Each year, as they prepare for commencement and the next step in residency training, the medical school officially welcomes our fourth-year students as WMed alumni and honors the top students from the graduating class during the annual Awards and Alumni Banquet. Faculty are also recognized during the event and honored with awards that are chosen by the students.
Outstanding Student Awards
Annually, each academic department at the medical school selects one or more outstanding students from the graduating class to be awarded on behalf of the department faculty.
- Department of Anesthesiology
- Grant Finlayson, 2018
- Sheila Sullivan, 2018
- Michael Chavarria, 2019
- Jeffrey Friedman, 2019
- Paras Garg, 2020
- Yoad Porat, 2020
- Taylor Tribett, 2021
- Alexander Centala, 2022
- Paul Dudek, 2022
- Amir Feeley, 2023
- Rachel B. Zamihovsky, 2023
- Erica Myrick, 2024
- Patrick Reichhold, 2024
- Department of Biomedical Informatics
- Urvi Savant, Research, 2026
- Catherine Drake, Distinction, 2026
- Amisha Garikipati, Distinction 2027
- Sage Bilsland, Distinction, 2027
- Department of Biomedical Sciences
- Victoria Addis, 2024
- Department of Emergency Medicine
- Jacob Brugger, 2018
- Nathan Whelham, 2019
- Conner Holthaus, 2020
- Joaquin Peralta, 2021
- Kendall Smith, 2022
- Rachel Lea Warchock 2023
- Jessica Ziccarello, 2024
- Department of Family and Community Medicine
- Thu Nguyen, 2018
- Jennifer Kim, 2019
- Jonathan Ericson, 2020
- Stephanie Liu, 2020
- Zackary Cowan, 2021
- Matthew Gray, 2022
- Tracy Lynn Frederick, 2023
- John Bradtke, 2024
- Benjamin Root, 2024
- Department of Medical Ethics, Humanities, and Law
- Emily Josephine Carroll, 2023
- Casey Chmura, 2024
- Yvonne Hojberg, 2024
- Department of Medicine
- Nicole Foley, 2018
- Keegan Colletier, 2019
- Amy Rechenberg, 2019
- William Petro, 2020
- Kyle VanDommelen, 2020
- Nicole Ahmed, 2021
- Casey Fealko, 2022
- Elaine Oldford, 2022
- Hayley Marie Barker, 2023
- Collin Scott Vasseur, 2023
- Catherine Bloch, 2024
- Maxwell Olson, 2024
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Samuel Yost, 2018
- Claire Cameron-Ruetz, 2019
- David Lee, 2019
- Gina Bravata, 2020
- Alysa Hernandez, 2021
- Kelsy Schultz, 2022
- Emma Swayze, 2022
- Andrew Lynch, 2023
- Evelyn Ainsley McWilliams, 2023
- Julita Gongolli, 2024
- Jeanna Yu, 2024
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Michael Behun, 2018
- Evan Kohler, 2019
- Patrick Albright, 2020
- Seth Moffatt, 2021
- Kelsey Suggs, 2022
- Rachel Lynn Tolsma, 2023
- Juliana Overbey, 2024
- Department of Pathology
- Heather Chen, 2018
- Timothy Wysozan, 2018
- Melanie Bourgeau, 2019
- Michael Madrid, 2020
- Kelsey Miller, 2021
- Hailee St. Louis, 2021
- Adrienne Workman, 2022
- Mahmuod Abdeljaber, 2023
- Yvonne Hojberg, 2024
- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
- Grant Finlayson, 2018
- Sheila Sullivan, 2018
- Michael Chavarria, 2019
- Jeffrey Friedman, 2019
- Paras Garg, 2020
- Yoad Porat, 2020
- Taylor Tribett, 2021
- Alexander Centala, 2022
- Paul Dudek, 2022
- Amir Feeley, 2023
- Rachel B. Zamihovsky, 2023
- Erica Myrick, 2024
- Patrick Reichhold, 2024
- Department of Psychiatry
- Olivia Fournier, 2018
- Jamil Khondker, 2020
- Daniel Waters, 2021
- Andy Jan, 2022
- Ka Sam, 2023
- Alena Wurster, 2023
- Tam Doan, 2024
- Sherwin Shabdar, 2024
- Department of Radiology
- Eleanor Yu, 2018
- Peter Hoeksema, 2019
- Benjamin Roush, 2019
- Thomas Duong, 2020
- John Winterholler, 2020
- Tong Li, 2021
- Paul Yousif, 2022
- James Quang Le, 2023
- Mackenna Louis Senti, 2023
- Zachary Dewyer, 2024
- Paul Peso, 2024
- Department of Surgery
- Peter White, 2018
- Samuel Lai, 2019
- Daniel Ferman, 2020
- Jacob Baxter, 2021
- Jesse Chou, 2021
- Gordon Liu, 2022
- Emily Eizabeth Beck, 2023
- Christine Ann Schmitt, 2023
- Peter Awad, 2024
- Chester Gauss IV, 2024
CLEAR Awards
Students in each graduating class select one peer who exemplifies excellence in each area of the medical school's foundational CLEAR mission: Clinician, Leader, Educator, Advocate, and Researcher.
