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IN THE COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY

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DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY

Aliya Adams

Lovelace F. Adeniseun

Muhammed I. Ahmed

Nnamelu I. Akunne

Myra Alam

Jonah Albares

Aaliyah K. Anderson

Cambria Nicole Anderson

Morgan Elizabeth Anderson

Ania Jamie Blake

Andrew Boston

Andrew Bynum

Amber Nicole Channer

Keeley L. Cooper

Cecil D. Cray

Roli Dabor

Ariana Danzy

Asjah Dennison

Khodi Dobson

Jessicah B. Ebiringa

Baron Joseph Edmonson

Ayat A. Emam

Diana Farag

Sulan S. Fung

Ashley Garel-Bernard

Sharon George

Jennifer Gibbs

Pallavi Goel

Morghan A. Gray

Genevieve Pierre Greenberg

Tehzeeb Malik Hassan

Timolin Nicole Heacock

RayéAnna O. Hoff

Kenya M. Holley

Munachiso Chiamaka Ifudu

Aislinn Jolicoeur

Irie D. Jones

Mariam W. Kaldas

Kayla Lane-Illescas

Cory Devanta Lewis

Marthe I. Likeng

Nicora J. Long

Amanda D. Madyara

Vanessa Marcellus

Camille Patricia Marques

Morgan Simone Marshall

Flavia Martinez

Danielle A. McGibbon

Ethan Trent Moore

Gianna M. Muse

Nasser G Hepi Ndasi

Edward Allan Neugent

Alexis Jhane Parris

Luis Francisco Perez-Torrealba

Marvin Sinclair Pierre

Morgan Powe

Jordan O. Ralliford

Melanie L. Ransom

Nesredin J. Redi

Husam Ali Rizvi

Dana Sembera

Henny Shelton

Brandon A. Singh

Malaika S. Sohail

Chayanne S. Sookhlall

Ilham M. Spingher

Taylor Spruill

Simone O. St Paul

Sydney Tompkins

Madhuri Uppuluri

Archana Bhavani Vasanth Kumar

Toneia Washington

Destiny Leotha Williams

Darrien Juan Woode

Brelynn D. Wray

CERTIFICATE IN ADVANCED EDUCATION IN GENERAL DENTISTRY

Naga Sai Pranathi Gundimeda, BDS

Elaheh Shafiei Haghshenas, DDS

Humam Alchalabi, BDS

Hanna Lim, DMD

Israa Mohamed, DDS

Wei Wang, DDS

CERTIFICATE IN GENERAL DENTISTRY

Zarmina Ifzal, BDS

CERTIFICATE IN ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

Harry Peoples, DMD

Adetounmi Thomas, DDS

Kaelon Jamal Guillory, DDS

Eithan Edward Why Kyung Lue Chee Lip, DDS

Nana Yaw Boamah-Mensah, DDS

Michelle Denise Brown, DDS

Maham Masud Khan, BDS

CERTIFICATE IN ORTHODONTICS

Adem G. Mahmud, DDS

Tangwan Nganteh, DDS

Racine Blair Desiree Ramanand, DDS

CyVanie Ramkelawan, DDS

CERTIFICATE IN PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

Herbert M. Spann, DDS

Marissa Spruell, DDS

Veritas et Utilitas

Annie Hang Tran, DDS

Established in 1914, Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society (OKU) recognizes excellence in scholarship, character, and potential qualities of future professional growth and attainments. Membership is conferred in a two-step process, first by the student's attainment within the top 20% of a school's graduating class, and then by faculty selection based on qualities including leadership, service, and research, 12% of the graduating students are inducted.

Pi Pi Chapter 2025 Alumni Inductees

Morgan Elizabeth Anderson

Khodi Dobson

Baron Joseph Edmonson

Timolin Nicole Heacock

Gianna M. Muse

Nesredin J. Redi

Henny Shelton

Ilham M. Spingher

Taylor Spruill

Sydney Tompkins

Life Membership Inductee

Presented in recognition of 32 years of membership.

Dr. Arvind Nandedkar

Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society

TO LOVELACE F. ADENISEUN, The Certificate of Recognition is presented to the student who has demonstrated exceptional skills and outstanding dedication in providing the highest standards in Emergency care practices.

TO MOHAMMED I. AHMED, The Certificate of Recognition is presented to the student who has demonstrated exceptional skills and outstanding dedication in providing the highest standards in Emergency care practices.

TO NNAMELU I. AKUNNE, The Community Dentistry Award, for outstanding achievement in Community Dentistry.

TO NNAMELU I. AKUNNE, The American Student Government Association (ASGA) Honor Cords and Certificate, presented at colleges and universities to recognize the Student Ambassador who has demonstrated commendable leadership, commitment to their school, their fellow students, and to the community.

