Dental hygiene students dressed up for their annual awards banquet at Trevisio. Pictured (front, from left) are Deissy Ayala and Sindy Medina; (back row from left) Catina Metting, Lisa Frazer, Mandy Braband, Christine Jenkins, Melissa Alvarez.

UT Dental Branch
School of Dental Hygiene

Award Winners Recognized at Annual Awards Banquet

• Deissy Araceli Ayala: Greater Houston Dental Hygienists' Society Outstanding Community Service Award
• Melissa Alvarez: Colgate Oral Pharmaceutical's Star Award
• Amber Nicole Korenek: Academic Achievement Award
• Jana Kay Mannen: The University of Texas Dental Branch Dental Hygienists' Alumni Association Award
• Patricia Ann Mitchell: Greater Houston Dental Hygienists' Society Outstanding Professional Leadership Award
• Huong Thanh Nguyen: Academic Achievement Award
• Cherri Prilop: Hu-Friedy Clinical Achievement/Golden Scaler Award; Procter and Gamble Preventive Dentistry Award
• Nguyet Minh Toliao: American Association of Public Health Dentistry Award
• Surasawadee Weerachartkul: Johnson and Johnson Listerine Excellence Award

UTDB dental hygiene classmates Huong Nguyen, Phuong Tran, Cherri Prilop and Deissy Ayala enjoy a special moment at the May 9 awards banquet.

Clinical Assistant Professor Margo Melchor, R.D.H. (left) visits with Phil Pierpont, D.D.S., associate dean for student and alumni affairs, and Holly Rice, R.D.H., associate professor, periodontics, at the UTDB dental hygiene awards banquet.