Students, Staff and Faculty Honored at the Annual Spurgeon Awards
The Spurgeon Dental Society is the UNC-CH Adams School of Dentistry student governmental body. It promotes the highest professional ideals and standards in preparation for the practice of dentistry and oversees student body organizations.
Spurgeon was founded in 1980 by DDS students. Membership is extended to students currently enrolled in the DDS, dental hygiene and dental assisting programs at the UNC-CH Adams School of Dentistry. Associate membership may be granted to students pursuing advanced dental education.
The organization is named in honor of the late Dr. J.S. Spurgeon of Hillsborough, NC, who is regarded as one of North Carolina’s most outstanding dentists.
The 2023 recipients are as follows:
Academy of Dentistry International Student Servant Leadership Award
George Ilenikhena
Alpha Omega Award
Kameron Drew Tauber
American College of Dentists Student Leadership Award
Danielle Nicholson
DDS Hinman Scholar
Skylar McGaughey
International College of Dentists Student Humanitarian Award
Stephanie Wangerin
International College of Dentists Student Leadership Award
My-Lan Jolie Young
North Carolina Dental Society Student Leader Award (DDS4)
Olivia Nillissen
Pierre Fauchard Academy Junior Student Award
Jasmine Nevil
Pierre Fauchard Academy Senior Student Award
Caroline Allbert
AAWD Eleanor Bushee Award
Elizabeth Kay
ASDA Advocate Award
Kaylee Cutler
ASDA Award of Excellence
Lauren Bunch
ASDA Spotlight Award
Caleb Tinsley, Aaron Johnson
Lane & Associates Family Dentistry “We Love to Make You Smile” Award
Tyson Creech, Rachel Calloway
Dr. Rey Carnevale and Dr. Wilson Shoulars Jr. Scholarship
Jackson Sides
Four Corners Study Club Faculty Mentoring Award
Glenn Reside
James Harrell, Sr. Award for Citizenship and Leadership
Stephanie Wangerin
Kois Center Study Club of North Carolina Award
Elie Abboud
Richard Hunt, Jr. Award for Teaching Excellence
Sumitha Nazar Ahmed
Robert E. Tormey Jr. Memorial Award
Caroline Jennings
Zane Eargle, Jr. Award
Jeanie Chung
Pankey Study Club of North Carolina Scholarship
Dilek Uyan
American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology Award
Rachael Purvis
American Academy of Oral Medicine Graduate Awards
Rachel Calloway
American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons Student Achievement Award
Bradley Blitstein
American Dental Society of Anesthesiology Horace Wells Senior Student Award
Zachary Burk
American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons Dental Implant Student Award
Olivia Nillissen
Hillenbrand-Lupton Student Award
Teagen Vence
Susan P. Foy Award
Caroline Meier
American Association of Orthodontics Senior Dental Student Award
My-Lan Jolie Young
American Association of Public Health Dentistry Award Dental Student Recognition Award for Achievement in Community Dentistry and Dental Public Health
Kamaira Philips
Marvin J. Block Community Dentistry Achievement Award
Mary Margaret Campbell
AAPD Certificate of Merit Predoctoral Student Award
Emily Imes
American Academy of Periodontology Dental Student Award for Achievement
Jackson Sides
Grover C. Hunter Award
Neal Patel
John D. Moriarty Award for Excellence in Clinical Periodontology
Ethan Slater
Quintessence Award for Clinical Achievement in Periodontics
Kamaira Philips
American Association of Endodontists Student Achievement Award
Madeline Malueg
Academy of General Dentistry Award
Will Church, Elayne Shau Wang
Academy of Operative Dentistry Award
Brian Delehanty
American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
Elayne Wang
American College of Prosthodontics Award
Paul Kuta
Monte Miska Award in Fixed Prosthodontics
Caroline Allbert
Southeastern Academy of Prosthodontics Award
Will Church
Dr. Murry Holland and Mrs. Helen Holland Award in Prosthodontic Dentistry
Paul Kuta
Academy of Osseointegration Award
Zachary Burk
American Academy of Implant Dentistry
Maya Vexler
International Congress of Oral Implantologists/Sullivan Schein Award
Olivia Nillissen
Whip Mix “Best of the Best” Award in Prosthodontics
Mustafa Girnary
Alberta Beat Dolan Scholarship Award
Lauren Ryall, Christina Buck
American Association of Public Health Dentistry Dental Hygiene Student Award
Christina Buck
Carolina First Campaign (1)
Jessica Torain, Breanna Foster
Colgate S.T.A.R. Award
Kaitlyn Stasko
Dental Hygiene Alumni Award
Cathy Xaysana, Kamryn Seymour
Dental Hygiene Scholarship
Cathy Xaysana
Eleanor A. Forbes Clinical Achievement Award
Bethany Welch, Mary Cate Kovash
Hu-Friedy Golden Scaler Award
Flor Gaspar-Perez
Linda Paschall Jarvis Memorial Scholarship
Joanna Cipriano, Jazmin Ibarra
Markie Wicker Thomas Award
Ashley Pastrana, Karina Ibarra
Sigma Phi Alpha DH Honor Society
Flor Gaspar-Perez, Sidney Hesmer, Cathy Xaysana, Shahab Siahpoosh
Priscilla Levine Scholarship
Adamaris Reyes
DH1 Staff
Sarah Liebkemann
DH1 Faculty
Jennifer Harmon
DH1 Classmate
Lauren Ryall
DH2 Staff
Tarrl Morley
DH2 Faculty
Roxanne Dsouza
DH2 Classmate
Christina Buck
DDS1 Staff
Tarrl Morley
DDS1 Resident
Fadi Bitar, Sanjay Nandwani
DDS1 Faculty
Mauro Nunes
DDS1 Classmate
Claudia Lemon
DDS2 Staff
Tammy Collins
DDS2 Resident
Jacqueline Massouda
DDS2 Faculty
Wendy Clark
DDS2 Classmate
Bryan Francis
DDS3 Staff
Tarrl Morley
DDS3 Resident
Shadoe Stewart
DDS3 Faculty
Wendy Clark
DDS3 Classmate
Christine Sulzer
DDS4 Staff
Yan Ying Yao
DDS4 Resident
Shadoe Stewart
DDS4 Faculty
Jack King, Steve Randall
DDS4 Classmate
Danielle Nicholson
Dwight Clark Memorial Award (DDS4)
Amanda Swanson
Dwight Clark Memorial Award (DH2)
Cathy Xaysana
AAPHD Dental Hygiene Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Community Dentistry
Adam Clark, Karina Ibarra