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Faculty Awards for Excellence

The University of Michigan School of Public Health is committed to excellence in teaching and research. Each spring at graduation, the school presents a faculty award that demonstrates the value it places on teaching. (Students and faculty are invited to make nominations for the award.) Another faculty award is presented annually for excellence in research, below. See also the diversity awards page.

Recipients of the Excellence in Teaching Award

2013: Ken Warner, HMP Department

Ken Warner accepts the excellence in teaching award from Emily Jean Youatt, M.P.H., Ph.D. candidate

• 2012: Bhramar Mukherjee
• 2011: Paula Lantz
• 2010: Ted Zellers
• 2009: John Griffith
• 2008: Kathy Welch
• 2007: Barbara Israel
• 2006: Richard Lichtenstein
• 2005: Robert Wolfe
• 2004: Peter Jacobson
• 2003: Susan Murray
• 2002: Matthew Boulton
• 2001: Peter Meier
• 2000: David Mendez
• 1999: Joseph W. Brown
• 1998: Xihong Lin
• 1997: Barry Rabe
• 1996: Tony Schork

Recipients of the Excellence in Research Award

2012: Arline Geronimus, Health Behavior and Health Education Department

Arline Geronimus accepts the excellence in research award from Al Franzblau

• 2012: Arnold Monto
• 2011: Jack Kalbfleisch
• 2010: Ana Diez Roux
• 2009: Ken Resnicow
• 2008: Goncalo Abecasis
• 2007: Jeffrey Alexander
• 2006: David Garabrant
• 2005: Marc Zimmerman
• 2004: Jerome Nriagu
• 2003: Rod Little
• 2002: George Kaplan
• 2001: Jeremy Taylor
• 2000: Mary Fran Sowers
• 1999: Michael Boehnke
• 1997: Ken Warner
• 1996: Neal Krause

Previous Year Teaching Awards

2012: Bhramar Mukherjee with Phillip Boonstra

2012: Arnold Monto with Al Franzblau

2011: Paula Lantz, left, with Kris Jensen. Info

2010: Ted Zellers, right, with Kevin Abernethy. Info.

2008: Kathy Welch with Joseph Holbrook. Info.

2007: Barbara Israel with student Derrick Matthews. Info.

Richard Lichtenstein, left, with Khalifa Al-Khalifa. Info.