2007 Honors and Scholarship Dinner

April 27, 2007

MSUCOM students, faculty and staff spent an evening recognizing the achievements of staff and students with this year's Honors and Scholarship Dinner which was held Thursday, April 19, 2007. In additional to providing financial support, scholarships recognize the hard work and achievements of students.

In addition to scholarships, the Staff Excellence award, which recognizes support staff who provide a welcoming atmosphere, a climate of cooperation, and responsive to the needs of others, and the Student D.O. of the Year Award, which is given to a student based on a competitive essay for educational, campus, community and professional activities, were also awarded at the dinner.

Here are this year's recipients:

Margaret Aguwa, D.O., Endowed Scholarship - Araya Negash
American Osteopathic Foundation Welch Scholars Grants - Christopher Luring and Megan Musicia
Ida & Filomena Amici Endowed Scholarship - Moises Googe
The Blue Care Network of Michigan Endowed Scholarship in Honor of Pedro Rivera, D.O. - Carlos Rico
Dr. James J. Davis Endowed Memorial Scholarship - Reddog Sina

The Phyllis K. and Walter P. Dell Endowed Scholarship - Christine Dugan and Woo Moon
William M. Falls, Ph.D., Endowed Schoarship Fund - Sam Alam
Dr. Elissa Gatlin Scholarship - Christopher Vitale
Loren O. Gettel Scholar Program In Rural Health - Diane Mater
Doris J. Giddey Scholarship Fund - Shawna Mongiat

Gayl M. Godsell-Stytz, D.O., Memorial Endowed Scholarship - Brandi Basket
The Guilfole and Milios Endowed Scholarship - Nina Censoplano
Edgar L. Harden Memorial Scholarship - Brittany Carter and Leah Davis
Roy J. Harvey, D.O., Scholarship Fund - Tina Metropoulos
Glen Hatcher, Jr., D.O., Endowed Scholarship - Jonathan Decker

Dr. Roy A. Hills Endowment Fund Scholarship - Bo Yon Choi
Edward N. Hodges III, J.D., Endowed Scholarship Fund - Haidar Al-Saadi
Ingham County Medical Society Alliance Scholarship Fund - Christopher Alvarado
Ingham County Osteopathic Auxiliary Scholarship - Danial Weber
International Health Enrichment Fund for COM Students - Michelle Doran

The Allen W. Jacobs, D.O., Ph.D., Memorial Scholarship - Shannon Camp
The George M. Kabakovich Trust in Memory of Holly Jean Kabakovich, D.O. - Bradford Whitmer
Dr. Stefan H. Kobiljak, Jr., Scholarship - Linda Assaf, Erica Austin, Jason Beatty, David Knesek, Christopher Luring, and Amanda Trudell
Walter J. Laird Memorial Endowed Scholarship - Sonay Elgammal, Melanie Fox, Jennifer Granger, Shauna Matlen, Meghan Murphy and Heather Scheper
The Miriam Lebenbom-Mansour, D.O., Endowed Scholarship - Michael Oleyar

Paul C. Linnell, M.D., Scholarship Fund - Jonathan Nzoma
Hart Martin Memorial Scholarship Fund - Renee Fornes
Andrew C. Metheson, D.O., Memorial Scholarship - Jeff Frey
Russell C. McCaughan Educational Fund - Sean Neal
Frank J. McDevitt, D.O., Memorial Scholarship Fund - Maha Hassan

Timothy M. McKenna, D.O., Endowed Scholarship - Sean Neal
Michigan Association of Osteopathic Directors and Medical Educators Annual Scholarships Award - Jenifer Jury and Sally Murad
The Michigan Association of Physicians from India Endowed Scholarship for Students of Asian Indian Heritage - Jaspreet Gill, Sudheer Potru and Rajeev Valvani
Michigan Osteopathic College Foundation Scholarship - Andrew Butki, Neil Dalal, Luke DeRoo, Jacqueline Koski, Christopher Moore, and William Tressel
Michigan Osteopathic College Foundation - Raymond Biggs Scholarship - Wendy Miller and Dan Mguyen

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine Alumni Association Scholarship Award - Richard Bryce
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine Non-Resident Student Scholarship - Leela Athalye, Danial Bouchard, Imelda DeVera, Amanda Freschauf, George Friedhoff, Eric Hogan, Brian Ida, Andrea Marshall, Jacob Mong, Nicole Szell, Rick Tobey, Joshua Tucker, Michael Ward and Lisa Wentzloff
Mid-Michigan Medical Society - Salina Baldwin and Zacharia Sheikhden
David R. Neff, D.O., Honarary Endowment in the College of Osteopathic Medicine - Eric Schauberger
NWW Expendable Scholarship - Rachel Rosenbaum

Oakland County Osteopathic Physicians and Friends Endowed Scholarship - Jaimie Chioini
Eugene A. Oliveri, D.O., and Elena A. Oliveri Scholarship Fund - Melissa Wolinski
Amedeo Piccinini Endowment Fund - Elizabeth Vaughan
Riverside Osteopathic Hospital Guild Endowed Scholarship - Faiz Francis
Riverside Osteopathic Hospital Medical Staff Endowed Scholarship - Jenifer Balawender
The Sinai Hosptal Medical Staff Foundation Expendable Scholarship - Katie Keller

John R. Socey, D.O., F.A.C.O.S., Annual Financial Award Scholarship - Samer Elfallal
Robert B. Swiss Endowed Scholarship - Salina Baldwin
Warren Hoover Tavener, D.O., F.A.C.O.S., Memorial Scholarship - Jonathan Steen
Robert L. Young Loan Fund - Jason Beatty, Shannon Camp, Leah Davis, Jeff Frey, Elisabeth Martin, Rachel Rosenbaum, Reddog Sina and Elizabeth Vaughan

College Awards

Staff Excellence Award - Debra Huelga, Statewide Campus System

Student D.O. of the Year Award - Melissa Wolinski