The College presented a new scholarship for the first time this year: the Dr. Steven Burgard Memorial Scholarship. Left to right are the late Dr. Burgard’s 1971 classmates, Dr. James Armstrong and Dr. William Bleecker; scholarship recipient Roxanne Bavarian; Mrs. Maralee Burgard, mother of Dr. Burgard; scholarship recipient Alena Bukhar; and Dean Clark Stanford. Laura Liu, American Institute of Orthodontic Research Award. Anthony Lotesto (D-3), Dr. Samuel J. Cascio Scholarship. Andy Luo, Golden Scaler Award. Syed Majeed, Dr. Kamlesh Amin Scholarship Award, Dr. Gerson Gould & Mr. Sol H. Gould Memorial Scholarship. Selissa Mantas, Dr. Samuel J. Cascio Scholarship. Maksim Montatsky, Dr. Gerson Gould & Mr. Sol H. Gould Memorial Scholarship. Noor Nahhas, Bruce S. and Linda M. Graham Scholarship. Ramanpreet Nanra, Dr. Leslie J. Braun Jr. Award. Parth Nanavati, Dr. Donald L. McElroy Endodontic Award. Norris Navoa, Ann Tschirley Gunatillike Scholarship, Dr. Luz Bondoc Award. Gergana Nikolova, Leo and Wanda Sabien Class of 1955 Scholarship. Nadine Nitisusanta, Dr. Gerald L. Wine Scholarship Award. Keith Patel, Dr. Harry Saxon Scholarship. John Pizarek, Dr. Alan C. Peterson Scholarship, Dr. James R. Havera Scholarship. Syed Rehman, Dr. Lina K. Tharp Memorial Award, Ms. Frances Best Watkins Award, Dr. Kamlesh Amin Scholarship Award.
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Daniel Rosales (D-2), Dr. Edgar D. Gifford Scholarship Award. Spencer Schneider, American Institute of Orthodontic Research Award, the American Association of Oral Biologists. Katie Serrano, North Shore Women Dentists Scholarship Award. Farah Shakir, Dr. Robert Savage Memorial Award, International College of Dentists Student Humanitarian Award. Yost Smith, Dr. Daniel Seldin Award, International Congress of Implantologists Dental Predoctoral Achievement Award. Ewelina Szylkowska, Dr. Jerry F. Balaty Award, DMD Orthodontic Interest Award. Charlene Uy, Ms. Frances Best Watkins Award. Laura Wasek-Throm, Dr. Gerson Gould & Mr. Sol H. Gould Memorial Scholarship. Mark White (D-3), Ms. Frances Best Watkins Award. Mateusz Wietecha, Pierre Fauchard Academy Senior Student Award. Dustin Wylde, Academy of Osseointegration Outstanding Dental Student in Implant Dentistry Award. Two Faculty Golden Apple Awards were given to recipient Dr. Seema Ashrafi, ’93, MS Histology ’94, Periodontics ’99, Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, by the DMD Medicine Class of 2015 and DMD Advanced Standing Class of 2015. Student awards also were given at the Omicron Kappa Upsilon event later that day. Carolyn Cronin received the Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) Dr. Lina B. Tharp Memorial Award.
Allison Gerrans of DENTSPLY and Dean Stanford presented the DENTSPLY Innovations in Implant Therapy Award to Mustafa Alsafi.
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