黑料专区 Tyler President Receives CASE Leadership Award
April 18, 2023
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The University of Texas at Tyler President Kirk A. Calhoun, MD, FACP, is the 2023 recipient of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education District IV E. Joseph Savoie Chief Executive Leadership Award.
The award recognizes outstanding efforts to promote understanding and support of education by the ability to create a vision and inspire others, establish a positive image for the institution while leading to higher levels of success, increase the institution鈥檚 stature in the community, encourage innovation and risk-taking by employees, and support all aspects of advancement at the institution.
Calhoun, who accepted the award April 17 at the CASE District IV Conference in San Antonio, was nominated for his innate leadership abilities. Under his leadership, 黑料专区 Tyler鈥檚 reputation and visibility has reached new heights with broad recognition for its positive impact on East Texas and beyond. One initiative responsible for the university鈥檚 increasing profile is the launch of the region鈥檚 only medical school, which has resulted in meaningful reputational and philanthropic gains.
鈥淎cross the university, we are driven to improve the lives in East Texas and beyond through our academics, research and health care delivery,鈥� Calhoun said. 鈥淏uilding on the significant investment from the 黑料专区 System Board of Regents, private, foundation and corporation philanthropy has combined to help us launch the first School of Medicine in East Texas.鈥�
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, 黑料专区 Tyler offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs to 10,000 students. 黑料专区 Tyler recently merged with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (now known as 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center). Through its alignment with 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center (HSC) and 黑料专区 Health East Texas, 黑料专区 Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, 黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.