Women's Faculty Committee Awards
The UMass Chan Women’s Faculty Committee (WFC) Awards, presented in collaboration with the Office of Faculty Affairs, honor the remarkable achievements of our faculty members with a focus on engagement with mission-driven effort in medicine, nursing, and science.
These prestigious awards are a testament to UMass Chan's unwavering commitment to promoting mission-driven effort in medicine, nursing, and science, and are open to all UMass Chan faculty members (part-time, full-time, employed, or voluntary) regardless of sex or gender identity.
The awards honor individuals who have demonstrated excellence in education, community service, scientific achievement, or patient care. The WFC Awards Sub-Committee encourages self-nominations of faculty who meet award criteria.
Award Categories
CHRISTINE K. CASSEL, MD ’76 FACULTY SCHOLAR AWARD
This award recognizes an assistant or associate professor faculty member for exceptional accomplishments related to medical ethics, human rights, and social justice.
EARLY CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN SCIENCE AND HEALTH AWARD
This award is presented to a junior faculty member (Instructor or Assistant Professor for six or fewer years) whose accomplishments show great promise in the areas of basic or clinical sciences in medicine.
Early Career Clinical Excellence Award
This award recognizes a faculty member for exceptional contributions to creating a positive and effective work environment in the clinical setting (ambulatory or inpatient). The nominee must be a faculty member at the Instructor or Assistant Professor rank for six or fewer years.
EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL SERVICE AWARD
This award is presented to a faculty member who has made exceptional contributions to patient care in the UMass and/or Worcester community.
OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
This award is presented to a faculty member who best exemplifies outstanding community service to the UMass and/or Worcester community outside normal job duties.
OUTSTANDING MENTORING AWARD
This award is presented to a leader who has provided strong mentoring and support to other faculty.
SARAH STONE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARD
This award is presented to a faculty member who has made exceptional contributions in education and/or curriculum development.
SCIENCE AND HEALTH ACHIEVEMENTS AWARD
This award is presented to a faculty member who has made exceptional contributions to the basic or clinical sciences in medicine.
A full list of past recipients by award can be found here.
2025 Award Recipients
CHRISTINE K. CASSEL, MD ’76 FACULTY SCHOLAR AWARD: Tara Kumaraswami, MD, MPH
EARLY CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN SCIENCE AND HEALTH AWARD: Jamie Faro, PhD, MS
EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL SERVICE AWARD: Abita Raj, MD
SARAH STONE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARD: Vandana Nagpal, MD
SCIENCE AND HEALTH ACHIEVEMENTS AWARD: Amy Walker, PhD
OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD: Wynne S. Morgan, MD
OUTSTANDING MENTORING AWARD: Kristen Matteson, MD, MPH