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t m c ยป p u l s e | au g u s t 2 0 1 6 34 ACCOLADES AVNI CIRPILI, R.N., DNP, NEA-BC, has been appointed senior vice president and chief nursing ocer of The Menninger Clinic. With nearly 30 years of psychiatric nursing experience, Cirpili most recently served as chief nursing ocer at Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital, an 88-bed facility in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Cirpili received a doctorate in nursing from Vanderbilt University, a master's degree in nursing from the University of Michigan and a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Russell Sage College. C. EDWARD COFFEY, M.D., president and CEO of The Menninger Clinic, was awarded the 2016 Gary J. Tucker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Neuropsychiatry during the American Neuropsychiatric Association (ANPA) annual meeting. The highest honor awarded by ANPA, the Gary J. Tucker Award recognizes individuals who demonstrate lifelong achievement in neuropsy- chiatry and years of service to ANPA. Coey, who joined Menninger in 2014, led the development and implementation of the "Perfect Depression Care" model in his previous role as vice president of the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, which lowered the hospital's suicide rate to unprecedented levels. MAURO FERRARI, PH.D., president and CEO of the Houston Methodist Research Institute, has been chosen to be one of only two 2016 foreign fellows by Italy's National Academy of Sciences. As the leader of the Houston Methodist Research Institute, Ferrari oversees all research and education programs. He has published more than 350 research papers and books and is the inventor of 30 issued patents in the United States and Europe. From 2003-2005, Ferrari served as a special expert on nanotechnology at the National Cancer Institute. CARINE M. FEYTEN, PH.D., chancellor and presi- dent of Texas Woman's University, has received the 2016 Chief Executive HR Champion Award from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. This is the nation's top award recognizing university leaders for their support of human resources. Feyten oversees TWU, the nation's largest university primarily for women, and is an internationally recognized consultant, speaker and scholar in the field of language learn- ing, teaching methodologies and the integration of technology in education. LORI HULL-GROMMESH, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, CCRN, NEA-BC, Texas Gulf Coast Graduate Nurse Education (GNE) Demonstration project at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, has been awarded the 2016 State Award for Excellence by The American Association of Nurse Practitioners, bestowed annually to only one nurse practi- tioner in each state. As the director of the GNE Demonstration project for Memorial Hermann, she has been instrumental in helping the program graduate 1,159 advanced practice registered nurses, increase enrollment in the program 180 percent over its baseline goal and guide collaboration objectives with nursing schools. GLORIMAR MEDINA-RIVERA, M.D., assistant pro- fessor of anesthesiology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), has been appointed by the Harris Health Board of Managers to continue her role as medical director of the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) at LBJ General Hospital. In this expanded role, she will serve as chief spokesperson and enunciator of policy for the medical sta, develop policies and pro- cedures for safe and eective conduct of business and initiate quality improvement, risk management and peer review standards. CARMEN MIKHAIL, PH.D., associate professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Menninger Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Baylor College of Medicine, has recently published an e-book titled, "Lose it Now: Easy Tips for Permanent Weight Loss," in which she provides tips based on her clinical experience, as well as scientific studies. Mikhail, whose clinical and research interests are in cogni- tive-behavioral treatment for pediatric obesity, runs a weight-loss lifestyle change program called "A Weigh of Life" at Texas Children's Hospital. JAMES MUSSER, M.D., PH.D., chair of the Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine at Houston Methodist Hospital, was recently ranked No. 20 in the inaugural Top 100 Power List by UK journal The Pathologist. Musser, along with Professors of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Philip Cagle, M.D., and Suzanne Powell, M.D., is on the list. This list recognizes individuals with exceptional achievements who have had an impact on pathology. Nominations were solicited from journal readers, and an independent broad-based judging panel of eminent lab professionals selected the top 100.