TO NNAMELU I. AKUNNE, The National Dental Association (NDA) Chairman's Award, in recognition of a dental student who has made significant contributions in leadership to SNDA and advances the mission of the NDA by promoting oral health equity among people of color, advocating f or the needs of and mentoring dental students of color, and raising the profile of the profession in our communities.

TO AALIYAH K. ANDERSON, The Certificate of Recognition is presented to the student who has demonstrated exceptional skills and outstanding dedication in providing the highest standards in Emergency care practices.

TO AALIYAH K. ANDERSON, The American Student Government Association (ASGA) Honor Cords and Certificate, presented at colleges and universities to recognize the Student Ambassador who has demonstrated commendable leadership, commitment to their school, their fellow students, and to the community.

TO AALIYAH K. ANDERSON, The Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology Award, given in honor of outstanding performance in Oral Diagnosis and Radiology.

TO CAMBRIA NICOLE ANDERSON, The Washington Dental Studio Award, to the graduating dental student who has demonstrated excellence in esthetic dentistry.

TO CAMBRIA NICOLE ANDERSON, The Northeastern Society of Periodontists Award, a certificate which recognizes an outstanding graduating dental student in the discipline of Periodontics.

TO CAMBRIA NICOLE ANDERSON, The Excellence Endodontics Department Award, a certificate, to the graduating student who has demonstrated a high level of dedication, leadership, humane attributes, and unyielding clinical excellence in Endodontics.

TO CAMBRIA NICOLE ANDERSON, The Certificate of Recognition is presented to the student who has demonstrated exceptional skills and outstanding dedication in providing the highest standards in Emergency care practices.

TO CAMBRIA NICOLE ANDERSON, The Division of General Dentistry Award, to the graduating dental student who has performed admirably across the didactic, pre -clinical, and clinical continuum, demonstrating high knowledge, ability, and professionalism, and exceling in General and Restorative Dentistry.

CLASS OF 2025 HONORS AND AWARDS

TO JENNIFER GIBBS, The Temporomandibular Disorder/Occlusal Appliance Award, to the graduating dental student who has attained excellence in the clinical aspects of TMD/Occlusion in Prosthodontics.

TO PALLAVI GOEL, The Certificate of Recognition is presented to the student who has demonstrated exceptional skills and outstanding dedication in providing the highest standards in Emergency care practices.

TO PALLAVI GOEL, The Quintessence Award in Periodontics, a Certificate of Merit, and a one-year complimentary subscription to Quintessence International, awarded to the graduating dental student who has shown outstanding achievement in Periodontics.

TO PALLAVI GOEL, Academy of General Dentistry Future Leader in General Dentistry Award, selected of having exhibited the greatest interest, knowledge, and proficiency the field of General Dentistry during their senior year.

TO TEHZEEB MALIK HASSAN, The American Student Dental Association Award of Excellence, presented to the graduating dental student who is recognized for a superior level of involvement, leadership and service to peers, school, and community.

TO TIMOLIN NICOLE HEACOCK, The Certificate of Recognition is presented to the student who has demonstrated exceptional skills and outstanding dedication in providing the highest standards in Emergency care practices.

TO TIMOLIN NICOLE HEACOCK, The American Student Government Association (ASGA) Honor Cords and Certificate, presented at colleges and universities to recognize the Student Ambassador who has demonstrated commendable leadership, commitment to their school, their fellow students, and to the community.

TO RAYE’ANNA O. HOFF, The Percy A. Fitzgerald Memorial Award, given by the Department of Prosthodontics, to a graduating dental student who has demonstrated outstanding achievements in Clinical Fixed Prosthodontics.

TO RAYE’ANNA O. HOFF, The American Student Government Association (ASGA) Honor Cords and Certificate, presented at colleges and universities to recognize the Student Ambassador who has demonstrated commendable leadership, commitment to their school, their fellow students, and to the community.

TO KENYA HOLLEY, The Community Dentistry Award, for outstanding achievement in Community Dentistry.

TO KENYA M. HOLLEY, The Howard University College of Dentistry Evening Clinic Award, in recognition of collegiality, leadership, and community spirit.

TO KAYLA LANE-ILLESCAS, The American Student Government Association (ASGA) Honor Cords and Certificate, presented at colleges and universities to recognize the Student Ambassador who has demonstrated commendable leadership, commitment to their school, their fellow students, and to the community.

TO CORY DEVANTA LEWIS, The Certificate of Recognition is presented to the student who has demonstrated exceptional skills and outstanding dedication in providing the highest standards in Emergency care practices.

CLASS OF 2025 HONORS AND AWARDS

TO BRANDON A. SINGH, The Certificate of Recognition is presented to the student who has demonstrated exceptional skills and outstanding dedication to providing the highest standards in Emergency care practices.

