{"id":446,"date":"2021-04-29T13:48:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T17:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/bme\/?p=446"},"modified":"2025-07-28T17:03:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T21:03:25","slug":"mabe-faculty-and-staff-honored-for-achievements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/bme\/news\/mabe-faculty-and-staff-honored-for-achievements\/","title":{"rendered":"MABE Faculty and Staff Honored for Achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UT MABE 2021 Faculty and Staff Awards Ceremony\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hRr5TGr1nu0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On April 22, MABE\u2019s annual awards ceremony was held virtually to recognize faculty and staff for their achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The faculty and staff who received awards included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Suresh Babu<\/strong><br><em>MABE\u2019s Outstanding Faculty Initiative and Leadership Award<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Damiano Baccarella<\/strong><br><em>Louis and Ann Hoffman Endowed Excellence in Research Award<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Janet Carnes<\/strong><br><em>MABE\u2019s Outstanding Achievement Staff Award<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sarah Hanrahan<\/strong><br><em>Pi Tau Sigma Excellence in Teaching Award<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rhnea Reagan<\/strong><br><em>MABE\u2019s Outstanding Achievement Staff Award<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jeff Reinbolt<\/strong><br><em>Toby Boulet Outstanding Faculty Service Award<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Devina Sanjaya<\/strong><br><em>Advocacy for Diversity and Inclusion Faculty Award<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tony Schmitz<\/strong><br><em>B. 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