Awards

Case Western Reserve University will celebrate the lifetime achievements of a pioneer in health information and an acclaimed cardiovascular and genetics researcher, and award undergraduate and advance degrees to about 2,100 students during 2017 commencement Sunday, May 21. Health-information…

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation honored Jill Byrne, a PhD student at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, with an Innovator Award for Outstanding Innovation in Delivery Solutions. Byrne was selected for her work on a surgical cooling vest. She is studying the effects of the vest for her…

Early Music America named Allison Monroe the winner of its Barbara Thornton Memorial Scholarship. Monroe is set to receive her Doctor in Musical Arts in Historical Performance Practice this year. Early Music America gives the award to “an outstanding and highly motivated (and possibly…

The Social Justice Institute selected two undergraduate students, one graduate student and two faculty members for the 2017-2018 Social Justice Research Fellowships. These annual awards are designed to support research related to social justice in any discipline. The students who won awards were:…

The Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga honored Gabriella Celeste, policy director of the Schubert Center for Child Studies, with its Community Partner Collaboration Award. Celeste was recognized for her efforts researching, coordinating, writing, editing,…

“Long before the audacity of hope, my father taught me the audacity of trying.” Jackson Wright clearly absorbed the message. Wright, emeritus professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, is a global authority on evaluating and managing hypertension, particularly in…

Daniel Pendergast understands the importance of mentoring students, but his opportunities to do so as senior director of operations in Case Western Reserve University’s Technology Transfer Office (TTO) are limited. His work demands full attention to the complex and time-consuming process of…

Jeffrey Garvin, professor of physiology and biophysics, is an avid amateur mountaineer who relishes conquering challenging summits and contemplating fresh horizons. Much the same could be said about his approach to science and mentoring. “My father was my first, and remains, my most valued…

Richard Drushel, senior instructor and executive officer in the Department of Biology, considers teaching an opportunity to repay staff and faculty who helped him as an undergraduate and graduate student at Case Western Reserve University. “I’m a lifer at this university,” said Drushel, who…

After three decades of practicing medicine, David Kazdan, who has a PhD in biomedical engineering from CWRU and is a musician, birder, cyclist, photographer and licensed pilot of manned airplanes and of drones, returned to Case Western Reserve University to teach a SAGES course based on his passion…