Ruth Bohan Teaching Professorship. The Ruth Bohan Teaching Professorship is the most prestigious award for teaching in the School of Medicine.
Barbara Lukert, MD, Professor Emeriti of Internal Medicine was presented “The Jayhawk,” the Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award. Her stated interest in mentees' families and work-life balance received high acclaim from faculty members who nominated her. Dr. Lukert retired in July after 40 years on faculty.
Susan Carlson, PhD, A.J. Rice Professor of Dietetics and Nutrition School of Health Professions, KUMC, received the Honorary Mentoring Award presented to professionals outside of the school who lend their time and skills to help foster the career growth and professional development of its junior faculty members. Giving her time to faculty members outside her own specialty and school is truly an example of gracious and altruistic leadership.
Liskin Swint-Kruse, PhD, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has been named the Associate Director of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in the Biomedical Sciences (IGPBS) Program, effective October of 2011. In her new role, Dr. Swint-Kruse will work with Dr. Michael Werle (Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology), Director of the program. Dr. Swint-Kruse received her B.S. in Chemistry from Baylor University and her PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Iowa. She did her postdoctoral training at the University of Houston and Rice University, where she was awarded the opportunity to participate in an interdisciplinary training program. She brings to her position a great deal of experience in medical and graduate student teaching and mentoring. She is the PI of a NIH-funded interdisciplinary research lab, with a research focus on improving protein sequence/function correlations, so that differences between patient exomes (coding portions of the genome) can be utilized to develop personalized medicine.
Congratulations to Carol Fabian, MD, who is the Kansas Masonic Research Endowed Chair and a Professor of Internal Medicine. She has received the highest honor that the University of Kansas can bestow upon a faculty member, a University Distinguished Professorship. This prestigious distinction is given only to those who have been internationally recognized as leaders in their scientific discipline and have contributed exemplary service.
Flavia Costa, PhD, one of our KUMC postdocs and active EC member of WIMS, has received the Postdoctoral Scholar Research Integrity Ambassador Award sponsored by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and selected by the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) Awards Committee. This award recognizes exemplary achievement in leadership, scholarship, professional involvement, and university and community service, especially as it relates to involvement with research integrity. Dr. Costa will be representing community as well as KUMC at the upcoming "Quest for Research Excellence 2011 Conference."
Dr. Costa is the first postdoctoral fellow from KUMC to receive this award. She is currently a postdoc in the laboratory of Dr. Kenneth Peterson, PhD in the biochemistry department, a member of the advisory board for the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA), and serves on the Executive Council for our WIMS Organization. In addition, she serves on the Executive Board of the KUMC Postdoctoral Society (KPS).
The 2011 Marjorie S. Sirridge, MD Excellence in Medicine & Science Award recipients are Susan K. Pingleton, MD, FACP, Master Fellow, ACCP and Dianne Durham, PhD.
Dr. Pingleton is the University of Kansas, School of Medicine's Joy McCann Professor of Women in Medicine and Science and Professor of Medicine from the Department of Internal Medicine. Dr. Pingleton serves as the Mentoring Committee chair for the Women in Medicine & Science Organization and will begin serving in November on the AAMC's Group on Women in Medicine and Science Steering Committee.
Dr. Durham is Professor and Director of Research in the Department of Otolaryngology, Head-Neck Surgery. She holds a joint appointment in the Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology. Dr. Durham is an active member in WIMS and serving on committees.
Both women have a long history of outstanding service at the local and national level, including a strong record of mentoring faculty and students. Their interest in developing the women faculty membership is evident in all they do for the WIMS organization and their dedication to supporting the career growth and success of others.
KU School of Medicine-Salina names its academic society after Barbara Lukert, MD. The societies are named after legendary KUMC physicians: Mahlon G. Delp; Ralph H. Major; Franklin D. Murphy; Thomas G. Orr; Harry R. Wahl; W. Clarke Wescoe; and, in Wichita, Thor Jager. With the need for a new society in Salina came an opportunity for a living namesake, and the first woman. Read more about the honor.
Dr. Lukert has also been added to our list of WIMS Remarkable Firsts.
