Nominate a College of Medicine Professor for the Distinguished Professor Award
The dean annually awards a permanent, honorific title on a competitive basis to one faculty member who has a truly exceptional record of accomplishment appropriate to their track. Called the College of Medicine Distinguished Professor Award, this honor carries a $5,000 honorarium.
College of Medicine Distinguished Professor Award
The complete criteria for nominees to this award are as follows:
1. Primary appointment in the College of Medicine at the rank of Professor
2. Minimum of five (5) years of employment with The Ohio State University
3. Distinguished achievement in teaching, research and scholarship, and/or service, as appropriate to the nominee’s track
4. Record of distinction in exhibiting the values of the Ohio State University Medical Center
Procedure to nominate a faculty member for this award:
1. Nominations may be made by TIU head (or a departmental/school awards committee) and Center or Institute Directors in the College of Medicine
2. The nomination packet should include:
a. The nominee’s current CV
b. A nomination letter detailing the candidate’s accomplishments
c. Two external support letters
3. Nominations are due to the College of Medicine Faculty Awards Committee by May 31.
a. Nominations may be resubmitted for up to three consecutive years.
b. Questions may be directed to FacultyAwards@osumc.edu.
Evaluation and Notification:
1. All nominations will be evaluated by the College of Medicine Faculty Awards Committee. The Committee then makes a recommendation to the Dean by August 1 for final review and approval.
2. The committee will assess the nominations on the basis of the nominee’s impact in their discipline. The achievements that have the greatest impact on the field, whether clinically, in research, or in the realm of educating students and trainees, will receive the highest evaluation.
3. The awardee will be notified by September 30.
Award Winner Highlights
Electra Paskett, PhD
The Ohio State University Marion N. Rowley professor of Cancer Research, director of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control in Ohio State’s College of Medicine, and associate director for Population Sciences at The Ohio State University Co
Award won:
2022 College of Medicine Distinguished
Professor Award
Previous winners:
Ann Scheck McAlearney, ScD, MS (2021), Anil Parwani, MD, PhD, MBA (2020), Soledad Fernandez, PhD (2019), Lynn Abruzzo, MD, PhD (2018), Kelly Kelleher, MD, PhD (2017), William Abraham, MD (2016), Larry Schlesinger, MD (2015)