Past Founders Week Award Winners

2023

David J. Ramsay Entrepreneurs of the Year

Jeffrey Hasday, MD
School of Medicine

Paul Shapiro, PhD
School of Pharmacy

Public Servant of the Year

Shantay McKinily, MS
School of Social Work

Researcher of the Year

Kathleen Neuzil, MD, MPH, FIDSA
School of Medicine

Educator of the Year

Yen-Pei Christy Chang, PhD, MS
School of Medicine

Student of the Year

Tural Mammadli, MSW
School of Social Work

2022

David J. Ramsay Entrepreneur of the Year

Allan Doctor, MD
School of Medicine

Public Servant of the Year

Yolanda Ogbolu, PhD, NNP, FNAP, FAAN
School of Nursing 

Researcher of the Year

Man-Kyo Chung, DMD, PhD
School of Dentistry

Educator of the Year

Richard Boldt, JD
Francis King Carey School of Law 

Student of the Year

Aishwarya Iyer
School of Medicine and Graduate School

2021

David J. Ramsay Entrepreneur of the Year

Vincent Njar, PhD
School of Medicine

Public Servant of the Year

Joshua M. Abzug, MD
School of Medicine

Researcher of the Year

Ronna P. Hertzano, MD, PhD
School of Medicine

Educators of the Year

Renaissance Curriculum Team
School of Medicine

Student of the Year

Jazmin Jones
School of Dentistry

Emily M. Smith
Graduate School

2020

David J. Ramsay Entrepreneur of the Year

Joseph R. Scalea, MD ’07
School of Medicine

Public Servant of the Year

Maureen A. Sweeney, JD
Francis King Carey School of Law

Researcher of the Year

Jay S. Magaziner, PhD, MSHyg
School of Medicine

Educator of the Year

Russell A. McClain, JD ’95
Francis King Carey School of Law

2019

Entrepreneur of the Year

Robert K. Ernst, PhD
School of Dentistry

Public Servant of the Year

Michelle G. Giglio, PhD
School of Medicine

Researcher of the Year

David C. Gray, JD, PhD, MA
Francis King Carey School of Law 

Educator of the Year

Francis B. Palumbo, PhD, JD, MS
School of Pharmacy

2018

Entrepreneurs of the Year
Steven I. Hanish, MD, FACS
Thomas M. Scalea, MD, FACS, MCCM
Deborah M. Stein, MD, MPH, FACS, FCCM
School of Medicine
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
University of Maryland Medical Center

Public Servant of the Year
Valli Meeks, DDS, MS, RDH
School of Dentistry

Researcher of the Year
Karen L. Kotloff, MD
School of Medicine

Teacher of the Year
Geoffrey L. Greif, PhD, MSW
School of Social Work

2017

Entrepreneur of the Year
Bartley P. Griffith, MD
School of Medicine

Public Servant of the Year
Susan M. Antol, PhD, RN
School of Nursing

Researcher of the Year
Robert K. Ernst, PhD
School of Dentistry

Teacher of the Year
Fadia Tohme Shaya, PhD, MPH
School of Pharmacy

2016

Entrepreneur of the Year
William F. Regine, MD, FACR, FACRO
School of Medicine

Public Servant of the Year
Bronwyn Mayden, MSW
School of Social Work

Researcher of the Year
Linda Simoni-Wastila, MSPH, PhD
School of Pharmacy

Teacher of the Year
Louise S. Jenkins, PhD, RN, FAHA, ANEF
School of Nursing

2015

Entrepreneur of the Year
Christopher Meenan
School of Medicine

Public Servant of the Year
Norman Tinanoff, DDS, MS
School of Dentistry

Researcher of the Year
Margaret McCarthy, PhD
School of Medicine

Teacher of the Year
Edward Pecukonis, MSW, PhD
School of Social Work

2014

Entrepreneur of the Year
James Gammie, MD
School of Medicine

Public Service Award
Karen Kauffman, PhD, CRNP, RN, FAAN
School of Nursing

Research Lecturers of the Year
C. Daniel Mullins, PhD
School of Pharmacy

Robin Newhouse, PhD, RN, MS, NEA-BC, FAAN
School of Nursing

Teacher of the Year
Michael Reisch, PhD, MSW, MA
School of Social Work

2013

Entrepreneur of the Year
Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, PharmD ’83, BCPS, CDE, FAPhA
School of Pharmacy

