{"id":303,"date":"2020-04-23T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T14:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/bme\/?p=303"},"modified":"2025-07-28T17:03:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T21:03:48","slug":"department-honors-faculty-and-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/bme\/news\/department-honors-faculty-and-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Department Honors Faculty and Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Each spring, MABE honors their most outstanding faculty and staff with awards. The recipients are chosen based on their accomplishments in service, research, leadership, or teaching during the past year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s award winners are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/td>
Ryan Wilhite
<\/strong>J.A.M. Boulet Outstanding Staff Service Award<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
\"\"<\/figure><\/td>
Doug Aaron<\/strong>
J.A.M. Boulet Outstanding Faculty Service Award<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
\"Uday<\/figure><\/td>
Uday Vaidya
<\/strong>T<\/em>homas Stewart McCorkle Family Endowed Faculty Award
<\/em>Volunteer Spirit Award<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
\"Dustin<\/figure><\/td>
Dustin Crouch
<\/strong>Louis and Ann Hoffman Endowed Excellence in Research Award<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
\"William<\/figure><\/td>
Bill Hamel
<\/strong>Outstanding Faculty Initiative and Leadership Award<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
\"\"<\/figure><\/td>
John Schmisseur
<\/strong>B. Ray Thompson Endowed Excellence in Research Award<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
\"D.<\/figure><\/td>
Caleb Rucker
<\/strong>Pi Tau Sigma Excellence in Teaching Award<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the awards couldn\u2019t be presented at the department\u2019s annual awards banquet as originally planned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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