Vithal K. Ghanta, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Biology, Jerry G. Spenney, M.D., professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Joseph G. Van Matre, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Management, Information Systems and Quantitative Methods; and Richard J. Whitley, M.D., Distinguished Professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, are being honored for 50 years of service to UAB.
Four others — George M. Munchus III, professor in the Department of Management, Information Systems and Quantitative Methods; Gregory E. Pence, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Philosophy; Donna J. Slovensky, Ph.D., senior associate dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs in the School of Health Professions; and Michael V. Yester, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Radiology — will be honored for 45 years of service.
Those with 40 years of service include Franklin R. Amthor, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Radiology; Sandra G. Calloway, education coordinator in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Howard L. Irving, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Music; George L. Johnson Jr., materials procurement specialist in Facilities Financial Management; Pam Varner, M.D., professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine; and Kim A. Wellborn, executive assistant in the Office of the President.
In addition, 302 employees with more than 20 years of service will be honored by the university during a reception 2 p.m. April 11 at the Hilton Birmingham at UAB.
Employees with five, 10 and 15 years of service total 920.
Honored 35-year recipients
Peter G. Anderson, DVM, Ph.D. (Molecular and Cellular Pathology); William H. Benjamin Jr., Ph.D. (Laboratory Medicine); James Edwin Blalock, M.D. (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine); Jan. E. Comer (Urology); Edwin W. Cook III, Ph.D. (Psychology); Regina M. Craig (Clinical Genetics); Dale S. Feldman, Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering); David B. Joseph, M.D. (Urology); Gilbert J. Perry, M.D. (Cardiovascular Disease); Connie Preston (General Dentistry); Mark Swanson, O.D. (Optometry and Vision Science); Edward Taub, Ph.D. (Psychology); Eta Berner Weiss, Ed.D. (Health Services Administration Chair Office); Sharon C. Wise (Post Office)
Honored 30-year recipients
Asim Kumar Bej, Ph.D. (Biology); Teresa J. Bryan, M.D. (General Internal Medicine); Sherry M. Bush (Huntsville Clinic – General); Ubol M. Butler (Cardiovascular Disease); Waldemar A. Carlo, M.D. (Neonatology); Naymond Clark (Security Police Services); Anita N. Clemon (Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion); Carl H. Coghill, M.D. (Neonatology); Sonja Hampton Deloach (Health System Service Line Management); Samuel L. Eaton (Elevator Maintenance); Alan W. Eberhardt, Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering); Kimberly P. Estell (Pulmonology, Allergy and Critical Care); Winfield S. Fisher III, M.D. (Neurosurgery); Mona N. Fouad, M.D. (Preventive Medicine); James F. George, M.D. (Cardiovascular/Thoracic Surgery); Truman B. Grayson (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism); Mark N. Hadley, M.D. (Neurosurgery); Tracy P. Hamilton, Ph.D. (Chemistry); Walter H. Johnson Jr., M.D. (Cardiology); Elliot J. Lefkowitz, Ph.D. (Microbiology); Cora Elizabeth Lewis, M.D. (Epidemiology); Francine M. Montgomery (Department of Medicine); Kathryn D. Morgan, Ph.D. (Criminal Justice); Cheryl A. Pledger (IT Business Data Services); Robyn L. Rouleau (Engineering and Innovative Technology Development); Kamellia Safavy (Infectious Diseases); Kimberly A. Schnormeier (Theatre); Derek J. Tarr (Men’s Tennis); Cynthia Terry (University Registrar); Willis Anne Burton, Ph.D. (Neurobiology); Sheila Denise Turner (Pediatric Dentistry); Mark Walter, Ph.D. (Microbiology); Miles T. Ward III (Campus Maintenance); Diane Williams (Preventive Medicine)