When we reach out to celebrate and appreciate others, we will always receive more than we give. ~Barbara Glanz |
Sally Rigler, MD, MPH won the "Best Paper" award in the Epidemiology Research oral paper presentation session at the American Geriatrics Society's annual meeting, May 2011, for the topic "Increased Fracture Risk after Antipsychotic Initiation in Nursing Home Residents." Her co-authors were Jon Mahnken, Theresa Shireman, Edward Ellerbeck, Jeff Whittle, and Galen Cook-Wiens.
Congratulations to In-Young Choi, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology and a faculty member of the Hoglund Brain Imaging Center. She was selected by the WIMS Recognition Committee to receive a WIMS scholarship to cover her registration costs to attend the AAMC early career women faculty professional development seminar in Washington D.C. from July 9-12, 2011.
Dr. Choi received her PhD in Medical Physics at the University of Minnesota. Prior to taking a position at KUMC, she was a Senior Research Scientist and Section Leader for Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy at the Center for Advanced Brain Imaging and Department of Medical Physics, at the Nathan Kline Institute in New York. She is currently working to develop neuroimaging biomarkers that can be used both in humans and translational animal models. In addition to establishing her independent research career, Dr. Choi is also responsible for sharing her imaging expertise with a wide field of collaborators. William Brooks, Director of the Hoglund Brain Imaging Center, conveyed to WIMS that these collaborations span both the basic and clinical sciences, and include numerous disease entities including neurological disorders, cancer, and diabetes. Many of these collaborations have resulted in external funding including NIH grants. In addition to her research-related activities, Dr. Choi is active in teaching and mentoring.
Congratulations to Leigh Eck, MD, who is an Assistant Professor of Medicine. WIMS awarded Dr. Eck a scholarship to cover her registration costs to attend the AAMC early career women faculty professional development seminar in Washington D.C. from July 9-12, 2011.
Dr. Eck received her MD at the University of Kansas, and stayed to complete a residency in Internal Medicine; distinguishing herself as Intern of the Year and later serving as Chief Resident. She subsequently completed a fellowship in Endocrinology. During this time she was also engaged as a clinical instructor of medicine, and received the prestigious KUMC Student Voice Teaching Award. She currently serves as the Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program. She maintains a robust clinical practice, is active in community outreach, and is a highly-regarded mentor of medical students and residents. She is active in research, and has obtained funding for her work on the effects of vitamin D on bone health in lactating women. She has been the recipient of multiple awards in Internal Medicine, and remains active in clinical practice, teaching, research and service.
Patricia Thomas, MD, MA, FCAP, FASCP, Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Director, University of Kansas Cytopathology Fellowship Program, Associate Dean for Cultural Enhancement & Diversity is a 2011 inductee in the KU Women’s Hall of Fame. Dr. Thomas received this prestigious recognition for her distinguished service for her institution, her community, and her efforts in advancing women’s leadership and career opportunities at both the local and national level. Dr. Thomas is the first African American inducted from the School of Medicine.
Recipients of this recognition are described as follows: “The Hall of Fame winners are exemplary KU alumnae, faculty and staff women who, through their significant contributions and achievements, overall impact and outstanding character, serve as role models for students as career women and community leaders.” (Please see http://www2.kumc.edu/etwrc/ for the entire award winner description).
Dr. Thomas attended Harvard University as an undergraduate where she majored in biochemistry. She then returned to Kansas to obtain her MA in Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Kansas. Subsequently, Dr. Thomas received her MD from New York University School of Medicine. After completing her residency training, she had faculty appointments at New York University and at the University of Iowa. In 1997, she accepted a position at the University of Kansas Medical Center as Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, serving as Chair for six years between 2003-2009.
Dr. Thomas currently serves as the Associate Dean for Cultural Enhancement and Diversity. She has worked to expand programs for the recruitment of students from populations that are underrepresented in medicine or those who experience the greatest burden of health disparities, which nurture recruited students, foster an inclusive educational environment, ensure cultural competency in the curriculum, recruit and develop underrepresented faculty, support service learning and health disparities research, enhance and expand community partnerships and improve the health and science literacy of the general public. Since 2002, Dr. Thomas has been awarded in excess of twenty million dollars to support these efforts.
