Florida State University College of Medicine faculty and staff were recognized for their outstanding achievements for the 2024-2025 academic year at the Dec. 1 All-Faculty Meeting inside Durell Peaden Auditorium.
Presented annually by the Faculty Council Executive Committee, the awards recognize the top junior and senior faculty educators and researchers, the faculty member who best furthers the College of Medicine mission through exemplary service and activities, as well as the most exemplary staff member and staff group.
The award recipients are as follows:
Outstanding Senior Faculty: Ava Bienkiewicz, Ph.D./Biomedical Sciences
Outstanding Junior Faculty: Allison Justice, PA-C/School of PA Practice
Outstanding Senior Researcher: Antonio Terracciano, Ph.D./Geriatrics
Outstanding Junior Researcher: Yue “Julia” Wang, Ph.D./Biomedical Sciences
Guardian of the Mission: Debra Danforth, APRN, DNP/Clinical Sciences
Exemplary Staff: Glendy Perez/Immokalee Training Site
Exemplary Staff Team or Group: Information Technology
In addition to the awards, faculty and staff were recognized for their continuous service to the college in five-year increments from 10-25 years.
25 Years of Service
Karen “Beth” Alexander
Trey Dyal
Pam McCully
Rob Montgomery
20 Years of Service
Jean-Louise Caldwell
Rhonda Collins
Elaine Geissinger
Karen Geletko
Akash Gunjan
Michelle Martin
Mike Overton
15 Years of Service
Jessica De Leon
Lerena Fleck
Nancy Hayes
Lilly Lewis
Roger Mercer
Roxann Mouratidis
Christopher Mulrooney
Richard Nowakowski
Cheryl Porter
Javier Rosado
Shenifa Taite
Cynthia Vied
Aihua Wang
Kimberly Welch
10 Years of Service
Rebecca Carter
Nicolette Castagna
Tyra Dark
Meredith Dozier
Tatiana Fernandez
Samantha Goldfarb
Devon Graham
Jeffrey Harman
Inez Hudlow
Heidi Kinsell
Konnie Kruczek
Yong Liu
Juliette Lomax-Homier
Martina Luchetti
Antonia Nemec
Linda Netherton
Dondra Pettaway
LaQuanta Rosier
Gregg Stanwood
Robert Tomko
Chenikka Usher
Yuan Wang
For a complete list of all-time FSU College of Medicine honorees, visit our Awards Archive.
Photo at top: Clockwise from top left, awards recipients Deb Danforth (Guardian of the Mission), Antonio Terracciano (Outstanding Senior Researcher), Yue "Julia" Wang (Outstanding Junior Researcher), Information Technology (Exemplary Staff Group) and Ava Bienkiewicz (Outstanding Senior Educator) accept their awards from FCEC chair Allison Justice, who also received the Outstanding Junior Educator award.
Photo below: From left, Rob Montgomery, Pam McCully, Beth Alexander and Trey Dyal were recognized for their 25 years of service to the College of Medicine.