Honored 25-year recipients
Adriana S. Addison (Psychology); Margaret Amsler (Biology); Tina Anderson (Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology); Gregory B. Bailey (School of Optometry); Rose M. Baker (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism); Steven Todd Baldwin, M.D. (Emergency Medicine); Daniel F. Balkovetz, M.D. (Nephrology); Karlene K. Ball, Ph.D. (Psychology); Steffane M. Battle, M.D. (Huntsville Medicine Pediatrics); Clay Boyce (Facilities Information Technology); Susan L. Branscum (Pediatric Infectious Diseases); Brenda K. Brown (Cardiovascular Disease); Meredith Murdock Burns (School of Medicine Development); Cornelius Burroughs Jr. (Chilled Water); Daisy Fay Carroll (Hematology and Oncology); William Ralph Carroll, M.D. (Otolaryngology); Tammie D. Collins (Employee Relations); Stefanie T. Crumpton (UAB Libraries); Felecia A. Cummings-Rodgers (General Dentistry); Andrea R. Davis-Hill (University Relations); Carolyn E. Dill (Office of the Assistant Vice President for Student Experience); Allan C. Dobbins, Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering); John Scott Doyle, M.D. (Orthopaedic Surgery); Zoe E.B. Dwyer, Ph.D. (School of Engineering); Tina M. Ealy (Financial Accounting); Jeffrey C. Edberg, Ph.D. (Immunology and Rheumatology); Wanda R. Fisher (Psychology); Michael S. Fitts (UAB Libraries); F. Shawn Galin, Ph.D. (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine); Timothy J. Gawne, Ph.D. (Optometry and Vision Science); Peter W. Glaeser, M.D. (Pediatric Emergency Medicine); James R. Grimes (College of Arts and Sciences Advising); Wanda Harris (Animal Resources); Leslie C. Hendon (Biology); Sheila D. Herring (Facilities Dispatch); Lee Michelle Hilliard, M.D. (Pediatric Hematology and Oncology); Vicki C. Hixon (Civitan International Research Center); Brian P. Holt (Chilled Water); Ruth Lynn Holt (Genetic Counseling); Chook-Yin Lam Ingram (WBHM); Lisa Irby (Biostatistics); Deidra H. Isbell (Animal Resources); Kevin L. Junck, Ph.D. (Radiology); Louis B. Justement, Ph.D. (Microbiology); Theresa D. Kidd (WBHM); David Winston Kimberlin, M.D. (Pediatric Infectious Diseases); Robert P. Kimberly, M.D. (Immunology/Rheumatology); Lisa Kimbrough (Anesthesiology); Elizabeth M. Kitchin, Ph.D. (Nutrition Sciences); Stephen C. Lafoy (Office of the Chief Financial Officer); Delavallade Cobb Lee (Preventive Medicine); Claire V. Lenker (Pulmonary); Li Li, M.D., Ph.D. (Neurosurgery); Elena S. Lobashevsky, M.D. (Maternal-Fetal Medicine); Hayes A. Lowe Jr. (Sponsored Programs); Stefanie M. Lowe (Optometry Clinical Services); Patricia Martin (Enrollment Operations); Kelly H. Mayer (Employee Relations); Sylvia McAphee (UAB Libraries); Brendan Martin McGuire, M.D. (Gastroenterology); Gerald McGwin, Ph.D. (Epidemiology); Jacqueline McLeroy (Animal Resources); William S. McMahon, M.D. (Cardiology); Phyllis Mason Millhouse (Preventive Medicine); Lee G. Moradi, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering); Timothy R. Nagy, Ph.D. (Nutrition Sciences); Anthony P. Nicholas, M.D. (Neurology); Eugene M. Oliver (Sponsored Programs); Cheryl A. Perry, M.D. (Pediatrics); Delois Pickett (Facilities); Tracey S. Pohlman (Pediatric Neurosurgery); Tracy E. Powell (UAB Libraries); Chander Raman, M.D. (Dermatology); Andrea M. Reiber (UAB Visual Content); Holly E. Richter, M.D. (Women’s Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery); Pamela Y. Robinson (Psychology); Jack M. Rogers, Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering); Willa Sanders (Preventive Medicine); Damian Schwartz (General Surgery – Gastrointestinal Section); Julius C. Seidenfaden (Prosthodontics); William Kevin Speed (Civitan International Research Center); Sandra Spidell (Animal Resources); Brian J. Sullivan (Hospital Maintenance); Vicki Thomas-Forte (Psychology); Lynn F. Tolliver (Animal Care and Use Committee); Terry C. Wall, M.D. (General Pediatrics); Katherine Kay Weise, O.D. (Optometry and Vision Science); Celeste W. Whitaker (Call Center); Kelly L. Winnett (Energy Management)
