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Class of 2026 Commencement and Academic Hooding Ceremony

Medical Student Award Winners

These awards were given to recognize the students' hard work throughout their four years of medical school. They were presented at the 6th Annual Graduation Dinner and Awards Ceremony on May 7, 2026.

Barbara Atkinson Service & Leadership Award

Savannah Schauer

Dean’s Award For Academic Excellence

Reese Krider and Sarah Olin

Excellence in Medical Education Award

Linsey Golding and Henry Krasner

Outstanding Achievement In Research Award

Kenny Do

Outstanding Service To The Community Award

Ronnie Joseph

Outstanding Service To The Community Clinic Award

Shaunicy Knudson

Exemplary Professionalism Award

Justin Atkins and Michelle Zheng

Student Affairs Recognition Award

Mira Dani and Daniel Levine

Gwen Amsrala Memorial Award

Shaunicy Knudson

Outstanding Student in Family and Community Medicine Award

Allen Zhang

Lisa Yao Memorial Scholarship In Family and Community Medicine Award

Justin Atkins

Outstanding Student in Internal Medicine Award

Jeffrey Martin

Outstanding Student in Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics Award

Kaitlin Hock

Outstanding Student in Pediatrics Award

Samantha DiFulvio

Outstanding Student in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Award

Efren Gamez Beltran

Outstanding Student in Surgery Award

Henry Krasner

Faculty Recognition Award Winners

These awards were presented at the 6th Annual Graduation Dinner and Awards Ceremony on May 7, 2026, to recognize the effort, dedication, and hard work faculty dedicated to the Class of 2026 students during their medical school journey.

Outstanding Faculty For Phase I

Rosalie Kalili, MD, Director of Problem Based Learning
Aron Rogers, DO, Family & Community Medicine

Outstanding Clinical Faculty

Kassandra Colletta, MD, Gynecologic Surgery & Obstetrics

Outstanding Resident Teacher

Declan Feery, MD, Surgery
Timothy Shaw, MD, Psychiatry & Behavioral Health

Outstanding Community Faculty

Rita Shah, MD, Pediatrics

Outstanding Clinical Department

Gynecologic Surgery & Obstetrics

Medical Honor Societies' Inductees

Student Inductees
  • Kenny Do
  • Ryan Grinnell
  • Henry Krasner
  • Reese Krider
  • Jeffrey Martin
  • Kaitlin Novotny
  • Sarah Olin
  • Aaron Peterson
  • Axel Rivas
  • Raul Saucedo
  • Allen Zhang
Faculty Inductees
  • Lisa Durette, MD, Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
  • Rebecca Scherr, MD, MPH, Pediatrics
Fellow Inductee
  • Michael Dicaro, MD, Cardiology
Resident Inductees
  • Dustin Dillon, MD, General Surgery
  • Jasmine Dougal, DO, Internal Medicine
  • Jonnby La Guardia, MD, Plastic Surgery
  • Jose Sebastian Lazarte Loayza, MD, Internal Medicine
  • Diana Noori, MD, Family & Community Medicine
  • Ian Ogurek, DO, Internal Medicine
  • Hannah Skendziel, DO, Family & Community Medicine

Student Inductees
  • Mira Dani
  • Samantha DiFulvio
  • Efren Gamez Beltran
  • Linsey Golding
  • Henry Krasner
  • Jeffrey Martin
  • Crysty-Ann Olaco
  • Axel Rivas
  • Savannah Schauer
  • Allen Zhang
Faculty Inductees
  • Lisa Durette, MD, Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
  • James Jabile, MD, Pediatrics
  • Fateh Peera, MD, Pediatrics
  • Aron Rogers, DO, Family & Community Medicine
Resident Inductees
  • Anjali Agrawal, DO, Pediatrics
  • Ashley Davitt, MD, Gynecologic Surgery & Obstetrics
  • Declan Feery, MD, Surgery
  • Preston Hale, MD, Internal Medicine
  • Adam Khattak, DO, Internal Medicine
  • Mary McDonough, MD, Family & Community Medicine
2026 Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award Nominee

Jyoti Desai, MD, Gynecologic Surgery & Obstetrics