Top row from left to right: (previous Carol Johns recipients, name and the year of medal recognition) Drs. Saibal Dey 2024, Ernest Lockrow 2023, Christopher Broder 2022, Lisa Moores 2019, Brian Reamy 2018, Mark Haigney 2013, Paul Hemmer 2010, Neil Grunberg 2007, Eric Marks 2005, and Louis Pangaro 2001.
Front row from left to right: USU President Dr. Jonathan Woodson, Faculty Senate President Dr. Geeta Upadhyay, 2025 recipient of Carol Johns Medal Dr. Craig Shriver, GSN Dean Dr. Carol Romano, SOM Dean Dr. Eric Elster
Carol J. Johns, M.D., Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, was a long-time enthusiastic and effective supporter of the University. Dr. Johns worked for the health and survival of the University in numerous ways and served as a member of the USU Board of Regents from 1985 until her death in 2000. A warm and gifted woman with remarkable personal humility and gentleness, Dr. Johns achieved the highest honors in academic medicine as a nationally recognized clinician, academician, and teacher. The University established an annual award in her name, the Carol J. Johns Medal. The Medal will honor the faculty member whose accomplishments emulate Dr. Johns' spirit in furthering the welfare and excellence of the USU faculty; promoting outstanding educational programs for the students; and, advancing the reputation of the University locally, nationally, and internationally. The Carol J. Johns Medal was presented for the first time during the 2001 USU Commencement Ceremonies.
Recipients of the Carol J. Johns Medal
2025
Craig Shriver, MD
Director, Murtha Cancer Center Research Programs
Oliver H. Beahrs Professor of Surgery
Uniformed Services University
2024
Saibal Dey, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Education
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2023
Ernest Lockrow, D.O.
Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics
2022
Christopher Broder, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
2021
Ann Stewart, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics
2020
Martin Ottolini, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
2019
Lisa Moores, M.D.
Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Professor, Department of Medicine
2018
Brian Reamy, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Family Medicine USU SOM
2017
Barbara Knollmann-Ritschel, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
2016
Stephen J. Durning, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine
2015
Gerald V. Quinnan, Jr., M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics
2014
David G. McLeod, M.D., J.D.
Colonel, MC, USA (Retired), Professor, USU SOM Department of Surgery
2013
Mark C. Haigney, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine
2012
Eleanor Metcalf, Ph.D.
Professor USU SOM Department of Microbiology, Associate Dean of Graduate Education
2011
Sheila M. Muldoon, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O.
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
2010
Paul A. Hemmer, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Department of Medicine
2009
Brian M. Cox, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pharmacology
2008
Merrily Poth, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
2007
Neil E. Grunberg, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Medical & Clinical Psychology
2006
Alison D. O'Brien, Ph.D.
Professor & Chair, USU SOM Department of Microbiology and Immunology
2005
Eric S. Marks, M.D.
Professor, USU SOM Department of Medicine, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
2004
Cinda Helke, Ph.D.
Professor, USU SOM Department of Pharmacology, Associate Dean, Graduate Education
2003
Norman M. Rich, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery
2002
Val G. Hemming, M.D.
Professor and Dean Emeritus, USU SOM
2002
Rosemary C. Borke, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Genetics
2001
Louis Pangaro, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine