Overview
Since 1998, the Department of Medicine has honored physicians from Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI) with the WWAMI Excellence in Teaching Award, nominated by WWAMI students, residents, and faculty.
In 2009 the award was renamed to honor the late Dr. Richard Tucker, who was the Wenatchee site coordinator and served as an infectious diseases specialist and director for quality and education at the Wenatchee Valley Medical Center.
past award recipients
2023
Colin Fitterer (Billings, MT)
Stacey Kingsland (Great Falls, MT)
Megan McMillan (Billings, MT)
Michael Menolascino (Jackson, WY)
Alina Plavsky (Olympia, WA)
Michael Stewart (Spokane, WA)
Alex Tanabe (Boise, ID)
2022
Benjamin Capper (Olympia, WA)
Brian Fortuin (Twin Falls, ID) - Lifetime Award recipient
Lexie Graham (Wenatchee, WA)
Stacy Kingsland (Great Falls, MT)
Anna Loge (Dillon, MT)
Jason Lunt (Boise, ID)
Julie Topping (Bozeman, MT)
Justin Woodlief (Boise, ID)
2021
Andrea Christopher (Boise, ID)
Colin Fitterer (Billings, MT)
Brian Fortuin (Twin Falls, ID)
Meghan Johnston (Bozeman, MT)
Michael Krug (Boise, ID)
Juanita Sapp (Powell, WY)
Kang Zhang (Spokane, WA) - Lifetime Award recipient
2020
Steven Gerstner (Billings, Montana)
Michael Graham (Moses Lake, Washington)
Kale Knudson (Billings, Montana)
Michael Krug (Boise, Idaho)
John Thalken (Douglas, Wyoming) – Lifetime Award recipient
Doug Wadle (Livingston, Montana)
Michael Wilk (Casper, Wyoming)
Kang Zhang (Spokane, Washington)
2019
Andrea Christopher (Boise, ID)
Brian Fortuin (Twin Falls, ID)
Michael Herring (Bozeman, MT)
David Mark (Hardin, MT)
Michelle O’Fallen (Anchorage, AK)
John Thalken (Douglas, WY)
Kang Zhang (Spokane, WA)
2018
Chad Byrd (Wenatchee, WA)
Meghan Johnston (Bozeman, MT)
Kari Kale (Billings, MT)
Chuong Nguyen (Olympia, WA)
John Thalken (Douglas, WY)
Kang Zhang (Spokane, WA)
2017
Brice Addison, Great Falls, MT
Stephanie Fosback, Pullman, WA (Lifetime award recipient)
Steven Gerstner, Billings, MT
Jeremy Graham, Spokane, WA
Michael Herring, Bozeman, MT
Kari Kale, Billings, MT
Stacy Kingsland, Great Falls, MT
Anna Loge, Dillon, MT
Judy Swanson, Spokane, WA
2016
Stepnanie Fosback, Pullman, WA
Melissa Hagman, Boise, ID
Kari Kale, Billings, MT
Peter Szekely, Missoula, MT
Robert Widrow, Olympia, WA
2015
Brian Fortuin, Jerome/Twin Falls, ID
Matt Hollon, Spokane, WA
Margaret Schlesinger, Missoula, MT (Career of Teaching Excellence)
Neal Sorensen, Billings, MT (Lifetime Award)
Mike Spinelli, Bozeman, MT
John Thalken, Douglas, WY
2014
Stephanie Fosback, Pullman, WA
Michael Herring, Bozeman, MT
Justin Hopkin, Lander, WY
Julie McCormick, Anchorage, AK
Gemma O’Keeffe, Port Townsend, WA
Neal Sorensen, Billings, MT
2013
Jeremy Graham, Spokane, WA
Melissa Hagman, Boise, ID
Justin Hopkin, Lander, WY
Sandra McIntyre, Dillon, MT
Clara Shin, Montesano, WA
2012
William Bekemeyer, Missoula, MT
David Daniel, Wenatchee, WA
Stephanie Fosback, Pullman, WA
Jeremy Graham, Spokane, WA
Neal Sorensen, Billings, MT
William Weppner, Boise, ID
2011
Sharolyn Baldwin, Anchorage, AK
Michael Caldwell, Missoula, MT
Matt Hollon, Spokane, WA
Justin Hopkin, Lander, WY
George Novan, Spokane, WA (Lifetime Award)
Victor Yapuncich, Sheridan, WY
2010
Michael Kilfoyle, Boise, ID
Jonathan McDonagh, Soldotna, AK
Michael Menoloscino, Jackson, WY
Scott Smith, Boise, ID
Neal Sorensen, Billings, MT
2009
John Gill, Wenatchee, WA
Thomas Harrison, Boise, ID
Sandra McIntyre, Dillon, MT
George Novan, Spokane, WA
Yong Shin, Montesano, WA (Lifetime Award)
Scott Tenney, Sheridan, WY