TO BRANDON A. SINGH, The American Student Government Association (ASGA) Honor Cords and Certificate, presented at colleges and universities to recognize the Student Ambassador who has demonstrated commendable leadership, commitment to their school, their fellow students, and to the community.

TO BRANDON A SINGH, The Community Dentistry Award, for outstanding achievement in Community Dentistry.

TO BRANDON A SINGH, The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Award (AAOMS), a Certificate, to the graduating dental student with high academic standing and outstanding performance in undergraduate study and clinical training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Anesthesiology.

TO CHAYANNE S. SOOKHLALL, The Dr. Alphonzo Davidson, Sr. Award, given by his family, to the senior, who demonstrated a superior level of competency and commitment to service in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

TO CHAYANNE S. SOOKHLALL, The Certificate of Recognition is presented to the student who has demonstrated exceptional skills and outstanding dedication in providing the highest standards in Emergency care practices.

TO CHAYANNE S. SOOKHLALL, The Washington Dental Studio Award, to the graduating dental student who has demonstrated excellence in esthetic dentistry.

TO CHAYANNE S. SOOKHLALL, The Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology Award, given in honor of outstanding performance in Oral Diagnosis and Radiology.

TO CHAYANNE S. SOOKHLALL, International Congress of Oral Implantologists’ Student Achievement Award, presented to the graduating dental student who has displayed the greatest interest and accomplishment in Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry.

TO ILHAM M. SPINGHER, The Certificate of Recognition is presented to the student who has demonstrated exceptional skills and outstanding dedication to providing the highest standards in Emergency care practices.

TO ILHAM M. SPINGHER, The Dr. E. Preston Lee Award, given by his family, to the senior male student who has demonstrated the greatest proficiency in Operative Dentistry.

TO ILHAM M. SPINGHER, The Quintessence Award for Restorative, a Certificate of Merit, and a one-year complimentary subscription to Quintessence International, awarded to the graduating dental student. who has shown outstanding achievements in Restorative Dentistry.

TO ILHAM M. SPINGHER, The Community Dentistry Award, for outstanding achievement in Community Dentistry.

CLASS OF 2025 HONORS AND AWARDS

TO SYDNEY TOMPKINS, The Brian D. Stone Award is presented annually to an outstanding graduating dental student at each participating U.S. dental school. Recipients embody the mission of the Dental Lifeline Network (DLN) by demonstrating exceptional volunteer service or care for patients with special needs.

TO SYDNEY TOMPKINS, The Georgia Manning-Cox Award for High Achievement in Community Dentistry and Dental Public Health

TO SYDNEY TOMPKINS, The International College of Dentists, Humanitarian Award, presented to the graduating dental student who has demonstrated significant leadership and exemplary character traits when participating in humanitarian service or projects.

TO SYDNEY TOMPKINS, The Dr. E. Preston Lee Award, given by his family, to the senior female student who has demonstrated the greatest proficiency in Operative Dentistry.

TO SYDNEY TOMPKINS, The District of Columbia Dental Society, In recognition for outstanding contributions to the Howard University College of Dentistry Class of 2025.

TO SYDNEY TOMPKINS, An Award of Distinction from the Department of Prosthodontics, given to a graduating dental student who participated in the Senior Prosthodontics Honors Program.

TO SYDNEY TOMPKINS, The American Student Government Association (ASGA) Honor Cords and Certificate, presented at colleges and universities to recognize the Student Ambassador who has demonstrated commendable leadership, commitment to their school, their fellow students, and to the community.

TO TONEIA WASHINGTON, The Dr. H. Norton Duhaney Award in Fixed Prosthodontics, given by the Department members, to the graduating dental student who has consistently exhibited high skills, standards, and perseverance, in addition to a questioning mind for the pursuit of excellence.

TO DARRIEN JUAN WOODE, The Christian Medical Dental Association (CMDA) Helping Hands Award a bronze statue given in recognition of the student healthcare professional who continually glorifies God by delivering care for people while serving with excellence and compassion; exemplifies stellar character and leadership; and advances ethical principles of healthcare both locally and internationally.

TO DARRIEN JUAN WOODE, The American Student Government Association (ASGA) Honor Cords and Certificate, presented at colleges and universities to recognize the Student Ambassador who has demonstrated commendable leadership, commitment to their school, their fellow students, and to the community

TO BRELYNN D. WRAY, Outstanding Service Award, To the senior dental student whose leadership and support of others, through dedication and willingness to sacrifice their time has positively impacted the achievement of their colleagues.

TO BRELYNN D. WRAY, The Certificate of Recognition is presented to the student who has demonstrated exceptional skills and outstanding dedication in providing the highest standards in Emergency care practice