GRADUATION AWARDS
Med students recognized at Graduation Awards Ceremony
excellence as well as community service. Twenty-three seniors were recognized with special coins for their service to the military. Among the annual awards presented, the
Students in the graduating Class of 2013 were recognized for their achievements in medical school during a Graduation Awards Ceremony at WVSOM on May 23. President Michael Adelman, D.O., J.D.,
Cody Honl was the recipient of the OPAL PRICE SHARP MEMORIAL AWARD for his dedication to osteopathic medicine.
said that this year’s class represented 36
NEWELL FAMILY MEMORIAL AWARD for an Outstanding Graduate was presented to
different states, with 48 students from
Mark Messmer.
West Virginia. There are 126 graduates going into a primary care residency. “Our school is grateful to be associated with a class like this,” Adelman told the
THE WVSOM ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
graduates.
ROLAND P. SHARP GRADUATE AWARD was created to honor the vision and values of WVSOM’s first president. The award is given to a fourth-year student who exemplifies Dr. Sharp’s ideals of holistic care and humanitarian service. The WVSOM Alumni Association selected:
The ceremony recognized 17 students who graduated with honors along with students who received Psi Sigma Alpha recognition. Psi Sigma Alpha is a National Osteopathic
Women Association Glasgow-Rubin
THE OLEN E. JONES WVSOM FOUNDATION ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD is given to a fourth-year student graduating in the top 10 percent of the class. The WVSOM
Achievement Award and Sigma Sigma
Foundation Board of Directors selected:
Phi, a national osteopathic medicine
William Fredericks
Scholastic Honor Society. Individuals were also recognized with the American Medical
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Jeremy Hampton
