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Faculty Recognized for Contributions to University Community

09/16/2019

Wynne Moskop, Ph.D., and Denise Hooks-Anderson, M.D., were recognized for their contributions to the University and the community at the Faculty Senate Kickoff Dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the School of Law.

Faculty award winners

(From left) Keon Gilbert, Ph.D., of the Faculty Senate; John Slosar, Ph.D., associate professor emeritus; Jane Turner, M.D., former Faculty Senate president; Univeristy trustee Jimmie Edwards, J.D.,; Slosar award winner Wynne Moskop, Ph.D.; University President Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D.; Douglas Williams, J.D., former Faculty Senate president; Elizabeth White, spouse of Norman A. White, Ph.D.; Stacey Harris, Ph.D., of the Faculty Senate; White award winner Denise Hooks-Anderson, M.D.; Joseph Conran, chair of the University Board of Trustees; Douglas Rush, Ph.D., former Faculty Senate president; Ruth Evans, Ph.D., Faculty Senate president; Terry Tomasic, Ph.D., of the Faculty Senate; University trustee Jerry Dwyer, M.D.; and Medhat Osman, M.D., of the Faculty Senate. Submitted photo

The annual event brings together members of the Faculty Senate, Staff Advisory Committee, Student Government Association, University administration and trustees. It was led by current Faculty Senate President Ruth Evans, Ph.D., professor of English.

Remarks by Evans, Joseph Conran, chair of the University Board of Trustees, and Univeristy President Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D., were followed by the awards presentations.

John A. Slosar Shared Governance Award

Moskop, an associate professor of political science, received the John A. Slosar Shared Governance Award. The award honors and recognizes a faculty member who has provided outstanding contributions to the advancement of shared governance at the University.

Dr. Norman A. White Award for Engaged Scholarship and Service

Hooks-Anderson, an associate professor in family and community medicine and a SLUCare family physician, received the Dr. Norman A. White Award for Engaged Scholarship and Service.  The award is named for longtime faculty member Norman A. White, Ph.D., who was highly respected as both as a scholar and community activist. White passed away in 2017. The award honors a faculty member’s contributions to the University and to the St. Louis community.