product ive ▁Medicine . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Az z iz ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁recognized ▁thought ▁leader ▁in ▁change ▁management ▁in ▁a cade me , ▁with ▁a ▁particular ▁focus ▁on ▁mer gers ▁and ▁cons olid ations ▁in ▁higher ▁education , ▁and ▁in ▁further ing ▁divers ity ▁and ▁inclusion ▁in ▁higher ▁education , ▁being ▁appointed ▁by ▁Governor ▁Andrew ▁Cu omo ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁S UN Y ▁His pan ic ▁Le ad ership ▁Institute . ▁He ▁also ▁serves ▁as ▁senior ▁ment or ▁of ▁the ▁Network ▁of ▁Minor ity ▁Research ▁Investig ators ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Di ab etes ▁and ▁Dig est ive ▁and ▁Kid ney ▁D ise ases . ▁ ▁Art ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Az z iz ▁is ▁an ▁accomplished ▁visual ▁artist , ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁sur real ist ▁style , ▁with ▁a ▁published ▁ret ros pective . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Art ▁Department ▁at ▁Georgia ▁Reg ents ▁University . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁and ▁awards ▁▁ ▁Ch eston ▁M . ▁Berlin ▁Award , ▁P enn ▁State ▁Un iv . ▁College ▁of ▁Medicine ▁Al umn i ▁Society , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁ ▁B eta ▁G amma ▁S igma ▁Honor ▁Society ▁of ▁A AC SB ▁Acc red ited ▁Business ▁Program s , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁ ▁Society ▁for ▁Gy ne colog ic ▁Investig ation ▁President ' s ▁Ach iev ement ▁Award ▁for ▁C lin ical ▁Research , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁ ▁Re cip ient ▁of ▁the ▁End owed ▁‘ Hel ping ▁Hand ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Chair ▁in ▁Ob