University of Kansas School of Medicine

Dean's Message

Dear Graduates,

On behalf of the faculty and staff at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, I offer my
sincere congratulations to all our graduates on successfully completing this pivotal phase of
your professional education. The hooding and recognition ceremony today represents the
end of a chapter in your chosen health care field and the beginning of another, full of promise
and possibilities. As you celebrate this occasion, I hope you also reflect on the richness of the
experiences and knowledge that you have gained and the enduring friendships that you have
forged along the way.

We are honored to celebrate 198 M.D. degree candidates from our three campuses in Kansas
City, Salina and Wichita, as well as 109 master’s and Ph.D. degree candidates.

Since our founding in 1905, providing our students with state-of-the-art health sciences
education has been at the core of our mission, and we carry that tradition forward. Our faculty,
staff and students take great pride in the fact that the KU School of Medicine offers innovative
degree programs that optimally prepare future physicians, scientists, researchers, educators
and leaders to make a meaningful impact as they ultimately improve the health of those they
serve.

As you embark on your careers in health and science, I know you will use your exceptional
skills to enrich the lives of your fellow human beings. However, you need to invest time and
energy outside the typical duties of your profession. You must embrace the opportunity to
give back to your community through leadership and service. I am confident that you will find
new and impressive ways to make a difference and change our world for the better.
Congratulations and best wishes for your continued success.

Akinlolu O. Ojo, M.D., Ph.D., MBA
Executive Dean, School of Medicine

Order of Ceremonies

PROCESSIONAL

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
Akinlolu O. Ojo, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, Executive Dean, School of Medicine

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Tammy Peterman, MS, RN, FAAN, President, Kansas City Division and Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Nursing Officer, The University of Kansas Health System

PRESENTATION AND HOODING OF CANDIDATES BY DEGREE PROGRAM

Master of Science in Applied Statistics, Analytics and Data Science
Master of Science in Biostatistics
Doctor of Philosophy in Biostatistics
Master of Science in Clinical Research
Master of Public Health
Master of Health Services Administration
Doctor of Philosophy in Cancer Biology
Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Doctor of Philosophy in Neurosciences
Doctor of Philosophy in Pathology
Doctor of Medicine

ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF HIPPOCRATES
Andrew Pirotte, M.D., Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

CLOSING
Akinlolu O. Ojo

RECESSIONAL

Candidates for Doctoral & Masters Degrees

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED STATISTICS, ANALYTICS AND DATA SCIENCE

Duke Appiah, MPH, Ph.D.
Lubbock, Texas

Marcus Samuel Arellano
Merced, California

Pradnya Bharambe
Redmond, Washington

Helena Blumenau
Highland Park, Illinois

Davette Ceasar
Kansas City, Kansas

Breck Emert
Holton, Kansas

Garth R. Fraga, MSc, M.D.
Mission Hills, Kansas

Lindsey Hornberger
Lawrence, Kansas

Cody Michael Johnson
Lawrence, Kansas

Dennis Kertis
Crescent, Pennsylvania

Robert Casey K. Lindsted
Bel Aire, Kansas

Amelia Murray
Shawnee, Kansas

Tim Nye
Kansas City, Missouri

Sean O’Brien
Lenexa, Kansas

Ketan Parashar
Lake Zurich, Illinois

Fathieh Nedal Qakei
Lee’s Summit, Missouri

Tanner Micah Reece, MS
Topeka, Kansas

Aldina Bruna Righini
Yates Center, Kansas

Joshua Anthony Roche, MA
Upland, California

Ryan Patrick Sheehan
Erie, Pennsylvania

Heeyoun Shin, MA
South Korea

Nicholas D. Stevens
Lawrence, Kansas

Benjamin David Suits
Blaine, Minnesota

Peter J. Wallace
Shawnee, Kansas

Erik Bruce Walton, MA
Richmond, Virginia

Derek D. Zule
Leavenworth, Kansas

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOSTATISTICS

Foyez Ahmmed, MS
Chandpur, Bangladesh

Naima Alam, MS
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Kelechi Anuforo
Olathe, Kansas

Piali Dey Bristi, MS
Sylhet, Bangladesh

Shibo Gao
Dalian, China

Oluwatobiloba Joseph Ige, MA
Esure, Ogun State, Nigeria

Md Tamzid Islam, MS
Jhenaidah, Bangladesh

Stephan Cobby Komladzei, MS
Koforidua, Ghana

Amanda Lyn Pritchard
Reading, Kansas

Mohammod Mahmudur Rahman, MS
Feni, Bangladesh

Olivia Rippee
Kansas City, Missouri

Md Saiful Islam Saif, MS
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Md Robiul Islam Talukder, MS
Barishal, Bangladesh

Lauren E. Yoksh
Olathe, Kansas

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN BIOSTATISTICS

Jonah Kwesi Amponsah, MS
Lawrence, Kansas
Dissertation: Using Explainability to Improve Predictive Modeling Performance

Joshua David Bernal, MS
Kansas City, Kansas
Dissertation: Innovative Bayesian Adaptive Design and Analysis for Cluster Randomized Weight Change Studies

Benjamin Brewer, MS
Huntsville, Alabama
Dissertation: Statistical Methods for Cutoff Estimation under Tree and Umbrella Ordering Settings

