The Leadership in Innovative Teaching Award was established in 2014 through an endowment. The donor’s objective in creating this award is to honor the first MSU woman President, Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon, an administrator who encouraged leadership in innovative teaching. The goal for the gift is to encourage College of Human Medicine students to design innovative approaches that facilitate the understanding of basic science and clinical knowledge.
The donor, Salah Karim Adel, MD FACOG, moved through the ranks to Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Cairo University Faculty of Medicine from 1952-1977. In 1977, by reciprocity, he became Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Wayne State University Medical Center until retirement in 2001. His wife Houria Suzy Hassouna began at MSU in 1980 teaching medical students, research and diagnostic service in thrombosis and bleeding disorders. She was a strong advocate for student leadership.
Some CHM students are high achievers and others struggle to get passing grades. A student who develops effective communications and learning methods that effectively enhance in other students the ability to excel qualifies for the scholarship award. The award recipient should be someone who has helped other CHM students reach their full academic potential.
If you owe MSU any money or have federal loans, MSU will take what you owe directly from this award prior to deposition. If you have federal financial aid, you will want to check to see how this award affects any funding that you receive.
Students in good standing in the College of Human Medicine are eligible to apply for this award. Applicants must be registered in order to receive the award, which will be given in the form of a fellowship.
One recipient will be selected. The selection will be based on the goal/need and merit of the innovative practice(s), method(s), or learning resources implemented, the documented evidence of the impact, academic benefit, and implication of the these for student learning.
Please complete the application form. A selection committee will advise the Dean of the Graduate School on the selection of the awardees.
The awardees will express acceptance and appreciation of the award in writing to The Graduate School prior to receiving the funding.
For further information pertaining to this fellowship, please contact tgsawards@grd.msu.edu.
