Trip Sparks Interest in China’s Mental Health Crisis

After recently spending a week in China with Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell's delegation on economic development and job creation, U.Va. professor Kim Penberthy plans to explore the possibilities for expanding mental health practices in the country.

For U.Va. Nurse Desiree Yeago, It’s a Family Affair

Desiree Yeago, a nurse at U.Va.'s Kluge Children's Rehabilitation Center, is all about family. Yeago, who chairs the center's Family-Centered Care Committee, leads in making changes that allow patients and families to do things that bring some semblance of home routines to the hospital stay. Yeago's efforts have earned her a 2011 Leonard W. Sandridge Outstanding Contribution Award.

Monceaux Champions Alternative Transportation

Jonathan Monceaux goes the extra mile in his role with U.Va.'s Department of Parking and Transportation. For his efforts to bolster the University's commitment to alternative transportation, he has been named one of 11 winners of the 2011 Leonard W. Sandridge Outstanding Contribution Award.

Elevator Mechanic Rises to Meet Job’s Challenges

For the pride he demonstrates in his workmanship and his dedicated attitude, James Dowell, an elevator mechanic in U.Va.'s Facilities Management, has been named one of 11 winners of the 2011 Leonard W. Sandridge Outstanding Contribution Award.