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Congrats, 2020 honors students

Scholastic winners, awards and dean’s list announced
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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