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t m c ยป p u l s e | s e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 5 36 36 ACCOLADES JASON AU, M.D., pediatric urology fellow at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, was awarded the top prize at the Society for Pediatric Urology, Society of Fetal Urology and American Urological Association's Annual Meeting for his case presentation, "Urologic Considerations in the Separation of Conjoint Twins." Au was recognized for excellence and innovation in case presentation. The national meeting is the largest of its kind in the world providing unparalleled access to groundbreaking research, new guidelines and the latest advances in urologic medicine. GRANVILLE BETTON has joined Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center as the vice president of oper- ations. Betton has 30 years of experience in opera- tions, manufacturing, service, quality and process improvement, including 17 years with GE Plastics and GE Healthcare, where he held positions of increasing complexity and responsibility, eventually becoming general manager for global quality and environmental health and safety for GE Healthcare Services. From GE he joined Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc. in upstate New York, before being recruited to Houston by Nexeo Solutions. He holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. L. MAXIMILIAN BUJA, M.D., professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at UTHealth Medical School, chief of cardiovascular pathology research at the Texas Heart Institute, consultant in cardiovascular pathology to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences and executive director of the TMC Library, is the 2014 recipient of the President's Scholar Award for Excellence in Teaching, presented by the UTHealth Science Center at Houston. The President's Scholar Award recognizes outstanding scholarly accomplishments, published works in teaching, enthusiasm, innova- tion, teaching-related mentoring activities and peer and student recognition. JOHN DORMANS, M.D., has been appointed chief of orthopedics at Texas Children's Hospital. Through this appointment, Dormans will also serve as a professor of orthopedic surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. Since 1990, Dormans has been a clinician and leader at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, serving as the hospital's chief of orthopedic surgery from 1996 to 2014 and as president of the medical staff and president of Children's Surgical Associates for four terms. He is an internationally recognized physician and scholar with accomplishments in research and teaching and numerous "best doctors" awards. MARTINA GALLAGHER, PH.D., R.N., assistant professor at the UTHealth School of Nursing, was recognized by the Houston Chronicle as a Top Nurse honoree during their annual Salute to Nurses campaign. Gallagher received her B.S.N. and M.S.N. in Administration of Community and Healthcare Systems with minors in Teaching and Informatics, and a Ph.D. with an emphasis on health promotion of Hispanic families from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. SETH LERNER, M.D., professor of urology at Baylor College of Medicine and part of the NCI-designated Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, has been named editor-in-chief of Bladder Cancer, the first journal dedicated to the disease. The recently launched journal provides an open forum for original research in basic science, translational research and clinical medicine that will expedite fundamental under- standing and improve treatment of tumors of the bladder and upper urinary tract. STEVE R. SHELTON assistant vice president, UTMB Community Outreach Programs at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, has been named the 2015 recipient of the Louis Gorin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Rural Health Care from the National Rural Health Association. Each year, the Gorin Award is pre- sented to an outstanding individual who has dedicated time and talent to improving the health and wellbeing of rural Americans. Shelton's 25-year leadership of Texas AHEC East is at the heart of his work impacting rural health policy, legislation, healthcare and health programs. HEIDI L. TRACY has been appointed as the new vice president for advancement for Texas Woman's University, the nation's largest university primar- ily for women. Tracy previously served as the vice president for institutional advancement at Otterbein University, Ohio. Prior to joining Otterbein, Tracy served as vice president for individual giving at Carnegie Mellon University.