College of
Human
Medicine

The College of Human Medicine recognized these outstanding college faculty for their achievements and contributions to medical education, research and academics at the 2020 Faculty Awards Ceremony.

Outstanding Faculty Award

Adesuwa (Ade) B. Olomu, MD
Blanch B. & Frederick C. Swartz Endowed Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine

Teacher-Scholar Award

Jennifer M. Edwards-Johnson, DO
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Community Assistant Dean, Flint Campus

Outstanding Clinician Award

Said A. Omar, MD
Professor and Division Chief of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics and Human Development
Medical Director, Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Sparrow Hospital

Outstanding Community Faculty Award

William J. Sanders, DO
Assistant Professor
Division of Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine

Outstanding Community Volunteer Faculty Award

Laura M. Santoro, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Family Medicine

Junior Faculty Mentoring Award

Jennifer E. Johnson, PhD
C. S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology and CHM Dean’s Office-Flint

Early Career Research Excellence Award

Ronald L. Chandler, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Masako Morishita, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Family Medicine

J. Adam Oostema, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine and CHM Dean’s Office-West Michigan

Research Excellence Award

Eran R. Andrechek, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Physiology

Judith E. Arnetz, PhD
Professor
Department of Family Medicine

Outstanding Curriculum Contribution Award

Matthew T. Emery, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine and CHM Dean’s Office-West Michigan

Churlsun Han, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine

Anthony T. Paganini, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Physiology and CHM Dean’s Office

Lester J. Evans, MD, Distinguished Service Award

Dianne Wagner, MD
Professor, Interim Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
CHM Dean’s Office and Department of Medicine

William B. Weil Jr., MD, FAAP, Endowed Distinguished Pediatric Faculty Award

André S. Bachmann, PhD, MS
Professor and Associate Chair for Research, Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics and Human Development

James E. Trosko, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Department of Pediatrics and Human Development