Mandeep Kaur, MS
Kansas City, Missouri
Dissertation: The Role of Proteasome Activator-Blm10 and Proteasome Inhibitor-Fub1 in Proteasome Assembly and Function

Shwetha Sreenivasan
Bangalore, India
Dissertation: Interrogating the Extremes of Protein Evolution: Unpacking Effects on Proteins Parameters One Amino Acid Substitution at a Time

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN CANCER BIOLOGY

Luis Manuel Cortez
Kansas City, Missouri
Dissertation: Structural and Biological Effects of Ribonucleotide Insertion into Telomeres

Austin Eades
Durango, Colorado
Dissertation: Investigating Adipocyte Bioenergetics and Dysfunction in Pancreatic Cancer

Harmony Ivanna Saunders
San Diego, California
Dissertation: Molecular Mechanisms of O-GlcNAcylation: Regulating Progesterone Receptor Function and Adipose Tissue Inflammation

Thuc Trac Ly
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
Dissertation: Mechanism of Secretory Autophagosome Trafficking in Head and Neck Cancer-associated Fibroblasts

Richard McKinnon Walsh
Shawnee, Kansas
Dissertation: Investigating Immune Evasion, Metabolism, and Proteomic Trends in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

Kafayat Aderonke Yusuf, MS
Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria
Dissertation: Neutrophils-Dclk1-S Axis in the Regulation of Colitis and Colon Cancer
American Association of Cancer Research AACR-Gilead and Kite Scholar-in-Training Award (2024)
American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) Student Abstract Award (2024)
Biomedical Research Training Program (2023)
Midwest Tumor Microenvironment Young Investigators Award (2022)
KU Cancer Center Research Symposium, Trainee Speaker Award (2024)
KU Cancer Center Research Symposium, Second Place Poster Presentation Award (2024)

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN CELL BIOLOGY AND ANATOMY

Matthew Aaron Kavanaugh
Leawood, Kansas
Dissertation: Alterations of the Post-Translational Modification O-Linked-NAcetylglucosamine in the Pathogenesis of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN MICROBIOLOGY

Bryan Thomas Murphy
Overland Park, Kansas
Dissertation: Harnessing Synthetic CRISPR Systems for the Analysis of Lipoprotein Localization Machinery in Borrelia Burgdorferi

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN MOLECULAR AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Xin Cao Davis
NanChang, China
Dissertation: Ketone Metabolism in Isolated Brain Mitochondria and Its Impacts on Energy Expenditure in Mice

Edziu Martin Franczak
Imperial, Missouri
Dissertation: Estrogenic Regulation of Hepatic Mitochondrial Bioenergetics

Page Marilyn Hayley
Wheaton, Illinois
Dissertation: Reorganization of Ipsilesional Premotor Cortex and Its Cortical Connections Following Ischemic Injury to Primary Motor Cortex

Chelsea Nicole Johnson
Rhome, Texas
Dissertation: Skeletal Muscle Metabolic Alterations in Alzheimer’s Disease
Abstract of Distinction, American Physiology Summit (2024)
Biomedical Research Training Program Fellowship (2022)
Brain Health Training Program T32 Predoctoral Fellowship (2022-2024)
Student Research Forum Crescence E. Meek Excellence Award (2023)
Student Research Forum Second Place Platform Award (2024)

Riley Kathleen Peterson
Nixa, Missouri
Dissertation: The Contribution of a REST Tissue Remodeling Pathway Contributing to Adenomyosis Pathophysiology
Kathleeen M. Osborne Fellowship in Reproductive Physiology (2021-2022)
Cell Biology and Physiology Society President (2023)

Emily Raquel Roberts
Mason, Michigan
Dissertation: The Role of PRICKLE1 in the Regulation of Uterine Structure and Physiology
Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship (2020-2024)

Kevin Schwartze
Overland Park, Kansas
Dissertation: Motor Encoding and Execution of Precision Reaching: A Study of Initial and Corrective Submovements

Ananya Nidamangala Srinivasa
Chennai, India
Dissertation: Functional and Evolutionary Constraints of wtf Killer Meiotic Drivers

Jordan Trant
Batesville, Arkansas
Dissertation: Na,K-ATPase Signaling in Cyst Progression in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN NEUROSCIENCES

Leena Kader
Berlin, Connecticut
Dissertation: Investigating the Bidirectional Impact of Host-Gene and Microbiome Alterations in a Pre-clinical Model of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Colton Ray Lysaker
Galesville, Wisconsin
Dissertation: Genetic and Lifestyle Factors in Liver-Brain Metabolism and Alzheimer’s Disease
Brain Health Training Program T32
Predoctoral Fellow (2022-2024)

Rena McDonald
Chanute, Kansas
Dissertation: TIMP-1 as a Modulator of Inflammatory Pain

Tara Elizabeth McQuillan
Leavenworth, Kansas
Dissertation: Assessing the Role of Early Life Stress and Exercise on Chronic Pain and Cognitive Performance: A Hippocampal Lens

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PATHOLOGY

Benjamin Kettering Gibbs
Arilington, Virginia
Dissertation: Targeting KIF11 and KIF15 in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: A Novel Approach to Overcoming Chemotherapy Resistance