- Clinician Award
- Timothy Truong, 2018
- Nicholas Sweda, 2018
- Kathryn Davis, 2020
- Lucas Rich, 2021
- Matthew Gray, 2022
- Christine C. Maisano, 2023
- John Bradtke, 2024
- Simranjeet Cheema, 2024
- Leader Award
- Kevin Cates, 2018
- Nathan Whelham, 2019
- Kylie Miller, 2020
- Patrick McCreesh III, 2021
- Melissa Pellman, 2022
- Amy Renee Lorber, 2023
- Deep Patel, 2024
- Educator Award
- Arad Abadi, 2018
- Neil Hughes, 2019
- Gina Bravata, 2020
- Mekala Neelakantan, 2021
- Elaine Oldford, 2022
- Mahmuod Abdeljaber, 2023
- Peter Awad, 2024
- Advocate Award
- Ana Villalobos Acosta, 2018
- Grace Catherine-Parikh Walter, 2019
- Gina Bravata, 2020
- Lauren Strzyzewski, 2021
- Claire Tanager, 2021
- Rebecca Reardon-Lochbaum, 2022
- Andrew Lynch, 2023
- Kira Couch, 2024
- Researcher Award
- Jacqueline Dauch, 2018
- Samuel Lai, 2019
- John Winterholler, 2020
- Jesse Chou, 2021
- John "Jack" Dewey, 2022
- Rachael Lynn Tolsma, 2023
- Juliana Overbey, 2024
Honor Society Inductees
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
The Michigan Epsilon chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society at WMed recognizes students who have shown dedication to academia, peer teaching, leadership, humanism, and service. Students become eligible for this honor in their third year, and are selected by faculty who are members of the society.
MD Class of 2025 Inductees
- Hunter Berger
- Kevin Chen
- Samantha Dominguez
- Noelle Fukuda
- Mason Gonzales
- Cassidy Hinton
- Amanda Hunt
- Rachel Kimura
- Sydney Les
- Timothy Mayotte
- Tucker Morris
- Kunal Ranat
- Emma Sand
- Luke Schultz
- Ali Shammout
- Matthew Welter
Resident Class of 2025 Inductees
- Matthew Belardo, MD
- Taylor Cable, MD
- Kyra Folkert, MD
- Kent Grosh, MD
- Maura Holm, DO
- Alec Johnson, DO
- Sarah Khalil, MD
- Shamanthika Shelkay, MD
- Syed Ibed Ali, MD
Faculty Class of 2025 Inductees
- Sravani Alluri, MD
- Susan Bannon, MD
- Ross Driscoll, MD
- Theotonius Gomes, DO
- Nichol Holodick, PhD
- Neil Hughes, MD
- Joshua Mastenbrook, MD
- William Nettleton, MD
- Maria Sheakley, PhD
- Kristi VanDerKolk, MD
- Momoko Yoshimoto, MD, PhD
- Gold Humanism Honor Society
We believe in the importance of developing humanistic future physicians who are dedicated to compassionate, respectful, and empathetic patient care. Students who have exhibited these characteristics while in medical school are inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Students are nominated for this honor in their third year by their peers.
MD Class of 2025 Inductees
- Campbell Brown
- Paulina Cradeur
- Sultan Elhaj
- Marie Freudenburg
- Carlynn Gasser
- Cassidy Hinton
- Tierra Jolly
- Sydney Les
- Nikoli Nickson
- Jeffrey Nosek
- Rosemary Vergara
- Mallory Wright
Scholarship Recipients
- Dean’s Endowed Scholarship
- McKenzie Akers, 2018
- Nathan Whelham, 2019
- Conner Holthaus, 2020
- Seth Moffatt, 2021
- Drew Moss, 2022
- Emily Elizabeth Beck, 2023
- Deep Patel, 2024
- Paul Peso, 2024
- Peter H. Capelli Endowed Scholarship
- Samuel Yost, 2018
- Jordan Fenlon, 2019
- Patrick Albright, 2020
- Joshua White, 2021
- Wei Zhao, 2022
- Robert Dean Kerruish III, 2023
- Simranjeet Cheema, 2024
- James R. Ryan Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship
- Samuel Yost, 2018
- Tyler Gardner, 2019
- William Petro, 2020
- Lucas Rich, 2021
- Elaine Oldford, 2022
- Gina Shoemaker, 2022
- Mahmuod Abdeljaber, 2023
- Maninder Randhawa, 2024
- Dakota De Cecco, 2024
Service Commitment Scholarships
- F. Edward Hébert Armed Forces Health Professions (HPSP) Scholarship
- Samuel Yost, 2018
- Tyler Gardner, 2019
- William Petro, 2020
- Lucas Rich, 2021
- Elaine Oldford, 2022
- Gina Shoemaker, 2022
- Mahmuod Abdeljaber, 2023
- Maninder Randhawa, 2024
- Dakota De Cecco, 2024
- National Health Service Corps Scholarship (NHSC)
- Samuel Yost, 2018
- Tyler Gardner, 2019
- William Petro, 2020
- Lucas Rich, 2021
- Elaine Oldford, 2022
- Gina Shoemaker, 2022
- Mahmuod Abdeljaber, 2023
- Maninder Randhawa, 2024
- Dakota De Cecco, 2024
Faculty Awards
Prior to commencement, each graduating class presents awards to outstanding medical school faculty.
