2024 Annual Faculty and Staff Awards

On December 17th, the College of Health Professions hosted their annual Faculty & Staff Awards Ceremony, a meaningful event to honor the outstanding achievements and dedication of our CHP family.

During the ceremony, they celebrated Faculty and Staff Award recipients, newest Alpha Eta Honor Society inductees, Annual Service Award honorees, faculty promotions and tenure milestones. 

The celebration continued in the Atrium with a reception to recognize our award winners and ring in the holiday season.

Congratulations to all of this year’s award winners and honorees, and thank you for your invaluable contributions to MUSC! 

Excellence in Service Award

Dr. Cristina Smith

Developing Scholar of the Year Awards

Dr. Sabrina Horvath
Dr. Stephanie Aghamoosa

Scholar of the Year Award

Dr. Jillian Harvey

Developing Teacher of the Year Award

Dr. Brooke Mulrenin

Teacher of the Year Awards

Dr. Clint Blankenship
Dr. Kelly McGloon

Benjamin F. Lawson Chapter of Alpha Eta Honor Society Inductees

Dr. Daniel Brinton
Dr. David Fitzgerald
Dr. Gretchen Seif

2024 Team of the Year Award

Department of Clinical Sciences Business Team (DCS Business Team)
Niki Schmura, Kelly Smith, and Shannon Browning

2024 Staff of the Year Award 

Kristen Sykes

2024 Core Value Award Winners

Lauren Dickerson (Creativity & Innovation)
Erica Martino (Collaboration & Diversity)
Tony Eisenhart (Integrity & Peer)
Kathleen Mindick (Excellence & Leadership)

Annual Service Awards

Susan Johnson - 30 Years of Service

Rebecca Barry - 15 Years of Service
Heather Knight - 15 Years of Service
Cami Meyer - 15 Years of Service
Julie Parrish - 15 Years of Service

Lauren Funke - 10 Years of Service
Amanda Giles - 10 Years of Service
Jillian Harvey - 10 Years of Service
Lindsay Loewer - 10 Years of Service
Beth Romaine - 10 Years of Service
Cristina Smith - 10 Years of Service

Faculty Promotion & Tenure

Dr. Aiko Thompson – Promoted to Professor
Dr. Roxanna Bendixen – Promoted to Professor
Dr. Cindy Dodds – Promoted to Professor
Dr. Lauren Gellar – Promoted to Professor
Dr. Bernadette Johnson – Promoted to Assistant Professor

Dr. Daniel Brinton, Dr. Angie Mund, and Dr. Aiko Thompson are receiving tenure effective January 1st, 2025.

Values in Action Awards

Lori Ann Ferraro (Innovation)
Patrick “Eddie” Wellman (Compassion)

Door Decor Team Awards

MACAW Lab and IT/Marketing and Student Recruitment/Development