Ashley LeAnn Tetlow, MS
Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Dissertation: Extracellular Vesicle-Associated MicroRNA as a Noninvasive Diagnostic Biomarker for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
OVERRUN Ovarian Cancer Foundation Graduate Fellow (2021)

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN TOXICOLOGY

Allen Chen
Tenafly, New Jersey
Dissertation: The Role of TMEM41B in VLDL Secretion and the Development and Progression of MASLD

Cecilia Estefania Villanueva
Hutchinson, Kansas
Dissertation: Identifying and Characterizing Palmitoylation of the Organic Anion Transporting Polypeptides (OATP) 1B1 and 1B3

Candidates for the Degree Doctor of Medicine

Sarah Elizabeth Adkins, MEd
Weston, Missouri
General Surgery
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas
Patricia A. Thomas, M.D. - Rise Up Award

Salvador Aguirre
Mexico City, Mexico
General Surgery
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Jadesola Valentina Akinwuntan
Augusta, Georgia
Medicine-Preliminary
JHME-Jefferson Einstein
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dermatology
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan

Farouk Alabed, MBA
Overland Park, Kansas
Internal Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Jose Lorenzo Deveza Alaras, MPH
Topeka, Kansas
Emergency Medicine
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Haley Rose Albers
Cheney, Kansas
Family Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas
P.G. Czarlinsky Award

Iheanyi Amadi, MA
Overland Park, Kansas
Neurology
Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Phoenix, Arizona

Paul Stephen Amstutz
Wichita, Kansas
Emergency Medicine
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
Rochester, Minnesota

Camila Alejandra Aponte
Olathe, Kansas
Internal Medicine
Mountain Area Health Education Center
Asheville, North Carolina

Karleigh Marie Arndt
Fort Scott, Kansas
Family Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Pittsburg, Kansas

Ryan Andrew Asauskas
Claremore, Oklahoma
Family Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas

Tuqa Summer Asedi
Overland Park, Kansas
Neurology
Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio
Perseverance Award

Matthew William Bagby
Overland Park, Kansas
Medicine-Preliminary
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas
Diagnostic Radiology
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Sarah Lamat Baghdadi
Overland Park, Kansas
Internal Medicine
SSM Health/St. Louis University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri

Azeez Abdul Ghaffar Baig
Leawood, Kansas
Internal Medicine
University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals
Seattle, Washington

Matthew Ravi Bajaj
Wichita, Kansas
Internal Medicine
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Tampa, Florida

Orion Christopher Battaglia
Pittsburg, Kansas
Family Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Salina, Kansas

Emily Anne Beaver
Wichita, Kansas
Family Medicine
ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Waukesha, Wisconsin

Stasha Brieanne Beermann
Olathe, Kansas
Internal Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Braden Timothy Best
Kansas City, Kansas
Emergency Medicine
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri

Emily Lynne Bette
Wichita, Kansas
Family Medicine
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Kansas City, Missouri

Clara Elizabeth Bing-Bauer
Overland Park, Kansas
Psychiatry
Creighton University School of Medicine
Omaha, Nebraska

Mia Jalee Birney
Sublette, Kansas
Neurological Surgery
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Temple, Texas

Chase Mitchell Boatwright
Kansas City, Kansas
Emergency Medicine
Kansas City University GME Consortium
Joplin, Missouri

Cassidy Ann Bowen
Madison, Kansas
Family Medicine
John Peter Smith Hospital
Fort Worth, Texas

Claire Elizabeth Brady
Overland Park, Kansas
Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
Rochester, Minnesota

William Barry Brautman
Leawood, Kansas
Emergency Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Diamond Monique Brunt
Wichita, Kansas
Diagnostic Radiology
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Maci Alexa Carlson
Rose Hill, Kansas
Emergency Medicine
Northwestern McGaw/NMH/VA
Chicago, Illinois
Merck Manual Award for Academic Excellence

Ariana Jane Cecil
Leawood, Kansas
Medicine-Preliminary
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas
Dermatology
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Joy Chang
Olathe, Kansas
Anesthesiology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska
Janet M. Glasgow Rubin Certificate of Achievement

Muhammed Bahadir Ciftci
Sivas, Turkey
Pediatrics
University of Florida College of Medicine-
Shands Hospital
Gainesville, Florida

Dawson Lane Clark
Great Bend, Kansas
Family Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas
Family Medicine Award

Alexandria Jane Cockrell, Ph.D.
Odessa, Missouri
Pediatrics
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri
Kyle Lee Gratny Memorial Award

Hannah Rae Coggeshall
Wichita, Kansas
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Janet M. Glasgow-Rubin Certificate of Achievement

Lucas Lee Comfort
Salina, Kansas
Internal Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Kalyn Deanna Compton
Wichita, Kansas
Emergency Medicine
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
Rochester, Minnesota

Kaylyn Taylor Coons
Burlington, Kansas
Family Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas

Alexandra Marie Corns, MLS
Wichita, Kansas
Emergency Medicine
Carl Darnall Army Medical Center
Killeen, Texas
Janet M. Glasgow-Rubin Certificate of Achievement
Merck Manual Award for Academic Excellence

Vaughn Davis Craddock
Wichita, Kansas
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio

