Outstanding Class of 2023 students recognized at awards ceremony

A crowded house at Temple-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium cheered on the achievements of the Class of 2023 during the Commencement Awards Ceremony. Students were recognized for leadership, research and more. The award recipients are as follows:

Departmental Awards

Biomedical Sciences Award

Cody Criss

 

Family Practice Award

Danielle Stakes

 

Obstetrics and Gynecology Award

Ariana Cucci

 

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Award

Clare Bacon

 

Pediatrics Award

Carli Sebest

 

Social Medicine Award

Joselyn Hines

 

Global Health Award

Luc Messenger

 

Specialty Medicine Award

Elizabeth Zollos

Clinical Awards

Adena Health System

Grant Huber

 

Central Ohio

Richard Boyd

Mark Bugada

Lauren Spaeth

 

Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Sydney Pence

 

Cleveland Clinical Campus

John Bennison

 

Eastern

Addie Davis

 

Fairfield Medical Center

Raisa Amin

 

Firelands Regional Medical Center

Timothy Spichiger

 

Greater Cleveland

Amber Hunter

Marc Edwards

 

Holzer Health System

Andy Caillet

 

Kettering Health

Ngocminh Truong

 

Memorial Health System

Diana Wheeler

 

Mercy Health St. Rita’s Medical Center

Pavithra Kannan

 

Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center

Kelly Haidar

 

Ohio Health O’Bleness Hospital

David Hartman

 

Southern Ohio Medical Center

Samuel Hankins

 

University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center

Brennan Cull

 

Research Awards

Outstanding Research Award

Anthony Rizzo, Jr.

 

Outstanding Research Award-Dual Degree

Cody Criss

 

Dean’s Awards

Athens Campus

Michael Carbone

 

Dublin Campus

Mark Bugada

 

Cleveland Campus

Daniel Phillip

 

Executive Dean’s Endowed Scholarship

Ciara Amstutz

Kristina Kazimir

Amy Swan-Cooper

 

All-College Awards

Student Doctor of the Year

Mark Bugada

 

Diversity and Inclusion Advocate Award

Joselyn Hines>

 

Osteopathic Leadership and Service Award

Joselyn Hines

 

Dr. Robbin Kirkland Award for Professionalism

Kristina Myers

 

Osteopathic Heritage Award

Clare Bacon

 

>Donna Jone Moritsugu Memorial Award

(Recognizes the spouse or partner of a graduating medical student for their support)

Brett Kinkopf spouse of Christel Kinkopf, D.O.

 

Primary Care Associates

Casey Koth

Chelsea Sadek

Chris Keener

Ciara Amstutz

Clare Bacon

Emma Skerl

Jasmine Long

Mark Bugada

Michael A. Lawless

Sumedha Medicherla