The Edward J. Lennon Endowed Clinical Teaching Award

Call for Nominations

In 1992, The Edward J. Lennon Endowed Clinical Teaching Award was established to recognize a full-time MCW faculty member in the earlier part of his/her career. This individual, reflecting Dr. Lennon's wishes, must be:

A full time or full professional effort MCW faculty member:
At the rank of instructor or assistant professor;
Engaged in clinical practice (e.g., direct patient care) in any clinical specialty or subspecialty; and
Recognized as actively interested in MCW’s teaching programs and committed to a career in direct teaching or the development of instructional strategies or tools

In Summary, the Lennon Award was created to recognize those junior faculty who have clearly “made a difference” in the teaching programs of the Medical College of Wisconsin. This award, selected annually by the MCW Society of Teaching Scholars, is presented at convocation.

Any MCW faculty member is welcome to nominate a colleague. To do so, please submit (in electronic format):

A nomination letter not to exceed two (2) pages in length, which describes the educational achievements of the nominee.
Supporting Documents not to exceed a total of five (5) pages providing examples/evidence of teaching excellence (e.g., letters, a summary of teaching evaluations, support letters from former learners, outline of new educational products or materials).
To be fair to all candidates, submissions that exceed these page limits will not be considered.

Please take this opportunity to ensure that a colleague is recognized for his/her contributions to the teaching mission of MCW.

Nomination letter (2 pages max), specifically addressing the criteria above and supporting documents (5 pages max), must be received by 9:00 AM, Monday, May 20, 2013. E-mail nomination submission to facultyaffairs@mcw.edu.

A current list of Edward J. Lennon Endowed Clinical Teaching Award Recipients is available below. If you have questions or would like additional information about the Lennon Award or Society of Teaching Scholars, please contact Drs. Duthie eduthie@mcw.edu or Bedinghaus jbedingh@mcw.edu. Thank you!

Lennon Award Winners

2012 Angela Bier, MD - Pediatrics

2012 Heather Toth, MD - Medicine

2011 Sanjani Tipnis, MD - Pediatrics

2011 Matthew Tews, DO - Emergency Medicine

2011 Kim Stoner, MD - Medicine

2010 Tomar Begaz , MD - Emergency Medicine

2010 Mike Weisgerber, MD - Pediatrics

2009 Nancy Havas, MD - Family and Community Medicine

2009 Martin Muntz, MD - Medicine, GIM

2009 Brian Lewis, MD, FACS - Surgery, Vascular

2008 Travis Webb, MD - Surgery, Trauma & Critical Care

2008 Paola Palma Sisto, MD - Pediatrics, Endocrinology

2008 Gunnar Larson, MD - Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine

2007 Lisa Marr, MD - Medicine, Neoplastics

2007 Kurt J. Pfeifer, MD - Medicine, GIM

2006 LuAnn Moraski, DO - Pediatrics, Medical Education

2006 Kathryn Denson, MD - Medicine, Geriatrics

2005 Michael Lund, MD - Obstetrics & Gynecology

2004 MaryEllen Goodell, MD - Family and Community Medicine

2004 Lonie Salkowski, MD - Radiology

2004 Dario Torre, MD, MPH - Medicine, GIM

2003 Thomas Sato, MD - Surgery, Pediatrics

2003 Elena Holak, MD, PharmD - Anesthesiology

2002 Karen Brasel, MD, MPH - Surgery/Trauma

2001 Joseph Layde, MD, JD - Psychiatry

2001 Christopher Wood, MD - Family and Community Medicine

2000 Ruric(Andy) Anderson, MD - Medicine, GIM

2000 Patricia Lye, MD - Pediatrics

1999 Wendy Larson-Peltier, MD - Neurology

1998 Michael Kefer, MD - Emergency Medicine

1997 David Lewis, MD - Pediatrics (Deceased)

1996 Dale Berg, MD - Medicine, GIM

1995 Andrew Norton, MD - Medicine, GIM

1994 Janet Lindemann, MD - Family and Community Medicine

1993 Peter Havens, MD, MS - Pediatrics

1992 James Sebastian, MD - Medicine, GIM