Dr. Sue Ritter, professor in the Department of VCAPP, has been named the winner of the annual Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Research, Scholarship and Arts.

A member of the WSU faculty since 1974, Dr. Ritter is currently working on research important to the understanding of aspects of human health, including obesity and diabetes.  She has received grant funding from the National Institutes of Health for 31 of her 34 years at WSU, including a U56 grant.  She has also received funding for her research from such agencies as the Juvenile Diabetes Association.

Dr. Ritter was honored as one of only four Sahlin awardees at the WSU Showcase and Distinguished Faculty Address luncheon and Celebrating Excellence recognition banquet on March 27, 2009.

Congratulations Sue, and well deserved!