Evan McDole (second from left) received his Paragon Award at the GLVC banquet.
ST. LOUIS - Northern Kentucky University baseball standout
Evan McDole was honored May 25 as the male recipient of the 2009-10 Richard F. Scharf Paragon Award, which is given annually to the top male and female student-athletes in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
The Paragon Award is based upon academic excellence, athletic ability and achievement, character and leadership. The Paragon Award is the most prestigious honor given to a student-athlete in the GLVC and was presented to McDole at the GLVC Awards Banquet.
In addition, former NKU baseball player Dr. Alex Lentsch was recognized as the 2010 recipient of the Dr. Charles Bertram Alumni Award of Distinction. Lentsch is a 1991 graduate of NKU and currently a Professor and Vice Chairman of Research in the Department of Surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Lentsch earned a bachelor's degree at NKU in biological sciences while also competing as a top pitcher for the Norse baseball team. He was an All-GLVC selection in 1988 and '90 and also earned NCAA All-Region honors in '89 and '90. The Norse posted a 134-54 record during Lentsch's four years as a student-athlete.
Following graduation at NKU, Lentsch obtained his Ph.D from the University of Louisville in Physiology and Biophysics and was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Pathology at the University of Michigan Medical School. Lentsh returned to the University of Louisville as an Associate in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics and as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery in 1998. He also served as a research scientist for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center while in Louisville.
He became an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 2002 and was granted tenure in 2007. In addition to serving as Vice Chairman of Research, Lentsch is also the Director of the Division of Research and the Director of the Trauma, Sepsis & Inflammation Research Group in the Department of Surgery. He also currently serves as a Research Scientist at the Shriners Hospitals for Children – Cincinnati Unit.
Lentsch was awarded the Hugh C. Williams Scientific Advancement Award by the University of Louisville Department of Surgery in 2001 and the Professional Achievement Award by the Northern Kentucky University Alumni Association in 2002.
He currently serves on numerous committees at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and has lectured and presented throughout the medical research community. In addition, Lentsch has served as a mentor for 14 research trainees over the past 12 years.
