NYUCD Faculty Score Trio of Prestigious Awards
) Dr Andrew I. Spielman ) Dr. Ralph V. Katz ) Dr. Jonathan A. Ship |
Everyone knows that NYUCD faculty win awards all the time. But when three senior faculty members all receive major distinctions within weeks of each other, it merits special notice. So it is with a distinct sense of pride that we recognize the following faculty members. Dr. Andrew I. Spielman, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, received the ADEA/Vital Source Technology—Educator Award presented by the American Dental Educators Association at the annual meeting of the ADEA on March 18. The chief architect of NYUCD’s pioneering, completely digital curriculum, Dr. Spielman was honored for significant contributions to advancing the use of technology in dental education. After each semester, students trade in an old DVD for an updated version containing the entire curriculum. This leap in technology was featured in a cover story in the "Circuits" section of The New York Times in 2000. Dr. Ralph V. Katz, Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology & Health Promotion, received the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine’s Birnberg Research Award on March 29, at Columbia’s "Birnberg Day," which honors student research. The occasion included presentation of the Birnberg Lecture by Dr. Katz, who spoke on "Are We ‘Racing Towards Race’ or ‘Erasing Race’ in Research? Some Findings on Race in Research." A recent study conducted by Dr. Katz found that, contrary to popular belief, black Americans are equally as willing as white Americans to participate in biomedical research studies, although they are more wary. Dr. Jonathan A. Ship, Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology, & Medicine and Director of the Bluestone Center for Clinical Research at the College of Dentistry and a Professor of Medicine at the NYU School of Medicine, received the Samuel Charles Miller Award at the April 21st annual meeting of the American Academy of Oral Medicine, where he presented the Samuel Charles Miller Award Lecture, "Prevention of Radiotherapy–Induced Salivary Dysfunction." The highest award given in the field of oral medicine, it was made especially meaningful for Dr. Ship by the fact that it was presented to his late father, Dr. Irwin Ship, exactly 30 years ago.We offer hearty congratulations to Drs. Spielman, Katz, and Ship on garnering these great distinctions. |
