2024
Basic Science Research Staff Member of the Year Award:
Dorci Nance, M.A., Administrative Specialist
Clinical Research Staff Member of the Year Award:
Sherri Mizrahy, R.N., M.S.N., CCRC, Compliance Manager
Population Sciences Research Staff Member of the Year Award:
Magda Knight, Clinical Research Manager
Community Outreach Award:
Jamie Hensley, MHCM, CCRP, Assistant Director of Cancer Screening and Care Navigation
Top Investigator Award:
Padraic O’Malley, M.D., FRCSC, Associate Professor, UF Department of Urology
Top Influencer Award:
Leah Buletti, Assistant Director of Communications
Administration Staff Member of the Year Award:
Zach Mayo-Frey, C-TAGME, Administrative Specialist
Rising Star of the Year Awards:
Rahma Mkuu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, UF Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics (Rising Star of the Year, CCPS)
Fan Zhang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, UF College of Pharmacy (Rising Star of the Year, CTT)
John Ligon, M.D., Assistant Professor, UF College of Medicine (Rising Star of the Year, IOM)
Xin Tang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, UF College of Engineering (Rising Star of the Year, MOO)
Nurse of the Year Award:
Taryn King, R.N., B.S.N., CCRN, CCRC, Research Nurse II
Advanced Practice Provider of the Year Award:
Olayinka Ogedengbe, N.P., Nurse Practitioner
Physician of the Year Award:
Bently Doonan, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, UF Division of Hematology/Oncology
Golden Gator Award:
Christina Cline, R.N., B.S.N., CCRC, Assistant Director, Clinical Operations
2023
Basic Science Research Staff Member of the Year Award:
Song Han, Ph.D., Associate Research Scientist, Department of Surgery
Clinical Research Staff Member of the Year Award:
Kristina Iligan, MSN, MPH, RN
Carlton
Population Sciences Research Staff Member of the Year Award:
Sara Carlton, CCPS Navigator
Community Outreach Award:
Carolyn Tucker, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology
High Enroller Award:
Jonathan Chatzkel, M.D., Assistant Professor, Hematology Oncology
Principal Investigator Award:
Stephanie Staras, Ph.D., Co-Leader, Cancer Control and Population Sciences Research Program, Associate Professor, Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics
Top Influencer Award:
Jatinder Lamba, Ph.D., Cancer Targeting & Therapeutics Research Program
Administration Staff Member of the Year Award:
Jacob Harmer, MBA, Research Development Manager
Rising Star of the Year Award CCPS:
Lakeshia Cousin, Ph.D., APRN, AGPCNP-BC, Assistant Professor, Family, Community, and Health Systems Science, UF College of Nursing
Rising Star of the Year Award CTT:
Sarah Judge, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, UF College of Public Health and Health Professions
Rising Star of the Year Award IOM:
Sherise Rogers, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology & Oncology, UF College of Medicine
Nurse of the Year Award:
Melissa Lynn, MSN, RN, Coordinator Oncology Nurse Navigator
Advanced Practice Provider of the Year Award:
Lauren Staley, ARNP
Physician of the Year Award:
John Hiemenz, M.D., Professor of Hematology & Oncology, UF College of Medicine
Physician of the Year Award:
Erin Dean, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology & Oncology, UF College of Medicine
Physician of the Year Award:
Jack Hsu, M.D., Associate Professor, Division of Hematology & Oncology, UF College of Medicine
Physician of the Year Award:
Zeina Al-Mansour, M.D., Associate Professor, Division of Hematology & Oncology, UF College of Medicine
Golden Gator Award:
Jonathan D. Licht, M.D., Director, UF Health Cancer Institute
2022
Basic Science Research Staff Member of the Year Award:
Pete Turner, Ph.D., Lab Manager, Renne Lab
Clinical Research Staff Member of the Year Award:
Erin Monari, Ph.D., CCRP, Assistant Director, Project Management and Network Operations, Clinical Research Office
Population Sciences Research Staff Member of the Year Award:
Tianchen Lyu, M.S., Application Programmer II, Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics
Community Outreach Award:
Shirley Bloodworth, M.S.N., Community Scientist and Community Advocate
High Enroller Award:
Zeina Al-Mansour, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Oncology
High Enroller Award:
Diana Wilkie, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Prairie view Trust–Earl and Margo Powers Endowed Professor, Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science
Principal Investigator Award:
Melissa Vilaro, Ph.D., MPH, CPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Youth & Community Sciences
Top Influencer Award:
Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, Co-leader, Cancer Therapeutics and Host Response Research Program
Administration Staff Member of the Year Award:
Colette Cimino, Administrative Specialist, Clinical Research Office
