Graduation Awards 鈥� Class of 2024
Please join us in recognizing these outstanding students, faculty, residents and staff who receive awards ahead of graduation.听The Class of 2024 Graduation Awards were held on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at 3:30 p.m.听in Collier Building, Room 1000A.
View the following sections below:
Graduate Student Awards | Medical Student Awards | Distinction in Research听触听AOA Honor Medical Society
Gold Humanism Honor Society | Teaching Awards | Resident Awards | Service Awards
Outstanding Graduate Student Awards
- Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences Program Outstanding Student: Justin Creeden听
- Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences Program Outstanding Student: Abdul-Rizaq Hamoud听
- Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences Basic Science Research Outstanding Student: Emily Crossley听
- Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences Physician Assistant Program Outstanding Student: Philip McQuillin听
- Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences Transplantation and Donation Sciences Program Outstanding Student: Nkiruka Okeke Ojiudu听
- Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences Pathology Assistant Program Outstanding Student: Alexis Brewster听
- Emergency Medical Services Outstanding Student: Michael Dobrosky
Medical Student Awards
The Glidden L. Brooks Award
The Glidden L. Brooks Award, named in honor of the first president of the former Medical College of Ohio, is presented annually to that graduating medical student who is distinguishable by superiority in all phases of the curriculum.
Tyler Canova
Neejad Chidiac
David Chu
Zachary Cox
Taylor Gonzalez
Jenna Gunn
Sean Halloran
Caroline Kraft
Michelle Leahy
Alexander Luna
Kassidy Rejent
Samantha Walkin
Janet Wang
Miranda Westrick
Dean鈥檚 Award
The Dean's Award is awarded to that graduating medical student who, in the eyes of fellow students, shows the greatest promise as a practitioner of medicine.
Brian Hibbard
听
- Dr. Sam Schaeffer Award: Jean Llenos
- Office of Student Affairs Award for Excellence in Career Advising: Madison Feeley
- Lucien E. Morris, M.D., Anesthesiology Award: Brian Newyear
- Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award: Miriam Grasso
- Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald Award: Vanessa Pasadyn
- Harry E. Mayhew, M.D. Department of Family Medicine Award: Jacob Wexler
- Toledo/Lucas County Academy of Family Physicians Award: Hedyeh Elahinia
- Diversity and Inclusion Award: Alaina Durden
- American College of Physicians Ohio Chapter Outstanding Medical Student of the Year: Conner Lombardi
- George D. Ludwig Prize in Medicine: Audrey Ballard
- Patrick J. Mulrow Prize in Medicine: Amanda Fahoury
- Excellence in Infectious Diseases: Sabrina Khuder and Neejad Chidiac
- Excellence in Immunity: Taylor Gonzalez and Neejad Chidiac
- Earl H. Freimer Scholarship Award: Sara Moore
- Mark Rayport M.D., Ph.D. Award in Neurological Surgery: Kathryn Becker
- American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Prize for Excellence in Neurology: Ganiru Anunike
- Outstanding Neurology Student Award: Ganiru Anunike
- Outstanding Student in Obstetrics and Gynecology Award: Kassidy Rejent
- Philip T. Nelsen Award for Excellence in Ophthalmology: John Jackson
- Outstanding Orthopaedic Student of the Year: Jenna Gunn
- Pathology Award for Most Outstanding Student: Stephne Rasiah and Amanda Fahoury
- Marian M. Rejent, M.D. Award in Pediatrics: Samantha Walkin
- Eleanore Coghlin Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation Medicine: Brian Hibbard
- Psychiatry Excellence Award: Neejad Chidiac and Benjamin Record
- Theordore P. and Evelyn H. Chengelis Memorial Award in Psychiatry: Sabrina Khuder
- Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Physicians Association Medical Student Award: Eric Reinhart
- 2024 United States Public Health Service Excellence Award: Brooke Buckingham
- Outstanding Students in Radiology: David Liu
- Marion C. Anderson Award for Excellence in Surgery: Sean Halloran
- Toledo Surgical Society Medical Center Student Recognition Award: Jacob Radabaugh
Humanism in Medicine Award
The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Awards presented by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation are bestowed on one graduating medical student and one faculty member who embody outstanding humanistic traits in the delivery of care to patients and their families and in their interactions with students, faculty, and staff. The recipients are selected by the graduating class.
Prajwal Hegde听
Medical Student
听
Coral Matus, M.D.
