Faculty Honors and Awards

2013
		Polly Newcomb, PhD, MPH received the 2013 Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO). She will present the Distinguished Achievement Award Address at the opening session of ASPO's 37th Annual Meeting to be held March 9-12, 2013 in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Newcomb is Research Professor in Epidemiology and Head of the Cancer Prevention Program at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
		Ed Boyko's scientific contributions to diabetes population research has been acknowledged with the "Kelly West Award for Outstanding Achievement in Epidemiology" from the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Dr. Boyko will be the 2013 recipient. This is great news for Dr. Boyko, Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology. Dr. Boyko was also the Director for the Seattle Epidemiologic Research and Information Center (ERIC).
2012
	NHLBI Advisory Council
		Bruce M. Psaty, MD, PhD, MPH
	Institute of Medicine
		Andy S. Stergachis, PhD, MS, BPharm
	SPHA Outstanding Teaching Award: Recognizes a teacher who is accessible to students, is interested in students as individuals, and uses innovative teaching methods, and relevant assignments while inspiring independent and original thinking.
		Beth Mueller, DPH, MPH
	SPHA Outstanding Faculty Mentor: Honors a mentor who respects students’ goals and helps students work toward them while providing a good model of professionalism, demonstrating awareness and respect for differences.
		Scott McClelland, MD, MPH
	2012 Citation Award from the American College of Sports Medicine. These are career achievement awards to those who have made significant contributions to sports medicine and the exercise sciences.
		Anne McTiernan, PhD
2011
	Alfred S. Evans Award for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring in Epidemiology
		Noel S. Weiss, MD, DrPH
	SPHA Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award: Honors a mentor who respects students’ goals and helps students work toward them while providing a good model of professionalism, demonstrating awareness and respect for differences.
		Gayle E. Reiber, PhD, MPH
	President Honors Outstanding Science, Math, Engineering Mentors President Obama has named Dr. Michelle Williams, University of Washington (UW) professor of epidemiology and global health in the School of Public Health, as one of the nation’s outstanding mentors in science, math and engineering.
		Michelle A. Williams, ScD, SM, MS, AB
	UW research group wins AACR Team Science Award
		An internationally renowned team of Hutchinson Center and University of Washington molecular biologists, epidemiologists, biostatisticians and clinicians who have worked together on human papillomavirus (HPV) for more than 20 years have won the American Association for Cancer Research’s Team Science Award
	Faculty Award from 2001 to 2010