2023 Alumni Award Recipients
Congratulations to the 2023 Alumni Award honorees! The recipients will be recognized during this year's Alumni Reunion Weekend on Oct. 6-7, 2023.
Send your congrats to the recipients
KU School of Health Professions
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Early Career Achievement in Health Professions Alumnus Tommy Van Towle, DPT’12, MBA, BS’09 Outpatient Rehabilitation Manager The University of Kansas Health System |
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Honorary Health Professions Alumna Susan T. Jackson, PhD Associate Professor Emerita KU School of Health Professions University of Kansas Medical Center |
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Distinguished Health Professions Alumnus Scott Mattivi, BS’87 Chief Operations Officer Pathology Watch |
KU School of Medicine
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Early Career Achievement in Medicine Alumna Laurel B. Witt, MD’11, MPhil Clerkship Director & Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health KU School of Medicine University of Kansas Medical Center |
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Honorary Medical Alumnus Douglas A. Girod, MD, FACS Chancellor, The University of Kansas Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, KU School of Medicine |
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Distinguished Medical Alumnus Louis H. Wetzel, MD’82 Professor of Radiology KU School of Medicine University of Kansas Medical Center |
KU School of Nursing
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Early Career Achievement in Nursing Alumna Rachel Melson, DNP’17, MS’15 Outreach Clinic Director Swope Health |
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Honorary Nursing Alumni Lucy M. Kollhoff, MS Project Coordinator Kansas Center for Rural Health University of Kansas Medical Center |
| Honorary Nursing Alumni Michael E. Kollhoff, MS Project Manager KU Schools of Medicine & Nursing University of Kansas Medical Center |
| Distinguished Nursing Alumna Debra A. Travers, PhD, MSN, BSN’81 Faculty Emerita, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Associate Consulting Professor & MSN-Informatics Lead Faculty Duke University School of Nursing |