Gladney Diversity Award
The John H. Gladney Diversity Award was established to recognize and celebrate support for diversity in the Â鶹´«Ã½ School of Medicine.
The award is named after John H. Gladney, M.D., former chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology. Gladney was the first African-American to hold the position of chairman of a basic science clinical department at the Â鶹´«Ã½ School of Medicine.
Gladney received a Bachelor of Arts from Talladega College, in Talladega, Alabama, and his medical degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. Gladney did his medical training at Homer G. Phillips Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri; Hines Veterans Administration Hospital in Hines, Illinois; and at the University of Chicago.
He was recognized by the National Medical Association for being one of a select few physicians who practiced for more than 50 years.
The Diversity Award is given annually to a fourth-year Â鶹´«Ã½ medical student or faculty member who has contributed significantly to the promotion and enhancement of diversity in the medical school. Criteria such as academic performance, extracurricular and community activities, demonstrated leadership, organizational and committee involvement, and domestic or international externships are used to select the recipient.
John H. Gladney, M.D. Award Recipients
Â鶹´«Ã½ Fourth-year medical student
SLUCare, Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience
Past Gladney Award Recipients
2016
Jeremy Goss, M.D.
Harvard University, Research Fellow in Surgery
2015
Sean Smith, M.D.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2014
Jennifer Ray, M.D.
Loyola University Medical Center, Internal Medicine
2013
George Hanna, M.D.
Loma Linda University, Neurological Surgery
2012
Tukisa Smith, M.D.
SUNY HSC Brooklyn, Internal Medicine
2011
Ama Karikari, M.D.
University of Arkansas - Little Rock, Pediatrics
2010
Jia Shen, M.D.
Emory University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine
2009
Ghassan Mohsen, M.D.
Â鶹´«Ã½ Hospital, Internal Medicine
2008
Bessevelyn Tables, M.D.
Mercy Hospital, Family Medicine
2008
Ivy Lawson, M.D.
Â鶹´«Ã½ Hospital, Diagnostic Radiology
2007
Maame Aba Coleman, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology
2006
Sonni Elliott, M.D.
University of Illinois College of Medicine
2005
Janine Pettiford, M.D.
Baylor University
2004
Lashonda Williams, M.D.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, General Surgery
2003
Deidra Crews, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University, Internal Medicine - Nephrology
2002
James Stewart III, M.D.
Howard University, Orthopedic Surgery
2001
Janet Williams, M.D.
Kaiser Permanente, Obstetrics and Gynecology
2000
Meredith Webb, M.D.
George Washington University, Internal Medicine Critical Care