2026 Senior Awards Ceremony
An annual tradition during graduation week at VCU School of Dentistry, the Senior Awards Ceremony recognizes our Doctor of Dental Surgery and Dental Hygiene students who went above and beyond what was expected of them during their time at the school.
Please join us in congratulating the following winners:
Division of Dental Hygiene
Irene E. Newman Award
Emily Carico
Hufriedy Golden Scaler Award
Hennd Benabderrazak
Community Dental Hygiene Award
Ashley Gonzalez Martinez
Clinical Dental Hygiene Award
Bryce Watson
Colgate Oral Pharmaceutical STAR Award
Sania Pullen
Perseverance Award
Emily Carico
Great Richmond Dental Hygiene Association Award
Kendall Wiles
Sigma Phi Alpha Honor Society
Sadiksha Bastakoti
Claire Groff
Outstanding SCADHA Member of the Year
Kendall Wiles
Virginia Dental Hygienists’ Association Award
Delaney Nowotarski
American Association of Public Health Dentistry
Jacquelin Calderon
Septodont Local Anesthesia Award
Bryce Watson
Oral Systemic Educator of the Year Award
Delaney Nowotarski
Division of Dental Hygiene Spirit Award
Krishna Indla
Department of Dental Public Health Policy and Community Outreach
Mission of Mercy Award of Excellence
DH Volunteers
Jacquelin Calderon
Izabella Friend
DDS Volunteers
Jacob Dougall
Krystin Potter
Ashley Malone
Sashank Sakamuri
Yash Patel
Hunter Smith
Brittany Spivey
The Brian D. Stone Memorial Award
Lilian Turner
The American Association of Public Health & Dental Public Health Award
Maria Golindano Espanol
Department of Academic Affairs
ASDA Award of Excellence
Benjamin Bloom
International College of Dentists’ Humanitarian Award
Lilian Turner
International College of Dentists’ Leadership Award
Nir Diskin
Department of Endodontics
American Association of Endodontists Award
Lilian Turner
Dentsply Sirona Apex Excellence Award
Samantha Chee
Brasseler USA Student Achievement Award
Sierra Green
Department of Ethics & Community Engagement
ADEA Dr. Jeanne Craig Sinkford Student Leadership Award
Ria Holloman
Department of General Practice
Academy of Dental Materials Awards
Karam Kassir
Special Care Dentistry Association Award
Genesis Alvarado Jimeno
Academy of General Dentistry Senior Student Award
Jacob Dougall
Raghid Krayem
Academy of Operative Dentistry Award
Simon Petrizzi
American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry Award
Maria Golindano Espanol
American Association of Public Health Dentistry
Benjamin Bloom
Academy of Equilibration Society Award
Lilian Turner
Dr. Francis Merrill Foster, Sr. Award
Abdualwahab Alali
Johana Melendez
The Quintessence Award for Clinical Restorative Dentistry
Ashley Malone
International Digital Dentistry Academy Senior Student Award
Vanesa Cardenas Garcia
Oliver Wendell Clough Award
Mustafa Al-Gburi
Pierre Fauchard Senior Student Award
Jenny Nguyen
Excellence in Urgent Care Award
Yash Patel
Oral Diagnostic Sciences
American Academy of Oral Medicine Award
Jillian Faber
American Academy of Orofacial Pain Award
Megan Cuellar
American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology Award
Jared Bergman
American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology Award
Grace Yacura
Department of Oral Surgery
International Congress of Oral Implantologists’ Student Achievement Award
Roniche Wilson
The Daniel M. Laskin Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Senior Student Award
Sashank Sakamuri
American Dental Society of Anesthesiology Horace C. Wells Award
Yash Patel
American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons Dental Student Award
Jared Bergman
Department of Orthodontics
American Association of Orthodontists "Excellence in Orthodontics" Award
Justin Childs
Department of Pediatric Dentistry
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Award
Benjamin Bloom
Department of Periodontics
F.B. Wiebusch Award for Excellence in Periodontics
Ashley Malone
The Quintessence Award for Clinical Achievement in Periodontics
Aisha AlShatti
American Academy of Laser Dentistry Award
Maria Golindano Espanol
American Academy of Periodontology Award
Kaitlyn Reid
Philips Institute for Oral Health Research
The Quintessence Award for Research Achievement
Chloe Eater
Department of Prosthodontics
American Academy of Implant Dentistry Award
Jacob Dougall
Edwin Semler Award
Mallory Hooper
The Southeastern Academy of Prosthodontics
Yaman Allahham
Whipmix/Hanau Prosthodontics Award
Ashley Malone
Dr. J. Marvin Reynolds Excellence in Prosthodontics Scholarship
Emily Groff
Dr. Hugh B. Douglas Jr. Award
Jenny Nguyen
American College of Prosthodontics Achievement Award
Raghid Krayem