{"id":3430,"date":"2019-01-31T13:22:27","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T18:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/?page_id=3430"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:55:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:55:35","slug":"norma-berryhill-distinguished-lecturer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/events\/norma-berryhill-distinguished-lecturer\/","title":{"rendered":"Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE IN THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Wesley Burks, MD<\/strong>, will present the 2026 Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture at the UNC School of Medicine Awards Ceremony on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at the Roper Hall Active Learning Theater.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Burks is a distinguished physician-scientist in pediatric allergy and immunology, recognized for his contributions to academic medicine, research, clinical care, and mentorship. In his seven years as CEO of UNC Health and dean of the UNC School of Medicine, he expanded the UNC Health hospital network statewide and increased the student class size. He developed medical education partnerships with Novant Charlotte and Wilmington and boosted research funding through major investments.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> <div class=\"clean-quote\"><p>&#8220;<\/span>His leadership philosophy is defined by the belief that by investing in people and generously collaborating, he can multiply the impact of our work, advancing knowledge more quickly and, ultimately, helping more patients. Dr. Burks is a mission driven leader, and a person of great integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH, UNC School of Medicine executive dean and UNC Health chief academic officer.<span class=\"WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><br\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Nomination Guidelines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nominations may be submitted by individual faculty members or alumni.<\/li>\n<li>Departmental, divisional, or corporate nominations will not be accepted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be a fixed-term, tenure-track, or tenured faculty member at any rank within the UNC School of Medicine.<\/li>\n<li>Primary appointment must be School of Medicine.<\/li>\n<li>Be actively employed at the time of selection.<\/li>\n<li>Fully retired faculty and newly appointed faculty who have not yet arrived in Chapel Hill are not eligible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Selection Criteria<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nominees will be evaluated holistically and may excel in one or multiple areas. Consider nominating individuals whose work reflects the following qualities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Contributions to the UNC School of Medicine: <\/strong>Evidence of exemplary accomplishments that enhance the stature, visibility, and mission of the School of Medicine across education, research, clinical care, service, or leadership.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contribution to the Sense of Community:\u00a0<\/strong>Demonstrated commitment to the School of Medicine community, including meaningful service, mentorship of learners and colleagues, and collaboration across disciplines.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Role Model Qualities:\u00a0<\/strong>Exemplary figure for faculty, trainees, and students demonstrating integrity, professionalism, generosity of spirit, and a commitment to excellence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Contact <a href=\"mailto:carrie_hoyle@med.unc.edu\">Carrie Jackman-Hoyle<\/a>, Director for Professional Development, for questions about the Berryhill Lecture.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Live Stream\/Recording<\/h2>\n<div style=\"position: relative;width: 100%;height: 0;padding-bottom: 56.25%\">\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.2 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/uncch.hosted.