Outstanding Class of 2023 students recognized at awards ceremony
May 18, 2023
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 帝王会所
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鈥檚 Medical Center
Pavithra Kannan
Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center
Kelly Haidar
帝王会所 Health O鈥橞leness Hospital
David Hartman
Southern 帝王会所 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鈥檚 Awards
Athens Campus
Michael Carbone
Dublin Campus
Mark Bugada
Cleveland Campus
Daniel Phillip
Executive Dean鈥檚 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