Shreeya Dalla
Wichita, Kansas
Ophthalmology
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Hannah Shanti David, MPH
Olathe, Kansas
Medicine-Preliminary
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas
Ophthalmology
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas
Outstanding Medical Student in Ophthalmology

Aspin Riley Denson
Arkansas City, Kansas
Neurology
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Juan Jose Diaz Rucco
Sunrise, Florida
Medicine-Preliminary
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas
Diagnostic Radiology
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Hayley Moore Ditmars
Spring Hill, Kansas
Surgery-Preliminary
University Hospitals
Columbia, Missouri

Danica Lynn Dodd
Overland Park, Kansas
Internal Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Nicholas Steven Dombrowski
Junction City, Kansas
Family Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Rachel Alexis Dukes
Overland Park, Kansas
Anesthesiology
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Mackenzie Thornton Dunfield
Leawood, Kansas
General Surgery
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Shelby Lynn Durler
Spearville, Kansas
Emergency Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas
Janet M. Glasgow-Rubin Certificate of Achievement
Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award
Willard J. Smith Award

Rebekah Elizabeth Omarkhail Elliott
Yazoo City, Mississippi
Family Medicine
AdventHealth Florida
Wesley Chapel, Florida

Tyler Thomas Elmendorf
Leawood, Kansas
Anesthesiology
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina

Faith Marie Ericson
Logan, Kansas
Family Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas

William Ray Ervin
Junction City, Kansas
Family Medicine
University of Utah Health
Salt Lake City, Utah

Henry Salvador Escobar
Junction City, Kansas
Family Medicine
Mercy Medical Center
Des Moines, Iowa

Kylee Gayle Evans
Scott City, Kansas
Obstetrics and Gynecology
HCA Healthcare Kansas City
Overland Park, Kansas

Olivia Leonora Federico
Wichita, Kansas
Family Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Spencer Mitchell Finkbiner
Tonganoxie, Kansas
Internal Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas
Daniel Joseph Stechschulte, Sr, M.D. Award

Benjamin David Fischer
Fort Scott, Kansas
Family Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas

Manon Marie Fisher, MPH
Norman, Oklahoma
Pediatrics
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri

Emma Grace Francis
Topeka, Kansas
Internal Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Janet M. Glasgow-Rubin Certificate of Achievement
The Gerald R. Kerby, M.D. Award

John Neenan Franke
Kansas City, Missouri
Anesthesiology
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York

Chance Sawyer Friesen
Kansas City, Kansas
Emergency Medicine
St. John’s Riverside Hospital
Yonkers, New York

Manuel Dean Garcia
Wichita, Kansas
Family Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas

Nathanael Joseph Garcia
Olathe, Kansas
Emergency Medicine
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Austin Mitchell Gartner
Wichita, Kansas
Family Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Jason W. Gilchrist
Rose Hill, Kansas
Family Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas

Marion Anne Gillcrist, MS
Overland Park, Kansas
Medicine-Preliminary
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland

Rachel Mary Glein
Los Altos, California
Internal Medicine
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California

Mahgol Golshani
Overland Park, Kansas
Urology
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Jack William Gorham
Bedford, New Hampshire
Emergency Medicine
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire

Dillon James Grantham
Overland Park, Kansas
Internal Medicine Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

Connor Angell Guthridge
Wichita, Kansas
Anesthesiology
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas
Robert H. Robinson, M.D. Award

Morgan P. Hamersky
Berryton, Kansas
Neurology
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Cody Austin Heskett
Studley, Kansas
Neurological Surgery
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

William Samuel Hesse
Topeka, Kansas
Neurology
University of South Dakota
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Hunter Thomas Hiegert
Topeka, Kansas
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
The Advocacy Award
The Russell Holcomb, M.D. Award

Ryan Isaac Higginbotham
Pittsburg, Kansas
General Surgery
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas

Simon Joseph Higginbotham
Pittsburg, Kansas
General Surgery
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas

Jake D. Hill
Home, Kansas
Pathology
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ivan Damjanov, M.D., Ph.D. Student Award in Pathology

Matthew Hoang
Wichita, Kansas
Internal Medicine
SSM Health/St. Louis University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri

Jacob Gregory Hodge, Ph.D.
Shawnee, Kansas
Internal Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Elizabeth Ann Holmes
Overland Park, Kansas
Family Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Peter Hieu Huynh
Wichita, Kansas
Internal Medicine
HCA Healthcare Kansas City
Overland Park, Kansas

Yuto Iwakuma
Beppu, Oita, Japan
Family Medicine
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Andrew Mitchell Jones
Hebron, Kentucky
Pathology
Creighton University School of Medicine
Omaha, Nebraska

Benjamin Wadlington Jones
Hebron, Kentucky
Internal Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas
The Advocacy Award

Cierra Dawn Kahrs
Clifton, Kansas
Internal Medicine
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Madison, Wisconsin
Excellence in Geriatric Medicine

Aroog Khaliq
Overland Park, Kansas
Internal Medicine
HCA Healthcare Kansas City
Overland Park, Kansas

Shamir Ali Khan
Wichita, Kansas
Ophthalmology
University of Arkansas College of Medicine
Little Rock, Arkansas

