Salute to our veterans
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Education Coordinator, Nurse Residency Program and RN Fellowship
We want to show our gratitude to the more than 750 veterans at UT Southwestern who have honorably served our country. Recently, UT Southwestern was honored to be cited by U.S. Veterans Magazine on its annual list of “Best of the Best Top Veteran-Friendly Companies” in recognition of our efforts to provide a positive work environment for veterans, transitioning service members, disabled veterans, spouses and veteran business owners. We recognize your sacrifice this Veterans Day and all year-round.
Thank you to those who shared photos from your time in service! Flip through the gallery below.
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![Aaron Calmes, Army<br />Management Analyst, Sponsored Programs Administration](/ctplus/asset/d72ee11a-087e-4c58-ab4d-a1dbd7c7f6fb/veterans-day-20-aaron-calmes.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Alvata Melvin, Army<br />Diagnostic Technologist, UT Southwestern Frisco](/ctplus/asset/71d5fc87-f332-46bd-992c-c43312f871f6/veterans-day-20-alvata-melvin.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Andrea Gamez, Army Reserve<br />Physician Assistant, Simmons Cancer Center](/ctplus/asset/d69a76a8-722f-4866-9116-504b21a96393/veterans-day-20-andrea-gamez.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Arbidella “Della” Hoof, Air Force<br />Senior Administrative Assistant, Clinical Ancillary and Imaging Services](/ctplus/asset/30e62dc6-2b0f-4ddc-8cc2-dca69f8a0418/veterans-day-20-arbidella-hoof.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Brian Rivers, Army<br />Contractor, Nutrition Services](/ctplus/asset/16352b9d-97e6-4473-836e-2df3c0852c47/veterans-day-20-brian-rivers.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Dr. Candice Osborne, Army<br />Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation](/ctplus/asset/aec75f53-9d92-4eda-97a4-c8aafa8f0014/veterans-day-20-candice-osborne.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Dr. Charles Ginsburg, Air Force<br />Vice Provost and Sr. Associate Dean of Education](/ctplus/asset/49c2b0d7-54d7-4c4f-a42a-da3cc488a92e/veterans-day-20-charles-ginsburg.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Cynthia Gilbert, Air Force<br />Medical Technologist, UT Southwestern at Richardson/Plano](/ctplus/asset/e3657647-a472-4280-9e87-2b3addab6f81/veterans-day-20-cynthia-gilbert.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Dana Roberson, Air Force<br />Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Clements University Hospital](/ctplus/asset/f0d54c89-b95b-4238-b97b-e56a04f2d0e5/veterans-day-20-dana-roberson.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Dennis Smith (right), Navy<br />Manager, Patient Access Services](/ctplus/asset/08828c1e-1293-4592-9be3-b92ee712df9d/veterans-day-20-dennis-smith.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Derek Trabon, Army and Texas Air National Guard<br />Assistant Director, Office of Safety and Business Continuity](/ctplus/asset/d8fc20dc-868b-40ad-8332-6e07cd5b15cc/veterans-day-20-derek-trabon.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Dreneilous Hood, Air Force<br />Compliance Analyst II, Office of Institutional Compliance](/ctplus/asset/3b2fb3aa-1269-4477-b69d-09e6faa36745/veterans-day-20-dreneilous-hood.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Dr. Hendrikus “Dutch” Vanderveldt, Air Force<br />Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine](/ctplus/asset/396f4e55-0f2d-4b79-9ac9-007022a5c551/veterans-day-20-hendrikus-vanderveldt.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Jack Scruggs, Air Force<br />Manager, Hospital Facilities](/ctplus/asset/798bcaf8-cb37-4f42-ad3c-cf12b8c45f87/veterans-day-20-jack-scruggs.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![John Grant, Army<br />Utilities Station Operator, Hospital Facilities](/ctplus/asset/463620be-1d88-4329-b8eb-9ba6bd0a36f9/veterans-day-20-john-grant.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Jonathon “Jack” Sherrard (right), Navy<br />Facility Control Specialist, Hospital Facilities](/ctplus/asset/ed6ef6ca-dfa9-4b10-8a42-cd9e1ea7a81f/veterans-day-20-jonathon-sherrard.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Josue Ramirez, Marines<br />Research Assistant, Internal Medicine](/ctplus/asset/b9f7628e-695b-4f0e-a58b-34639b1d7426/veterans-day-20-josue-ramirez.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Kathy Moses, Army<br />Business Analyst Supervisor, Health Systems Information Resources](/ctplus/asset/c68ae9f3-48c7-4d24-8a2f-df4c43bd3bc2/veterans-day-20-kathy-moses.