Faculty and staff — pictured with UB President Satish K. Tripathi (far right) and Provost Charles F. Zukoski (far left) — were recognized at an Oct. 20 celebration in Slee Hall.
9 Medical School Awardees Honored for Excellence
Published October 26, 2016 This content is archived.
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Eight faculty and one staff member from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were among those honored for notable achievement and service at the 13th annual University at Buffalo Celebration of Faculty and Staff Academic Excellence.
Faculty Recognized for Scholarship, Teaching
SUNY Distinguished Ranks
This highest State University of New York rank recognizes exceptional faculty merit and outstanding academic contributions.
Anne B. Curtis, MD
SUNY Distinguished Professor; Charles and Mary Bauer Professor and chair of medicine
Reid R. Heffner Jr., MD
SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of pathology and anatomical sciences
Mark J. Lema, MD, PhD ’78
SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and chair of anesthesiology
SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
This award honors faculty members who make extraordinary contributions to their fields.
Jeffrey M. Lackner, PsyD
Professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
UB Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award
This award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated outstanding and sustained support and development of graduate students from course completion through research and subsequent career placement.
Margarita L. Dubocovich, PhD
SUNY Distinguished Professor and chair of pharmacology and toxicology; senior associate dean for inclusion and cultural enhancement
Mark R. O’Brian, PhD
Professor and chair of biochemistry
UB Exceptional Scholars — Sustained Achievement Award
This honor recognizes unprecedented accomplishment and a distinguishing body of work with enduring importance.
M. Laura Feltri, MD
Professor of biochemistry and neurology
Brahm H. Segal, MD
Professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases
Staff Member Honored for Service
SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
Elizabeth R. Harding
Executive director of resource management in the Department of Medicine