Honored 20-year recipients
Samone M. Alexander (School of Medicine); Jeffrey Charles Allison (Cystic Fibrosis Research Center) Helen Krontiras Anderson, M.D. (Breast and Endocrine Surgery); ReGena L. Ayler (Department of Medicine); Shannon M. Bailey, Ph.D. (Pathology); Nilam Sanjib Banerjee, Ph.D. (Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics); Anju Basal, M.D. (Infectious Diseases); Timothy Mark Beasley, Ph.D. (Biostatistics); Jennifer L. Beck (UAB Libraries); Richard Bladon (Animal Resources); James E. Bowman (Chilled Water); Shawanna R. Boykins (Security Police Services); Kristina M. Boyle (Collat School of Business); Cynthia Bright (Enrollment Management); Julie E. Brown (Department of Health Behavior); Janice Marie Bryant (MIST); Robert Allen Burch (Hospital Maintenance); Julie E. Burge (Department of Medicine); Daniel L. Butcher (English); Chenbei Chang, Ph.D. (Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology); Candace Cleveland (Budget Administration); Martin S. Cogen, M.D. (Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences); Maria Collins (Call Center); Victoria Leslie Cooper (Institutional Review Board for Human Use); John Heith Copes, Ph.D. (Criminal Justice); Trina A. Corbitt (Cardiovascular Disease); Randel W. Crittenden (Desktop Support Services); Sandra Joyce Crump (Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine); James T. Cullinan, DO (Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology); Angela Phillips DeVaux (Sparks Center for Developmental and Learning Disorders); Reed Allen Dimmitt, M.D. (Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition); Koriyama R. Evans (School of Public Health); Reinhard E. Fambrough, DMA (Music); Michelle L. Feese (Maternal-Fetal Medicine); Jose R. Fernandez, Ph.D. (Nutrition Sciences); Henryetta Fomby (Employment); John L. Franklin (Pathology); Chuanhua Fu, Ph.D. ( Clinical Genetics); William J. Gallagher (Enterprise Applications); Tatyana A. Gavrikova (Infectious Diseases); John Bradley Gwin (Energy Management); Randa Smith Hall (Health Services Administration); Sonya L. Hardy (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine); Robin D. Hatton, Ph.D. (Pathology); Richard B. Hawkins (Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering); Kimberly H. Hazelwood (College of Arts and Sciences); LaNeitria D. Head (Financial Affairs Training); Hu Hepeng (Hospital Maintenance); Michael Roland Hill (Campus Maintenance); Benjamin Holtkamp (Radiology); Kazuhito Honjo, DVM, Ph.D. (Hematology and Oncology); Antonio Horn (Animal Resources); Jeannie E. Horton (Office of the Vice President for Advancement); Natalia S. Hudson (O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB); Eric P. Jack, Ph.D. (Collat School of Business); Glenda R. James (O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB); Victoria Chapman Jauk (Maternal-Fetal Medicine); Cynthia Y. Johnson (Preventive Medicine); Jacquelyn Renee Johnson (Building Services); John Ray Jones (Enterprise Applications); Shanita L. Jones (MIST); Waltina C. Josephat (Cardiovascular Disease); Lucia D. Juarez (Preventive Medicine); Pongkiat Kankirawatana, M.D. (Pediatric Neurology); Kathy A. Keith (Pediatric Infectious Diseases); JoeAnn C. Kennedy (Nursing Academic Affairs); Karen N. Kennedy, Ph.D. (Collat School of Business); Jerry P. King Jr. (School of Health Professions); Johnathan Earl King (Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology); Bryan