Fifteen Faculty Members Receive Teaching Awards

By Jon Parham

 Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., (left) and College of Medicine Dean Debra Fiser, M.D., with award recipient Jeffrey Clothier, M.D.
Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., (left) and College
of Medicine Dean Debra Fiser, M.D., with award recipient Jeffrey Clothier, M.D.

| Chancellor Rahn and College of Nursing Dean Lorraine Fraiser, Ph.D., R.N., with award recipients (from left) Shannon Finley, R.N., Sue Ragsdale, R.N., Karen Davis, R.N., and Barbara Pate, Ph.D., R.N.
Chancellor Rahn and College of Nursing Dean Lorraine Fraiser, Ph.D., R.N., with award recipients (from left) Shannon Finley, R.N., Sue Ragsdale, R.N., Karen Davis, R.N., and Barbara Pate, Ph.D., R.N.

Chancellor Rahn and College of Pharmacy Dean Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., with award recipients Charles Born, Ph.D., and Kathryn Neill, Pharm.D.
Chancellor Rahn and College of Pharmacy Dean Stephanie Gardner (far right), Pharm.D.,
with award recipients Charles Born, Ph.D.,
and Kathryn Neill, Pharm.D.

Chancellor Rahn and College of Health Related Professions Dean Douglas Murphy, Ph.D., with award recipient Quinnie Young.
Chancellor Rahn and College of Health Related Professions Dean Douglas Murphy, Ph.D.,
with award recipient Quinnie Young.

Chancellor Rahn and College of Public Health Dean James Raczynski, Ph.D., with award recipients Keith Williams, Ph.D., and John Baker, Ph.D.
Chancellor Rahn and College of Public Health Dean James Raczynski, Ph.D., with award recipients Keith Williams, Ph.D., and John Baker, Ph.D.

Chancellor Rahn and Graduate School Dean Robert McGehee, Ph.D., with award recipient Kevin Raney, Ph.D.
Chancellor Rahn and Graduate School
Dean Robert McGehee, Ph.D.,
with award recipient Kevin Raney, Ph.D.

Dec. 8, 2011 | UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., hailed 15 faculty members Nov. 29 for excellence and innovation in preparing future health care professionals as he presented them teaching awards.

The only universitywide award program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the Chancellor’s Teaching Award annually recognizes faculty from each of the five colleges, the Graduate School and the Area Health Education Centers (AHECs). This year’s awards were based on contributions to education and teaching excellence during the 2010-2011 academic year.

“As a professional educator, one has the ability to extend his or her knowledge and expertise across generations,” Rahn said. “They have a professional responsibility to ensure the integrity and continuity of their professions.”

Teaching, he said, is now a more complex vocation. “Today it’s not just about having knowledge and good communications skills, you also must master new concepts and approaches such as problem-based learning and new technologies,” Rahn said, adding that through distance technology and online education, being in the same room with students is not necessarily the most important element to academic success.

Following the chancellor, each college’s dean and the leader of the AHECs introduced their teaching award recipients. Then those award recipients attending the ceremony posed for photos with their dean and the chancellor.

This year’s recipients:

Samuel R. Atcherson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Health Related Professions

John Baker, Ph.D.
Professor
College of Public Health

Charles K. Born, Ph.D.
Professor
College of Pharmacy

Jeffrey L. Clothier, M.D.
Professor
College of Medicine

Karen L. Davis, M.S.N., R.N.
Clinical Assistant Professor
College of Nursing

Shannon A. Finley, M.S.N., R.N.
Clinical Instructor
College of Nursing

Nicholas Paul Hays, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Health Related Professions

Linda A. McGhee, M.D.
Director, Family Medicine Residency Program
Regional Programs

Kathryn K. Neill, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Pharmacy

Barbara L. Pate, Ph.D., R.N.
Clinical Instructor
College of Nursing

Patricia Sue Ragsdale, M.S.N., R.N.
Clinical Assistant Professor
College of Nursing

Kevin D. Raney, Ph.D.
Department Chairperson, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Graduate School

Stephen M. Schexnayder, M.D.
Professor
College of Medicine

D. Keith Williams, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
College of Public Health

Quinnie Jo Young, M.A., M.Ed.
Associate Professor
College of Health Related Professions

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