Dean's Staff Awards
Our staff work tirelessly to support our students, faculty and programs in service to advancing the health of all New Mexicans. Their critical contributions deserve to be celebrated and recognized. Created by Dean Emeritus, Paul B. Roth, MD, MS, the UNM School of Medicine Dean's Staff Award program has been highlighting their outstanding work and invaluable contributions for more than 25 years.
Selection Process
The Dean's Staff Awards Committee is comprised of seven staff members, including a recent award recipient and representatives from various School of Medicine departments.
A call for nominations is sent out throughout the UNM School of Medicine each autumn. Nominees are graded by each committee member and ranked collectively by the committee to determine each year’s recipients.
The committee looks particularly closely for staff who exemplify the School of Medicine's core values of excellence and accountability, compassion, diversity, integrity, professionalism and ethical behavior, social responsibility, creativity and innovation.
Awards Ceremony
The School of Medicine dean's office hosts an awards luncheon attended by all nominees. Award recipients receive a trophy and $1,000.
2019 Dean's Staff Award Recipients
Ashley Gilbert
Pediatrics
Bettie Kaehele
Family & Community Medicine
Courtney Padilla
Office of Faculty Affairs and Career Development
Gilbert Cordova
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Lalita Lopez de Gauntt
Dermatology
Mari Sol De Leon
Surgery
Mary Boehm
Pediatrics, Center for Development and Disability
Robyn Viera
Pediatrics, Prevention & Population Sciences
Sandra Bauman
Office of Education, Office for Continuous Professional Learning
Sarah T. Martinez
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Stephanie Cockrell
Family & Community Medicine
2019 Dean's Staff Award Nominees
Ashley Gilbert
Pediatrics
Azucena Villa
Emergency Medicine
Bettie Kaehele
Family & Community Medicine
Carita Cook
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Cindy Salazar
Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Courtney Padilla
Office of Faculty Affairs and Career Development
Gail Case
Orthopedics
Gilbert Cordova
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Kathy Breckenridge
Office of Education - Office for Continuous Professional Learning
Kristine Gonzales
Pediatrics
Lalita Lopez de Gauntt
Dermatology
Mari Sol De Leon
Surgery
Mary Boehm
Pediatrics - Center for Development and Disability
Nancy Risenhoover
Pathology
Robyn Viera
Pediatrics, Prevention & Population Sciences
Rosalia DeLeon
Pathology
Sandra Bauman
Office of Education - Office for Continuous Professional Learning
Sarah T. Martinez
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Sharon Pruitt
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Stephanie Cockrell
Family & Community Medicine