DOC Awards recognize Heritage College students, faculty and staff
Alyssa Ritchie, OMS IV at the Heritage College, Dublin, was named Student D.O. of the Year, and Audrone Biknevicius, Ph.D., associate professor of gross anatomy at the Heritage College, Dublin, received the Brose Award at the 2019 Distinguished Osteopathic Commitment (DOC) Awards. These annual awards, which took place in Athens and Dublin March 25 and in Cleveland April 18, honor students, faculty and staff for their contributions to osteopathic medical education.
Heritage College Student Government Association officers created the Brose Award in 2013 to recognize a faculty or staff member who has served as an outstanding student advocate. It is named for John Brose, D.O., dean emeritus and professor of family medicine.
Other 2019 DOC Award recipients include:
SIGMA SIGMA PHI INSPIRATIONAL OSTEOPATH AWARD (collegewide)
Walter Passarello, D.O. (’95), a family medicine physician with Mercy Health-St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown
OHIO AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC FAMILY PHYSICIANS & DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD
Aiesha Polakampalli, OMS I, Athens
Max Farenwald, OMS II, Dublin
CLINICAL PRECEPTOR OF THE YEAR
Athens
Year 1 – Jill Neff, D.O. (’83)
Year 2 – Eric Miller, D.O.
Cleveland
Year 1 – Ohio Living
Year 2 – Cole Eye Institute - Anasthesia
Dublin
Year 1 – Jake Adams, D.O. (’84)
Year 2 – Paul Paik, D.O. (’08)
OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP AWARD
Athens
Year 1 – Dan Hellmann, OMS I
Year 2 – Tiffany Downs, OMS II
Cleveland
Year 1 – Jasmine Long, OMS I, and Nick Pelz, OMS I
Year 2 – MacKenzie Reese, OMS II
Dublin
Year 1 – Doug Spaeth-Cook, OMS I
Year 2 – Kyle McGrath, OMS II
OUTSTANDING PEER OSTEOPATHIC MENTOR AWARD
Athens
Year 1 – Xavier DiSabato, OMS IV
Year 2 – Sarah Gaston, OMS II
Cleveland
Year 1 – Matthew Wilcox, OMS I
Year 2 – Nathan Katz, OMS II
Dublin
Year 1 – Mark Bugada, OMS I
Year 2 – Mohammed Al-Issa, OMS II
CARE LEADS HERE AWARD
This award is presented to an individual who exemplifies what it means to be kind, caring and collegial.
Athens
Year 1 – Andrew Williams, OMS I
Year 2 – Angela Massoud, OMS II
Cleveland
Year 1 – Sara Zanfardino, OMS I
Year 2 – Shaina Rood, OMS II
Dublin
Year 1 – Mimi Lamantia, OMS I
Year 2 – Pearson Huggins, OMS II
STUDENT ADVOCATE TO ADMINISTRATION OR FACULTY
Athens
Year 1 & 2 – Dubem Obianagha, OMS II
Cleveland
Year 1 – Michaela Woods, OMS I, and Mia Chapman, OMS I
Year 2 – Noor Ramahi, OMS II
Dublin
Year 1 – Patricia Capone, OMS I
Year 2 – Adam Rabe, OMS II
DYNAMIC INDIVIDUAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
Athens
Year 1 – Andrew Williams, OMS I
Year 2 – Kevin Chase, OMS II
Cleveland
Year 1 – Marcus Lowe, OMS I, and Wendy Kuzmishin, OMS I
Year 2 – Joel Manzi, OMS II
Dublin
Year 1 – Eddie Passen, OMS I
Year 2 – Shelby Bridgett, OMS II
STUDENT ORGANIZATION COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARD
Athens
Years 1 & 2 – Future Physicians 4 Patients
Cleveland
Year 1 – Pediatrics Club
Year 2 - Student National Medical Association
Dublin
Year 1 – Dublin Medical Academy
Year 2 – Science Discovery Club – Henry Lewis and Student National Medical Association
STAFF SPOTLIGHT AWARD
Athens
Year 1 – Kathy Pittman, Ph.D.
Year 2 – Pam Henderson, B.S.N.
Cleveland
Year 1 – Sam Baker
Year 2 – Pat Lambert, M.S.N.
Dublin
Year 1 – Pam Dixson
Year 2 – Andrea Brunson
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT AWARD
Athens
Year 1 – Vipin Koshal, D.O. (’01)
Year 2 – Christian Stork, Ph.D.