Rising Star of the Year Award:
Ting-Yuan (David) Cheng, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Rising Star of the Year Award:
Paul Castillo Caro, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology & Oncology
Rising Star of the Year Award:
Zsolt Toth, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Biology
Nurse of the Year Award:
Beth Joyner, BSN, Registered Nurse, Adult Medical Oncology Clinic
Advanced Practice Provider of the Year Award:
Yinka Ogedegbe, MSN, FNP, Nurse Practitioner, Adult Medical Oncology Clinic
Physician of the Year Award:
Lisa Spiguel, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Golden Gator Award:
Kathryn Hitchcock, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology
2021
Basic Science Research Staff Member of the Year Award:
Yu Wang, M.S., UF Health Cancer Center Division of Biostatistics and Quantitative Sciences
Clinical Research Staff Member of the Year Award:
Jessica Kirwan, M.A., Department of Radiation Oncology
Population Sciences Research Staff Member of the Year Award:
Olga Petrovic, Department of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics
Community Outreach Award:
Robin Lewy, M.A., Rural Women’s Health Project
High Enroller Award:
Brian Ramnaraign, M.D., Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Oncology
Principal Investigator Award:
Rhonda Cooper-Dehoff, Pharm.D., M.S., FAHA, FACC, FCCP, Department of Pharmacotherapy & Translational Research & Maryam Rahman, M.D., Department of Neurosurgery
Top Influencer Award:
Jiang Bian, Ph.D., Department of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics
Administration Staff Member of the Year Award:
Wendy Malorzo & Amber Gay
Nurse of the Year Award:
Barbara Machin, R.N., Adult Medical Oncology Clinic
Advanced Practice Provider of the Year Award:
Teena Burchianti, MSN, APRN, ANP-BC, OCN, UF Health Proton Therapy Institute
Physician of the Year Award:
Ashley Ghiaseddin, M.D., Department of Neurology
Golden Gator Award:
Alison Ivey, R.N., M.S., MBA, OCN, CCRP, UF Health Cancer Center Clinical Research Office
2020 Winners
Basic Science Research Staff Member of the Year Award:
Josee Gauthier, Lab of Christian Jobin, Ph.D.
Clinical Research Staff Member of the Year Award:
Anna Kukulka, R.N., B.S.N., UFHCC Clinical Research Office
Population Sciences Research Staff Member of the Year Award:
Heedeok Cho, Department of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics
Community Outreach Award:
Sue Colson, R.N., Chair, Community Outreach & Engagement Community Advisory Board
High Enroller Award:
Ramzi Salloum, Ph.D., Department of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics & Robert J. Amdur, M.D., Department of Radiation Oncology
High Writer Award:
Nancy P. Mendenhall, M.D., FASTRO, Department of Radiation Oncology
Top Influencer Award:
Merry Jennifer Markham, M.D., FACP, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Oncology
Administration Staff Member of the Year Award:
Cancer Center Support Grant Team, Administration Office
Nurse of the Year Award:
Margaret Gulig, R.N., Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology & Oncology
Advanced Practice Provider of the Year Award:
Jeff Huynh, PA-C, Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic
Physician of the Year Award:
William Slayton, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology & Oncology
Golden Gator Award:
UF Dial Center
2019 Winners
Clinical Research Staff Member of the Year Award:
Christina Cline, R.N., BSN, CCRC, Bone Marrow Transplant Clinical Research Manager and Kari Bastow, Research Grants Administrator, Department of Radiation Oncology
Community Outreach Award:
Jessica Barton, Marketing Manager
High Enroller Award:
Deidre Pereira, Ph.D., Department of Clinical & Health Psychology
High Writer Award:
Hemant Murthy, M.D., Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Oncology & Janice Krieger, Ph.D., Department of Advertising
Top Influencer of the Year Award:
Duane Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Neurosurgery
Administrative Staffer of the Year Award:
Demetris Anderson, Administrative Support
Nurse of the Year Award:
Jennifer West, R.N., Gastrointestinal (GI) Nurse Navigator
Advanced Practice Provider of the Year Award:
Autumn Citta, ARNP, Pediatrics Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic
Physician of the Year Award:
Joanne Lagmay, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology & Oncology
Golden Gator Award:
Paul Crispen, M.D., Department of Urology
2018 Winners
Community Outreach Award:
UF Health Nurse Navigator Team
Raising the Bar Award:
Marcia Hodge, CTR, UF Health Registry Operations
High Enroller Award:
Jack Hsu, M.D., Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Oncology
High Writer Award:
Chris Cogle, M.D., Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Oncology
Physician of the Year Award:
Steven Hughes, M.D., Department of Surgery
