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Service Awards

2024 Employee Service Recognition Program


This year's Employee Service Awards were based on the anniversary dates that fall between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024.

Employees with 25+ years of service are eligible to order an award. All eligible honorees will receive an access number via email from our external vendor, O.C. Tanner, beginning in July 2024.

5 Year Service Award Honorees

Addington, Amanda -Emergency Medicine
Aguirre, Sarah E. -Diagnostic&Oral Med
Akers, Katie -Hearing & Speech Ctr
Akil, Nour -Pediatrics-Pulmonology
Allen, Joe Clifton -Campus Police
Alleyne, Montrese P. -Student Health Services
Anderson, Michael -Bio-Medical Services
Anderson, Janeane -Comm & Pop Hlth Dept
Ashbrook, Claire -Ofc of Spnsr Program
Aslam, Farhan -Medicine-Cardiology
Barbee, Lolitha M. -Ctr Yth & Well Being
Barnett, Kristen B. -Preventive Medicine
Barton, Ben R. -Knox Surgery
Basu, Sandip K.  -Ophthalmology
Baugh, Haley -Operatory
Beard, Gwen -Pediatrics-Neurology
Bell, Whitney -GME Administration
Bennett, Morgan M. -Nursing-Acute/Tert
Bhalla, Anshul -Transplant Surgery
Bird, Lindsey E.  -Nursing-Hlth Pro/Dis
Blackwell, Savannah -Pediatrics-Obesity
Bollenbach, Michelle H. -GME Administration
Bondzio, Payton -LACU-Research
Brown, Adam M. -COP-Nashville Campus
Brown, Shannon -Knox Dean's Office
Brown, Dimitric Carter -GME Administration
Burge, Lauren -Pediatrics-General
Burns, Jackson -HVAC Services
Byra, Marcin -Emergency Medicine
Carroll, Lacretia -Comm & Pop Hlth Dept
Castaneda Guarderas, Ana Maria -Emergency Medicine
Cernasev, Alina -COP-Nashville Campus
Chedid, Alice -Medicine-Nephrology
Clark, Phillip D. -Knox Radiology
Clemmons, Jody -Endodontics
Collier, Daniel Mohr -Pharmaceutical Science
Collins, Kathleen P. -Pediatrics-Rheu
Cox, Rachel N. -Anatomy and Neurobiology
Curtis, Blake -Radiology
Dabbs, Celeste A. -Plough Center
Daniels, Anthony -Custodial Services
Davis, Celina E.  -Forensic Center
Dedmon, Diana D. -Comm & Pop Hlth Dept
DeHart, Alex -Procurement Services
Dooley, Breia N. -Ophthalmology
Dotson, Tim -SimCtr-CHIPS
Dowden, Julie M. -Operatory
Dowery, Garry -Building Maintenance
Dunlap, Natalie -Medicine-Gen Internal
Elsherif, Laila -Medicine-Hematology
Enomoto, Laura M. -Knox Surgery
Ferguson, Lee -VC for Research
Finch, Chris -Clin Pharm & Trans Sci
Finder, Jonathan D. -Pediatrics-Pulmonology
Fischer, Christian -Genetics, Gen & Info
Forsythe, Dustin -Bookstore
Fouquier, Kate -Comm & Pop Hlth Dept
Franklin, Latoya -Enrollment Mgmt
Fuica, Jordan -Operatory
Fuller, Keysha S. -Procurement Services
Fulton, Erica -Enrollment Mgmt
Gamble, Elizabeth C. -Pediatrics-Hospitalist
Garrett, Jasmine C. -Pediatrics-Cardio
Garrett, Jeanette -Administration-Coll
Gray, May -Oral & Maxillofacial
Gregory, Sami -Knox Ob/Gyn
Griffin, Kelly, L. -Knox Anesthesiology
Gullard, Angi -Prosthodontics
Gunn, April -Chat Family Medicine
Hall, Elizabeth -Academic Affairs
Hardville, Kiera D. -Campus Police
Harris, Ashley K. -Fitness Center
Hasan, Zeinab Abduljabb -Pathology
Hawkins, Brian T. -Emergency Medicine
Hedgepeth, Beverly -Diagnostic & Oral Med
Hendrix, Ashley -Surgical Oncology
Henley, Steven -Administration-Coll
Howley, Isaac W. -Trauma/Sur Critical
Howze, Nicholas Kennard -Enrollment Mgmt
Humphrey, Sally S. -Nursing-Hlth Pro/Dis
Irvine, Rhys Wingart -Knox Urology
Jackson, Christopher -Medicine-Gen Interna
Jackson, Janet R. -Ofc of Spnsr Program
James, Deirdre Jocelyn -Medicine-Endocrinology
James, O'Margaret -Knox Oral Surgery
Jennings, Jeff -Knox Medicine
Johnson, Rajasingh -Bioscience Research
Johnson, Heather A. -Knox UME
Jordan, Al -Plough Center
Jordan, Anna -Nursing-Acute/Tert
