Celebrating the Class of 2024’s Leading Achievers and Contributors and the Faculty Who Inspired Them
On the eve of commencement, as is tradition at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, the Class of 2024’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, the Marjorie Joy Katz Dean of the Katz School of Medicine.
What follows is a list of the students and faculty recognized during the May 9 ceremony.
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society inductees
Aliza Abezis
Oluwatosin Afolabi
Matthew Blau
Rohan Brebion
Hannah Calvelli
Star Chen
Anne Coyle
Harrison Davis
Jack Dawes
Olivia Duffield
Patricia Dunham
Julia Fink
Lauren Finnell
Ahad Firoz
Ruchir Gupta
Madison Hackley
Gabriel Herbst
Channing Hou
Sean Ide Bolet
Victor Jegede
Esha Kadakia
Christopher Koilor
Minuette Laessig
Susie Lee
Malek Maddah
Julia Marino
Jacob Menzer
Stylianos Monos
Civanni Moss
Chiamaka Ohanenye
Ebunoluwa Olawole
Samantha Panich
Angie Polanco
Kylie Ridley
Lauren Sanchez
Christian Schill
Lindsay Talemal
Jonathan Turovsky
William Worrilow
Steuart Wright
Adelaide Zhao
The Gold Humanism Honor Society inductees
Aliza Abezis
Kate Arner
Almokhtar Bdeir
John Cipriaso
Timothy Delaney
Olivia Duffield
Patricia Dunham
Rachel Fromer
Quinn Harrigan
Norman Harris
Candace Hayes
Gabriel Herbst
Jordan Juarez
Minuette Laessig
Lisa Liu
Malek Maddah
Jason Martinez
Danielle McAuliffe
Kerry McCans
Brendan McShane
Civanni Moss
Eva Munshower
Chidinma Osuagwu
Michael Roll
Erin Russell
Cameron Rutledge
Mary Ann Santucci
Annika Sundlof
Daly Trimble
Byron Udegbe
LeShell Washington
Caroline Westwood
Kathleen Wirshup
William Worrilow
Steuart Wright
Carly Zaladonis
FACULTY AWARDS
The Russell and Pearl Moses Memorial Endowed Medical Award
For excellence in clinical teaching at Temple University Hospital.
Ankita Chatterjee, MD
The Blockley-Osler Award
For excellence in clinical teaching at St. Luke’s University Health Network.
James N. Anasti, MD
The Dr. Henry P. and M. Page Laughlin Award
For excellence in clinical teaching at a Katz School of Medicine clinical affiliate site.
Ashlee Godshalk Ruggles, MD
The Golden Apple Award
Awarded by the Class of 2024 to recognize outstanding teaching, commitment, and enthusiasm in educating Katz School of Medicine medical students.
Rebecca Petre Sullivan, PhD
Scott Rawls, PhD
Noah Levinson, MD
Carly Sokach, MD
The Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award
Presented to a faculty member for distinguished teaching and outstanding service in stimulating and guiding the intellectual development of students.
Anjali Vaidya, MD, FACC, FASE, FACP
The Great Teacher Research Award
Recognizing the interconnections between scholarship and teaching excellence, this award honors a faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to student education.
Robert Bettiker, MD, FACP, MGA
STUDENT AWARDS
The John Franklin Huber Award in Anatomy
Adelaide Zhao
The Raymond C. Truex Award
Jonathan Turovsky
The Leroy W. Krumperman Award
Kyle Perezous
The Excellence in Dermatology Award
Diane Lee
The Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award
Quinn Harrigan
The Philadelphia Assembly of Family Physicians Memorial Award
Erin Russell
The Dr. Joseph Nathan Grossman Prize in Family Medicine
Mikayla Abarian
Kathleen Wirshup
The Edell Family Endowed Prize in Community Medicine
Shreya Thakur
The Mathilde and Louis Soloff Cardiology Prize
Patricia Otero Valdes
The Emmanuel M. Weinberger Prizes
Alec Gaynor
Julia Carp
Olivia Duffield
The Thomas M. Durant Prize in Internal Medicine
Chidinma Osuagwu
The Charles H. Kravitz Award in Internal Medicine
Annika Lai-Mun Wanglee Sundlof
Christine DeAntonis
The Matthew T. Moore Prize in Neurology
Colin Ness
Kate Arner
The American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Prize
Dharani Kotegal
Danielle McAuliffe
The Scholar’s Award in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Halle Nagorsky
The J. Robert Willson Research Award
Simisola Tani-Olugbemi
The John W. Lachman Award in Orthopaedic Surgery
Samantha Panich
The Bernard J. Ronis and Max L. Ronis Prize in Otolaryngology
Victor Jegede
The Angelo DiGeorge Prize for Excellence in Pediatrics
Oscar Dominiguez
The Waldo E. Nelson Prize in Pediatrics
Adina Harris
The Mary P. Wiedeman Award
Michael Lazaropoulos
The O. Spurgeon English Award
Esther Choi
The John Fryer Memorial Award
Gabriel Herbst
The Dr. Herman Brown Award for Excellence in the Study of the Art and Science of Surgery
Jack Lawrence Dawes
The Susan and Robert Probst Prize
Hannah Calvelli
The W. Emory Burnett Prize in Surgery
Jacob Menzer
The A. Richard Kendall Award for Excellence in Urology
Emily Yi-an Ren
The Center for Urban Bioethics’ Bioethics Community Engagement Award
Olivia Duffield
The Center for Bioethics’ Bioethics Scholar Award
Omodele Temitayo Durojaye
The Bridging the Gaps Scholar
Julia Carp
The J. Robert Troyer Award
Sam Levine
The Charles Schnall Alumni Award for Clinical Excellence
Lauren Finnell
The Mary DeLeo Prize
Christian Nathaniel Schill
The Susan and Elliot Menkowitz, MD, (Class of 1967) Award
Civanni Moss
The Raemma Paredes Luck Award
Patricia Dunham
The Jerry Zaslow Memorial Award
Sidnei Newman
The School of Medicine Service Award
Zachary Sokol
Byron Udegbe
The Emily Reeves Award for Service
Eva Munshower
Malek Maddah
The Manpreet Chohan Endowed Award
Aliza Abezis
Michael Roll
The Leslie Squires Compassion in Medicine Award
LeShell Washington
The Mary Daly Award
Chidinma Osuagwu
Christian Nathaniel Schill
The Joseph C. Doane Memorial Prize
Jonathan Turovsky