USF Health had a strong presence in the USF World’s inaugural Global Achievement Awards, held Nov. 13 in the USF Gibbons Alumni Center.

Leading USF Health’s winning tally was the USF Health Panama for the Group category. Watching through Skype was the team earning the award and included Cristienn Joudaane (Director, Panama Initiatives), Aracely Quintero, Gladys Bernett, Jeannette Galvez, and Dr. Arlene Calvo. Accepting the award was Lynette Menezes, PhD, assistant vice president for USF Health International and the associate dean for International Programs for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine.

Skyping in from Panama are Cristienn Joudaane, Aracely Quintero, Gladys Bernett, Jeannette Galvez, and Dr. Arlene Calvo. At USF, from left, Dr. Roger Brindley, vice provost and assistant vice president for USF World; USF President Judy Genshaft, Dr. Lynette Menezes, assistant vice president for USF Health International and the associate dean for International Programs for the Morsani College of Medicine; Dr. Charles Lockwood, senior vice president for USF Health and dean for the Morsani College of Medicine; and USF Provost Dr. Ralph Wilcox.

The new event was coupled with honoring USF’s newest Fulbright scholars, a morning of recognition of the depth of efforts bridging USF with the communities around the globe, said USF System President Judy Genshaft.

“We currently have more than 4,000 international students and are the second largest university in Florida for international students,” she said. “And we have doubled the number of American students traveling internationally. I believe that what makes a difference in a person’s life, whether they are young or old, is international travel. It is so fascinating to learn about other cultures and it is making a difference in our students. I speak with employers and they tell me they look for employees with global experience because, as things change in their businesses and in the world, they are the one who are most adaptable to change.”

The inaugural Global Achievement awards go to:

Administrator Category

2015 Outstanding Global Engagement Award for Contributions made by an Administrator: Dr. Karla Davis Salazar, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and the Director of the Global Citizens Project.

2015 Honorable Mention for Global Engagement – Administrator Award: Dr. Lynette Menezes, the Assistant Vice President for USF Health International and the Associate Dean for International Programs for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine.

Staff Category

2015 Outstanding Global Engagement Award for Contributions by a Staff member: Linman Li, Assistant Program Director for USF Medicine International.

Group or Office Category

2015 Outstanding Global Engagement Award for Contributions by an Office: USF Health Panama Office.

2015 Outstanding Global Support Award winner: College of Arts and Sciences Office of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies.

2015 Honorable Mention for Global Engagement Group Award: USF Health Nicaragua.

Top Faculty Awards

2015 Faculty Award for Global Student Impact: Dr. Bernd Reiter, Associate Professor, Government and International Affairs.

2015 Faculty Award for International Research: Dr. Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman, Assistant Professor, Sociology

First 2015 Faculty Global Visionary Award: Dr. James Mihelcic, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Second 2015 Faculty Global Visionary Award: Dr. Janna Merrick, Professor, Government and International Affairs.

2015 Honorable Mention for Global Engagement: Faculty Awards:

Dr. Elizabeth Aranda, Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology.

Dr. Tiffany Chenneville, Associate Professor of Psychology at USF St. Petersburg with a joint appointment in Pediatrics with USF Health.

Dr. Martine Wagner, Associate Professor of French, USF St. Petersburg.

Dr. John Robison, Professor of Musicology in the School of Music.

Dr. Sarath Witanachchi, Professor of Physics.

Dr. Jody Lynn McBrien, Associate Professor of Literacies Education, USF Sarasota-Manatee.

Dr. Marty Gould, Associate Professor of the Department of English.

Dr. Judithanne Scourfield-McLauchlan, Associate Professor of Public Law and Founding Director of the Center for Civic Engagement, USF St. Petersburg.

USF Health faculty, staff and students celebrate at the USF World Global Achievement Awards ceremony.

USF’s 10 new Fulbright faculty include:

Robert Lawrence, College of Arts; Nathan Crane, College of Engineering (Mechanical); Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman, College of Arts and Sciences (Sociology); Grandon Gill, Muma College of Business (MIS); Roger Peters, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences; Steven D. Prevaux, USF General Counsel; Shams Rahman, College of Public Health; Yiliang Zhu, College of Public Health; Jack Wilkins, College of the Arts.

Photos by Aimee Blodgett, USF Photographer.