Kelly, Starr -Starbucks
Killian, Mary Elaine -Urology
Kim, Il Hwan -Anatomy and Neurobiology
Kimbro, Arnita C. -Ctr Yth & Well Being
Lackey, Mark A. -General Dentistry
LaFlora, Louise P. -Student Health Services
Lamba, Vineet -Pediatrics-Neonatology
Lamey, Christine Mar -Medicine-Gen Interna
Land, Connie L. -Chat Ob/Gyn
Le Bon, Karen L. -Knox Univ Fam Phys
Lenart, Emily Katrine -Trauma/Sur Critical
Linz, Amanda -Pediatrics-Pall Care
Love, Staphany J. -Plough Center
Mackey, Mesha -Physical Therapy
Madeksho, Chris -ITS Cybersecurity
Maller, Vijetha Vinod -Radiology
Marshall, Gabrielle C. -Human Resources
Martin, Brandi N. -Human Resources
McAmis, Michel -Medicine-Gen Interna
McClaran, David M. -Building Maintenance
McCollough, Rachel Alis -Nursing-Student Affairs
Menne, David -Safety/Emergency Mgt
Miller, Ebone' C. -Pediatrics-Neonatology
Miller, Alise -Administration-Coll
Mills, Monique C. -Preventive Medicine
Mohammed, Akram -Pediatrics-CBMI
Molyneaux, Ian W. -Anesthesiology
Moore, Jacen S. -Diag & Health Science
Moore, Terrensky L. -Campus Police
Moreno, Jennyffer -Operatory
Morrison, Michelle L. -Administration-Coll
Mull, Tamela L.  -Plough Center
Nazor, Ken -Facilities Planning
Nellis, Karen Phillips -Nursing Res Programs
Nelson, Tamara M. -Library
Nettles-Pettus, Toyya Y. -Payroll
Nicholson, Andrew -Knox Radiology
Nisar, Sylvia H. -Enrollment Mgmt
Odulana, Florene D. -Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ogu, Ugochi O. -Medicine-Hematology
Olewinski, Lucianne Helena -Knox Univ Fam Phys
Oliver, Dewana -Administration-Coll
Oza, Twisha H. -Pathology
Pande, Vijay Shridhar -Radiology
Parnell, Katrina D. -VC-Finance & Operations
Pater, Eliane M. -Student Academic Support
Pattman, Charles B. -Anatomy and Neurobiology
Peart, Sheretha P. -Procurement Services
Peeler, Chelsea N. -Diag & Health Science
Phillips, Ronnie -PM Services
Pierce, Andy -Medicine-Gen Internal
Pollard, Bradley R. -Knox Radiology
Prescott, Drew A. -Nursing Res Programs
Pujol, Abagail Huck -Knox Medical Library
Pulliam, Paul Jeffry -Plough Center
Quraishi, Mohammed I. -Knox Radiology
Rabalais, Melissa -Human Resources
Rajasingh, Sheeja -Bioscience Research
Ramchandren, Radhakrishnan -Knox Medicine
Rasner, David Shane -Dental Hygiene
Rhea, Isaac B. -Medicine-Cardiology
Roark, Jennifer M. -Knox Medicine
Roberts, Amanda -GME Administration
Rogers, Nate -Medicine-Gen Internal
Roman, Leigh A. -Administration-Coll
Rose, Kay -Periodontology
Salhab, Mahmoud Majed -Neurology
Scantlebury, Juliette -Forensic Center
Schaller, Alexandra L. -Pediatrics-Crit Care
Scott, Devin S. -Teaching & Learn Ctr
Shaw, Patrice L. -Anesthesiology
Shaw, Patricia S. -Operatory
Shearin, Anne -Nursing Res Programs
Shroyer, Whitney Gadd -Dermatology
Smith, Haley H. -GME Administration
Smith, Preston -Knox Urology
Summers, Nathan A. -Medicine-Infectious
Taylor, Melissa Anne -Medical Education
Thurston, Ashley Q. -Chat Pediatrics
Todd, Emily Cox -Nursing-Hlth Pro/Dis
Triplett, Thomas Max -Emergency Medicine
Tucker, Janet -Comm & Pop Hlth Dept
Turks, Kim -COM Basic Sciences
Ugonabo, Ifeoma -Medicine-Cardiology
Valerio, Bonnie D. -Knox Univ Fam Phys
Vassar, Kena K.  -Ctr Yth & Well Being
Verne, George Nicholas -Medicine-Internal Me
Vess, Leeanne -Knox Ob/Gyn Center
Wade, Eryka A. -Operatory
Washington, Tanesha -COM Basic Sciences
Watkins, Christine -Transplant Surgery
Weaver II, Floyd H. -SimCtr-CHIPS
West, Victoria L. -GME Administration
Williams, Kimberly -Institutional Review
Williams, Bennie L. -Custodial Services
Wilson, Billy -Food Services
Winer, Jeffrey C. -Pediatrics-General
Yadak, Nour -Pathology
Yang, Chao-Yie -Pharmaceutical Science
Yawn, Bobby -Otolaryngology-Head
Young, Quinneil M. -Operatory
Zhou, Qiqi -Medicine-Gastroenterol

