The public announcement of Dr. Willis being awarded tenure was made at MCW’s 2012 Convocation on September 12, 2012. This announcement was made by Joseph E. Kerschner, MD, MCW Dean of the Medical School and Executive Vice President. Tenure is awarded to those individuals deemed vital to the missions of the Medical College of Wisconsin. Tenure is awarded for accomplishments beyond having achieved academic recognition, and is not simply and extension of academic recognition. It is reflective of exceptional, continuous contributions relevant to the diverse missions of MCW, thus an additional recognition of the individual’s importance to the College. PHOTO: Earnestine Willis, MD, MPH, Director MCW Health Equity (third from right) is pictured with John R. Raymond, Sr., MD, MCW President and CEO, Dr. James Youker, MCW Chairman of Radiology and friends (from left) Judge Maxine White, Phoebe Williams, Audrey Olive, Thelma Sias, and Percy Dorsey, who were on hand to support the momentous occasion.