Student Certificate of Merit Awardees
2024
Graham Bourne
UAB School of Dentistry
Birmingham, AL
Megan Bomar
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine
Glendale, AZ
Michael Ly
Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health
Mesa, AZ
Guilherm Larges Souza Santos
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Kristina Padilla
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry
Loma Linda, CA
Brent Humeston
UCLA School of Dentistry
Los Angeles, CA
Roger Krupetsky
University of California at San Francisco School of Dentistry
San Francisco, CA
Robert Zhou
University of The Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
San Francisco, CA
Stephanie Govea
Western University College of Dental Medicine
Pomona, CA
Eva Biznichuk
University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine
Aurora, CO
Anthony Perez-Pino
University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
Farmington, CT
Ashleigh Bellamy
Howard University College of Dentistry
Washington, DC
Hannah Lee
LECOM School of Dental Medicine
Bradenton, FL
Timea Sara
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Raafi Zaman
University of Florida College of Dentistry
Gainesville, FL
Cathy Tran
Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University
Augusta, GA
Mary J Young
University of Iowa College of Dentistry
Iowa City, IA
Noah Utesch
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine – Illinois,
Downers Grove, IL
Kaitlyn Stanton
SIU School of Dental Medicine
Alton, IL
Sadaf Kamkar
University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Dentistry
Chicago, IL
Brittany Gehlhausen
Indiana University School of Dentistry
Indianapolis, IN
Cameron Brown
University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
Lexington, KY
Tyler Magill
University of Louisville School of Dentistry
Louisville, KY
Jorge Alejandro Rodriguez
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry
New Orleans, LA
Kevin Baradar
Boston University Henry M Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Boston, MA
Vivian Ha
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Boston, MA
Meredith Hollenbeck Peterson
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Boston, MA
Suephie Nazemian
University of Maryland, School of Dentistry
Baltimore, MD
Owen Williams
University of New England College of Dental Medicine
Portland, ME
Martin Murad
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry
Detroit, MI
Mohab Louis
University of Michigan School of Dentistry
Ann Arbor, MI
Grace Eang
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
Minneapolis, MN
Yessenia Enriquez
A.T. Still University Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health
St Louis, MO
Melissa Scgmittgens
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry
Kansas City, MO
Paul “Tripp” Savage
University of Mississippi School of Dentistry
Jackson, MS
Matthew L. Pendleton
East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine
Greenville, NC
Sylvette Ramos-Diaz
University of North Carolina School of Dentistry
Chapel Hill, NC
Max Butler
Creighton University School of Dentistry
Omaha, NE
Alexis Wolfe
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry
Lincoln, NE
Fabiola Rosario Cuba Valencia
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
Newark, NJ
Troy Michael Grahl
University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine
Las Vegas, NV
Soomin Park
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
New York, NY
Stephen M. Vultaggio
NYU College of Dentistry
New York, NY
Jamie Wu
Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine
Stony Brook, NY
Paige Labelle
Touro College of Dental Medicine
Hawthorne, NY
Ryan McQuillen
University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine
Buffalo, NY
Joanne Lok-Lim Tan
Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine
Cleveland, OH
Michelle Beverly
Ohio State University College of Dentistry
Columbus, OH
Jack Koszykowski
University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry
Oklahoma City, OK
Stella Sonu
OHSU Oregon Health Science University
Portland, OR
Thao Tran Phi Do
Penn Dental Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Ashwini Pilla
Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine
Charleston, SC
Marrisa Lee
Meharry Medical College, School of Dentistry
Nashville, TN
Parmida Rasapour Shamsaifar
Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry
Dallas, TX
Kian Valizadeh
University of Texas HSC at San Antonio School of Dentistry
San Antonio, TX
Stephanie R. Price
University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston
Houston, TX
Jason Jeon
Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine
South Jordan, UT
Steve Hlavaty
University of Utah School of Dentistry
Salt Lake City, UT
Vanessa Brown
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry
Richmond, VA
Bita Fathipour
University of Washington, School of Dentistry,
Seattle, WA
Sheridan Michaud
Marquette University School of Dentistry
Milwaukee, WI
International
Mohammed Alabdoulsalam
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
Julia Burgess
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
Sofia Papadakos
Universite Laval, Faculte de Medecine Dentaire
Quebec, Canada
Navnoor Mann
University of Manitoba, Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry
Winnepeg, Canada
Andrew Seto
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Jacob Neveu
University of Montreal
Quebec, Canada
Yiying Huang
University of Alberta
Alberta, Canada
Shiva Farrahi
College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan, Canada
Sahayra Martínez Candelario
University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Student Certificate of Merit Award
This certificate is presented to dental students for outstanding and dedicated service to the profession. Particular emphasis is placed on the student’s contributions to the dental literature. Dental school deans select the recipients, and local Section Chairpersons are encouraged to participate in the award presentation.