In addition to serving as a tireless mentor of students and faculty, Dr. Thomas is active in the instruction of medical students, and is the recipient of the University of Kansas Student Voice Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 1998, the Greater Kansas City Health Pipeline Initiative was funded through Dr. Thomas' leadership and collaborative efforts with the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
As a Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dr. Thomas is internationally known for her Cytopathology expertise, particularly for her knowledge and skills in the Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) cytology technique and breast FNA. She has recently published a textbook on breast pathology, which targets non-pathologist healthcare providers and the general public
Dr. Thomas is a strong advocate for advancing the education and career paths of all women. She is active in the American Association of Medical Colleges, the AAMC Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) and in the Women in Medicine and Science Organization at KUMC.
Karen Wambach, PhD, RN, IBCLC and Megan McDonald, BSN and
student in the nurse-midwifery
program conducted a study on the KUMC campus regarding the breastfeeding "needs" and accommodations on the KUMC campus for University employees, residents and students. Dr. Wambach presented the results to the WIMS EC on January 13, 2011. KUDOs to Karen and Megan for such a tremendous effort to assist our nursing moms on campus. Read more...
Julie Wei, M.D, F.A.A.P., Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and President of WIMS was a recent invited speaker at the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) mid career women faculty professional development seminar in Scottsdale, Arizona. Dr. Wei spoke in a panel presentation, "Wired for Success in Academic Medicine". The purpose of the panel discussion was for each speaker to tell her personal story as it related to her path to a leadership position: discussing the challenges she has faced and the opportunities that have either advanced or redirected her career. Dr. Wei's presentation was warmly received by the audience and was the subject of subsequent discussion. She is a gifted speaker who connects personally with her audience.
One attendee posted the following comment for Dr. Wei. "Thank you for your candor. Your comments were so raw and inspiring. Congratulations on your transformation, your leadership, and your... striving for balance. I very much appreciated your mentoring message(s)."
Yu-Jui Yvonne Wan, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics and Director of the KUMC Liver Center, was recently named a KU Chancellor’s Club Professor and Researcher Award recipient. Dr. Wan is also a former recipient of the KUMC Investigator Research Award and the Joy McCann Professorship. One area of her research focuses on retinoic acid and its receptors and their role in the regulation of liver functions and disease processes. A second area of her research pertains to the genetic aspects of alcohol abuse. Dr. Wan has received continuous National Cancer Institute funding for the past 21 years. In addition to her highly respected research program, she is actively involved in teaching and mentoring.
Sallie Page-Goertz, RN, MN, ARNP, IBCLC
Sallie Page-Goertz was recently honored for her work on promoting lactation and breastfeeding. A room in the Pediatrics Department has been set aside for nursing mothers and Ms. Page-Goertz has spearheaded this room development and the equipment that is provided for the many women in the department who need it. But this work is not new to her-she has been active locally and nationally for many years and considered an expert in this field.
Ms Page-Goertz is Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, where she has been a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner for 30 years, and certified Lactation Consultant for 22 years. Her special interests include education of health care professionals regarding lactation/breastfeeding. She provides primary care and lactation services in the Pediatric Clinic at KUMC. She has held leadership roles, including that of President, in the International Lactation Consultant Association, where she was named Fellow in 2010. She has published and lectured on many aspects of breastfeeding management regionally, nationally, and internationally. She is hopeful that before her career is over, breastfeeding women will be able to successfully combine paid work and exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, and continued breastfeeding along with weaning foods well into their infants second year with appropriate workplace support. This is simply good business.
