Inaugural Employee Service Awards Program Held
LSU Health Sciences Center – New Orleans held its inaugural employee service awards program in August at Filmore in the Oaks to honor the decades of service that many in the Center have given.
“This is a celebration of our faculty and staff’s loyalty and their contributions to our mission,” said Chancellor Dr. Steve Nelson. “My sincere hope is that those who work here truly know that they are valued and that their work has purpose.”
Those honored from the School of Medicine include:
50 years
- Thomas Miller: Instructor of Clinical Neurology
45 years
- Richard Howes: Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Lafayette)
- Anthony Wells: Morgue Supervisor – Cell Biology and Anatomy
40 years
- Wayne Backes: Associate Dean for Research, Professor of Pharmacology
- Cecelia Barnes: Registered Nurse Supervisor B – Otolaryngology
- Haydee Bazan: Professor of Ophthalmology, Neuroscience Center of Excellence
- Nicolas Bazan: Director of Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Professor of Ophthalmology
- Catherine Cammarata: Manager Medical Service Area – Infectious Diseases
- Jean Carnal: Business Manager – Cardiovascular Center of Excellence
- Charles Chappuis: Professor of Clinical Surgery (Lafayette)
- Cathi Fontenot: Associate Dean for Alumni Affairs, Professor of Clinical Medicine
- George Karam: Assistant Dean for Medical Education (Baton Rouge), Professor of Medicine
- Yolanda Lundsgaard: Manager – Graduate Medical Education
- Raghubir Mangat: Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
- Steve Nelson: LSUHSC Chancellor, Professor of Medicine
35 years
- David Borne: Section Chief, Comprehensive Medicine, Professor of Clinical Medicine
- Denise Boudreaux: Administrative Coordinator – Pulmonary /Critical Care
- Paulette Celestine: Administrative Coordinator – Admissions
- Zevenaar Davis: Executive Assistant – Neuroscience Center of Excellence
- Richard DiCarlo: Dean, School of Medicine, Professor of Medicine
- Madeleine Heck: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Baton Rouge)
- Kathy Miller: Central Service Worker – Neuroscience Center of Excellence
- Daniel Nuss: Department Head, Professor of Otolaryngology
- Stephanie N. Taylor: Senior Associate Dean for Faculty & Institutional Affairs, Professor of Medicine
- Ann Tilton: Professor of Clinical Neurology
- Sharon Werner: Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine (Baton Rouge)
30 years
- Diego Aviles: Division Chief, Pediatric Nephrology, Professor of Pediatrics
- Tina Barcelona: Instructor of Clinical Surgery
- Brian Barkemeyer: Division Chief, Neonatology, Professor of Pediatrics
- Tina Benoit-Clark: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Lafayette)
- Margaret Bishop-Baier: Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
- J. Philip Boudreaux: Professor of Surgery
- Ann Chau: Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Guido De Jesus: Professor of Clinical Medicine (Baton Rouge)
- Karen Eberle: Research Associate 3 – Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology
- Jennifer Hart: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Comprehensive Medicine
- Maria Holden: Administrative Coordinator – Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Fannie Jackson: Research Associate 3 – Genetics and Precision Medicine
- Daniel Kapusta: Interim Department Head of Pharmacology, Professor of Pharmacology
- Li Li: Research Associate 3 – Cancer Center
- Joanne Maffei: Professor of Clinical Medicine, Infectious Diseases
- Diptasri Mandal: Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, Professor of Genetics
- Laura Maneaux: Administrative Assistant – Urology
- Angela McLean: Associate Dean for Admissions, Professor of Clinical Medicine
- Dawanna Menzies: Administrative Assistant – Dean’s office
- Pranab Mukherjee: Associate Professor – Research, Ophthalmology
- Cecilia Nervez: Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Lafayette)
- Piotr Olejniczak: Professor of Neurology
- Staci Olister: Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
- Dennis Paul: Professor of Pharmacology
- Kevin Reed: Associate Dean Academic Affairs, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Baton Rouge)
- Dana Rivera: Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
- Kelly Sorrells: Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology (Lafayette)
- Robert Thibodaux: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Baton Rouge)
- Maria Velez-Yanguas: Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
- Maria Weimer: Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
- Peter Winsauer: Assistant Dean for Research, Interim Department Chair of Biochemistry, Professor of Pharmacology