F. Koch (Athletics); Olaf Kutsch, M.D. (Infectious Diseases); Peter Sherwood Lane, DO (Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology); Ping Lao (Clinical Genetics); Mao Li, M.D. (Infectious Diseases); Di Liu, M.D. (Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics); Jennifer Park Lollar (School of Nursing); Judy L. Longfellow (Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences); Wendy T. Madden (Family, Community and Health Systems); Jennifer D. Mahaffey (Neurology); Tanja Matthews (Chemistry); Regina H. McFadden (University Registrar); Calvin C. McGraw (Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology); Margaret A. McMahon (Compensation); Kristi S. Menear, Ph.D. (Human Studies); Jeffrey D. Messinger (Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences); Leticia Denise Miller (Maternal-Fetal Medicine); Pamela H. Miller (Office of the Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration); Stephen J. Miller, Ph.D. (History); Jeffery Wendel Mims (Campus Maintenance); Sharon M. Montgomery (Infectious Diseases); Hardy W. Moore (Department of Medicine); Susie Waites Moorer (Student, Alumni and External Affairs); Jason L. Morris, M.D. (General Internal Medicine); Moon Nahm, M.D. (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine); Beverly Nelson (Building Services); Jayne Marie Ness, M.D., Ph.D. (Pediatric Neurology); Jacqueline Nikles, Ph.D. (Chemistry); Janis P. O’Malley, M.D. (Radiology); Douglas E. O’Neil Jr. (Applications and Consulting Services); Phillip James O’Reilly, M.D. (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine); David Mike Oakes (Facilities Information Technology); Traci D. Oden (Obstetrics and Gynecology); Robert A. Oster, M.D. (Preventive Medicine); Pamela E. Paustian, Ph.D. (eLearning and Professional Studies); Kay Oden Peterson (Biostatistics); Fatrina Y. Pierce (O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB); Maria Pisu, M.D. (Preventive Medicine); Andrea Miller Pound (Collat School of Business); Charles S. Powell, Ph.D. (Biostatistics); Deonna Rasberry-Elmore (Epidemiology); David T. Redden, Ph.D. (Biostatistics); Ted S. Rorrer (Environmental Health and Safety); Diane G. Rosato (Pediatric Surgery); Doug C. Royal (Department of Medicine); Steffanie Sabbaj, M.D. (Infectious Diseases); Maria Lourdes Santos Salazar-Gutierrez, M.D. (Huntsville Medicine Pediatrics); Sharon L. Samuel (Radiology); Lourdes M. Sanchez-Lopez, Ph.D. (Foreign Languages and Literatures); Michelle J. Seidenfaden, DDM (Dentistry); Annie N. Sellers (Veterans Services); Zhenqi Shi, Ph.D. (Molecular and Cellular Pathology); Ginger D. Shupe (Budget Administration); Satinder P. Singh, M.D. (Radiology); Jamie Elisha Slatsky (MIST); Ann S. Smith (Preventive Medicine); Stacey Deason Smith (Nursing Student Success); Darryl B. Stephens (Telecommunications Services); Jose A. Tallaj, M.D. (Cardiovascular Disease); Gale M. Temple, Ph.D. (English); Amy J. Theos, M.D. (Dermatology); Vickie Dewberry Tubbs (Prosthodontics); Nasim Uddin, Ph.D. (Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering); Gitendra Uswatte (Psychology); Sergey Vyazovkin, Ph.D. (Chemistry); Theresa Ann Wallace, M.D. (Preventive Medicine); Wei Wang, Ph.D. (Cystic Fibrosis Research Center); Rebecca Warnix (Pharmacology and Toxicology); Barbara A. Wech (Management, Information Systems and Quantitative Methods); Ernest Williams Jr. (UAB Libraries); Samuel Travis Windham III, M.D. (Trauma and Acute Care Surgery); Torlice R. Wood (Maternal-Fetal Medicine); Libby B. Worthington (Biomedical Sciences); Erin Wright (Art and Art History); Fenglong Xie (Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology); Xiuhua Yang (Neurology); Jigui Yu, M.D. (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine); Zhihong Yu (Anesthesiology); Junxuan Zhang, Ph.D. (Clinical Genetics)