Dr. Carol Fabian, MD, Kansas Masonic Research Endowed Chair and Program Leader, Cancer Prevention, in the KUMC School of Medicine (http://cancer.kumc.edu/fabian.html) has been honored with the establishment of the Carol J Fabian M.D. Leadership and Legacy Fund for her 30+ years of work in the area of breast cancer prevention and treatment. The Kansas City Star has featured several recent articles pertaining to breast cancer research and Dr. Fabian’s important contributions to the prevention of breast cancer. See excerpts from these articles below:
“Fabian and a research team at the University of Texas-Austin received a $4.5 million grant from Susan G. Komen for the Cure to conduct a nationwide study on whether flax seed supplements can reduce the risk of breast cancer in pre-menopausal women.” Full Article
Dr. Fabian is an empathetic researcher and clinician. “Feeling like you’re doing something to prevent this disease (breast cancer) gives you the strength, the perseverance, to be with patients on a daily basis, including patients who are very sick and who are probably not going to make it,” she (Dr. Fabian) says.” Full Article
See listing of new treatments and therapies for breast cancer at: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/10/02/2269806/new-tools-techniques-increase.html
In addition to Dr. Fabian’s local recognition, the National Cancer Institute has a nice summary of her work in the NCI Cancer Bulletin, which includes a link to a video commentary by Dr. Fabian as part of the NCI “In Their Own Words” Series. The video discusses (and shows) a novel breast tissue sampling research method aimed at breast cancer prevention in high risk populations of women.
Kimber Richter, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, was the recipient of the Achievement Award for Mentoring Post-docs at the 2010 Faculty Retreat. During the presentation of her award it was mentioned that Dr. Richter follows the 5 core attributes of mentoring expressed in the journal Oceanography by the editor Elen Kappel: “they open doors; know their mentees strengths and abilities; set an example; want their mentees to succeed; and help mentees become independent.”
Dr. Richter has served as a behavioral psychologist with a background in clinical trials, survey research and qualitative research for 12 years at the Univ. of Kansas Medical Center. She served as the Clinical Director for UKanQuit at KUMed and was thus instrumental in the success of the hospital’s smoking cessation program. To read more about Dr. Richter and her contributions to the medical center, see the following: http://ph.kumc.edu/richter.html
Edna Hamera, PhD, ARNP, an associate professor with the KU School of Nursing, received a William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence at the 2010 Faculty Retreat. Dr. Hamera teaches several graduate courses in psychiatric mental health nursing, and is a former recipient of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Distinguished Service Award (in 2008). Read more..
Linda Ladesich, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation was accepted by the AAMC to attend the AAMC mid career professional development seminar in Scottsdale, AZ in December of 2010. She was selected by the KUMC Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS)Organization to receive a scholarship to cover the registration fee for the seminar. Dr. Ladesich receives strong support and additional financial backing from her chair, Dr. George Varghese, who commends her for her “superior leadership qualities”. Dr. Ladesich serves as Medical Director for the Inpatient Unit and Residency Program Director for her department. She has also been selected by the Association of Academic Physiatrists for a three-year leadership training program that takes place at their annual meeting.
Brenda J. Rongish, PhD, Associate Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology was accepted by the AAMC to attend the AAMC mid career professional development seminar in Scottsdale, AZ in December of 2010. She was selected by the KU Joy McCann Professor of Women in Medicine and Science, Susan K. Pingleton, MD, FACP, Master Fellow, ACCP to receive the first full scholarship from the Professorship funds. This scholarship will cover all expenses for Dr. Rongish to attend the AAMC seminar. Dr. Rongish receives strong support from her Chair, Dr. Dale Abrahamson who commends her for her scientific productivity as well as her leadership in academic service in her national anatomy organizations.
Dr Rongish serves on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Anatomists Board of Directors and she has been quite active at KU. She has served as the Vice-Chair, School of Medicine's faculty council, member of the Md/PhD Program Admissions Committee, and a member of the Bohan Distinguished Lecture Award Selection Committee. The WIMS Organization provides scholarship support for deserving women who wish to attend the AAMC early or mid career conferences, however members of the WIMS recognition committee are ineligible. Dr. Pingleton felt the first recipient of the Joy McCann scholarship should be Dr. Rongish, someone who is not only deserving but who needed to experience the value first hand of attending the conference. Dr. Rongish was shocked and thrilled when surprised with this honor. This conference will further develop her leadership skills for her future academic and professional growth.
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