Public Service Award
Brenda Ali
School of Medicine

Research Lecturer of the Year
W. Jonathan Lederer, MD, PhD
School of Medicine

Teacher of the Year
Paula Monopoli, JD
Francis King Carey School of Law

2012

Entrepreneur of the Year
William A. Blattner, MD
School of Medicine

Robert R. Redfield, MD
School of Medicine

Public Service Award
Richard V. Cook, MSW
School of Social Work

Research Lecturer of the Year
Alexander D. MacKerell, PhD
School of Pharmacy

Teacher of the Year
Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD BCPS, CPE
School of Pharmacy

2011

Entrepreneur of the Year
Scott Strome, MD
School of Medicine

Public Service Award
Jean Marie Roth
School of Medicine

Research Lecturer of the Year
Gary Fiskum, PhD
School of Medicine

Teacher of the Year
Kathleen Holtz Deal, PhD
School of Social Work

2010

Entrepreneur of the Year
Cedric Yu, DSC
School of Medicine

Public Service Award
Yvette Rooks, MD
School of Medicine

Research Lecturer of the Year
Bartley Griffith, MD
School of Medicine

Teacher of the Year
David Roffman, PharmD, BCPS/Cardiology
School of Pharmacy

2009

Entrepreneur of the Year
Myron Levine, MD
School of Medicine

Faculty Lecturer of the Year
Alessio Fassano, MD
School of Medicine

Public Service Award
Connie Mitchell
School of Pharmacy

Teacher of the Year
Donna Harrington, PhD
School of Social Work

2008

Entrepreneur of the Year
J. Marc Simard, MD, PhD
School of Dentistry

Faculty Lecturer of the Year
Jane Lipscomb, PhD
School of Nursing

Public Service Award
Ken Fahnstock, MS
School of Medicine

Teacher of the Year
Frank Calia, MD
School of Medicine

2007

Entrepreneur of the Year
Gary David Hack, DDS
Leonard Litkowski, DDS, MS
School of Dentistry

Faculty Lecturer of the Year
J. Marc Simard, MD, PhD
School of Medicine

Public Service Award
Robert Barish, MD, MBA
School of Medicine

Teacher of the Year
Robert Percival, JD, MA
School of Law

2006

Entrepreneur of the Year
Alessio Fassano, MD
School of Medicine

Faculty Lecturer of the Year
Angela Brodie, PhD
School of Medicine

Public Service Award
Rebecca Wiseman, PhD, RN
School of Nursing

Teacher of the Year
Larry Anderson, PhD
School of Medicine

2005

Faculty Lecturer of the Year
Alan Shuldiner, MD
School of Medicine

Public Service Award
Barbara Bezdek, JD, LLM
School of Law

Teacher of the Year
John Belcher, MDiv., PhD, LCSWC
School of Social Work

2004

Faculty Lecturer of the Year
Diane DePanfilis, PhD
School of Social Work

Public Service Award
Carolyn Pritchett
Student Financial Aid

Teacher of the Year
Joseph P. Kao, PhD
School of Medicine

2003

Faculty Lecturer of the Year
Barbara M. Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN
School of Nursing

Public Service Award
Enrique E. Codas, MSW
School of Social Work

Teacher of the Year
Bruce E. Jarrell, MD
School of Medicine

2002

Faculty Lecturer of the Year
Mordecai P. Blaustein, MD
School of Medicine

Public Service Award
Corporal William A. Griffin
University Police

Teacher of the Year
R. Gary Hollenbeck, PhD
School of Pharmacy

2001

Faculty Lecturer of the Year
Larry L. Augsburger, PhD
School of Pharmacy

Public Service Award
Stanley Herr, J.D., PhD
School of Law

Teacher of the Year
Gary D. Plotnick, MD
School of Medicine

2000

Faculty Lecturer of the Year
Carol A Tamminga, MD
School of Medicine

Public Service Award
Norbert R. Myslinski, PhD
School of Dentistry

Teacher of the Year
Amal Mattu, MD
School of Medicine

1999

Faculty Lecturer of the Year
Ronald Dubner, DDS, PhD
School of Dentistry

Public Service Award
Pfc Shirleen Berry
University Police

Teacher of the Year
Michael L. Fisher, MD
School of Medicine

1998

Faculty Lecturer of the Year
Lewis J. Rubin, MD
School of Medicine

Public Service Award
Samia A. Elias, DDS
School of Dentistry

Teacher of the Year
Karen L. Soeken, PhD
School of Nursing

1997

Faculty Lecturer of the Year
Robert Schwarcz, PhD
School of Medicine

Public Service Award
Susan P. Leviton, JD
School of Law

Teacher of the Year
James L. Hiatt, PhD
School of Dentistry

1996

Faculty Lecturer of the Year
Myron Levine, MD
School of Medicine

Public Service Award
Lu Ann Marshall
School of Law

Teacher of the Year
Marshall Rennels, PhD
School of Medicine