CASL's Alumni Difference Maker Recipients
For nearly 40 years, UM-Dearborn has honored outstanding alumni for their contributions to the University and community.
These alumni are "difference makers" who have continued the University's legacy of leadership in their lives and careers.
Congratulations to Dr. Hamada Altalib, ‘96 B.A. - CASL Alumnus of the Year for 2022.
Dr. Hamada Altalib (‘96 B.A.) is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology at Yale University School of Medicine. He has published over 60 academic articles and book chapters on neuropsychiatric illness, mental health policy in the Middle East, and the role of culture in mental illness across a diverse spectrum of Muslim populations.
Altalib is the founding and current Chief Editor of the Journal of Muslim Mental Health and co-founder and current President of the Institute for Muslim Mental Health. He provides clinical care for people with complex neuropsychiatric conditions such as traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, and somatization disorders, and has developed and scaled a national tele-mental health service for people with complex neuropsychiatric disorders.
Previous CASL Alumni Award Recipients
Since 1994, CASL alumni award recipients have been honored at an annual event, where their contributions and achievements were recognized and celebrated.
- 1994: Mary Ellen Finch, '83 and William Rapai, '82
- 1995: Anthony Allegrina, '82
- 1996: Randall Ferguson, '91
- 2003: Arthur Kochoff, '92, '96
- 2008: James Barton, '71
- 2009: Kenneth Ross, '90
- 2010: Anthony Viscogliosi, '84
- 2011: James Miller, '78
- 2012: Lisa Ilitch Murray, '83
- 2013: Eric Ham, '95
- 2014: Marie Lozon, '81
- 2015: Honor Potvin, '05
- 2016: David Spaight, '83
- 2017: Jeffery Golota, '85
- 2018: David Norwood, '89
- 2019: Heather Buchanan, '04
- 2020: Nabil Khoury, '85
- 2021: Maya Hammoud, '92
- 2022: Hamada Altalib, '96
- 1997: Judith Buck, '93
- 1998: Douglas Keller, '77
- 1999: Dean Tuomari, '76
- 2000: Mary Pietrangelo, '90
- 2001: William Liebold II, '73
- 2002: Sandra Winkler, '90, '93
- 2003: Donald Cohen, '77
- 2004: Beverly Coleman, '02
- 2005: Karen Pikula, ’96, ’00
- 2006: Eva Huseby-Darvas, '78
- 2007: Maya Hammoud, '92