Kirsten Alexandria Haworth King
Andover, Kansas
Pediatrics
University of Tennessee Health ScienceCenter
Memphis, Tennessee

Sarah Michele King
Prairie Village, Kansas
Otolaryngology
University of California Irvine Medical Center
Orange, California

Sarah Elizabeth Knisely
Overland Park, Kansas
Pediatrics
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri

Taylor Louisa Ann Knowles
Burlington, Kansas
Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Alexandra Rose Koehler
Leawood, Kansas
Psychiatry
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, Texas

Jack Christopher Kovarik
Prairie Village, Kansas
Anesthesiology
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas
Karl E. Becker, Jr., M.D. Award

Natasha Lynn LaGrega
Leawood, Kansas
Family Medicine
University Hospitals
Columbia, Missouri

Joshua Kenneth Lawton
Wichita, Kansas
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Peoria, Illinois

Kevin Doan Le
Wichita, Kansas
Medicine-Preliminary
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas
Interventional Radiology-Integrated
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Sophia Marie Leonard, MPH
Wichita, Kansas
Family Medicine
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
Martinez, California
Compassion Award
The Don Carlos Guffey Award
The Matthew Freeman Award in Social Justice

George Wilford Letner
Baldwin City, Kansas
Family Medicine
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
La Crosse, Wisconsin
James G Price Award for Excellence in Family Medicine

Kevin H. Li
Leawood, Kansas
Neurology
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Susan Li
Leawood, Kansas
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
MedStar National Rehab Hospital
Washington, District of Columbia
Best Paper in Psychiatry

Ashlyn J. Lipnicky, MPH
Kansas City, Kansas
Surgery-Preliminary
SSM Health/St. Louis University
School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
The Don Carlos Guffey Award

Jonathan Andrew Liu
Wichita, Kansas
Internal Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas
Donna E. Sweet, M.D. Excellence in Internal
Medicine Student Award
Mahlon H. Delp, M.D., MACP Student Award

William Wei Liu
Overland Park, Kansas
Neurology
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Emerson Grace Logan
Olathe, Kansas
Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Loveland Scholar Award

Simon Longhi, JD
Shawnee, Kansas
Psychiatry
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, Colorado

Vanessa Stelter Loomis
Garbenteich, Germany
Family Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas
Janney Family Award in Physical Diagnosis Rural Medicine Award

Nicholas James Lowe
Overland Park, Kansas
Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Lieu Nguyen Lowrie
Olathe, Kansas
Ophthalmology - Research Fellowship
Moran Eye Institute
Salt Lake City, Utah

Muriel Ann Louise Lund
Overland Park, Kansas
General Surgery
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas

Andrew Ross Luzania
Shawnee, Kansas
Psychiatry
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas
The OSE Personal Perseverance Award

Natalie Mae Lysinger
Gardner, Kansas
Child Neurology
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri

Liam Patrick Magathan
Meriden, Kansas
Psychiatry
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Maggie Anne Malmberg
Phillipsburg, Kansas
Pediatrics
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska
Janney Family Award in Physical Diagnosis

Payton Avery Markley
Hays, Kansas
Internal Medicine
St. Joseph Hospital - SCL Health
Denver, Colorado

Katherine Anne Martin, MS
San Diego, California
Pediatrics
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri
Dr. Louise de Schweinitz Award

Maddy Marie Mash
Wichita, Kansas
General Surgery
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas

Colin Michael McCue
Wichita, Kansas
Medicine-Preliminary
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas

Rylie Hess McIntosh
Burlington, Kansas
Family Medicine
HonorHealth
Scottsdale, Arizona

Grace Ellen Merchant
Overland Park, Kansas
Urology
State University of New York
Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York

Abbey LeeAnn Michel
Leoti, Kansas
Family Medicine
Waco Family Medicine Institute
Waco, Texas
Distinguished George E. “Ned” Burket, M.D. Family and Community Medicine Award

Kale Gregory Mills
Clearwater, Kansas
Otolaryngology
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville, Kentucky
Merck Manual Award for Academic Excellence

Luisa Moncada Lopez
Derby, Kansas
Internal Medicine
Prisma Health - University of South Carolina
Greenville, South Carolina

Carter Jay Moravek
Overland Park, Kansas
Internal Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Olathe, Kansas

Nazeen Sara Morelli, MS
Leawood, Kansas
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Kansas City, Missouri
Drs. Richard and Diana Guthrie Award for Excellence in Pediatrics

Kavya Nataraj
Olathe, Kansas
Family Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Lenna Ladan Nikravan
Leawood, Kansas
Diagnostic Radiology
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa

Amukta Malyada Nuney
Overland Park, Kansas
Internal Medicine
ISMMS Mount Sinai Morningside-West
New York, New York

Liana Olivia Ochoa
Kansas City, Kansas
Emergency Medicine
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Portsmouth, Virginia

Samuel James Ockerhausen
Olathe, Kansas
Family Medicine
Offutt Air Force Base
Omaha, Nebraska

Mackenzie Taylor O’Donnell
Easton, Kansas
Otolaryngology
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
Madison, Wisconsin

Ellie Kate Onstott, MA
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Pediatrics
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri

Sarani Girija Pachalla
Leawood, Kansas
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Janet M. Glasgow-Rubin Certificate of Achievement

