Awards and Honors
Our faculty, staff, and students receive numerous awards and honors each year for their outstanding contributions to scholarly research, clinical care, education, and professional leadership. Below you will find awards and honors received from the department, the larger Stanford community, and local, national, and international organizations.
Using the links in the box to the right, please visit the sections below to see the awardees in each category.
National and Institutional Awards and Honors
2017/2018
Victoria Cosgrove
2018 McCormick and Gabilan Faculty Award
Stanford Medicine Office of Faculty Development and Diversity
Lief Fenno
Award for Humanism and Excellence in Teaching
Arnold P Gold Foundation
SERGIU PASCA
2018 A.E. Bennett Award
Society of Biological Psychiatry
JAMES LOCK
2018 Agnes Purcell McGavin Award for Distinguished Career Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Psychiatric Association
ALAN SCHATZBERG
2018 Judd Marmor Award
American Psychiatric Association
SHASHANK JOSHI
Tall Tree Award, Outstanding Professional
Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce and Palo Alto Weekly
SERGIU PASCA
Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science
Vilcek Foundation
Ira Glick
Dean Award for Research in Schizophrenia
The American College of Psychiatrists
John Barry
Irma Bland Award for Resident Teaching
American Psychiatric Association
Randall Weingarten
Irma Bland Award for Resident Teaching
American Psychiatric Association
Jessi Gold
George Ginsberg Fellowship
American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (AADPRT)
James Lock
Distinguished Fellow
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Carolyn Rodriguez
Killam Award
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
Alan Schatzberg
Axelrod Award
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
Lawrence Mc Glynn
Red Ribbon Award for outstanding service to individuals with HIV/AIDS
HEALTHTrust
Leanne Williams
Fellow
of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
2016/2017
Amit Etkin
Pioneer Award
National Institutes of Health 2017 Director's Pioneer Award
Yasmin Owusu
MD Program Teaching Award for excellence in promotion of humanism
Stanford University School of Medicine MD Program
Jessi Gold
Award for Humanism and Excellence in Teaching
Arnold P Gold Foundation
Carolyn Rodriguez
2017 A.E. Bennett Research Award
The Society of Biological Psychiatry
Shashank Joshi
Nancy C.A. Roeske, M.D., Certificate of Recognition for Excellence in Medical Student Education
American Psychiatric Association
Robert Malenka
Julius Axelrod Prize
from the Society for Neuroscience
Karl Deisseroth
Massry Prize
Meira and Shaul G. Massry Foundation
Ricardo Muñoz
Adjunct Clinical Professor
elected as a Fellow
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Karl Deisseroth
2016 Harvey Prize in Human Health
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Rania Awaad
Stanford Outstanding Community Partner Award
Office of Community Engagement, Stanford University School of Medicine
Rona Hu
2017 Stanford Asian American Faculty Award
Stanford University Asian American Activities Center Student Affairs Advisory Board
Ruth O'Hara
2016 Allan V Cox Medal for Facuty Excellence in Fostering Undergraduate Research
Stanford University
Ranak Trivedi
2017 McCormick Faculty Award
Stanford SOM
Office of Faculty Development and Diversity
Sergiu Pasca
2017 Jordi Folch-Pi Award
American Society for Neurochemistry
Neir Eshel
2016 Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists
Science/AAAS and SciLifeLab
Corey Keller
Postgraduate Award
Alpha Omega Alpha
Laura Roberts
Carol Davis Ethics Award
American Psychiatric Association
Nina Vasan
named Laughlin Fellow
American College of Psychiatrists
and
"40 Under 40 Healthcare Innovator"
MedTech Boston
2015/2016
Jose Maldonado
Sawlow Memorial Award Lecture on Neuroscience from the Oregon Health & Science University and the Portland International Neuroscience Symposium
Alan Louie
Distinguished Life Fellow
of the American Psychiatric Association
Luis de Lecea
Outstanding Research Achievement Award
from the Sleep Research Society
Emmanuel Mignot
Lifetime Achievement Award
from the National Sleep Society
Alan Schatzberg
Lifetime Achievement Award
from the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology
Michael Ostacher
Distinguished Fellow
of the American Psychiatric Association
Karen Parker
Kavli Fellow
of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences
Debra Safer
Silver Bell Recipient
Awarded by Eating Disorders Research Center
Patricia Suppes
Lifetime Distinguished Fellow
of the American Psychiatric Association and of the Northern California Psychiatric Society
Edith Sullivan
Fellow
of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
Rona Hu
Nancy Roeske Medical Student Teaching Award
American Psychiatric Association
Terence Ketter
Irma Bland Award for Resident Teaching
American Psychiatric Association
Susan Edelman
Distinguished Fellow
of the American Psychiatric Association
Dolores Gallagher Thompson
Honorary Doctorate in Education
Hong Kong Institute of Education
Nina Vasan
Award for Humanism and Excellence in Teaching
Arnold P Gold Foundation
Annual Chairman’s Awards
The Annual Chairman’s Awards were initiated in 2012 to recognize faculty in our Department for their exceptional work in one or more of the Department’s interdependent mission areas: advancing science, clinical innovation and service, educational excellence, community commitment and engagement, and leadership and professionalism. The “Unsung Hero” award recognizes individuals who give tirelessly and selflessly to the members and/or missions ofthe Department.