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Embed.aspx?id=8ac83309-2c23-47f1-a4e3-b36900eb4919&#038;autoplay=false&#038;offerviewer=false&#038;showtitle=true&#038;showbrand=false&#038;captions=true&#038;interactivity=all\" style=\"border: 1px solid #464646; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; box-sizing: border-box;\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay\" aria-label=\"Panopto Embedded Video Player\" aria-description=\"2025 Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Background<\/h2>\n<p>The Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture began in 1985. Established to honor the medical school&#8217;s \u201cmost able scientists and scholars,\u201d the lectureship is named after the late Norma Berryhill, whose late husband, Dr. Walter Reece Berryhill, was dean of the school from 1941 to 1964. Along with her husband, she is considered the co-founder of UNC&#8217;s four-year School of Medicine. While honoring an eminent member of the School of Medicine faculty, the Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture series serves as an occasion to welcome new faculty members in an academic convocation and to further the sense of community created and nurtured by Mrs. Berryhill.<\/p>\n<h2>Goals<\/h2>\n<p>The Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture is our annual convocation. It is a time when we reflect upon our School\u2019s splendid heritage of collegiality and excellence, to which Norma Berryhill contributed so much. It is also the occasion on which we welcome our newest faculty members.<\/p>\n<p>The Dean and Advisory Committee of the School of Medicine established the Norma Berryhill Lectureship in September 1984. The Lectureship has two essential components:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>a Lecture to be given annually by a member of the faculty of the Medical School; and<\/li>\n<li>a convocation of the Medical School to be held at the time of the Lecture and at which new faculty members will be recognized.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The aims of the Lectureship are twofold. First, the selection of the Norma Berryhill Lecturer is meant to honor a member of the faculty whose accomplishments have added distinction to the Medical School.<\/p>\n<p>Second, the convocation is intended to further a sense of community within the Medical School. Because Mrs. Berryhill was a major factor in developing this sense, the Lectureship was named in her honor.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Previous lecturers<\/h2>\n<p>2025 John Buse, MD, PhD (Medicine)<br \/>\n2023 Adaora A. Adimora, MD, MPH (Medicine)<br \/>\n2022 Nancy Raab-Traub, PhD (Microbiology &amp; Immunology)<br \/>\n2021 Craig A. Fletcher, DVM, PhD (Pathology &amp; Laboratory Medicine)<br \/>\n2020 Ralph S. Baric, PhD (Microbiology &amp; Immunology)<br \/>\n2019 William L. Roper, MD, MPH (Former Dean of the School of Medicine, Interim UNC System President)<br \/>\n2018 Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, MSc (Social Medicine)<br \/>\n2017 Nancy Chescheir, MD (OB\/GYN)<br \/>\n2016 Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD (Biochemistry &amp; Biophysics)<br \/>\n2015 J. Charles Jennette, MD (Pathology &amp; Laboratory Medicine)<br \/>\n2014 Myron Cohen, MD (Medicine)<br \/>\n2013 Judith Tintinalli, MD, MS, FACEP (Emergency Medicine)<br \/>\n2012 Eugene Orringer, MD (Medicine)<br \/>\n2011 Ronald Falk, MD (Medicine)<br \/>\n2010 Jenny P. Ting, PhD (Microbiology &amp; Immunology)<br \/>\n2009 Jeffrey L. Houpt, MD (Psychiatry)<br \/>\n2008 Richard C. Boucher, Jr., MD (Medicine)<br \/>\n2007 H. Shelton Earp, III, MD (Medicine)<br \/>\n2006 Robert C. Cefalo, MD, PhD (Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology)<br \/>\n2005 Joel E. Tepper, MD (Radiation Oncology)<br \/>\n2004 Philip A. Bromberg, MD (Medicine)<br \/>\n2003 Harold R. Roberts, MD (Medicine &amp; Pathology &amp; Laboratory Medicine)<br \/>\n2002 Oliver Smithies, MA, DPhil (Pathology &amp; Laboratory Medicine)<br \/>\n2001 Edward A. Norfleet, MD (Anesthesiology)<br \/>\n2000 George F. Sheldon, MD (Surgery)<br \/>\n1999 P. Frederick Sparling, MD (Medicine)<br \/>\n1998 Joe W. Grisham, MD (Pathology)<br \/>\n1997 Joseph S. Pagano, MD (Medicine)<br \/>\n1996 Frank C. Wilson, MD (Surgery)<br \/>\n1995 Christopher C. Fordham III, MD (Medicine)<br \/>\n1994 Judson J. Van Wyk, MD (Pediatrics)<br \/>\n1993 Stuart Bondurant, MD (Medicine)<br \/>\n1992 George Johnson, Jr., MD (Surgery)<br \/>\n1991 William B. Blythe, MD (Medicine)<br \/>\n1990 Carl W. Gottschalk, MD (Medicine)<br \/>\n1989 Colin G. Thomas, Jr., MD (Surgery)<br \/>\n1988 Mary Ellen Jones, PhD (Biochemistry)<br \/>\n1987 Floyd W. Denny, MD (Pediatrics)<br \/>\n1986 G. Philip Manire, PhD (Microbiology)<br \/>\n1985 John B. Graham, MD (Pathology)<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE IN THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Wesley Burks, MD, will present the 2026 Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture at the UNC School of Medicine Awards Ceremony on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at the Roper Hall Active Learning Theater. 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