Students move their mortarboard tassels from right to left, signifying graduation. Program; Dr. James Ricker, Managing Partner, Brahms Clinic; and Dr. Michael Santucci, Managing Partner, Mozart Clinic. Dr. Caswell Evans led the Dentist’s Pledge. Response from the DMD Class of 2015 was by Laura Liu, Class President. Carrying the banners during the Recessional were Farah Talib Husain, UIC Banner; Charlene Uy, College banner; and Sundeep Kaur, Graduate College Banner. Several students received special awards at Commencement. Abbas Baiz, American College of Prosthodontists Achievement Award. Roxanne Bavarian, American Academy of
Orofacial Pain Outstanding Senior Award. William Cheng, American Association of Endodontists Student Achievement Award. Jaime Chowaniec, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Certificate of Merit Award. Scott Czarnik, Walter E. Dundon Memorial Award. Ming Ding, Quintessence Award for Research Achievement. Laura Douglas, American Association of Public Health Dentistry Award. Christopher Greenwaldt, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Dental Implant Student Award. Somayeh Jahedi, American Academy of Oral Medicine Certificate of Merit and Award in Oral Medicine, American Association of Public Health Dentistry Award.
Laura Liu, 2015 DMD Class President, spoke on behalf of the graduates.
Graduates Laura Douglas, Toni Elugbadebo, and Andre Garcia of the Urban Health Program. UIC C o l l e g e o f D e n t i s t r y
Maria Karras, American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Dental Senior Student Award. Farhana Khan, Academy of General Dentistry Senior Student Dental Award. Laura Liu, American Association of Orthodontists Award. Marc Manos, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Dental Student Award, Quintessence Award for Clinical Achievement. Parth Nanavati, Academy of Operative Dentistry Outstanding Achievement Award. Justin Schneider, American Academy of Implant Dentistry Award, Whip-Mix Best of the Best h t t p : / / d e n t i s t r y. u i c . e d u
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