Student Award for Clinical Competency and Professionalism

Requirements

Each year, our Alumni Association presents an award to the graduating senior in the top 25% of his or her class in Dentistry and Dental Hygiene based on the overall GPA. These awards will consist of a check for $200.00 and an Outstanding Clinical Competency and Professionalism wooden plaque which will give the recipient's name and state. The awards will be presented at a student event prior to Commencement.

Eligibility

The recipients are to be selected after the completion of the first semester of their senior year, regardless of when the students complete their requirements for graduation. Recipients will be selected in the following manner:

Selected on the basis of over‑all professionalism and clinical competency. Professionalism to include the following:

  • General appearance
  • Patient rapport
  • Seeing patients on a regular basis
  • Concern for welfare of patient
  • Faculty rapport

Clinical competency to include completion of clinical work in a superior manner.

To help in the evaluation of the recipients, the Award Committee will ask each Department Chairperson or Course Director to RANK the top five (5) seniors in their clinical area by utilizing the above criteria and forward the list to the Secretary of the School of Dentistry Alumni Association.

History of recipients

1975

D.D.S. - Charles W. Houghton
B.S.D.H - Susan Watters

1976

D.D.S. - Donald Edwards
B.S.D.H - Renee Baker

1977

D.D.S. - Francis Lipsinic
B.S.D.H - Christina DeBiase

1978

D.D.S. - William F. Queen
B.S.D.H - Victoria R. Adams

1979

D.D.S. - Roger Clay
B.S.D.H - Marion Dedebali

1980

D.D.S. - Marc Wild 
B.S.D.H - Jo Ellen Kemmner

1981

D.D.S. - Charles Fultz 
B.S.D.H - Mary Lisa Crowder

1982

D.D.S. - Autumn Kercheval 
B.S.D.H - Teresa Elmore

1983 

D.D.S. - Hans A. Kurtz 
B.S.D.H - Lori Lynn Andochick

1984 

D.D.S. - Kevin Morrill 
B.S.D.H - Janice Ward

1985

D.D.S. - Stephen M. Pachuta
B.S.D.H - Leslie A. Gable

1986

D.D.S. - Albert W. Getty 
B.S.D.H - Lisa Ann Smith

1987

D.D.S. - James Kevin Martin  
B.S.D.H - Amy Everett

1988

D.D.S. - Louise Tupta    
B.S.D.H - Shelley Hite James

1989

D.D.S. - Willie Barnes
D.D.S. - Mike Signorelli
B.S.D.H - Roxanne Beatty

1990

D.D.S. - Lorena Surber 
B.S.D.H - Rhoda Mei Hu

1991

D.D.S. - Samuel D'Arco
B.S.D.H - Kathleen Anne Moore

1992

D.D.S. - Rebecca Thomson
B.S.D.H - Heather Rae Fox

1993

D.D.S. - Annie M. Hu
B.S.D.H - Tammy Rae Hostetler

1994

D.D.S. - T. Dean Bobbitt
B.S.D.H - Melissa D. Mayfield

1995

D.D.S. - Kamil Abou-Kheir
B.S.D.H - Karry Meyers

1996

D.D.S. - Angela London
B.S.D.H - Deann Leach

1997

D.D.S. - Gina Davis
B.S.D.H - Nancy Dragovich

1998

D.D.S. - Anissa Anderson
D.D.S. - Kevin Heath Bailey
B.S.D.H - Jessica Lyn Schwall

1999

D.D.S. - Monique Doherty
B.S.D.H - Lora Haynie

2000

D.D.S. - Jeffrey Minchau
B.S.D.H - Lori Lively

2001

D.D.S. - Karry E. Meyers
B.S.D.H - Jeannie Lewis

2002

D.D.S. - Ryan Burleson
B.S.D.H - Sharlene Toone

2003 

D.D.S. - Michael A. Hazey
B.S.D.H - Duana Crum

2004

D.D.S. - Jon Abraham
B.S.D.H - Anna Near

2005

D.D.S. - Nic Taylor
B.S.D.H - Elizabeth Hubbard

2006

D.D.S. - Mitri Ghareeb
B.S.D.H - Maria T. Broschart

2007

D.D.S. - Cindy Knotts
B.S.D.H - Dana Alshatti

2008

D.D.S. - Spencer R. Stiles
B.S.D.H - Tiffany D. Summerlin

2009

D.D.S. - Katie L. Kilcollin
B.S.D.H - Kelli L. Mullenax

2010

D.D.S. - Doyoung Choi
B.S.D.H - Holly Haldeman

2011

D.D.S. - David Johnson
B.S.D.H - Jennifer Wolfe

2012

D.D.S. - Dusty Getz
B.S.D.H - Rebekah McCutcheon

2012

D.D.S. - Amy Brown

2013

D.D.S. - Shelby Alexander
B.S.D.H - Kerri Thomas

2014

D.D.S. - Lena Holz
B.S.D.H - Donielle Maihack

2015

D.D.S. - Adam Highberger
B.S.D.H - Krista Thornton

2016

D.D.S. - Katie Tonkin
B.S.D.H - Kelsey Barnholt

2017

D.D.S. - Ben Kordusky
B.S.D.H - Andrew Carlson

2018

D.D.S - Demetra Malamatenios
B.S.D.H. - Kirby Novak