John A. Pieper, dean of the UNM College of Pharmacy, announced the appointment of two faculty members to prestigious positions at the University of New Mexico.
Professor Laurie Hudson (l.), pharmacy, has been awarded a Regents’ Professorship. Hudson is director of the UNM Health Sciences Center Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program.
Hudson has taught at UNM for seven years and has current research grants totaling more than $2 million. She also spearheads an effort to significantly increase the number of graduate students in all areas of health sciences study.
“She has an outstanding record of research, teaching, leadership and service to the college, the Health Sciences Center and the university,” Pieper said. “She is an excellent role model for graduate and professional students and faculty throughout the university.”
Associate Professor Renee Mercier (r.), pharmacy, has been named a Regents’ Lecturer. Mercier has an outstanding teaching, research and service record in seven years at the college. Mercier mentors professional students and is the coordinator for the specialized pharmacy residency program in infectious diseases pharmacotherapy, where she has trained six post-Pharm.D residents since July 1999.
The Regent’s posts were created in the 1980's for UNM colleges and schools as a means to honor and retain outstanding faculty. The appointment is for three years. The title "Regents’ Professor" or "Regents’ Lecturer" may be retained during the balance of the awardee's career at UNM.
The award funds ($8,300 Professorships; $2,900 Lectureships) are allocated each of the three years and may be taken as salary, used for professional development or for research expenses.
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