VCOM - Virginia 2016 Yearbook

Class of 2016 Graduate Awards and Recognitions

BIOMEDICAL AND RESEARCH AWARDS Biomedical Distinguished Scholars Jared Dyer Kaitlin Plummer Ryan Spiardi Research Scholars Craig Garofola - The effect of quaternary ammonium compounds on murine axial skeletal development Mana Lazzarotto - Chia Seeds as a Means of Increasing HDL Cholesterol Thomas Taber - Economic impact of fluctuating coal production in counties in Appalachian southwest Virginia Lionel Thomas - Effect of gadolinium-doped cerium oxide nanoparticle in Drosophila and Effect of Cerium oxide nanoparticles in a Drosophila model of stroke. Jenna Warehime - Breast feeding, weaning foods and parasite transmission in infants and children in Honduras MARDEN RESEARCH AWARD IN WOMEN’S HEALTH The Patricia A. Marden Women’s Health Award recognizes excellence in the student development of original research in the area of women’s health. Papers are selected based upon the research and creative effort that are best directed toward advancing the knowledge of practitioners and the health of women. Jenna Warehime STUDENT OF THE REGION AWARD Meredith Borza......................... Eastern Virginia Jennifer Bustamante ............................... Miami Ruth Cho.............................................. Bluefield Mariam Faris ...................................... Salisbury Courtney Farmer............................Clinch Valley Jennifer Harris................................Carilion NRV Jessica Hovancik ........................South Boston Sarah Kollar ..................................Clinch Valley Blake Lowe.............................................Norton

Surgery Jonathan Bryant Andre Cole Michaela Lamonde Thong Nguyen Underserved Care Steven Murphy Sahba Oboudiyat Thuy Pham

Kaitlin Plummer...................................Abingdon Ronald Potocki III...............................Wytheville Blair Ryland .............................. Roanoke Valley Nina Sabzevari ...........Lewis Gale Montgomery Lauren Solometo ..................................Augusta Ryan Spiardi.......................................... Danville Erin Smith.........................................Morganton Emily Staples...................................Fayetteville Kai Turner.............................................Farmville Christopher Waggoner........... EAMC - Alabama

SIGMA SIGMA PHI HONOR SOCIETY

DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR AWARDS

Matthew Allen Meredith Atkins

Family Medicine Steven Foster Craig Garofola Sarah Minter Geriatrics Matthew Allen Hillary Simon Brooke Wehausen Internal Medicine Kaitlin Plummer Gabrielle Lee Sabino Peter P. Staiano

Lauren Bixler Monica Borza Christopher Brancker Meghan Brunswick Jonathan Bryant Andre Cole Theresa Durchhalter Jared Dyer Derek Fikse Kathryn Foutch Zulma Garcia Craig Garofola Melissa Gillen Jennifer Harris Jonathan Hillyard Camille Hodges Katherine Holland Jessica Hovancik Lindsay Kasson Sofia Markee Adam Murphy Matthew O'Reilly Anna Orlando Chelsea Park Cassandra Phillips Kaitlin Plummer Aryn Rooney Macy Rupprecht Gabrielle Sabino Christine Santayana Megan Anton Kelsey Largen Skye Lu

Obstetrics & Gynecology Meredith Atkins

Hillary Simon Laurel Slough Jenna Warehime

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Clay Matthew Hoerig

Sarah Ann Minter Hillary Lynn Simon

Pediatrics Megan Anton Matthew Allen Ronald Potocki III Psychiatry Amar Mukhtar Cassandra Phillips Macy Rupprecht

Asim Shabbir Jordan Shively

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