10 Year Service Award Honorees

Adams, Scott -Safety/Emergency Mgt
Afzal, Muhammad Omer -Radiology
Aldayeh, Ayman Abdul H. -Orthodontics
Albright, Jannie B. -Forensic Center
Alexandrov, Anne -Nursing-Acute/Tert
Al-Zubeidi, Hiba -Pediatrics-Endo
Apperson, Suzanne -Fitness Center
Barnes, Roy J. -ITS EADS
Basler, Katy -Knox Surgery
Bellflower, Bobby B. -Nursing-Acute/Tert
Bolton, Debra H. -Administration-Coll
Bryant, Derrell L. -GME Administration
Buchanan Jr, Henry -Boiler Maintenance
Buehler, Jason Michael -Knox Anesthesiology
Caldwell, Mary -Knox Univ Fam Phys
Cannioto, Shelley -Administration-Coll
Caron, Elena Jabbour -Pediatrics-Neurology
Carter, Lakelia Yvette -VC for Research
Chai, Yaohui -Neurology
Chen, Guoyun -Pediatrics-Research
Cory, Ted -Clin Pharm & Trans Sci
Dassow, Jeanie D. -Chat Ob/Gyn
DeColibus, Katherine A. Diagnostic & Oral Med
Derefinko, Karen J. -Preventative Medicine
Ditta, Lauren Claire -Ophthalmology
Drake, Jay -General Dentistry
Dunnavant, Sarah H. -Medicine-Internal Me
Ealy Jr, Earl -Forensic Center
Edmonds, Lisa -Hearing & Speech Ctr
Elliott, Wendy D. -Neurology
Evans, Stacey L. -Pediatrics-Hospitalist
Ferrante, Mark -Neurology
Fisher, Jack C. -Orthodontics
Fought, Terri A. -Enrollment Mgmt
Fulton, Dustin -COM-Admissions
Gangaraju, Rajashekhar -Ophthalmology
Gardner, Tonia E. -Pediatrics-Pulmonology
Gerard, Nicholas O. -Oral & Maxillofacial
Grabeel, Kelsey L. -Knox Medical Library
Gray, Emily -Nursing-Hlth Pro/Dis
Grayless, Brittany N. Rinehart -Hearing & Speech Ctr
Griffin, Leslie C. -Chat Family Medicine
Hagemann, Tracy Marie -COP-Nashville Campus
Haji, Showkat A. -Medicine-Cardiology
Hall, Lisa M. -ITS-BPS
Hall, Derek D. -Custodial Services
Hambright, Ashley Anne -Knox Anesthesiology
Hamilton, Rachel Elizabeth -Periodontology
Hamman, Nathan -Orthodontics
Hampton, Ethel F. -Medicine-Endocrinology
Harrison, Hunter B. -Orthodontics
Herrera, Oscar Rafael -Clin Pharm & Trans Sci
Hill, Felicia Mesha -Bookstore
Hill, Paul Bryan -Psychiatry
Hohmeier, Kenneth -COP-Nashville Campus
Howard, Tonya E. -Forensic Center
Hughes, Shannon -Physical Therapy
Hunt, Darren James -Chat Surgery
Jones, Kimberley M. -Pediatrics-Neonatology
Jones, Byron C. -Genetics, Gen & Info
Jonsson, Colleen Beth -Micro, Immun & Bioch
Kalmowicz, Jeffrey A. -General Dentistry
Kleinman, Michael S. -Medicine-Gen Internal
Krutilina, Raya -Pathology
Kumar, Santosh -Pharmaceutical Science
Lanfranco Molina, Julio  -Medicine-Pulmonary
Langford, Jennifer M. -Library
Leo, Marie Dennis M. -Pharmaceutical Science
