| Dentalgram |
June
2002
|
Dental and dental hygiene
students
receive numerous awards, honors
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| N. Jared Nation, SD'02 (right) accepts the Wilfred A. Nation Award from Rick Nichols, SD'93, PG'95, during the banquet honoring the class of 2002 |
Numerous awards were presented to dental and dental hygiene students
during end-of-the year celebrations.
The awards recognize clinical and academic excellence, leadership, and
exemplary care presented by the students to their patients. Following
are the awards:
Senior dental student awards
American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, Jason R. Ballou
American Association of Endodontists, Brian F. Olsen
Southern California Academy of Endodontics, Rylan N. Gustafson
Graduate Implant Dentistry, Eugene J. Kim
American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Steven E. Wernick
American Academy of Oral Medicine, Rehana Khan
American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Sunny Y. Hutchinson
Organization of Teachers of Oral Diagnosis, Adrian H. Tomarere
Southern California Academy of Oral Pathology, Michael C. Giddings
American Academy of Orofacial Pain, Todd B. Ehrler
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Tina Yoo
Oral Surgery Department Award, David R. Hiebert
American Association of Orthodontists, Michael J. Erickson
American Society of Dentistry for Children, Sunil K. Ilapogu
American Society of Dentistry for Children, Southern California Unit,
Eduardo C. Lopez
Wilfred A. Nation Award, N. Jared Nation
American Academy of Periodontology, Soonmyo B. Wheeler
G. Hartzell & Son Clinician Award, Byron E. Diehl
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| Darryl B. Tkachyk, SD'02, receives the LLU Chancellor's Award from Lisa Beardsley, PhD, MPH, vice chancellor, academic affairs. |
Academy of Operative Dentistry, Lori A. Rice
American College of Prosthodontists, Hoa V. Truong
Ben W. Oesterling Award, Hoa V. Truong
Fixed Prosthodontics Department Award, Lori A. Rice
Teledyne Water Pik Prosthodontics Award, Ronald C. Abaro
American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, Michael J. Erickson
American Academy of Dental Practice Administration and the Organization
of Teachers of
Dental Practice Administration, Byron E. Diehl
Dental Foundation of California Scholarships: Christopher A. Blount,
Byron E. Diehl, Darryl B. Tkachyk
Quintessence Publishing Company, Clinical Achievement in Periodontics:
David A. Lena;
Clinical Achievement in Restorative Dentistry: Jo-Anna Tan
Research Achievement, Steven M. Streelman
The American Association of Oral Biologists, Jaleena A. Jessop
Academic Excellence Gold Award: Christopher A. Blount, Michael G. Boyack,
Todd B. Ehrler, Michael J. Erickson, Sunny Y. Hutchinson, Jaleena A.
Jessop, Rehana Khan, Lori A. Rice, Darryl B. Tkachyk, Adrian H. Tomarere,
Tina Yoo
Academic Excellence Silver Award: Heather D. Calkins, Michael C. Giddings,
Lisa M. Greene, Dennis J. Kantanen, Eugene J. Kim, Eduardo C. Lopez,
Craig G. Main, Jacy C. Nelson, Brian F. Olsen, Benjamin J. Seaton, Soonmyo
B. Wheeler
Academy of General Dentistry, Lori A. Rice
Alpha Omega Scholarship, Lori A. Rice
Alumni Association, Jaleena A. Jessop
American Student Dental Association, Erik S. Atkinson
California Dental Association, Nina L. Mirzayan
Delta Dental Student Leadership, Christopher A. Blount
International College of Dentists, Rehana Khan
National Association of Seventh-day Adventist Dentists, Mary A. Yoo
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| Chad Kimbrough, SD'02 (second from right) was voted by his graduating class as the most likely class member to become the next Dr. Goodacre. Dr. Kimbrough is pictured with, from left: Brian Olsen, Dr. Goodacre, and Sunil Ilapogu. |
Omicron Kappa Upsilon: Christopher A. Blount, Todd B. Ehrler, Michael
J. Erickson, Michael C. Giddings, Sunny Y. Hutchinson, Dennis J. Kantanen,
Lori A. Rice, Darryl B. Tkachyk, Adrian H. Tomarere, Hoa V. Truong
Pierre Fauchard Academy, Todd B. Ehrler
Pierre Fauchard Academy Scholarship, Michael J. Erickson
Chancellor’s Award, Darryl B. Tkachyk
Prince Award, Jaleena A. Jessop
American College of Dentists Southern California Section, Byron E. Diehl
Service Learning Award, Lisa L. Bozzetti, Heather D. Calkins, Eduardo
C. Lopez, Jennifer V. Park
Teaching Learning Center Award, Rehana Khan
Sophomore and junior dental student awards
California Dental Association, The Dentists Company, and The Dentists
Insurance Company
Scholarships: Dean Brewer, Jessica Buenjemia, Andrea Carvalho, Yolanda
Hernandez, Jorge Larrondo, Matthew McInnes
Dentsply Student Clinician Award, James Jeffery
Omicron Kappa Upsilon, William S. Kramer
Award for Excellence, Matt Elison
LLU Center for Dental Research Preclinical Basic Sciences Award: Nathan
Dinsbach, Yong (David) Park
Pierre Fauchard Academy Scholarship, Elizabeth Park
Academy of Dentistry International, Glenn DeLaRoca
Dental hygiene awards and recipients
The following awards were presented to dental hygiene students during
the dental hygiene pinning and dedication ceremony that was held on
Friday, May 24, in the Campus Hill Church:
The Bates Award, Rene Caccavale-Zambel
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| Byron Diehl, SD'02 (right), accepts the G. Hartzell & Son Clinician Award from Robert Kiger, SD'70, MS'85, professor and chair, periodontics. |
The California Dental Hygienists’ Association Outstanding Leadership,
Kellie McNeil
The Clinician’s Award, Stephanie Sobieski
The Dean’s Award, Amanda Bowker
The Klooster Humanitarian Award, Kellie McNeil
The Middleton Award, Rebecca Todd
The Mitchell Award, Cora Bell
The Research Award: Preethi Dara, Hans Lemky, Ambra Linnenkamp
The Sigma Phi Alpha Award: Amanda Bowker, Joann Grosso, Stephanie Sobieski,
Christen Wells
The Tri-County Dental Hygienists’ Society Award, Liesl Ruhl.
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