Students, staff and faculty honored at 2024 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.
Dental hygiene faculty at the annual Spurgeon Banquet.
The 2024 recipients are as follows:
Dr. Murry Wade Holland and Mrs. Helen Holland Award in Prosthodontic Dentistry:
Savannah Buchanan
Dr. Lynwood C. Turner III and Mrs. Mary Ellison Strother Turner Student Travel Award:
Brennan Harrison
Dr. Mark Hyman Student Travel Award:
Brazil Trip
Dr. Robert E. Tormey, Jr. Memorial Award:
Rachel Maynor
Dr. Ron Strauss Community and International Health Award:
Uganda Trip
Dr. William “Will” Kelly III and Mrs. Casey Kelly Award:
Jessica Smith Mooney
Zane Eargle Jr. Memorial Award:
Oscar Lasserra Salgado
Jim & Alice Ann Kelly Clinical Faculty Award in Honor of Matt Wood:
Dr. Stephen Randall
Kois Center Study Club of North Carolina Award:
Rebecca Porter
Pankey Study Club of Eastern North Carolina Award:
Dr. Savita Gupta
James A. Harrell, Sr. Citizenship and Leadership Award:
Jeanie Chung
The Dr. Richard F. Hunt, Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence in Pre-Doctoral Teaching:
Dr. Don Tyndall
Four Corners Study Club Faculty Mentoring Award:
Dr. Don Tyndall
Lane & Associates Dentistry “We Love to Make You Smile Award”:
Jacob Locklear and Landon Guy
Dr. Rey Carnevale and Dr. Wilson Shoulars Jr. Scholarship:
Christine Sulzer
Hinman Scholars
DDS: Aidee Manzano
Alberta Beat Dolan Scholarship Award
Mariana Alcaraz | Emma Thomas
Linda Paschall Jarvis Memorial Scholarship
Kassandra Manjarrez | Eternity Moore
Priscilla Levine Scholarship
Esmeralda Mundo Rosendo
Markie Wicker Thomas Award
Mackenna Myers | Brooklyn Rushing
The Carolina First Campaign Scholarship
Jessica Torain | Tabitha Richardson
Dental Hygiene Scholarship
Sergio Campanur Leyva
Omicron Kappa Upsilon Alumni Membership
Savannah Buchanan | Briawna Dildy | Jackie Le | Skylar Mcgaughey | Margaret Mcguire | Bruno Segovia-Chumbez | Fatemeh Sayyady | Christine Sulzer | Karen Zhao
Faculty: Dr. Laura Jacox
Honorary: Jennifer Harmon
ASPID: Pinar Adimci Doganci
William S. Kramer Award of Excellence
Dariel Liakhovetski
