2011 Omicron Kappa Upsilon Inductees
Editor’s Note: In the Fall 2011 issue of the Penn Dental Journal, the photo and listing of the 2011 OKU inductees was omitted; we are pleased to recognize these alumni in this issue. Penn Dental Medicine’s ETA Chapter of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) National Dental Honor Society held an induction ceremony for the Class of 2011 graduates during the Senior Farewell Dinner held in May 2011. Established to promote and recognize scholarship and character among dental students, the Society selects up to 12 percent of each year’s graduating class from a list of at least the upper 20 percent based on scholarship, exemplary traits of character, and potential qualities of future professional growth. The inductees from the Class of 2011 included: Drs. Syeda BakhLawar, Amanda Mary Bayley, Li-Ping Chew, Alysa Ann Donaldson, Joshua A. Goldfein, Zane Karrer Haider, Jillian Marie Harrison, Ashley Lynn Hebert, Justin Robert Messina, Jacy J. Papasikos,
The 2011 inductees and officers of Penn Dental Medicine’s ETA Chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon.
Alexander Douglas Paul, Scott C. Roemer, Raymond Patrick Shupak, Goth Kwo Fung Siu, and Chun Tan. In addition, Dr. Bekir Karabucak, Associate Professor of Endodontics, was inducted as a dental honorary member, and Pat Heller, Penn Dental Medicine Librarian, was inducted as a non-dental honorary member. OKU also presented the Dr. William S. Kramer Award of
Excellence, given to a rising junior student at the time, who has demonstrated scholarship, character, and the potential promise for advancement of dentistry and service to humanity. The Kramer Award was presented to Marni Glick (D’12).
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