Cleveland
Year 1 – Andy Chen, Ph.D.
Year 2 – James O’Reilly, Ph.D., and Ron Russ, D.O. (’98)
Dublin
Year 1 – Leah Sheridan, Ph.D.
Year 2 – Becky Code, Ph.D.
RESEARCH MENTOR AWARD
Athens
Year 2 – Elizabeth Beverly, Ph.D.
Cleveland
Year 2 – Sarah Rubin, Ph.D.
Dublin
Year 2 – Zelalem Haile, Ph.D.
OUTSTANDING COURSE TEAM
Athens
Year 2 – Ears, Eyes, Nose & Throat
Cleveland
Year 2 – Ears, Eyes, Nose & Throat
Dublin
Year 2 – Ears, Eyes, Nose & Throat
STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION DISTINGUISHED RECOGNITION
Athens
Year 1 – Michelle Beeson, OMS I, and Buddy Naber, OMS I
Year 2 – Alicia Rodgers, OMS II, and Jon Burns, OMS II
Cleveland
Year 1 – Alexa Schmidt, OMS I
Year 2 – Jamie Freiburger, OMS II, and Abbey Stanec, OMS II
Dublin
Year 1 - Evan Parsley, OMS I
Year 2 – Rich Dowd, OMS II
INCLUSION CHAMPION – STUDENT
Athens
Year 1 – Chris Homsi, OMS I
Year 2 – Samantha Nandyal, OMS II
Cleveland
Year 1 – Mike Arnold, OMS I, and Wendy West, OMS I
Year 2 – Caleb Beachy, OMS II, and Cameron Swofford-Price, OMS II
Dublin
Year 1 – Danielle Owusuwaah, OMS I
Year 2 – Daniel Strawhun, OMS II
INCLUSION CHAMPION – FACULTY/STAFF
Athens
Year 1 – Jane Balbo, D.O. (’07)
Year 2 – Katy Kropf, D.O. (’02)
Cleveland
Years 1 & 2 – Ryan Clopton-Zymler
Dublin
Years 1 &2 – Dan Skinner, Ph.D.
OUTSTANDING SMALL GROUP LEADER
Athens
Year 1 – Frank Horodyski, Ph.D.
Cleveland
Year 1 – Sarah Rubin, Ph.D.
Dublin
Year 1 – Tim Cain, Ph.D.
STUDENT ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
Athens
Student National Medical Association
Cleveland
Radiology Club
Dublin
SAACOFP – Family Medicine Club
TOUCH RECOGNITION
Silver Award for over 50 hours of volunteer service:
Athens
Stephanie Ambach, OMS II
Jonathon Burns, OMS II
Milena Fabry, OMS II
Kathryn Fasoli, OMS II
Caitlin Kelly, OMS III
Mikayla Morrow, OMS II
Nicholas Pochedly, OMS II
Alicia Rodgers, OMS II
Julia Russell, OMS II
Meghan Schulze, OMS II
Evan Tillett, OMS II
Dublin
Taylor Boll, OMS II
Brad Jerew, OMS II
Amogha Krishna, OMS II
Kennedy Ovenseri, OMS II
Zack Ross, OMS II
Brooke Smith, OMS II
Spencer Willette, OMS I
Zak Wiser, OMS I
Cleveland
Charles Doolittle, OMS II
Sarah Holcomb, OMS II
Elsie Ikpot, OMS I
Rajshri Joshi, OMS II
Nathan Katz, OMS II
Mac Kenzie Reece, OMS II
Alexa Schmidt, OMS I
Jordan Vojtush, OMS II
Wendy West, OMS I
Gold Award for 100 or more hours of service:
Athens
Logan Brewer, OMS II
Austin Daly, OMS II
Charles Ebersbacher, OMS IV
Mike Garrison, OMS I
Ashten Gibson, OMS IV
Suzette Grindle, OMS II
Brady Kinsey, OMS II
Emily Mortimer, OMS II
Sonja Porter, OMS IV
Nicholas Racchi, OMS II
Justin York, OMS II
Dublin
Jordan Arends, OMS II
Catherine Davis, OMS II
Hoang Ta, OMS II
Brent Whitehead, OMS II
Cleveland
Paula Jones, OMS II
Joel Manzi, OMS II
Nicole Wagner, OMS II
Platinum (most hours):
Cleveland
Katelyn Bard, OMS II
Dublin
Max Farenwald, OMS II