Four exceptional employees from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center were among 15 faculty and staff members honored with the 2024 UT President’s Awards announced today by UT System President Randy Boyd during the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees meeting in Knoxville.
They are David Shibata, MD, a professor, Harwell Wilson Alumni Endowed Chair in the Department of Surgery, and director/chief medical officer of the UT Health Science Center’s Cancer Program; Ammar Ammar, assistant vice chancellor for information technology and Information Security Officer in Information Technology Services; Bruce Keisling, PhD, executive director for the Center on Developmental Disabilities; and Karen Derefinko, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine.
The awards are presented in seven categories based on the UT System’s Be One UT values — Bold and Impactful, Embrace Diversity, Optimistic and Visionary, Nimble and Innovative, Excel in All We Do, United and Connected, Transparent and Trusted. Honorees are selected from across the UT System from nominations by campus and institute leaders.
Two winners are selected in each category, one from faculty and one from staff. The President’s Awards are the highest honor given by the UT System to employees. Winners receive a plaque and $3,000.
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