Amarillo Faculty, Staff Recognized at Annual Ceremony
The annual Distinguished Staff and Years of Service Awards presentation to recognize faculty and staff in Amarillo was held June 14.
TTUHSC President Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., was in Amarillo June 14 for the annual Distinguished Staff and Years of Service Awards presentation to recognize faculty and staff from all TTUHSC schools. The 2016 honorees included:
2016 DISTINGUISHED STAFF AWARDSBrenda Chandler – Chancellor’s Award of Excellence Nga Nguyen – President’s Award of Excellence Desmon Dunn – Quality Supervisor Award Dena Hair – Quality Supervisor Award Debbie Zachry – Quality Staff Award |
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2016 YEARS OF SERVICE AWARDS
25 yearsBrenda Reese Cynthia Rios Deborah Taylor Brian Tucker, D.D.S.
20 yearsSylvia Alonzo-Evans Ranee Basse, Pharm.D. John Dwyer, D.D.S. Joel Epps Monica Hall Carolyn Hefner Denise Jordan Debbie Nash Sarah O’Neal Renee Reining Ignatius Rozario Sherry Skidmore Janice Thompson Dena Ware |
15 yearsMary Joanne Ascensio Lee Easterday Lance Field Lisa Garrison Cynthia Irvin Deborah Mullican Angela Ochoa Michelle Ponder Cheryl Root Michael Schwettmann Thomas Thekkumkara, Ph.D. Suzy Thompson Kelly Wall Tammy Wilson |
10 yearsJ.R. Duke Donna Fansler Salvador Gallegos, Jr. Debbie Gray Beverly Hawks Paula Imel Benjamin Leeah, M.D. Stacie Mosely Kenna Payne, Pharm.D. Steven Rozzell Emily Singleton Sheryl Valentine Kishore Yalamanchili, M.D. Travis Zinck |
5 yearsDebra Arias Donna Basham Erling Beck Jeri Brown Ashlee Chapa Stephen Dunlap Desmon Dunn Tara Gonzales Susan Griffis Lorene Hart Joann Hazel ASM Islam, M.D. Shanna James, Pharm.D. Toni Johnson Kim Johnston Angela Knapp Anna Kochanowska- Karamyan, Ph.D. Matthew Melvyn |
Peter Mendoza Debora Miller Brent O’Neill Patty Price Andrew Relph, D.O. Ronda Rogers Linda Rousser Debra Sanders Suyapa Sandoval Lisa Shores John Slaton, D.O. Lynn Smith Laura Strong Marion Tan, M.D. Brittany Tate Kelle Wallace Ryan Wallace Wei Wang, M.D., Ph.D. Ruiwen Zhang, M.D., Ph.D. |
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