Congrats, 2020 honors students

 

Academic Honors and Awards

Dental Class of 2020

First Scholastic Honors Gold Medal Winner

• Benjamin Joseph Harvey

Second Scholastic Honors

• Daniel John Ripperger

Third Scholastic Honors

• Emily Grace Danahy

Fourth Scholastic Honors

• Nhayen P. Nguyen

Dental Excellence Track Awards in Research

Gold

• Kevin S. Chan
• Daniel John Ripperger
• Fareed Enzo Ighani

Silver

• Zachary D. Pekar
• Ellen Stice Nauert
• Delton Todd Tatum
• Debbie Tyan Yeh

Bronze

• Jorge A. Gonzales
• Benjamin Joseph Harvey
• Nichaela Danielle Huska
• Andrew Lee Benjamin
• Ryan Alexander Buda
• Rebecca Croy Cunningham
• Brendan Alexander Daugherty
• Salma Haneef
• Clair Diane Erice
• Syeda Fasiha Ali Jafri
• Lana Khazma El-Asha
• Simi Mathur
• Teniola O. Omapariola

 Dental Excellence Track Awards in Service

Gold

• Lauren Edith Rosene
• George Andres Galaz
• Olga Stepanchenko
• Erin Ruiz Medina
• Clair Diane Erice
• Jonathan Geoffrey Swope
• Steven Su Nguyen
• Neusha Ashley Rahmati
• Jennifer Alèmàn Pylant
• Alma Alejandra Garay Romero
• Chris Seungmin Shin
• Laila Waleed Abdeljalil
• Horacio Favela
• Nia E. Beasley
• Nihal Alam Chowdhury
• Riley Bennett Payne

Silver

• Sandya Vanathi Athigaman
• Simi Mathur
• Nhayen P. Nguyen
• Ryan Alexander Buda
• Matthew Dean Hiner
• Emily N. Nitta
• Jason Tri Tran
• Jorge A. Gonzales
• Sarah Beth Jackson
• Syeda Fasiha Ali Jafri
• Leslie Jeane Powell
• Angel Ivan Rivera
• Triston Shaun Baity
• Jaqueline Medina
• Michelle Nguyen
• Trevor Keith Shewski

Bronze

• Oluwaseun Tolulope Allen-Taylor
• Scott Andrew Aduddell
• Megan Elizabeth Chavana
• Salma Haneef
• Maleny Romero
• Delton Todd Tatum
• Precious Adaeze Ude
• Brenda Concepcion Acosta
• Precious Nneka Bieni
• Katelyn Michele Cessna
• Lana Khazma El-Asha
• Fareed Enzo Ighani
• Sameen Kausar Khan
• Adriana Lorena Riojas Soto
• Nida Imran Suleman
• Reagan Rexford Hiner
• Gabrielle Karin Kubas
• Aldo Ronci
• Shayna S. Abie
• Nazanin Abolhasani
• Kevin S. Chan
• Gabriella Noelle Fontes
• Nichaela Danielle Huska
• Kyle Douglas Johnson
• Carly Konzelman
• Kaitlin Alexis Lindell
• Gretchen Lois Lochte
• Nancy Naruemon Nguyen
• Thy Hong Nguyen
• Sarah Davina Reynolds
• Daniel John Ripperger
• Alli Shriti Sarcar
• Emily Alexander Watson
• Debbie Tyan Yeh
• Allison Nicole Yost

Dental Excellence Track Awards in Teaching

Gold

• Ellen Stice Nauert

Bronze

• Oluwaseun Tolulope Allen-Taylor
• Andrew Lee Benjamin
• Lana Khazma El-Asha
• Nhayen P. Nguyen
• Precious Adaeze Ude

Cumulative Dean’s Honor List

• Laila Waleed Abdeljalil
• Shayna S. Abie
• Sandya Vanathi Athigaman
• Brent Tyler Black
• Emily Grace Danahy
• Brendan Alexander Daugherty
• Felipe Gregorio Flores
• Jorge A. Gonzales
• Benjamin Joseph Harvey
• Fareed Enzo Ighani
• Sarah Beth Jackson
• Simi Mathur
• Nhayen P. Nguyen
• Nancy Naruemon Nguyen
• Emily Nicole Nitta
• Neusha Ashley Rahmati
• Daniel John Ripperger
• Olga Stepanchenko
• Jonathan Geoffrey Swope
• Delton Todd Tatum

