Faculty and staff accolades, June 2019
Accolades received by faculty and staff
Second round of SUNY funding garnered for software development
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Sarah Lynch and William “Fritz” Sticht, skills lab technician, received a $55,000 SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grant their project, ePATIENT: Educational Program Advancing Training in Interprofessional Networked Treatment – Phase 2, which will help continue their work as they refine an educational electronic medical record system and develop the IT network necessary to share this interprofessional teaching tool with other SUNY campuses. Lynch and Sticht are co-PI’s on the grant. Other collaborators are Erin Pauling, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice; Patti Reuther, director of innovative simulation and practice at Binghamton University’s Decker School of Nursing; Andy Symons, clinical associate professor and vice chair for medical student education at the University at Buffalo (UB) Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; and Tammy Thompson, dental simulation director at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Adam Smallcomb, applications development analyst, and Tim Cortesi, assistant director of technology support services, both from Binghamton University’s Information Technology Services, are also collaborating.
Services for Students with Disabilities recognizes Ward
Coulter Ward, former assistant dean for student affairs, was recognized by the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) office at its annual award ceremony. Ward was honored with the Beyond Compliance Award for his proactive partnership with SSD that created an inclusive environment for students with disabilities. The program stated: “Through his collaborative efforts and the leadership of the School of Pharmacy faculty and staff, a model for partners in access has been established at Binghamton University. His background provides him with a wide range of best practices in areas such as academic success, retention, student engagement, leadership development and career development.”
Remedies magazine earns top award
The inaugural issue of Remedies, the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’ annual magazine, won Best of Category for Excellence in Print and Design in the SUNY Council for University Advancement annual awards competition. Remedies was designed by Katie Honas, graphic designer in the University’s Office of Creative Services, and edited by Katie Ellis, senior director of communications.