Each year, the Chair selects individuals from across the Department of Medicine for Chair Commendation Awards. Those selected have gone above and beyond their typical scope of duties, demonstrating dedication, leadership, and exemplary service to the department.

Awards are presented annually in the summer.

Previous Winners

2024
  • Amaka Achufsi, MBBS
  • Lisa Bindl, MBA
  • Shobhina Chheda, MD, MPH
  • Lauren Gee, MFA
  • Monica Jefcoat
  • Amy Johnson, MBA
  • Erin Lowery, MD, MS
  • Deshawn McKinney
  • Megan Piper, PhD
  • Saurabh Rajguru, MD
  • Farhan Raza, MD
  • Pete Schmeling
  • James Stein, MD
2023
  • Mazen Almasry
  • Brad Astor, PhD, MPH
  • Thomas Teelin, MD
  • Subarna Dhital, MD
  • Heather Peto, MD, MPH
  • Joshua Shapiro, MD
  • Jennifer Passini, MD
  • Sean O’Neill, MD
  • Melisa Hergert, NP
  • Timothy Schmidt, MD
  • Brianna Bohnsack
  • Deb Gugel
  • Amy Alson
  • Carly Bencke
  • Stacey Johnson 
2022
  • Robert Hegeman, MD
  • Steve Marshall
  • Scott Mead, MD
  • Audrey Nelson
  • Christine Sharkey, MD
  • Lindsay Rowe
  • Jennifer Wright, MD
  • Scott Wilson, DO 
2021
  • Esther Schulman
  • Angela Byars-Winston, PhD, MA
  • Bart Caponi, MD
  • Andrew Larocque
  • Jae Werndli
  • Jeremy Smith, MD
  • Ann Misch, MD
  • Hamid Emamekhoo, MD
  • Residency Program Team
  • Nasia Safdar, MD/ PhD 
2020
  • Dave Andes
  • Sanjay Asthana
  • Lisa Bindl
  • Jennifer Bonifas
  • Andrew Braun
  • Alan Bridges
  • Adam Broman
  • Matthew Brunner
  • Dawne Burdick
  • Vince Cryns
  • Adam DeFouw
  • Barry Dezonia
  • Arjang Djamali
  • Abigail Douglas
  • Jennifer Dyken
  • Juliene Gaspard
  • Sharon Gehl
  • Derek Grady
  • Adam Halstead
  • Mohamed Hamdan
  • Toni Hofhine
  • Ashlynn Hussey
  • Aldo Irizarry
  • Nizar Jarjour
  • Mark Juckett
  • Michelle Kipp
  • Adam Koch
  • Kraig Kumfer
  • Andrew Larson
  • Sheri Lawrence
  • Michael Lucey
  • Tara Loushine
  • Steve Marshall
  • Michael Massey
  • Kevin Mathews
  • Kevin McKown
  • Jennifer Meier
  • Kathryn Miller
  • Amy Moschkau
  • Audrey Nelson
  • Anne O'Connor
  • Scott Peterson
  • Sherie Reinders
  • Nasia Safdar
  • Vonnie Schoenleber
  • Ann Sheehy
  • Dawd Siraj
  • Frank Stanek
  • Clint Thayer
  • Betsy Trowbridge
  • Bennett Vogelman
  • Jason Weitzman
  • Jae Werndli
  • Kara Westmas
  • Mike Whitney
  • Mary Wood
  • Jena Yohann
  • Laura Zakowski