2018
Philippe Mourrain
Advancing Science
Manpreet Singh
Advancing Science
Kate Hardy
Clinical Innovation & Service
Michele Berk
Clinical Innovation & Service
Rafael Pelayo
Educational Excellence
Anita Kishore
Educational Excellence
Elizabeth Reichert
Community Engagement & Commitment
David Hong
Leadership & Professionalism
Douglas Noordsy
Leadership & Professionalism
Sepideh Bajestan
Leadership & Professionalism
Carolyn Rodriguez
Excellence across multiple missions
Shannon Wiltsey Stirman
Excellence across multiple missions
Kyle Hinman
Unsung Hero
2017
Christian Guilleminault
Unsung Hero
Heather Kenna
Unsung Hero
Karl Deisseroth
Advancing Science
Dolores Gallagher Thompson
Clinical Innovation & Service
Alan Louie
Educational Excellence
Kristine Luce
Educational Excellence
Rona Hu
Community Engagement and Commitment
Helen Wilson
Community Engagement and Commitment
Bruce Arnow
Leadership & Professionalism
Jeanette Hsu
Leadership & Professionalism
2016
Jacob Ballon
Clinical Innovation & Service
Yelizaveta Sher
Clinical Innovation & Service
Leanne Williams
Advancing Science
Belinda Bandstra
Educational Excellence
Daryn Reicherter
Community Engagement and Commitment
Cheryl Gore-Felton
Leadership & Professionalism
Sanno Zack
Leadership & Professionalism
Jennifer Phillips
Unsung Hero
2015
Anna Lembke
Clinical Innovation & Service
Antonio Hardan
Advancing Science
Sherry Beaudreau
Educational Excellence
Daryn Reicherter
Community Engagement and Commitment
Ruth O'Hara
Leadership and Professionalism
Joachim Hallmayer
Unsung Hero
2014
Amit Etkin
Advancing Science and Clinical Innovation & Service
Shelli Kesler
Advancing Science and Clinical Innovation & Service
Sallie De Golia
Educational Excellence
Steven Adelsheim
Community Engagement and Commitment
Kimberly Hill
Leadership and Unsung Hero
Tina Lee
Leadership and Unsung Hero
John Etchemendy
Unsung Hero
2013
Alexander Urban
Advancing Science and Clinical Innovation & Service
Victor Carrion
Community Engagement and Commitment
Linda Lotspeich
Leadership and Unsung Hero
2012
Rachel Manber
Advancing Science and Clinical Innovation & Service
Shashank Joshi
Community Engagement and Commitment
Booil Jo
Leadership and Unsung Hero
Annual “Above and Beyond” Staff Awards for Extraordinary Contribution
The staff in our department are among the finest at Stanford. From the laboratory to the clinic, and everywhere else behind the scenes, our department is fortunate to be supported by extremely talented individuals who give 110%. These awards formally honor the very best among our staff, based on nominations by any faculty or staff member in the Department.
2017 Awardees
Maeia Makoni
Bercel Baluyot
Maria Filippou-Frye (not pictured)
Mindy Hantke (not pictured)
with Dr. Laura Roberts, Brian Donnellan, and Ed Buelna
2016 Awardees
(pictured left to right)
Stephanie Martines
Reiko Riley
Beth Archibald
Jessica Hawkins
Nicole Skinner (not pictured)
2015 Awardees
(pictured left to right)
Rachel Warren-Lewis
Denise Knab
Jill Nagahara-Evans
Ola Golovinsky
Quarterly Staff Awards
Every day our Staff strive to support our world-class Faculty and Trainees in medical care, research, training, community outreach, and professionalism. It is because of this dedication and support that we want to continuously acknowledge and recognize the contributions of our Staff! Each quarter, the Department recognizes one staff member who contributes to our missions through his or her exceptional dedication, initiative, motivation, positive attitude, customer service and passion about their work.
Quynh Dang
1st Quarter, 2018
Romola Breckenridge
1st Quarter, 2017
Robin Libove
2nd Quarter, 2017
David Gomez
3rd Quarter, 2017
