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The Joe W. Grisham Award for Excellence
in Graduate Student Teaching

Joe W. Grisham, MD

Joe W. Grisham, M.D.
Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

The Joe W. Grisham Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching is given annually by the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine to a member of the faculty that is selected by the Graduate Students in Pathobiology and Translational Science. This award was named for Dr. Joe Grisham in recognition of his significant contributions and leadership during a critical period of expansion and development of graduate programs in pathology while he served as Chair of the department from 1972 to 1999. Selection of the recipient of this award is based upon several criteria developed by the students, including (1) contributions by the faculty member to the overall enrichment of graduate student education, (2) availability of the faculty member for consultation and interaction with students, (3) scientific contributions by the faculty member to graduate education, including serving on student committees and class room teaching, and (4) the faculty member is a good scientist.

2023 Recipient of the Joe W. Grisham Award for Excellence
in Graduate Student Teaching

Yuri Fedoriw, MD
LabCorp Distinguished Professor

Past Joe W. Grisham Award Recipients:

2022 Jessica Bowser, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2021 Scott Williams, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2020 Andrew Gladden, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2019 David C. Williams, Jr, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2018 C. Ryan Miller, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2017 Scott Williams, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2016 Cyrus Vaziri, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2015 Christopher Mack, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2014 Robert Bagnell, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2013 Joan M. Taylor, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2012 William B. Coleman, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2011 J. Charles Jennette, MD, Kenneth M. Brinkhous Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2010 Jonathon W. Homeister, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2009 William B. Coleman, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2008 Alisa Wolberg, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2007 C. Robert Bagnell, Jr., PhD, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2006 Frank C. Church, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2005 Virginia L. Godfrey, DVM, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2004 Marila Cordeiro-Stone, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2003 Cora-Jean Edgell, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2002 William B. Coleman, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2001 Bernard E. Weissman, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

2000 William B. Coleman, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Pathobiology and Translational Science Graduate Program