2023 Senior Awards Ceremony
An annual tradition during graduation week at VCU School of Dentistry, the Senior Awards Ceremony recognizes students who went above and beyond what was expected of them during their time at the school. This year, 54 awards were given honoring students in our Doctorate of Dental Surgery and Dental Hygiene programs.
Please join us in congratulating the following winners:
Division of Dental Hygiene
Irene E. Newman Award
Destiney Coles
Hufriedy Golden Scaler Award
Kelly Vaughan
Community Dental Hygiene Award
Mary Claryns Truz
Clinical Dental Hygiene Award
Marissa Balducci
Colgate Oral Pharmaceutical STAR Award
Hannah Coley
Perseverance Award
Carrie McKinney
Great Richmond Dental Hygiene Association Award
Samantha Richardson
Sigma Phi Alpha Honorary Fraternity Inductees
Marissa Balducci
Logan Rainey
Outstanding SCADHA Member of the Year
Katarina Jones
Virginia Dental Hygienists’ Association Award
Hannah Coley
American Association of Public Health Dentistry – Dental Hygiene Award
Marshall Dixon
Department of Dental Public Health Policy & Community Outreach
Mission of Mercy Awards of Excellence
DH Volunteers – Marshall Dixon & Kelly Vaughan
DDS Volunteers – Carrington Bailey, Firas Sabti, Lindsey Putnam, Bethany Wolpin and Anne Rowe
The Brian D. Stone Memorial Award
Saleh Smadi
Department of Academic Affairs
American Association of Women Dentists Elenor J. Bushee Senior Dental Student Award
Christina Gordon
ASDA Award of Excellence
Quinnie Phan
International College of Dentists’ Humanitarian Award
Najah Lewter
International College of Dentists’ Leadership Award
Joshua McKoy
Department of Endodontics
American Association of Endodontists Award
Alix Kloster Schneider
Department of General Practice
Academy of Dental Materials Awards
Saleh Smadi
Special Care Dentistry Association Award
Amanda Tran
Academy of General Dentistry Senior Student Award
Colin Smith
Academy of Operative Dentistry Award
Marshall Adzima
American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry Award
Zhanna Ali
American Association of Public Health Dentistry – Dental Student Award
Saleh Smadi
Academy of Equilibration Society Award
Melissa Anne Hart
Dr. Francis Merrill Foster, Sr. Award
Jessica McBride
The Quintessence Award for Clinical Restorative Dentistry
Nicole Manfrini
International Digital Dentistry Academy Senior Student Award
Jina Zrik
Oliver Wendell Clough Award
Marko Ilich
Pierre Fauchard Senior Student Award
Quinnie Phan
Excellence in Urgent Care Award
Ronny Khalek
Oral Diagnostic Sciences
American Academy of Oral Medicine Award
Saleh Smadi
American Academy of Orofacial Pain Award
Krishna Goradia
American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology Award
Joanna Scott
American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology
Brett Siegel
Department of Oral Surgery
American Academy of Osseointegration Award
Saleh Smadi
American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons Dental Implant Award
Mohamed Nada
International Congress of Oral Implantologists’ Student Achievement Award
Vlad Shukruta
The Daniel M. Laskin Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Senior Student Award
Joshua McKoy
American Dental Society of Anesthesiology Horace C. Wells Award
Jessica McBride
American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons Dental Student Award
Stuart Hentz
Department of Orthodontics
American Association of Orthodontists Award
Nam Ha
Department of Pediatric Dentistry
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Award
Amanda Tran
Department of Periodontics
F.B. Wiebusch Award for Excellence in Periodontics
Marko Ilich
The Quintessence Award for Clinical Achievement in Periodontics
Joanna Scott
American Academy of Periodontology Award
Matthew Brewer
Department of Prosthodontics
American Academy of Implant Dentistry Award
Latifa Alfahdli
H. Edwin Semler Award
Brett Siegel
The Southeastern Academy of Prosthodontics
Quinnie Phan
Whipmix/Hanau Prosthodontics Award
Adriana Martinez
J. Marvin Reynolds Excellence in Prosthodontics Award
Richard Truong
Hugh Douglas Jr. Award
Marko Ilich
American College of Prosthodontics Achievement Award
Zhanna Ali
Philips Institute for Oral Health Research
The Quintessence Award for Research Achievement
Christina Gordon