Avery Sean Pardue
Olathe, Kansas
Family Medicine
St. Joseph Hospital - SCL Health
Denver, Colorado

Riya Parikh
Overland Park, Kansas
Internal Medicine
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Madison, Wisconsin

Ojas Kirit Patel, Ph.D.
Overland Park, Kansas

Janae Marie Pauly
Conway Springs, Kansas
Urology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Joseph Patrick Penn
Overland Park, Kansas
Internal Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Phoenix, Arizona

Allie Lynne Peters
Windom, Kansas
Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas
Outstanding Service and Leadership Award

Tony Pham
Topeka, Kansas
Internal Medicine
SSM Health/St. Louis University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
Mahlon H. Delp Award

Hunter Kade Post, MS
Beloit, Kansas
Emergency Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Olivia Katherine Pruss
Olathe, Kansas
Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
The Leroy A. Calkins, M.D. Award

Hasan Syed Raffi
Wichita, Kansas
Internal Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Logan Braden Rance
Olathe, Kansas
Emergency Medicine
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri

Erin Elizabeth Rauber
Chesterfield, Missouri
Plastic Surgery - Integrated
University of South Florida
Morsani College of Medicine
Tampa, Florida

Ravali Vyata Reddy
Overland Park, Kansas
Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas
Ron Martin, M.D., Award for Best Performance in the Psychiatry Clerkship

Danielle Giselle Rehor
Shawnee, Kansas
Transitional Year
Central Iowa Health System
Des Moines, Iowa
Physical Medicine and Rehab/Neurology
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
Rochester, Minnesota

Marissa Leann Ritter
Golden, Colorado
General Surgery
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, Florida

Kacie Grace Rohlman
Kingman, Kansas
Family Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Salina, Kansas
Henry S. Dreher, Jr., M.D. Award for Excellence in Internal Medicine
Dr. Robert Weber & Family Award Outstanding Scholarship & Professionalism

Camryn Martinez Root
Edmond, Oklahoma
Emergency Medicine
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Cooper Matthew Root
Wichita, Kansas
Orthopaedic Surgery
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Jada Marie Rosa
Hiawatha, Kansas
Family Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas

Tyler Joel Ross
Salina, Kansas
Internal Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Randall Blain Schmidt
Lawrence, Kansas
Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Ariana Christine Schroeder
Shawnee, Kansas
Pediatrics
University of Utah Health
Salt Lake City, Utah

Zachary Thomas Schroeder
Independence, Kansas
Internal Medicine
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Sandon Andrew Scott
Leawood, Kansas
Medicine-Preliminary
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas
Diagnostic Radiology
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Karishma Hemant Shah
Overland Park, Kansas
Anesthesiology
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Jeremiah William Shipman
Topeka, Kansas
Family Medicine
St. Mary’s Medical Center - SCL Health
Grand Junction, Colorado

Edith Elizabeth Sigler
Joplin, Missouri
Medicine-Preliminary
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas
Dermatology
SSM Health/St. Louis University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri

Colin Patrick Slaymaker
Prairie Village, Kansas
Internal Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
P.G. Czarlinsky Award

Michala Jo Sliefert
Overland Park, Kansas
General Surgery
Mayo Clinic
School of Graduate Medical Education
Rochester, Minnesota
The George J. Farha Award for Excellence in Surgery
Merck Manual Award for Academic Excellence
Ron Martin, M.D., Award for Best Performance in the Psychiatry Clerkship

Andrew Lloyd Smith
Elizabeth, Colorado
Internal Medicine
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri
Roscoe Falls Morton, M.D., FACP Memorial Award

Ross P. Smith
Olathe, Kansas
General Surgery
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas

Bethany Leigh Snyder
Overland Park, Kansas
Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Missouri-Kansas City
School of Medicine
Kansas City, Missouri
The Don Carlos Guffey Award

Padmini Sreedhara
Leawood, Kansas
Psychiatry
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Caroline Nicole St. Peter
Saratogo Springs, New York
Neurology
University of South Florida
Morsani College of Medicine
Tampa, Florida
The Dewey K. Ziegler Award

Joseph Lyle Stegman
Cimarron, Kansas
Family Medicine
University Hospitals
Sedalia, Missouri

Troy Richard Stickelman
Valley Falls, Kansas
Psychiatry
Creighton University School of Medicine
Omaha, Nebraska
Donald W. Goodwin Award

Carine Aurora Tabak
Schijndel, The Netherlands
Internal Medicine
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
The Don Carlos Guffey Award

Joshua E. Tatarian
Edmond, Oklahoma
Internal Medicine
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Merck Manual Award for Academic Excellence

Dionna Nailah Nicole Thomas
Lenexa, Kansas
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

Preston Joseph Thomas, MS-CR
Leawood, Kansas
Transitional Year
Campbell University
Conway, South Carolina
Radiation Oncology
Northwestern McGaw/NMH/VA
Chicago, Illinois

Gabriela Torres
Louisburg, Kansas
Medicine-Preliminary
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Kimberly Tran
Shawnee, Kansas
Internal Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Olathe, Kansas

Sophie Michelle Troupe
Gardner, Kansas
Neurology
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Sameer Upadhyaya
Overland Park, Kansas
Neurology
University Hospitals
Columbia, Missouri

