MSUCOM Honors Its Own at
8th Annual Awards Ceremony

June 11, 2003

The College of Osteopathic Medicine hed its eighth annual Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, June 11, 2003. Students, staff and faculty members were honored for their accomplishments during the past year.

The following individuals will be among those honored:

SCHOLARSHIPS WINNERS

Mario Alvarado, Brian Bakofen, Kent Bowden, Nathanael Brady, Michael Brennan, Paulsen Briget,Mac Calder, Sherry Cipriano, Vladimir Cortez, Natalie DeNooyer, Harit Desai, Katie Doepker, Michael Drelles, Karen Estrine, Stanley Forfa, Jeff Gerken, Eryn Hart, Kalpana (Regina) Injety, Roger D. Jackson, Veronica Joseph, Jane Klaes,Yanny Lau, Edward Markman, Elisabeth Martin, Kiranpreet Multani, Jeremy O'Shea, Esteban Ramirez, Julia Rosebush, James Ryan, Robert Selfe, Monica Sharma, Teresa Sobie, Michelle Suppnick, Heather Stamat-Valente, Danielle Tanis, Mia Taormina, Tanisha Toaston, Richard Urbina, Gloria VanKlompenberg, Nader Warra

COLLEGE AWARDS

Achievement in International Health Awards:
Kay Backus, A.A., Institute of International Health; Donald Bartkowski, D.O., Osteopathic Surgical Specialties; Gretchen Birbeck, M.D., Neurology and Ophthalmology and Epidemiology; Brandy Epraim, Class of 2005; Natalie Organek, Neurology and Ophthalmology

College Advisory Council Awards:
Cheryl Doane, D.O., Family and Community Medicine; Janet Eng, D.O., Internal Medicine; Margot Kurtz, Ph.D., Family and Community Medicine; Jayne Martin, D.O., Neurology and Ophthalmology; John Wang, Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Robert Wiseman, Ph.D., Physiology

Diversity:
Dr. Jon Lacey, Office for International Development

Guiding Principles Award:
Lisa Vredevoogd, D.O., Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

Innovation Award:
Gerard Breitzer, D.O., Pediatrics; Robert Zaid, Class of 2005

Student D.O. of the Year Award:
Miriam L. Garcellano, Class of 2005

Staff Excellence Award:
Sherri Balmer, Academic Programs

Dean William Strampel, Briget Paulsen, Hugh Beckman, M.D., Michelle Suppnick, and Samuel Indenbaum, M.D. Drs. Beckman and Indenbaum represent the Sinai Medical Staff Foundation, which sponors the two scholarships won by Ms. Paulsen and Ms. Suppnick.

Just a few of the people honored at the Awards Ceremony: (from left to right) Cheryl Doane, D.O., Richard Urbina and Jon Lacey, Rel.D.