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Kelly Glenn, Air Force<br />Administrative Associate, Nursing Administration](/ctplus/asset/1519508b-e0ad-46ba-b783-6f6c7182fc28/veterans-day-20-kelly-glenn.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Ken Williams, Air Force<br />Biomedical Technician, Biomedical Engineering](/ctplus/asset/1c15f040-1a2c-46c2-bef1-2d5eed2aec89/veterans-day-20-ken-williams.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Keneshia Reed, Air Force<br />Certified Medical Assistant, Family Medicine](/ctplus/asset/8f6b0e4a-473f-4cba-9be5-129ddb5ec799/veterans-day-20-keneshia-reed.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Kenneth Gabriel, Navy<br />Manager Building Services, Facilities Management](/ctplus/asset/95b7cf35-205a-4e12-9c07-f64be92d79f2/veterans-day-20-kenneth-gabriel.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Kevin Lewis, Army Infantry<br />Materials Management Supervisor, Zale Lipshy Pavilion – Clements University Hospital](/ctplus/asset/47276716-874e-4fd6-b419-d72e35e68cd3/veterans-day-20-kevin-lewis.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Kianndria Devereaux, Army<br />Patient Care Tech, Clements University Hospital](/ctplus/asset/18475c2a-ca00-4a89-8891-38c52c1c305e/veterans-day-20-kianndria-devereaux.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Lashanta Gipson, Army<br />Registered Nurse, UT Southwestern at Richardson/Plano](/ctplus/asset/68eddc54-d8df-49d9-9c6f-a8aeca1d660b/veterans-day-20-lashanta-gipson.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Maria Ortega, Air Force<br />Certified Medical Assistant, UT Southwestern at Richardson/Plano](/ctplus/asset/6ddc7fa6-ed54-4014-8a5e-a4190a2d973d/veterans-day-20-maria-ortega.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Marlyn Diaz, Army<br />Manager, Nursing Informatics](/ctplus/asset/6e412bf7-ce13-46e2-a044-4dfabc4e7b5e/veterans-day-20-marlyn-diaz.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Mike Medina, Navy<br />Associate Vice President, Clinical Ancillary Services](/ctplus/asset/1a1bd43b-0edd-44f7-b790-9354e8707df8/veterans-day-20-mike-medina.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Nicholaus Krieter, Army<br />Regulatory Monitoring Analyst, Export Control](/ctplus/asset/9c25e1de-0dce-4102-81f5-5e00d0742402/veterans-day-20-nicholaus-krieter.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Oscar Sanchez, Marines<br />Cytogenetics Technologist, Cytogenetics](/ctplus/asset/ff093956-8f74-46f6-802e-29589d860e0f/veterans-day-20-oscar-sanchez.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Paul Clyde, Army<br />Events Supervisor, AAIR Media Technology](/ctplus/asset/4a4290e9-0701-425a-afa0-afa67e60c71a/veterans-day-20-paul-clyde.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Rob Haas, Air Force<br />Director, Materials Management](/ctplus/asset/d10e0210-0e02-4604-af62-52411eafa7f5/veterans-day-20-rob-haas.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Ron Norris, Army<br />Director, Hospital Operations](/ctplus/asset/e623cbfd-1ee9-40dc-8a42-6168a6ea253f/veterans-day-20-ron-norris.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Ron Shedd, Army<br />Senior Talent Acquisition Coordinator, Human Resources](/ctplus/asset/f259edd5-32ac-4ecc-8936-41e7ab35bcbf/veterans-day-20-ron-shedd.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Samuel Gray, Marines<br />Senior Business Continuity Planner, Office of Safety and Business Continuity](/ctplus/asset/65320ef5-e995-421b-bf83-21776e878664/veterans-day-20-samuel-gray.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Shantae Folk, Army<br />Materials Operations Coordinator, Materials Management](/ctplus/asset/af440946-2532-4e56-bd63-2933e18f998a/veterans-day-20-shantae-folk.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Sherri Wood Cooper, Army<br />Manager, Volunteer Services](/ctplus/asset/b2ed2860-ed0b-43b7-9a27-6b51d4dc67e6/veterans-day-20-sherri-wood-cooper.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Steven Skiles, Army<br />Physician Assistant, Orthopedic Surgery](/ctplus/asset/ce99d0d3-f690-499b-83f0-3ce7ae9526cb/veterans-day-20-steven-skiles.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Thomas Dumais, Army<br />Painter, Hospital Facilities](/ctplus/asset/f7954ba8-191d-4f3e-9f05-918ec3f18ad4/veterans-day-20-thomas-dumais.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)
![Tim Bingham (center), Army<br />Fire Safety Specialist, Office of Safety and Business Continuity](/ctplus/asset/95b01c96-93a0-4d44-8338-d9348e2a4622/veterans-day-20-timothy-bingham.jpg?rendition=rendition-x180)