Dylan Thomas Vance
Wichita, Kansas
General Surgery
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Micah Aaron Vander Griend, MPH
Colwich, Kansas
Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
Jacksonville, Florida

Jodi Anne Veach
Hays, Kansas
Transitional Year
University of South Dakota Sanford
School of Medicine
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Diagnostic Radiology
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, Colorado

Megan Vorhies
Leawood, Kansas
Emergency Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Richmond, Virginia

David E. Wallace
Baldwin City, Kansas
Family Medicine
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, California

Shabad Singh Washist
Overland Park, Kansas
Neurology
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, Colorado

Dylan Scott Wentzel
Salina, Kansas
Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Lauryn Rose Werner, Ph.D.
Bloomington, Minnesota
Internal Medicine/Physician Scientist
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, Colorado

Blaine Thomas Wertz, MS
Quinter, Kansas
General Surgery
Gundersen Lutheran Medical
La Crosse, Wisconsin

Kylie Nicole Wilhelm
Holton, Kansas
Family Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Muncie, Indiana
Dr. Daniel C Darrow Award
Paul C. Laybourne Award

Dominique Alexis Williams
Kansas City, Missouri
Emergency Medicine
Denver Health Medical Center
Denver, Colorado
Edward V. Williams, M.D. Award

Madison Lee Willson
Prairie Village, Kansas
Child Neurology
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona

Kaci Rae Wilson
Sterling, Kansas
Family Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Salina, Kansas
Conrad Osborne, M.D. Family and Community Medicine Award
Janet M. Glasgow-Rubin Certificate of Achievement

Jason Woods
Los Angeles, California
Internal Medicine
HCA Medical City Healthcare
Arlington, Texas

Sricharan Yadali
Overland Park, Kansas
Family Medicine
Lexington Medical Center
West Columbia, South Carolina

Daniel Joseph Yeremin
Wichita, Kansas
Neurology
University of Iowa Hospitals
Iowa City, Iowa

Haylie Diann Yost
Humboldt, Kansas
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
Las Vegas, Nevada

Hassan Zbeeb
Wichita, Kansas
Internal Medicine
University of Texas at Austin
Dell Medical School
Austin, Texas

Ryan Z. Zhuang
Wichita, Kansas
Psychiatry
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, Kansas

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

The aims of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society are promotion of scholarship and research in medical school, encouragement of high standards of character and conduct, and recognition of high attainment in medical science, medical practice or related fields. Members of AOA each year elect outstanding medical students, residents, alumni, faculty and honorary members to its ranks. Elected members give promise of professional leadership and fulfillment of these ideals. Honored by the kelly green cords or by the new kelly green and gold cords.

Gold Humanism Honor Society

The University of Kansas School of Medicine chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society, sponsored by the Arnold P. Goldman Foundation, recognizes rising fourth-year medical students, residents and faculty who have displayed outstanding humanistic and professional behaviors and the highest standards of compassion and sensitivity in their interactions with patients, faculty, student peers and institutional administration. Honored by the gold cords.

Mu Sigma Rho Honor Society

Mu Sigma Rho is a national honorary society that aims to promote the importance of statistics in advancing scientific research and encourage scholarly activity in statistics and related fields. The society also recognizes outstanding achievement among students and faculty who have demonstrated exceptional academic performance and a commitment to furthering the understanding and application of statistical methods. Each year, Mu Sigma Rho members nominate graduate students who exemplify these qualities.

Awards

Abstract of Distinction
American Physiology Summit
…recognizing exeptional abstracts at the annual American Physiology Summit meeting.

The Advocacy Award
Office of Student Affairs
…to a graduating student in recognition of their high standards of character, conduct, and integrity and the promotion of those qualities in their colleagues.

American Association of Cancer Research AACR-Gilead and Kite Scholar-in-Training Award
American Association of Cancer Research
…recognizes outstanding young investigators presenting meritorious proffered papers at the AACR annual meeting.

American College of Emergency Physicians Medical Student Professionalism and Service Award
Department of Emergency Medicine
…to a senior student for achieving the highest scholastic honors in emergency medicine while providing outstanding patient care and service. Sponsored by the American College of Emergency Physicians.

American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) Student Abstract Award
American Gastroenterology Association
…recognizes graduate students, medical students, or medical residents presenting an abstract-based oral or poster presentations at the Digestive Disease Week conference.

Analee E. “Betsy” Beisecker Public Health Excellence Award
Master of Public Health Program - Kansas City Campus
...to an outstanding MPH graduate selected by vote of the MPH faculty. Dr. Beisecker served the University of Kansas for 26 years. Her talents were multidimensional and she held faculty appointments in several departments, including preventive medicine, sociology, and communication. She was nationally known for her research and public education programs on doctor-patient communication and breast cancer risk factors, cancer awareness, and early detection. This student award was established to honor her contributions to the field of preventive medicine as well as recognize an outstanding student who has already shown extreme promise in the field of public health.

Anesthesiology Academic Excellence Award
Department of Anesthesiology
…to a senior student for academic and clinical excellence in anesthesiology.

