On the eve of commencement, as is tradition at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, the Class of 2022’s top students, and the faculty who left the greatest impression on the class, were honored during a ceremony at the school. Known as Awards Day, the event is made possible through the contributions of generous donors.
“While we are proud of all our graduates and our faculty, some of you merit special recognition for exceptional academic achievements and outstanding contributions to the life of the school,” said Amy J. Goldberg, MD, FACS, Interim Dean of the Lewis Katz School of Medicine.at the outset of the Awards Day ceremony.
What follows is a complete list of the students and faculty who were recognized during the May 5 ceremony.
Alpha Omega Alpha Inductees
- Chinaemelum Akpunonu
- Caroline Antonacci
- Hannah Bank
- Roshni Bhat
- Tamsin Board
- Sean Brown
- Juan Cerezo
- Katey Cohen
- Lauren D'Andrea
- Phil Delrosario
- Keri Denson
- Jennifer Eurich
- Stephanie Fagbemi
- Kayla Fresco
- Zachary Fuller
- Mykal Gerald
- Leah Goldberg
- Connor Hartzell
- Tara Holmes
- Meghan Hotz
- Abraham Ifrah
- Dreana Jett
- Briana Kaplunov
- Jeremy Klein
- Christina Lopez
- Randolph Lyde
- Negene McLennon
- Nikita Mokhashi
- Kelsey Muir
- David Posocco
- Sharmaine Ross
- Vered Schwell
- Amber Shelton
- Victoria Spedding
- Morgan Sussman
- Rachel Thomas
- Gena Topper
- Lorena Walker
- Theresa Webster
- Wei Jenny Yang
- Liti Zhang
- Jonathan Zirnheld
The Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductees
- Chinaemelum Akpunonu
- Kayla Alderfer
- Caroline Antonacci
- Awa Bakayoko
- Meera Beedi
- Roshni Bhat
- Sean Brown
- Phil Delrosario
- Keri Denson
- Stephanie Fagbemi
- Jasmin Feliciano
- Soni-Lynn Francois
- Mykal Gerald
- Arianna Ghazanfar
- Leah Goldberg
- Erin Hall
- Kevin Hendrickson
- Tara Holmes
- Nicholas Janigian
- Briana Kaplunov
- Jeremy Klein
- Katie Kwon
- Abigail Lauder
- Ted Lin
- Randolph Lyde
- Rhiannon McGrath
- Sophia Mercadante
- Nikita Mokhashi
- Kelsey Muir
- Philippe Ortiz
- Claire Perez
- Adam Reiss
- Jennifer Schadt
- Amber Shelton
- Ambuj Suri
- Tochi Unegbu-Ogbonna
- Theresa Webster
- Liti Zhang
Faculty Awards
The Mary Deleo Prize
William F. Robinson, DPT, PhD
The Russell and Pearl Moses Memorial Endowed Medical Award
Jared R. Hassler, MD
The Blockley-Osler Award
Courtney Humphrey, MD
The Dr. Henry P. and M. Page Laughlin Award
Alexandra Solosko, DO
Catherine E. Bernardini, DO
Nathaniel Abramson, DO
The Golden Apple Award
Jill Allenbaugh, MD
Anuj Basil, MD
Howard C. Levin, MD
Scott Rawls, PhD
The Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award
Karen Lin, MD, MPH, FACP, DABMA, DABIHM
The Temple University Faculty Research Award
John Elrod, PhD
Student Awards
The John Franklin Huber Award in Anatomy
Kelsey Muir
The Leroy W. Krumperman Award
McKayla Mawn
The Excellence in Dermatology Award
Morgan Sussman
The Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award
Leah Goldberg
The Philadelphia Assembly of Family Physicians Memorial Award
Dreana Jett
The Dr. Joseph Nathan Grossman Prize in Family Medicine
Negene McLennon
Alison Richard
The Edell Family Endowed Prize in Community Medicine
Soni-Lynn Francois
The Mathilde and Louis Soloff Cardiology Prize
Michael Rockman
The Emmanuel M. Weinberger Prizes
Sophia Mercadante, Cardiology
Jeremy Klein, Gastroenterology
Emily Brzana, Infectious Diseases
The Charles H. Kravitz Award in Internal Medicine
Paul Gallina
Tochi Unegbu-Ogbonna
The Thomas M. Durant Prize in Internal Medicine
Rachel Thomas
The Matthew T. Moore Prize in Neurology
Daniel Yusupov
The American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Prize
Daniel Thomas
The Raymond C. Truex Award
Bradley Inman
David Posocco
The Scholar’s Award in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Katie Kwon
The J. Robert Willson Research Award
Alexa Leib
The John W. Lachman Award in Orthopaedic Surgery
Jennifer Eurich
The Bernard J. Ronis and Max L. Ronis in Otolaryngology
Ted Lin
The Angelo DiGeorge Prize for Excellence in Pediatrics
Melanie Simons
The Waldo E. Nelson Prize in Pediatrics
Anthony Bernick
The Mary P. Wiedeman Award
Lindsay Kraus
The O. Spurgeon English Award
Rina Bhalodi
The Dr. Herman Brown Award for Excellence in the Study of the Art and Science of Surgery
Hannah Bank
The Susan and Robert Probst Prize
Liti Zhang
The W. Emory Burnett Prize in Surgery
Megan Hotz
The A. Richard Kendall Award for Excellence in Urology
Srikar Kuppa
The J. Robert Troyer Award
Liti Zhang
The John Fryer Memorial Award
Arianna Ghazanfar
The Bridging the Gaps Scholar
Hannah Sagin
The Center for Urban Bioethics’ Bioethics Community Engagement Award
Mykal Gerald
The Center for Urban Bioethics’ Bioethics Scholar Award
Pablo Gutierrez
The Raemma Paredes Luck Award
Roshni Bhat
Jonathan Zirnheld
The Leslie Squires Compassion in Medicine Award
Natalie Stumpf
The Jerry Zaslow Memorial Award
Hannah Bank
The School of Medicine Service Award
Stephanie Fagbemi
Ambuj Suri
Gena Topper
The Emily Reeves Award for Service
Matthew Asteak
The Manpreet Chohan Endowed Award
Phil Delrosario
Nikita Mokhashi
The Dr. Elliot (Class of 1967) and Susan Menkowitz Award
Leah Goldberg
The Mary Daly Award
Kayla Fresco
Mykal Gerald
The Charles Schnall Alumni Award for Clinical Excellence
Katey Cohen
The Joseph C. Doane Memorial Prize
David Posocco