Staff and Faculty Recognized for Achievements and Service

Award	Recipient	Title
Fields Award for excellence in teaching and research	Xi Chen, DDS, PhD	Associate Professor, Division of Dental Public Health
Outstanding Staff Award for excellence in achievement and performance	Crystal Dineen	Associate Manager, Patient Financial Services
Shared Values Award for Excellence and Impact	Tammy Duangthip, DDS, MSc, PhD	Chair, Division of Dental Public Health
Postle Teaching Award for dedication to instruction for the college’s undergraduate, pre-doctoral, and graduate students	Kimberly Hammersmith, DDS, MPH, MS	Associate Professor and Director, Advanced Education Program, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Shared Values Award for Care and Compassion	Akil Houston, PhD	Assistant Dean, Institutional Development
Shared Values Award for Excellence and Impact	Lisa Howard	Manager, Central Sterilization and Dispensing
Stazen Senior Faculty Award for development of a productive and successful research program	Do-Gyoon Kim, PhD	Professor and Research Program Director, Division of Orthodontics
Larry J. Peterson Young Educator’s Award for dedication to excellence in teaching	Kyulim Lee, DMD, MS, PhD	Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Mark Dawson Staff Award for outstanding commitment to the college’s mission	Gretchen Smith	Dental Lab Technician, Fixed and Removable Labs

At the Forum, staff and faculty were also honored for milestone service years. Those celebrating this year include:

Name	Anniversary
Julie Bernard Cindy Beyer Sofia Closson Michael Coakley Mason Colón Melvin Feliciano Christian Juarez Jodi Kritz Michelle Layana Stacy Leck Shani McDuffie Sheri Mosher James Moulton Mayreni Ramirez Dr. Carroll Ann Trotman Jay Wise	5 years
LaTasha Clark Gloria Everett Dr. Kim Hammersmith Frank Kahara Stacie Keeton Dr. Salvatore Lowry Dr. Beau Meyer	10 years
Crystal Dineen Glenda Foley John Kuhar Sarah Magill Linda Myers Craig Ramsey Dr. Shilpa Shah Aimee Smith	15 years
Jennifer Daugherty Dr. Melissa Drum MaLinda Hill Denise Kissell Dr. Mark Morrison Chanthanom Romine Kristen Schoeff Iza Sulaiman	20 years
Linda Hallberg-Henson Shahr Hashmi Andrew Peters	25 years
Constance Kuntupis Tina Thome	30 years
Joseph Pennington	45 years

Congratulations to our faculty and staff! Your work inspires others and makes our college stronger.