2004 Lawrence G. Haggerty Award for Research Excellence Recipient

Gerald F. Harris Biomedical Engineering Dr. Gerald F. Harris, professor of biomedical engineering and director of the Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering Center, received the 2004 Lawrence G. Haggerty Faculty Award for Excellence in Research at the annual Distinguished Scholar’s Reception held Wednesday. The reception, sponsored by the Graduate School and the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, recognized faculty, staff and alumni for their outstanding scholarly achievements during the previous year. Harris, a leader in orthopedic and rehabilitation research, has a personal dedication to helping children and adults with crippling diseases. His work includes helping children with cerebral palsy, lower limb amputation and brittle bone syndrome.

Harris’s work has facilitated more effective surgical procedures that help children and adolescents. Through his interdisciplinary research with institutions such as the Medical College of Wisconsin and Chicago Shriner’s Hospital, Harris has not only helped numerous patients, but helped foster and develop future researchers, medical doctors and clinical personnel.
Harris has published and presented his scholarly work widely and has received $16 million in funding.

The Lawrence G. Haggerty Faculty Award for Excellence in Research has been awarded to a faculty member every year since 1998. The award has been made possible by a generous gift from the Haggerty family and includes a $5,000 stipend for the award winner. Harris has decided to place the stipend into a new account to benefit students in his laboratory.