The Department of Biomedical Engineering honors faculty, staff and students for excellence

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On Thursday, April 18th, the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) and the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Ohio State University Student Chapter, hosted the annual, end-of-the-year awards luncheon.This year the event was held at the Ohio Union. Dr. Samir Ghadiali, BME Department Chair, Cynthia Roberts, Professor and Chair of the BME honors and awards committee, Mark Ruegsegger, Professor of Practice and Director of Undergraduate Education, BME, and Jun Liu, Professor and Chair of Grad Studies, BME, presented awards that recognized exceptional above and beyond service by the faculty, staff and students over the 2018-2019 academic year. 

This year the department was honored to have Mrs. Sylvia Weed in attendance to present the teaching award named after her late husband Dr. Herman R. Weed, founder of the BME program at Ohio State. 

 

2019 BME AWARD RECIPIENTS

Faculty Award:

Herman R. Weed Excellence in Teaching Award

Dr. Alexis Ortiz-Rosario – In recognition by his students of exemplary instruction and mentorship in service to students in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.

 

Staff Award:

Vladimir O. Marukhlenko Staff of the Year Award

Kirsten L. Gibbons – In recognition of dedication to quality and exemplary service in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.

 

Chair Award:

Chair’s Award for Outstanding and Exceptional Contribution to BME – In recognition of an above and beyond contribution to the Department of Biomedical Engineering by faculty, staff, and/or students. Chair determines a recipient at his discretion.

BME Staff:

Ashlynn Fisher, Kirsten Gibbons, Jada Harmon ,Jerry Heskett, Ben Jones, Cory Matyas, Melanie Senitko and Lindsay Tolchin.

 

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS

Junior Outstanding Scholar Award:

Sahitee Batchu – In recognition of top academic achievement by a junior in the Biomedical Engineering Program at The Ohio State University.  

 

Senior Outstanding Scholar Award:

Brooke Stephens and Reed McGraw – In recognition of top academic achievement by a senior in the Biomedical Engineering Program at The Ohio State University.

 

Research Achievement Award:

Thomas Esber­­– In recognition of excellence in research and investigative pursuits by an undergraduate student in the Biomedical Engineering Program at The Ohio State University. 

 

Undergraduate Service Award:

Talmadge E. Gaither and Rachel M. Hutter – In recognition of outstanding commitment to service by a student in the Biomedical Engineering Program at The Ohio State University.

 

Richard T. Hart Senior Leadership Award:

Talmadge E. Gaither – In recognition by his peers, as the senior who demonstrated excellence in leadership to the graduating class throughout their academic journey, and contributed the most to his peers, the College of Engineering, OSU, and the profession and discipline of Biomedical Engineering.

 

GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS

Graduate Service Award: 

Katherine S. Lakstins – In recognition of outstanding commitment to service by a student in the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program at The Ohio State University.

 

Graduate Teaching Associate Award:

Akshar Patel – In recognition of excellence in teaching and mentoring by a graduate teaching associate in the Biomedical Engineering Program at The Ohio State University.  

 

The Andreas F. von Recum Graduate Research Achievement Award

Bharat Kumar – In recognition of excellence in research and investigative pursuits by a graduate student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The Ohio State University.

To view photos from the event click here.