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Thoracic Society Recognition Award for Scientific Accomplishments, her literary contributions include nearly 150 original articles and chapters. Raj is also chair of the College of Medicine's Faculty Academic Advancement Committee, which promotes diversity at its four campuses. Photo: Keith Cotton 6 6. John Vozenilek, executive director of the Jump Trading Simulation & Education Center in Peoria, was awarded The Duane and Mary Cullinan Professorship in Simulation Outcomes, pictured with benefactor and Peoria alumnus Steve Cullinan (left). 7. Michael Lloyd Glasser (at podium), associate dean for rural health professions and director of the National Center for Rural Health Professions, received The Dr. George T. & Mildred A. Mitchell Professorship in Rural and Family Medicine. 8. Karen Fernandez, assistant professor of pediatrics in Peoria and practitioner at Children's Hospital of Illinois at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, was awarded The Jim and Katie Owens – OSF Professorship in Pediatric Hematology Oncology. 9. Gail S. Prins (center, wearing yellow stole), director of the University Andrology Laboratory and professor of urology, physiology and biophysics, received The Michael Reese Endowed Professorship in Urology. Damiano Rondelli (center, wearing yellow stole) chief of hematology/oncology, director of the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, and associate director for Clinical Research at the University of Illinois Cancer Center, was awarded The Michael Reese Endowed Professorship in Hematology. Pictured with the recipients are members of the Michael Reese Research & Education Foundation. The Jim and Katie Owens—OSF Professorship in Pediatric Hematology Oncology was awarded to its inaugural recipient, Karen Fernandez, MD, Res '06, on Dec. 6, 2012. An assistant professor of pediatrics in Peoria, Fernandez is a hematologist oncologist at the Trudy and Jim Maloof St. Jude Midwest Affiliate and practices in the department of pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Illinois at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center. Fernandez is dedicated to the specialized care of children with cancer, particularly patients with solid tumors and Hodgkin lymphoma. Fernandez's recent analysis of treatment and survival of children with Hodgkin lymphoma was selected for oral presentation at the prestigious American Society of Hematology, and one of her recent abstracts in the care of children with Hodgkin lymphoma in Central America was presented at the International Society of Pediatric Oncology. The Duane and Mary Cullinan Professorship in Simulation Outcomes was awarded to its inaugural recipient, John Vozenilek, MD, on May 16. A national and international expert in using simulation as a tool to improve the outcomes of patient care, Vozenilek is an associate professor of clinical surgery at the College of Medicine in Peoria and the executive director of Jump Trading Simulation & Education Center (see related story, page 18). In that role, he directs all facets of Jump's mission, including simulation-based education and training, process improvement, research collaboration and health care technology development. The Michael Reese Endowed Professorship in Urology was awarded on May 30 to Gail S. Prins, PhD '79, director of the University Andrology Laboratory and professor of urology, physiology and biophysics. The Michael Reese Endowed Professorship in Hematology was awarded on May 30 to Damiano Rondelli, MD, professor, chief of the division of hematology/oncology, director of the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program and associate director for clinical research of the University of Illinois Cancer Center. (See sidebar on facing page for more). The Dr. George T. & Mildred A. Mitchell Professorship in Rural and Family Medicine, the first endowed professorship at the College of Medicine at Rockford, was awarded on June 22 to Michael Lloyd Glasser, PhD '83. The associate dean for rural health professions and research professor of medical sociology, Glasser also directs the National Center for Rural Health Professions, serves as co-director of the campus School of Public Health Program and is co-editor of the international journal Education for Health. Glasser helped to establish the internationally recognized Rural Medical Education Program on the Rockford campus (see story, page 20) and the interdisciplinary National Center for Rural Health Professions, a designated center of the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Glasser focuses his research on rural workforce development, program development to reduce health disparities, patient-provider relationships, chronic disease management and mental health care in rural and underserved populations. In addition to the 13 newly invested professorships in recent years, the College of Medicine has further transferred two existing professorships and one endowed chair. Barry L. Wenig, MD, PhD, MPH '93, FACS was awarded the Francis L. Lederer Professorship in Otolaryngology in December 2012. Mary D. Stephenson, MD, was awarded the Cullinan Professorship in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Rohit Varma, MD, MPH was awarded the Illinois Lions and Charles I. Young Endowed Chair of Ocular Research. P h o t o : R o b e r ta D u p u i s - D e v l i n Photo: Br i a n T h o m a s 7 8 | Fa l l 2 0 13 Photo: Keith Cotton 34 9