Dental Hygiene Class of 2020

First Scholastic Honors Gold Medal Winner

• Danielle Nicole Allen

Second Scholastic Honors

• Katie Shea Smith

Third Scholastic Honors

• Lauren Michelle Scott

Cumulative Dean’s Honor List

• Danielle Nicole Allen
• Taylor Lynn Cornuaud
• Daniela Sarai Duarte
• Courtney Marie Fine
• Lauren Michelle Scott
• Katie Shea Smith

Clinical Awards

Dental Class of 2020

Laila Waleed Abdeljalil

• American Academy of Oral Medicine

Shayna S. Abie

• American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Award

Andrew Lee Benjamin

• Southwest Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Award

Ryan Alexander Buda

• International College of Dentists Student Humanitarian Award

Katelyn Michele Cessna

• Quintessence Award for Clinical Achievement in Periodontics

Kevin S. Chan

• American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Outstanding Award
• Dallas Section of the American Association of Dental Research Award
• Pierre Fauchard Academy Award

Roxana Chavez

• American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Award

Emily Grace Danahy

• General Dentistry Program Award

Ethan M. Erwin

• American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Dental Implant Award
• Quintessence Award for Clinical Achievement in Restorative Dentistry
• Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry Award

George Andres Galaz

• Warren Parker Community Dentistry Award

Jorge A. Gonzales

• American Dental Society of Anesthesiology Award
• The Merritt-Parks Award in Periodontology

Tanner Brent Gregory

• General Dentistry Program Award

Benjamin Joseph Harvey

• American Association of Orthodontists Award
• American Equilibration Society Award
• The William and Jessamine Younger Endowed Scholarship in Orthodontics

Fareed Enzo Ighani

• American College of Prosthodontists Award

Christian Diego Lepure

• American Association of Endodontists Award
• American Prosthodontic Society Award

Nhayen P. Nguyen

• Academy of Operative Dentistry Award
• Texas A&M College of Dentistry Alumni Association Dental Student Award

Emily Nicole Nitta

• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Award
• American Academy of Periodontology Award

Chad Robert Packard

• General Dentistry Program Award

Daniel John Ripperger

• International College of Dentists Student Leadership Award
• The Academy of Osseointegration Implant Dentistry Award
• Bernhard Gottlieb Memorial Award in Oral Pathology
• The Dr. D. Lamar Byrd Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Award
• Delta Dental Student Leader Award
• Baylor Oral Health Foundation Centennial Award

Angel Ivan Rivera

• Society for Color and Appearance in Dentistry

Maleny Romero

• Rudolph Hanau Prosthodontic Award

Lauren Edith Rosene

• George Barnes Preventive Dentistry Award                                                                

Jonathan Geoffrey Swope

• American Academy of Implant Dentistry Award

Delton Todd Tatum

• General Dentistry Program Award

Jason Tri Tran

• American Academy of Orofacial Pain Award

Ronald Mauricio Velasquez

• General Dentistry Program Award

Emily Alexander Watson

• American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
• International Congress of Oral Implantologists Award
• Texas Section of the American College of Dentists Outstanding Student Leader Award

Debbie Tyan Yeh

• American Student Dental Association Award of Excellence
• Horace R. Beachum Award in Denture Prosthesis
• Quintessence Award for Research Achievement
• The William and Jessamine Younger Endowed Scholarship in Orthodontics

 

Dental Hygiene Class of 2020

Danielle Nicole Allen

• The Sigma Phi Alpha Dental Hygiene Research Award
• Elected to Sigma Phi Alpha Honorary Scholastic Society
• The Phillip Earle Williams Award

Allie Rebecca Brown

• Geriatric Patient Care Award

Taylor Lynn Cornuaud

• Elected to Sigma Phi Alpha Honorary Scholastic Society

Daniela Sarai Duarte

• Elected to Sigma Phi Alpha Honorary Scholastic Society
• The George B. Clendenin Award

Courtney Marie Fine

• The Sigma Phi Alpha Dental Hygiene Research Award

Malorie Nicole Newton

• The Sigma Phi Alpha Dental Hygiene Research Award

Melanie Elizabeth Patterson

• Texas A&M College of Dentistry Alumni Association Dental Hygiene Student Award

Kimberlynn Nicole Patzold

• Academy of Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities Award

Alexandra Renee Politz

• The Outstanding Patient Management Award
• The Dental Hygiene Student Total Achievement Award
• Baylor Oral Health Foundation Centennial Award

Lauren Michelle Scott

• Community Dentistry and Dental Public Health Award

Katie Shea Smith

• Phi Kappa Phi Gathright Outstanding Junior Award

Abbigale Danielle White

• Academy of Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities Award

Leann Renae Wilson

• Academy of Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities Award

— Kathleen Green Pothier