University President Robert O. Kelley, PhD, presents the Departmental Excellence in Research Award to the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Therapeutics, at the 127th Annual Founders Day ceremony in February at UND. Standing, left to right: Xuesong Chen, PhD; Othman Ghribi, PhD; Colin K. Combs, PhD; Saobo Lei, PhD; Holly M. Brown-Borg, PhD; President Kelley; Jonathan D. Geiger, PhD and chair; Thad A. Rosenberger, PhD; Van A. Doze, PhD; Julie Horn, administrative officer; Debra Kroese, administrative officer; kneeling, left to right: Mikhail Y. Golovko, PhD, and Eric J. Murphy, PhD.

President Kelley, presents the Excellence in Teaching, Research or Creative Activity, and Service Award to Mary Ann Sens, MD, PhD, and chair of the Department of Pathology.