Awards and Recognition

With a career defined by service, leadership and innovation in osteopathic medicine, W. Joshua Cox, DO, FACOFP, executive dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Kansas City University, has been honored with the American Academy of Osteopathy’s distinguished Academy Award.

Kansas City University has been recognized as one of the Kansas City Business Journal’s Healthiest Employers of 2025, a prestigious honor that highlights organizations leading the way in employee health and well-being.

Kenneth A. Heiles, DO, campus dean of Kansas City University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine in Joplin, Missouri, has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award by the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians.

Robert S. Juhasz, DO, MACOI, FACP, chair of the Kansas City University Board of Trustees and a 1981 graduate of the University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, has been named the 2025 recipient of the William D. Miller Award by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.

Kansas City University’s 33rd Annual Research Symposium brought together students, faculty, residents, alumni and research partners for a record-breaking celebration of scientific discovery and academic excellence.

The Missouri Dental Association has named Jacqueline (Jackie) M. Miller, DDS, MS, MPH, adjunct assistant professor at Kansas City University’s College of Dental Medicine, as the recipient of its 2024 Dentist of the Year award.

Jacqueline M. Miller, DDS, adjunct assistant professor of dental at Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine, received the Greater St. Louis Dental Society’s Award of Merit at the Society’s Annual Installation of Officers and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at Piazza Messina, in Cottleville, Missouri. 

In a recent blog post for the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Erinne Kennedy, DMD, assistant dean of curriculum and integrated learning, emphasizes the crucial role that antibiotic stewardship plays in dentistry to improve patient safety and reduce antimicrobial resistance globally.

As the vibrant energy of Homecoming filled the air, Kansas City University alumni gathered to honor those changing health care for good.

Imagine stepping into an anatomy lab, where the air buzzes with the excitement of discovery. Here, amidst the silent teachers—the cadavers—Kansas City University Student Doctor Colleen Reed is redefining medical education.

Joseph Peters II, a second-year medical student at Kansas City University, has been honored with the prestigious 2024 Burnett Osteopathic Student Researcher Grant from the American Osteopathic Foundation.

In partnership with the Advocates for the American Osteopathic Association (AAOA), the American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF) has presented Krystian Koszalka, spouse of Kansas City University (KCU) alumna Karina Wojtas-Koszalka, DO (COM 2024), with the 2024 Donna Jones Moritsugu Memorial Award.