Awards

Awards to Medical School faculty and graduating students for the 2002-03 academic year were presented at various spring events, including this year’s commencement ceremony at Crisler Arena.

COMMENCEMENT AWARDS

Senior Year Award
To a junior clinical faculty member who has best upheld the ideals of medical education
Arno K. Kumagai, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine

Patrick John Niland Award
In memory of Patrick John Niland, a member of the Class of 1986 who was killed in an automobile crash, awarded to the senior student who, in the eyes of the graduating class, best exemplifies Niland’s positive, compassionate approach to medicine
Cemal Burak Sozener

FACULTY AWARDS

The American Medical Women’s Association Gender Equity Award
By vote of the Medical School’s student body, for gender fairness and commitment to gender-equal opportunities in medicine
Tamara A. Stein, Ph.D., lecturer in anatomical
sciences

Elizabeth Crosby Award
Selected by the Galens Medical Society for outstanding teaching of medical students in a basic science area
Ameed Raoof, Ph.D., lecturer in anatomical sciences and in cell and developmental biology

Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award
For exemplifying outstanding humanism in medicine
Andrew Flint, M.D., professor of pathology

Kaiser-Permanente Awards for Excellence in Teaching
For dedication to quality teaching and improving the learning experience for each medical student; one award for pre-clinical teaching and one for clinical teaching
N. Cary Engleberg, M.D., professor of internal medicine and of microbiology and immunology
Douglas J. Gelb, M.D., Ph.D., clinical professor of neurology

SENIOR AWARDS

Dean’s Award for Research Excellence
Chosen by faculty for outstanding research contributions during students’ Medical School training
Michael Lee Chuang
Murray Adrian Cotter II

Dean’s Commendation for Excellence in Clinical Skills and the Art of Medicine
For outstanding skills in verbal communication with patients, interviewing, counseling and physical diagnosis
Meredith Evelyn Adams
Dale L. Bixby
Kimberly Ann Candido
Sara Susan Chakel
Tara I-Hsin Chang
Todd Patrick Chassee
Murray Adrian Cotter II
Sean Peter Edwards
Paru P. Kathpalia
Nancy Kim
Yvonne Claire Lee
Andrei Toma Nemoianu
Christopher Gregory Przybycin
Junewai Lee Reoma
Caroline McMillan Schreiber
Stefanie Anne Simmons

George R. DeMuth Medical Scientist Award for Excellence
Awarded to a graduating senior in the Medical Scientist Training Program for outstanding research accomplishments and the qualities desired in the complete physician
Dennis Joseph Hartigan-O’Connor

Ralph M. Gibson Award
Presented to the senior minority student best exemplifying Gibson’s emphasis on academic excellence and concern for minority students
LaToya S. Taylor

Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award
For exemplifying outstanding humanism in medicine
Neal Earl Elkin

Frank E. Robbins Inteflex Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Professional Development
Awarded to the graduate of the Integrated Premedical-Medical Program whose overall record of excellence best exemplifies Inteflex’s goal of educating well-rounded physicians who are compassionate, scientifically competent and socially aware
Joseph Charles Taylor

Andrew J. Zweifler Award for Excellence in Clinical Skills
For consistently demonstrating excellence in patient interactions and physical diagnosis
James N. Azim III

SCHOLASTIC AWARDS

Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation
Presented by the American Women’s Medical Association to women who graduate with academic distinction from medical schools throughout the country
Lisa Shea Allred
Kimberly Ann Candido
Tara I-Hsin Chang
Sara Susan Chakel
Yvonne Claire Lee
Stefanie Anne Simmons

Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Award
Awarded to a woman medical student should she graduate first in her class
Meredith Evelyn Adams

Academic Recognition Awards
Presented to the top five graduates who have consistently excelled throughout their medical education
Meredith Evelyn Adams
Dale L. Bixby
Sean Peter Edwards
Andrei Toma Nemoianu
Stefanie Anne Simmons

Academic Achievement Award
Sponsored by the Medical Center Alumni Society and presented for the highest academic standing in the graduating class
Meredith Evelyn Adams

DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS

Roger A. Berg Prize in Radiology
For outstanding performance in radiology
Jeffrey Russell Flermoen

C. Gardner Child Third Award
For outstanding performance in the junior clerkship, senior electives, and research in surgery
Cheong Jun Lee

Terence C. Davies Award
For clinical and scholarly excellence in family medicine
Michael L. Bruderly

Award for Excellence and Commitment to Women’s Health
Sponsored by the University of Michigan Center of Excellence in Women’s Health Program
Layne Michelle Kumetz

Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award
For outstanding performance in the specialty of emergency medicine
Cemal Burak Sozener

Albert C. Furstenberg Award
For outstanding scholastic, clinical and research performance in otolaryngology
Meredith Evelyn Adams

Edgar A. Kahn Award
For outstanding performance in clinical or laboratory work in neurosurgery
William Christopher Fox
Debbie K. Song

William Dodd Robinson Award
For outstanding performance in the junior medicine clerkship and senior electives in internal medicine
Dale L. Bixby
Kimberly Ann Candido

Eli G. Rochelson Memorial Award
For outstanding performance in pulmonary and critical care medicine
Paru P. Kathpalia

Robert B. Sweet Award
In recognition of the highest achievement and greatest potential in the field of anesthesiology
Thalia Christine Palmer

Harry A. Towsley Award
For outstanding performance in the junior pediatrics clerkship and senior pediatrics elective
Lisa Shea Allred

Raymond W. Waggoner Award
For distinguished performance in psychiatry
Amy Beth Rosinski

J. Robert Willson Award
For outstanding performance in obstetrics and gynecology
Pavna Kartha Brahma