Lewis, Herbert J. -Campus Police
Long, Alicia M. -Operatory
Luhrs, Jennifer Ty -Knox CME-Prof Dev
Lynema, Stephanie Rains -Knox Ob/Gyn
Ma, Dejian -Pharmaceutical Science
Macklin, Martha D. -Custodial Services
Malkoff, Marc -Neurology
Mancarella, Salvatore -Physiology
Martin, Toya C. -Parking Authority
Martinez, Jesus F. -Neurology
Martin-Shuler, Emily -Knox Medicine
McNally, Michael M. -Knox Surgery
Meche, Katherine M. -Pediatrics-Hospitalist
Meekins, Myra M. -Physical Therapy
Metter, E. Jeffrey -Neurology
Michael, Madison -Neurosurgery
Miles, Michelle  -Dental Hygiene
Minor, Denise K . -Custodial Service
Miranda, Susan Amy -Orthopedic Surgery
Miranda-Carboni, Gustav - Medicine-Hematology
Moffitt, Allen Hall -Orthodontics
Mokhtari, Susan -Anesthesiology
Mosley, Cassandra Dawn -Knox Medicine
Myers, Dayna D. -Dental Hygiene
Narayanan, Ramesh - Medicine-Hematology
Nelson, Rosalie G. -Facilities Planning
Parke, Deanna Nicole -UT Memphis Cancer Center
Payton, Stephanie A. -Pediatrics-Hospitalist
Penfound Jr., Thomas A. -Medicine-Infectious
Perkerson, Jace Marshall -Knox Anesthesiology
Pirtle, LaSaundra R. -Administration-Coll
Ponnusamy, Thamarai U. - Medicine-Hematology
Porter, Deanna Kay -Knox Medicine
Purvis, John H. -Pediatrics-Neonatology
Reilly, Kevin Joseph -Audiology & Speech Path
Richardson, Shenicia M. VC for Research
Roby-Rhodes, Sheila F. -ITS Computing System
Ross, Marco A. -Forensic Center
Russ, Andrew Joseph -Knox Surgery
Sandhu, Preet K. -Radiology
Sebastian, Andrea L. -Nursing-Acute/Tert
Seiber, Eric Christian -Knox Business Office
Shea, Martin G.Z. -Forensic Center
Shempert, Kelly R. -COM Basic Sciences
Shorter, Jasmine L. -Forensic Center
Sinha, Namita -Pharmaceutical Science
Smith, Webb A. -Pediatrics-Obesity
Smith, Todd -Pediatric Dent- COMM
Smith-Young, Jamila S. -Nursing-Hlth Pro/Dis
Springfield, Marvin D. -Custodial Services
Spurlin, Philip -Audiology  & Speech Path
Toney, Jacqueline -VC for Research
Triplett, Orpheus L. -General Dentistry
Turner, Merdith Z. -Custodial Services
Valaulikar, Ganpat Shivrai -Cardiac Surgery
Vidal, Gregory A. -Medicine-Hematology
Wade, David E. -Building Maintenance
Washington, Cornell -Electrical Services
West, Alina Nico -Pediatrics-Crit Care
Williams, Loretta Alexia -Nursing-Hlth Pro/Dis
Williams, Wesley W. -Fitness Center
Wilson, Rachael G. -Clinical Res Ctr-MUH
Woods, Timothy -Medicine-Cardiology
Wu, Linfeng -Pediatric Dent-COMM
Xue, Yi  Micro, Immun & Bioch
Young, Eric D. -Logistical Services