- Outstanding Basic Science Educator, Foundations of Medicine
- Maria Sheakley, PhD: 2018, 2023
- Timothy Bauler, PhD: 2019, 2024
- David Riddle, PhD: 2024
- Jade Woodcock, PhD: 2021, 2025
- Shanna Cole, PharmD: 2022
- Sara Allison, PhD: 2026
- Andromeda Nauli, PhD: 2027
- Outstanding Clinical Science Educator, Foundations of Medicine
- Joel Reinoehl, MD: 2018, 2019
- Lisa Miller, MD: 2020
- Joseph Prahlow, MD: 2021, 2023
- Jeffrey Wilt, MD: 2022, 2027
- C. Gregory Hodgman, MD: 2024
- Theotonius Gomes, DO: 2025
- Cheryl Dickson, MD: 2026
- Outstanding Clinical Science Educator, Clerkship Director
- Samuel Yost, 2018
- Tyler Gardner, 2019
- William Petro, 2020
- Lucas Rich, 2021
- Elaine Oldford, 2022
- Gina Shoemaker, 2022
- Mahmuod Abdeljaber, 2023
- Maninder Randhawa, 2024
- Dakota De Cecco, 2024
- Outstanding Clinical Science Educator, Clinical Faculty
- Anna Hoekstra, MD, MPH: 2018
- Sheldon Maltz, MD: 2019
- Prashant Patel, DO: 2020, 2021
- Mark Loehrke, MD: 2022
- Nicholas J. Helmstetter, MD: 2023
- Sravani Alluri, MD, MS: 2024
- Outstanding Clinical Science Educator, Resident Physician
- David Schutter, MD: 2018
- Jairo Espinosa, MD: 2019
- April Korneli, DO: 2020
- Michelle Peterson, MD: 2021
- Kent Grosh, MD: 2022, 2024
- Ian Thomas Crumm, MD: 2023
- Salman Abdul Majeed, DO: 2024
Distinctions
- Advocacy and Leadership in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Distinction
MD Class of 2023
- Andrew Lynch
MD Class of 2024- Andrew Alfred
- Global and Public Health Distinction
MD Class of 2022
- Rachel Chang
- John Frederick, IV
- Natasha Haris
- Khadijah Hussain
- Winnie Long
- Jeanne Oord
- Rebecca Reardon
- Megan Sandberg
- Kelsy Schultz
- Sorabh Singhal
- Kelsey Suggs
- Lo Tamburro
MD Class of 2023
- Tara Leen Ballouz
- Emily Josephine Carroll
- Elizabeth Lee Schultz Corpuz
- Nolan Timothy Klunder
- Evelyn Ainsley McWilliams
- James Garrison Southard
MD Class of 2024
- Sam Natla
- Vera C. Obinwanne
- Brittany Sullivan
- Seyjil Turpin
- Interprofessional Focus in Community Health Distinction
MD Class of 2022
- Rachel Chang
- Matthew Gray
- Sarah Jo Hogenson
- Elaine Oldford
- Megan Sandberg
- Kelsy Schultz
- Gina Shoemaker
- Lo Tamburro
- Letty Thottathil
MD Class of 2023- Christine C. Maisano
- Medical Ethics, Humanities, and Law Distinction
MD Class of 2023
- Emily Josephine Carroll
- Mfoniso Usen Ekpo
- Sophia Dan Qing He
- Jenelle Hyunji Lee
- Brandon Jacob Llewellyn
- Nirvan Shanker
- Margaret Mary Smith
- James Garrison Southard
MD Class of 2024
- Somer Corbett
- Kira Couch
- Peter Ewing
- Sam Natla
- Joseph A. Willner
- Promoting Excellence in Medical Education Distinction
MD Class of 2024
- Victoria Addis
- Peter Awad
- Benjamin Root
- Simran Singh
- Jonathan Tse
- Well-Being in Medicine Distinction
MD Class of 2022
- Maria Magidenko
- Melissa Pellman
MD Class of 2023- Tracy Lynn Frederick
- Maya Limbu Giaquinta
- Faith Hsu
- Andrew Lynch
- Christine C. Maisano
- Zain Khan Soofi
- Krishna Lee Tiwari
- Raechel Lea Warchock
- Rachel B. Zamihovsky
MD Class of 2024
- Michael Crone
- Peter Ewing
- Natasha Heart
- Joshua McGarry
- Katherine McNally
- Shivani Reddy
- Agnieszka Steiner
- Kathryn Tighe
- Jonathan Tse