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    2025 GIA Awards for Excellence Judges

    Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives  

    James Molnar
    Supervisor, Web and Digital Media
    The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences

    Annie Song Torres
    Senior Director, Alumni Affairs
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Sharon White
    Director of Leadership Annual Giving, Duke Health Development & Alumni Affairs
    Duke University School of Medicine

    Electronic Communications   

    Elizabeth Thompson     
    Sr. Associate Director, Digital Projects and Communications       
    Emory University School of Medicine

    Erin Larowe      
    Director of Communications           
    University of Michigan Medical School  

    George Rattin   
    Executive Director of Development        
    Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

    Print and Digital Publishing  

    Jim Nolan
    Director of Communications
    Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

    Maria Ober
    Associate Dean of Communications
    Boston University Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine

    Nafisa Masud
    Communications Manager
    University of Utah Health

    Special Events, Projects, Programs, or Campaigns  

    Jillian Prior
    Director of Strategic Communications
    Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences

    Melissa Head    
    Executive Director of URMC Academic Programs, Alumni Relations & Advancement
    University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry              

    Sarah Rothschild
    Executive Director, Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association          
    University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

    The Robert G. Fenley Writing Awards  

    Aaron Lovell      
    Associate Director of Marketing
    University of Utah Health

    Amanda Ochs   
    Director of Annual Funds and Prospect Research             
    Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Atrium Wake Forest Baptist

    Bridgette Grant
    Vice Chancellor for Advancement
    The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

    Celine Robins   
    Collegiate Communications Coordinator
    University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

    Chad Ruback  
    Vice President for Institutional Advancement  
    Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science 

    Lori Williams 
    Vice President: Communications and Community Outreach 
    Baylor College of Medicine

    The “Shoestring” Award  

    Dana Benson
    Director of Communications
    Baylor College of Medicine

    Jerry Kooiman
    Assistant Dean and Chief External Relations Officer
    Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

    Jill McKinley      
    Associate Director of Constituent Relations, UVA Medical Alumni Association       
    University of Virginia School of Medicine

    2025 GIA Awards Chair  

    Claire Bassett
    Chief Communications Officer
    Baylor College of Medicine

    The GIA extends its gratitude to Claire for overseeing and administering the awards competition and to all the judges for volunteering their time and expertise.