15 Year Service Award Honorees

Barns, Leigh Ann S. -GME Administration
Cross, Cynthia D. -Pediatrics-Hospitali
Culver, Lawson -Electronic Res Admin
Doettl, Steven M. -Hearing & Speech Ctr
Efteland, Eric Victor -Knox Hlth Info Mgmt
Freeman, Mark G. Chat Ortho Surgery
Fu, Yitong -Knox Radiology
Garcia-Godoy, Franklin -Bioscience Research
Guyot, Shannon -Office of Sponsor Program
Hamer, James C. -Campus Police
James, Melissa. -Pediatrics-CDD
Jeter, Julie W. -Knox Univ Fam Phys
Joni, Marion A. -Anatomy and Neurobiology
Kilgore, Larry Clinton -Knox Ob/Gyn
Koontz, Curtis S. -Chat Surgery
Krishnan, Ramesh K. M. -Pediatrics-Neonatology
Ledbetter, Christopher -Urology
Liao, Francesca-Fang -Pharmacology
Lynch-Smith, Donna -Nursing-Acute/Tert
Moses, Wendell M.S. -Chat Ortho Surgery
O'Kelley, Rosemary B. -Facilities Administration
Ost, Shelley Rae -Medicine-Gen Internal
Pi, Min -Medicine-Nephrology
Robinette, Barbara Jeanene -Knox Ob/Gyn Center
Sharp, Jacqueline -Nursing-Hlth Pro/Dis
Sloan, Zachary A. -Genetics, Gen & Info
St. Clair, Robert J. -Printing
Staack, Jeff -Knox Anesthesiology
Van Nes, Jaclyn Beth -Knox Ob/Gyn
Wheeler, Valerie D. -Human Resources
White, Wesley Matthew -Knox Urology
Xiao, Zhousheng -Medicine-Nephrology

20 Year Service Award Honorees

Bronte, Lisa M. -Comm & Pop Hlth Dept
Brzezienski, Mark A. -Chat Plastic Surgery
Cagna, Dave -Prosthodonicts
Canada, Robert Brad -Medicine-Nephrology
Cockerham, William T. -Chat Surgery
Cox, Eric -Knox Anesthesiology
Du, Haiming -Medicine-Nephrology
Edsell, Kristi P. -Knox Surgery
Fayne, Patricia E. -COM Basic Sciences
Giorgianni, Francesco -Pharmaceutical Science
Grandas, Oscar Henry -Knox Surgery
Hoehn, Mary Ellen -Ophthalmology
Hood, James M. -Preventive Medicine
Jemison, David Marshall -Chat Plastic Surgery
Joshi, Vijaya M. -Pediatrics-Cardio
Killion, Mary A. -Custodial Services
Mendola, Annette M. -Knox Medicine
Mihalko, Marc J. -Orthopedic Surgery
Nagy, Sandor -Knox Ob/Gyn
Peterson, Curtis R. -Custodial Services
Rogers, Mindy -Student Health Services
Saltuklaroglu, Tim -Audiology & Speech Path
Showkat, Arif -Medicine-Nephrology
Stevens, Brad -LACU-Research
Vance, Matthew B. -Knox Anesthesiology
Wang, Hong-Bing -Anatomy and Neurobiology
White-Means, Shelley -Interprofessional Ed
Yue, Junming -Pathology
Zhou, Fuming -Pharmacology
Zite, Nikki B. -Knox Ob/Gyn
Zuber, Jeff -Preventive Medicine

