Rogers Award honors William Atkinson for Excellence in Administration

司管理员收到$ 15,000到内科贡献

MD安德森新闻Release September 12, 2017

威廉·阿特金森is the 2017 recipient of the Julie and Ben Rogers Award for Excellence in Administration at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The annual award recognizes employees who consistently demonstrate excellence in their work and dedication to MD Anderson’s mission to end cancer. The award’s focus rotates annually among the areas of patient care, research, education, prevention and administration.

马歇尔·希克斯，医学博士，总裁ad interimMD安德森和里贾纳·罗杰斯，游客MD安德森癌症中心局的一名高级成员，领导的颁奖典礼今天，宣布今年的收件人，并承认所有五个入围，从超过105个提名选择谁。阿特金森接受了$ 15,000个奖，择优的框架证书。。

Finalists who received a $1,500 prize as well as a certificate of merit included:

  • Shamsha Damani公司，项目总监，癌症预防和人口科学
  • Ray Gerwitz, director, Risk Strategy and Operational Excellence
  • 特里西娅白Rhemtulla，部门管理员，健康差距研究乐动体育LDsports中国
  • 兰迪Vidrine，部门管理员，黑色素瘤肿瘤内科和肉瘤肿瘤内科

内科领导者看跌期权的患者，同事第一

As the division administrator, Atkinson is responsible for all financial, human resources, strategic and budgetary oversight for the academic division of Internal Medicine, which comprises more than 150 clinical and research faculty and more than 350 classified employees. He began his career at
MD安德森in 2007, working in Physicians Referral Services and Emergency Medicine before joining the Department of Internal Medicine.

“比尔体现了协作的领导，” Varghese表示石埠，首席人力资源官在MD安德森和罗杰斯奖评选委员会的成员说。“他授权，向成功的结果从事他的团队。根据提名，很明显，他的领导风格是欢迎他的同龄人，直接报告，和教师”

超过三个十年奉​​献给事业

里贾纳·罗杰斯在她的父母，朱莉末和本·罗杰斯的荣誉建立了卓越的朱莉·罗杰斯奖于1987年。

·罗杰斯担任游客的MD安德森癌症中心董事会1978年，直到他在1994年罗杰斯的家人与该机构日期到1960年，当里贾纳的弟弟，Arvey罗杰斯，医学博士，被诊断患有甲状腺癌的关系死亡。由Edgar三白，医学博士和R.李·克拉克，医学博士，执行一个漫长而成功的手术，使他继续过着正常的生活。

In 1987, Julie Rogers was diagnosed with breast cancer. Through the surgical expertise of Richard Martin, M.D., and Fred Ames, M.D., she recovered and served to reinforce the Rogers family’s commitment to MD Anderson, remaining an active supporter until her death in February 1998.

Regina has continued the family’s commitment to MD Anderson, serving on the Board of Visitors since 1990 and as a passionate advocate for cancer prevention.

“像太多的人，我的家人已经被癌症所感动，”罗杰斯说。“这是一种荣誉，能够以最优秀和最聪明的MD安德森给予适当的信贷 - 谁更努力地工作，每天更难优秀的男人和女人，使癌症患者和他们的家庭的生活。”