ALUMNI AWARD RECIPIENTS
The School of Health and Human Sciences recognizes outstanding alumni annually with schoolwide awards and departmental Pacesetter awards.
Pacesetter Awards
These awards honor outstanding alumni in the School who have attained local, state or regional recognition through their achievements in scholarship, leadership or service, during their career or through civic involvement.
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Michael Robinson (’16 MA)
Peace and Conflict StudiesMichael has served as Program Director at NCCJ since the fall of 2017. As Program Director, Michael oversees the design and facilitation of programs and workshops intended to increase participant awareness of identity and intersectionality, build capacity to discuss issues related to equity, and to develop intentionally inclusive community practices in order…
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Michael Sherr ’97, PhD, LCSW
Social Work
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Monica Williams Harrison (MSW ’05)
Social Work Ms. Harrison is an alumna of the Joint Masters in Social Work Class of 2005. She has been a trailblazer in social work through her work in integrated health care where clients’ medical issues are seen in context with their behavioral health symptoms. She has worked in intensive community services including six years…
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Mossaab Benhammou (MPH ’11 UNCG)
Public Health Education Captain Benhammou earned a Master of Public Health from UNCG in 2011. He is a highly decorated officer of the United States Air Force who brings great pride to the Department of Public Health Education and to UNCG. While at UNCG, Captain Benhammou authored, along with faculty, three community based publications. He…
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Nick Aceves ’12 M.S., Community and Therapeutic Recreation
Nick Aceves is the Director of Parks & Recreation for the city of Salisbury. He’s worked for Reidsville, Durham, and the YMCA of Winston-Salem. In his current position with the city of Salisbury, Mr. Aceves renovated City Lake Park, the City Park Recreation Center, the Salisbury Greenway Extension and Bell Tower Green. He secured nearly…
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Quintana Stewart (’01)
Public Health Education
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Quirina Vallejos (MPH ’03 UNCG)
Public Health Education Ms. Vallejos earned her Master in Public Health in Community Health Education from UNCG in 2003. She is currently the Project Director for the Administrative Core Center for Regulatory Research on Tobacco Communication at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at UNC Chapel Hill. She is a leading scholar and advocate for Farmworker…
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Rachael Wonderlin (MS ’13)
Social Work
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Rachel Mills (MS ’08 UNCG)
Genetic Counseling Program Ms. Mills received her Master of Science in Genetic Counseling from UNCG in 2008. Since graduation she has been working as a Clinical Research Coordinator in the Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine at Duke University. Her work at Duke focuses on issues related to pharmacogenetics testing from the perspectives of…
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Robert Maxwell ’05 M.A., Communication Sciences and Disorders
Robert (Bobby) Maxwell is an experienced speech-language pathologist and clinical director for “Powerback Rehabilitation,” which offers individualized outpatient programs for physical, occupational, and speech therapy.
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Ron Morrow ’84, ’00, EdD
Kinesiology
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Ryan Noss (MS ’12)
Genetic Counseling Program
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S. Yvette Murphy-Erby, PhD (’04)
Human Development and Family Studies
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Samantha “Sam” Caldwell ’15 M.S., Genetic Counseling Program
Samantha (Sam) Caldwell is a clinical laboratory liaison at Sequonom Laboratories, where she provides clinical expertise on prenatal genetic screening. Ms. Caldwell has collaborated on multiple genetic counseling research studies, and was previously awarded the Laboratorian of the Year by Sequonom Laboratories. She also aided in development of the Sequonom patient genetic counseling services. In…
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Sarah Keizer (MA ’08)
Communication Sciences and Disorders