25 Year Service Award Honorees

Burlison, Melanie Lynn -Off of Compliance Re
Currie, Jamaal R. -Mail Services
Cushing, Richard Carl -Genetics, Gen & Info
Dabney, Shiretha L. -Operatory
Emmett, Kim R. -Knox Medicine
Eshun, John K. -Pediatrics-Gastro
Freire, Amado X. -Medicine-Pulmonary
Grinston, Marion D. -Vice Chan-Finance
Crill, Catherine -Clin Pharm & Trans Sci
Kim, Edward D. -Knox Urology
Kirkpatrick, Stacy S. -Knox Surgery
Leach, Brenda W. -Knox Univ Fam Phys
Lenchik, Nataliya I. -Medicine-Endocrinology
Li, Wei -Pharmaceutical Science
MacDonald, Charles B. -Otolaryngology-Head
Mancini, Matthew L. -Knox Surgery
Maxwell, Robert A. -Chat Surgery
Meibohm, Bernd -Pharmaceutical Science
Mitchell, Gregg -Jackson Family Prac
Mooney, Charles P. -ITS EADS
Nickloes, Todd A. -Knox Surgery
O'Connor, Amy Beth -Orthodontic
Page, Ina J. -Psychiatry
Robinson, Lisa L . -Medicine-Internal Medicine
Sipes, Rick R -ITS Computing System
Spires, Loney K. -Knox Surgery
Springfield, Felix O. Prosthodontics
Stanley, John Daniel -Chat Surgery
Strevels, Stephen M. -Knox Anesthesiology
Talati, Ajay J. Pediatrics-Neonatology
Tate, Glenda C. -Custodial Services
Taylor, Mycenae A. -Jackson Family Prac
Velez, Martha -Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ward, Timika -Campus PoliceWilson, Matt W. -Ophthalmology
Wood, Chris -Clin Pharm & Trans Sci
Yao, Ying -Res Safety Affairs

30 Year Service Award Honorees

Donesky, Barry W. -Chat Ob/Gyn
Cole, Catherine -UT Memphis Cancer Center
Nelson, David R. -Micro, Immun & Bioch
Parfenova, Helena -Physiology
Klipple, Gary L. -Knox Medicine
Gerling, Ivan C. -Medicine-Endocrinology
Bailey, Jim -Medicine-Gen Internal
Wingo, Jeffrey L. -Periodontology
Wan, Jim Y. -Preventive Medicine
Foley, Kevin T. -Neurosurgery
Pollard, Leann -Pediatrics-Neonatology
Muthiah, Muthiah -Medicine-Pulmonary
Smith, Natalie -VC for Research
Kerr, Natalie C. -Ophthalmology
Meyer, Norman Lewis -Obstetrics & Gynecology
Phillips, Owen P. -Obstetrics & Gynecology
Hamilton, Patricia A. -Knox Surgery
Bland, Paul S. -Periodontology
Jackson, Ramona -Nursing-Academic Affairs
Craft, Robert M. -Knox Dean's Office
Johnson, Ronald -Operatory
Griffin, Tarrain -Administration-Coll

35 Year Service Award Honorees

Alston, Michael -OAC
Cohen, Jonathan S. -Chat Internal Med
Cox, John V. -Micro, Immun & Bioch
Croce, Martin A. -Trauma/Sur Critical
Parsons, Helen M. -Administration-Coll
Pourmotabbed, Tayebeh -Micro, Immun & Bioch
Williams, Robert W. -Genetics, Gen & Info
Young, Thomas L. -Knox Medicine
Zeigler, Lisa G. -Academic Affairs

40 Year Service Award Honorees

Corrigan, James E. -Tech Innovation
DeBaer, Linda -Pediatrics-Neonatolo
Goldman, Mitchell H. -Knox Surgery
Green, Janice D. -COM Basic Sciences
Lazar, Linda Francine -Pediatrics-Gastro
Morreim, E Haavi -Medicine-Gen Internal
Pourcyrous, Massroor -Pediatrics-Neonatology

45 Year Service Award Honorees
Douglas, Bob E. -Mail Services Specialist
50 Year Service Award Honorees
Burns, Randel Phillip -Chat Surgery
Macy, Sallie D. -Knox Medicine

 

 

Oct 11, 2024