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image info Dr. Kenneth Moore (left) and Dr. Theodore M. Brody (right).

Dr. Theodore M. Brody, Ph.D.

In 1966, Dr. Brody was recruited to become the first Chair of the newly created Department of Pharmacology at Michigan State University. Dr. Brody and 6 others became the first faculty of Pharmacology at MSU. Ten years after founding the Department, Michigan State University achieved national recognition in both teaching and research for both disciplines. Dr. Brody would go on to serve as chair for 20 years, continuing to add to his already established legacy. He loved being part of the East Lansing Community, where he lived until his passing in 2007. The Department created the Theodore M. Brody Distinguished Lecturer Award in 2008 to recognize outstanding contributions to pharmacology research.

Dr. Kenneth E. Moore, Ph.D.

It was in Dr. Brody’s laboratory in 1957 where Dr. Moore first began studying catecholamines. These studies started him on a career- long path of exploring the effects of pharmacological manipulations of aminergic neuronal systems in the brain. He was recruited by Dr. Brody to become one of the original six faculty members of Pharmacology at Michigan State University. He remained a fixture in the deparment before and after his retirement in 2001, including 14 years as Department Chair. Dr. Moore passed away in 2024. The Kenneth E. Moore Distinguished Alumnus Award was started in 2000 to recognize the outstanding scientists who began their careers in our Department.

Theodore Brody Distinguished Lecturer

Year
Recipient
2008
Kenneth P. Minneman
2009
Joey V. Barnett
2010
Raymond J. Dingledine
2011
Paul F. Hollenberg
2012
Lynn Wecker
2013
Palmer Taylor
2014
William Catterall
2015
P. Jeffrey Conn
2016
Lori Isom
2017
Graeme Milligan
2018
Quentin Pittman
2019
Jeremy Benovic
2020
Hannah Carey
2021-22
No award-COVID
2023
Laura Bohn
2024
Paul Insel

Kenneth Moore Distinguished Alumnus

Year
Recipient
Mentor
2000
Elaine M. Faustman
Jay I. Goodman
2001
James S. Bus
James E. Gibson
2002
David D. Ku
Tai Akera
2003
William M. Kluwe
Jerry B. Hook
2004
Sandra J. Hewett
William D. Atchison
2005
Robert B. McCall
Gerard L. Gebber
2006
Gary Gudelsky
Kenneth E. Moore
2007
Annette Fleckenstein
Kenneth E. Moore
2008
Timothy Shafer
William D. Atchison
2009
Joshua R. Berlin
Theodore M. Brody/Tai Akera
2010
Patricia E. Ganey
Robert A. Roth
2011
Nancy L. Kanagy
Gregory D. Fink
2012
Clinton D. Kilts
Richard H. Rech
2013
Jesus Olivero-Verbel
Patricia E. Ganey
2014
John Goudreau
Kenneth E. Moore
2015
Aimen Farraj
Norbert E. Kaminski
2016
Kurt J. Varner
Gerard L. Gebber/Susan M. Barman
2017
Leon H. Bruner
Robert A. Roth
2018
James P. Luyendyk
Robert A. Roth
2019
Lyle Burgoon
Timothy R. Zacharewski
2020
Cheryl E. Rockwell
Norbert E. Kaminski
2022
Andrew King
Gregory Fink
2023
Erika Boerman
William Jackson
2024
Barbara Kaplan
Norbert E. Kaminski