Faculty Member
听
Distinction in Research Awards
The College of Medicine and Life Sciences has an annual Distinction in Research Award for students in the M.D. program. Research conducted by M.D. students is very often a major driving force of a lab鈥檚 success, and in turn makes a significant contribution to the success of research at the UToledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences. The COMLS Medical Student Research Committee has been instrumental in assuring quality research opportunities for students in the M.D. program. Students who are awarded the status of Distinction of Research will have that listed on their diploma and receive a certificate.
- Tyler Canova
- Zachary Cox
- Matthew Geiger
- Connor Gifford
- Sean Halloran
- Konrad Katterle
- Joshua Kim
- David Liu
- Conner Lombardi
- Mohamad Nawras
- 听Matthew Niedoba
- Vanessa Pasadyn
- Brian Rao
- Victoria Starnes
- Janet Wang
- Kelsee Zajac
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
The Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society was founded in Chicago in 1902 by medical students to formulate higher ideals of scholastic achievement and to foster the scientific and philosophical features of the medical profession. The Delta of Ohio chapter at The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences was installed in 1974. Election to membership is extended to junior and senior medical students whose academic excellence places them in the upper sixth of their class and who show promise of leadership in medicine. Induction in the junior year is extended to the top 8% of the class.
- Molly Adams
- Travis Brege
- Tyler Canova
- Neejad Chidiac
- Julia Evans
- Caleb Gerber
- Adam Girmann
- Taylor Gonzalez
- Miriam Grasso
- Allison Grim
- Jenna Gunn
- Sean Halloran
- Brian Hibbard
- Lenae House
- Jonathan Hunyadi
- Chad Jaenke
- Julia Kalbus
- Michelle Leahy
- Conner Lombardi
- Alexander Luna
- Travis Lysaght
- Kassidy Rejent
- Adam Pasquinelly
- Vanessa Pasadyn
- Andrew Slembarski
- Samantha Walkin
- Janet Wang
- Diane Wei
- Miranda Westrick
- Kelsee Zajac
Gold Humanism Honor Society
The Gold Humanism Honor Society is a national honor society initiated in 2001 by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation to recognize individuals who have demonstrated exemplary attitudes and behaviors characteristic of the most humanistic physicians, including integrity, excellence, compassion, altruism, respect, empathy and service.听The University of Toledo chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society was founded in 2005. The members are selected by peer nomination and endorsed by the College of Medicine and Life Sciences Senior Leadership Team.
- Oreoluwa Afon
- Harsh Agrawal
- Rebecca Asher
- Audrey Ballard
- Marilee Clunk
- Justin Creeden
- Madison Feeley
- Caleb Gerber
- Monik Gupta
- Prajwal Hegde
- Chad Jaenke
- Jean Llenos
- Conner Lombardi
- Paige Matijasich
- Matthew Miller
- Sara Moore
- Kashvi Patel
- Victoria Starnes
- Steven Waites
- Samantha Walkin
- Diane Wei
- Kada Williams
- Vahid Yazdi
- Kelsee Zajac
Teaching Awards
Please join us in recognizing these outstanding faculty members听who receive awards ahead of graduation:
Robert T. Tidrick Golden Apple Awards
The Robert T. Tidrick Golden Apple Awards for teaching excellence are named in honor of Dr. Tidrick, a surgeon and outstanding educator on the faculty of the former Medical College of Ohio from 1969 until his death in June 1983, at the age of 73. Faculty, both basic scientists and clinicians, are selected for the honor each year by members of the graduating class of medical students.听
Teaching Excellence in Basic Sciences
Viviana Ferreira, D.V.M., Ph.D.
听
Adel Maklad, M.D., Ph.D.
听
听
Bindu Menon, Ph.D.
听
听
Teaching Excellence in Clinical Science
Nezam Altorok, M.D.
听
听
Amira Gohara, M.D.
听
听
Catherine Van Hook, M.D.
听
Resident Award
Please join us in recognizing this outstanding resident who receives the award ahead of graduation:
Katherine Chen, M.D.
Outstanding Resident Award听
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
听
Service Awards
Please join us in recognizing these outstanding faculty and staff members听who receive awards ahead of graduation:
James Van Hook, M.D.
Office of Student Affairs Award for Excellence in Career Advising 鈥� Faculty
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
听
Dawn Jagodzinski
Outstanding Clerkship Coordinator Award
Department of Medicine
Jamie Daughton, M.B.A.
Outstanding Student Services Staff Award
Department of Medical Education
听
Congratulations to all of the award Recipients!
<< Back to Commencement homepage | Graduation Awards Home听触听Back up to top听