DDS Class of 2012 Senior Awards Banquet: New venue, classic moments
Monday, April 30, 2012 - 12:03pm
As one of the first major events at the new Denton A. Cooley, M.D. and Ralph C. Cooley, D.D.S. University Life Center, the dental Class of 2012’s Senior Awards Banquet introduced a new era for UT School of Dentistry while celebrating the students’ achievements and the friendships that have grown over the past four years. Dean John A. Valenza, DDS ’81, welcomed the students and noted that although the entire school will move to a new building the day after graduation, the Class of 2012 will always have a special tie to the building they helped plan. “There is a part of you and those who came before in that building,” he said. Phil Pierpont, DDS ’77, associate dean for student and alumni affairs, served as emcee throughout the evening, at times becoming emotional as he looked out on the audience of fourth-year dental students, many of whom he met long before they were admitted to UTSD. He encouraged them to be lifelong learners who never settle for “good enough.”
2012 DDS SENIOR AWARDS Academy of Dental Materials Award: Megha Bassi Academy of General Dentistry Senior Student Dental Award: Laura Johnson Schott Academy of Operative Dentistry Award: Lissy John American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry: Christopher Michael Pedlar American Academy of Gold Foil Operators Achievement Award: Travis Glenn Heaton American Association of Public Health Dentistry Recognition Award: Audrey Lynn Moon American Equilibration Society: Zeeshan Barkat Moorani Greater Houston Dental Society Community Dentistry Award: Sierra Hornberger Houston Academy of General Dentistry: Christopher Scott Hoffpauir International College of Dentists Student Leadership Award: Adam Christopher Shisler James L. Rout Award: Erin Elisa Gutierrez Myron Sigler Esthetic Dentistry Award: Richard William Brannock Quintessence Award for Clinical Achievement in Restorative Dentistry: Sonja Calista Bassoo Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry Award: Tammie Marie Thibodeaux Special Care Dentistry Association/Academy of Dentistry for Persons with Disabilities Student Award: Ashley Michelle Smitherman American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Achievement Award: Darren Keith Redman American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Dental Student Award: Carla Joy Matwijecky American Academy of Oral Medicine Certificate of Merit and Award in Oral Medicine: Kenneth Wayne Pagel American Association of Endodontists Student Achievement Award: Stephanie L. Vu American Association of Orthodontists Award: Joshua M. Knowles American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Predoctoral Student Award: Adam C. Shisler UTSD Alumni Association Award: Joshua M. Knowles and Mason McClintock American Academy of Periodontology Dental Student Achievement Award: Laura Schott Quintessence Award for Clinical Achievement in Periodontics: Audrey Lynn Moon Academy of Osseointegration Outstanding Dental Student in Implant Dentistry Award: Audrey Lynn Moon American Academy of Craniofacial Pain Award: William Dean Shattuck American Academy of Implant Dentistry Undergraduate Dental Student Award: Nadia Tahvilian American Academy of Orofacial Pain Outstanding Senior Award: Luke Jameson Seng Dentsply Merit Award in Removable Prosthodontics: Adam C. Shisler Department of Prosthodontics Heinz O. Beck Award of Excellence: Laurie Johnson Schott Hanau Best of the Best Award for Excellence in Prosthodontics: Minh-Triet Vu Dang International Congress of Oral Implantologists/Sullivan-Schein Dental Predoctoral Achievement Award: Lauren Nicole Golden Alpha Omega Certificate of Academic Achievement Award: Laura Johnson Schott American College of Dentists Outstanding Student Leader Award: Audrey Lynn Moon ASDA Award of Excellence: Adam C. Shisler Texas Dental Association Outstanding Senior Award: Adam C. Shisler Delta Dental Student Leadership Award: Zeeshan Barkat Moorani, Laura Johnson Schott, Audrey Lynn Moon, Lissy John Ninth District Dental Society Ethics and Integrity Award: Ashley Michelle Smitherman American Association of Oral Biologists Oral Biology Award: Myduyen Heather Luong Houston Chapter of the American Association of Dental Researchers Award: Alan Lewis Urbach Pierre Fauchard Academy Senior Student Award: Myduyen Heather Luong Quintessence Award for Research Achievement: Myduyen Heather Luong American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Dental Implant Student Award: Christopher Nguyen Thang American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Dental Student Award: Luke Jameson Seng Houston Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Awards: John Hornberger Southwest Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Award: Garrett Welch American Dental Society of Anesthesiology (Horace Wells) Award: Garrett Welch The Academy of Dentistry International Student Servant Leadership Award: Andrew Kyle Nalley James P. Ferguson Award for Excellence in Dental Anatomy: Christopher Nguyen Thang Walter G. Sterling Award: Laura Johnson Schott John Freeman Award for Outstanding Nonclincal Teaching: Ray Koeppen, DDS, MS, MBA, associate professor and chair, Department of Prosthodontics Smooth Operator Award: Henry Arredondo Extreme Couponing Award: Curt Martin HoodRatz Award: Brandon Braud 2012 Babe Award: Megha Bassi "Will Do Labwork for Food" Award: Travis Heaton Silver Fox Award: Eric Broberg Genius Award: Richard Brannock Perfect Attendance Award: Adam Carter (who was absent) |
