Faculty Affairs Team

Thomas Jefferson University Faculty Awards Past Awardees & Year of Award

Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching

Humanities and Sciences
Raju Parakkal, PhD - 2024

Thomas Jefferson University Nexus Learning (Roydhouse) Award

Humanities and Sciences
Evan Laine, MA, JD – 2024

James B. Erdmann Award for Excellence in Inter-professional Health Education

Rehabilitation Sciences
Christopher Keating, PT, DPT, OCS – 2024 

Provost Award for Applied Research

Architecture and the Built Environment
Kimberlee Douglas, MLA – 2024 

Provost Award for Basic Research

Sidney Kimmel Medical College 
Fabienne Paumet, PhD – 2024 

Provost Award for Clinical/Translation Research

Nursing
Vanessa Short, PhD, MSW – 2024

Provost Award for Creative Achievement

Kanbar College DEC
Maribeth Kradel-Weitzel, MFA – 2024 

Provost Award for Community Service

Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Jessica Deffler, MD – 2024 

Provost Award for Institutional Service

Humanities and Sciences
Meriel Tulante, PhD – 2024 

Provost Award for Service to the Profession

Rehabilitation Sciences
Michele “Shelly” Lewis, PT, DPT, EdD – 2024 

Provost Team Award for Interdisciplinary Education

Achitecture and the Built Environment
Grace Ong Yan – 2024 

Kandbar College DEC
Beth Shirrell, MFA – 2024 

Kanbar College DEC 
Renee Walker, MFA – 2024 

Provost Team Award for Interdisciplinary Research

Architectire and the Built Enviroment
Lisa Philips, MEd – 2024 

Health Professions
Louis Hunter – 2024 

Humanities and Sciences
Jenna Rieder – 2024

Sidney Kimmel Medical College 
Morgan Hutchinson, MD – 2024

Provost Early Career Faculty Achievement Award

Architecture and the Built Environment
Peng Du, PhD – 2024

Provost Career Achievement Award

Kanbar College - DEC
Christopher Pastore, PhD – 2024 

Thomas Jefferson University Award for Outstanding Adjunct Teaching

Architecture & the Built Environment
Chelsae Benewicz, BS – 2024

Health Professions
Tori Kline, MA – 2024 

Humanities & Sciences
Maria Peale, JD – 2024 

Kambar College - DEC
Denise Gutierrez, BS – 2024 

Life Sciences
Erica Henn, PhD – 2024 

Nursing
Michael Hardy, MSN – 2024 

Pharmacy
Patric DeHoratius, PharmD – 2024 

Population Health
Dennis Delisle, SCD – 2024 

Rehabilitation Sciences
Carl Pitts, PT, DPT – 2024 

Sidney Kimmel Medical College
George Newman, MD – 2024

Thomas Jefferson University Award for Outstanding Teaching

Architecture & the Built Environment
Loukia Tsafoulia, MSAAD – 2024 

Humanities & Sciences
Ahmad Qais Munhazim, PhD – 2024 

Kanbar College of Design, Engineering & Commerce
Jason Crook, MBA – 2024 

Life Sciences
Nanette Tomicek, PhD – 2024 

Nursing
Maureen Kane, EdD, MSN – 2024 

Population Health
Harriet Okatch, PhD – 2024 

Rehabilitation Medicine
Bryan Spinelli, PT, PhD – 2024 

Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Lily Ackermann, MD – 2024 

Thomas Jefferson University Award of Mentoring

Architecture & the Built Environment
Edgar Stach, PhD – 2024 

Humanities & Sciences
Meriel Tulante, PhD – 2024

Kanbar College - DEC
Nioka Wyatt, MBA – 2024 

Life Sciences
Jeffrey Klemens, PhD – 2024 

Population Health
Mitchell Kaminski, MD – 2024 

Rehabilitation Sciences 
Kelly Pagnotta, PhD – 2024 

Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Christine Eischen, PhD - 2024