College Honors Employees Who Reached Career Milestones in 2020 and 2021
Each year, the University of Arizona recognizes employees who reach anniversary milestones. Honorees have served the University for at least 10 years and are recognized in five-year increments. Staff and faculty from the college who reached their milestone anniversaries in 2020 and 2021 were honored during the Dean's Town Hall with Dean Guy Reed, MD, MS, on May 19.
These employees have made an immeasurable difference in the lives of the students, faculty and staff members of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. We salute them for their dedication and commitment to our college. Be sure to reach out and send them a virtual Wildcat congratulations!
2020
Celebrating 10 Years
Melisa Celaya
Internal Medicine
Celebrating 10 Years
Susan Kaib
Student Affairs
Celebrating 10 Years
Kenneth Knox
Faculty Affairs and Career Development
Celebrating 10 Years
Mrinalini Kala
Internal Medicine
Celebrating 10 Years
Kristin Quiroga
Campus Administration
Celebrating 15 Years
Kelly Lynch
Academic Affairs
Celebrating 15 Years
Jennifer Priefert
Internal Medicine
Celebrating 15 Years
Shaun Wolfel
Facilities and Planning
Celebrating 40 Years
Carol Haussler
Campus Administration
2021
Celebrating 10 Years
Kristinmae Cardoza
Academic Affairs
Celebrating 10 Years
Kathleen Draper
Internal Medicine
Celebrating 10 Years
David Guttman
Academic Affairs
Celebrating 10 Years
Jennifer Hartmark-Hill
Family, Community and Preventive Medicine
Celebrating 10 Years
Chelsea Meraz
Faculty Affairs and Career Development
Celebrating 10 Years
Linda Nelson
Academic Affairs
Celebrating 10 Years
Karen Rogge-Miller
Academic Affairs
Celebrating 10 Years
Lisa Yanez-Fox
Academic Affairs
Celebrating 15 Years
Paul Boehmer
Basic Medical Sciences
Celebrating 15 Years
Rebecca Fisher
Basic Medical Sciences
Celebrating 15 Years
Ronald Hammer
Basic Medical Sciences
Celebrating 15 Years
Karen Taraszka Hastings
Basic Medical Sciences
Celebrating 15 Years
Paul Standley
Academic Affairs
About the College
Founded in 2007, the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix inspires and trains exemplary physicians, scientists and leaders to optimize health and health care in Arizona and beyond. By cultivating collaborative research locally and globally, the college accelerates discovery in a number of critical areas — including cancer, stroke, traumatic brain injury and cardiovascular disease. Championed as a student-centric campus, the college has graduated more than 800 physicians, all of whom received exceptional training from nine clinical partners and more than 2,700 diverse faculty members. As the anchor to the Phoenix Bioscience Core, which is projected to have an economic impact of $3.1 billion by 2025, the college prides itself on engaging with the community, fostering education, inclusion, access and advocacy.