Biomedical Research Training Program Fellowship
Department of Cell Biology and Physiology
...to trainees who are committed to pursuing externally funded training opportunities such as individual fellowships from the NIH (e.g., F31, F32) or foundations, or contributing to development of institutional training programs (e.g., T32) from the NIH or private foundations.

Brain Health Training Program T32 Predoctoral Fellowship
National Institutes of Aging
…to a KUMC graduate student conducting dementia releated research through the KU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.

Compassion Award
Office of Student Affairs
...to a graduating medical student who practices the art of compassion by being present to the pain and suffering of their patients, families, and fellow staff.

Conrad Osborne, M.D. Family and Community Medicine Award
Department of Family and Community Medicine - Wichita
…to a senior medical student from the Wichita campus for excellence as a third year student in family medicine. This award was established in honor of Conrad Osborne, M.D., a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Dr. Osborne was in the first group of family medicine residents in the United States, graduating from the Wesley Family Medicine Residency Program in 1970. Dr. Osborne embodied the principles of family medicine serving as a caring physician, talented teacher, and trusted mentor and friend to a generation of family physicians until his untimely death from lymphoma in 1993.

Damjanov Excellence in Pathology Award
Dr. Ivan Damjanov
…in recognition of a graduating senior for their dedication to the study of pathology as a basic science discipline and the foundation of clinical medicine.

The Daniel Joseph Stechschulte, Sr. Award
Department of Internal Medicine
…to a senior student in internal medicine who has shown diligence, dedication and a commitment to improve the health of Kansans, in memory of Dr. Daniel Joseph Stechschulte, Sr., professor of medicine.

Dewey K. Ziegler Neurology Award
Department of Neurology
…to an outstanding senior medical student pursuing a career in Neurology. Dr. Ziegler was an outstanding teacher, clinician and leader. He joined the Department of Neurology in 1958, served as Chairman from 1966 through 1984, and served the Department of Neurology until his death in 2012. This award serves to honor Dr. Ziegler’s 50+ years of contributions to Neurology and the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Distinguished George E. “Ned” Burket, M.D. Family and Community Medicine Award
Department of Family and Community Medicine - Wichita
…to a senior medical student from the Wichita campus for excellence as a fourth year student in family medicine. Dr. Burket practiced in Kingman, Kansas for thirty-two years. As president of the American Academy of General Practice in 1968, his support for medical education was pivotal in the transition of general practice to family medicine. Dr. Burket also served as a founding member and president of the American Board of Family Medicine and as chair of the Residency Review Committee for Family Medicine. For his distinguished efforts, he was elected to the Institutes of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences in 1975.

The Dr. and Mrs. Don Carlos Guffey Award
Department of History and Philosophy of Medicine
…to a senior student who has demonstrated a keen interest in the history or philosophy of medicine, as exemplified by writing an outstanding paper in one of those disciplines. The award honors Don Guffey, M.D., the first chairman of the Department of Obstetrics at the University of Kansas Medical Center, who had a long-standing interest in the history of medicine.

Donald W. Goodwin, M.D. Award
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
…presented to the senior student who is entering residency in psychiatry and is perceived by the faculty to be most likely to succeed in the profession. Dr. Goodwin was the chair of psychiatry at the University of Kansas Medical Center from 1976 to 1991. Later he was a University Distinguished Professor and Professor Emeritus. Dr. Goodwin embodied the inquisitive nature required of a modern academic psychiatrist who will question traditional approaches and savor empirical developments. This philosophy influenced his work in psychiatric diagnosis, alcoholism, and phobias. Dr. Goodwin’s work has a lasting influence on the field and the character of psychiatry at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Donna E. Sweet, M.D. Excellence in Internal Medicine Student Award
Internal Medicine - Wichita
...to one student for their academic and clinical merit throughout their training in Internal Medicine.

Doren D. Fredrickson Public Health Excellence Award
Master of Public Health Program - Wichita Campus
...created in order to preserve the memory of the late Dr. Doren Fredrickson, an MPH faculty member, founding faculty in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health on the Wichita campus and Sedgwick County Health Officer. Dr. Fredrickson was a ferocious champion of public health, tireless proponent of health equity and avid public health researcher. This student award was established to honor Dr. Fredrickson and is awarded to the MPH graduate who will carry on Dr. Fredrickson’s mission and serve as visible reminder of what it means to be a Jayhawk.

The Dr. Daniel C. Darrow Award
Department of Pediatrics
…to a member of the graduating class who has distinguished themselves in the field of pediatrics. Dr. Darrow was a professor of pediatrics at the University of Kansas from 1954 until his retirement in 1962. The principles elucidated in his studies of fluid and electrolytes serve as a basis for our current management of children with body fluid disturbance. For these and many other scientific contributions, he was world famous. Given to an individual who the members of the Department of Pediatrics feel has some of the personal attributes and characteristics that illuminated Dr. Darrow’s own distinguished career.

Drs. Richard and Diana Guthrie Award for Excellence in Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics - Wichita
…to a graduating senior from the University of Kansas School of Medicine Wichita campus for superior academic and clinical performance in pediatrics. The recipient demonstrated excellence in academics, ethics, as well as compassion during their pediatrics rotations. Dr. Richard Guthrie was the founding chair of the Department of Pediatrics on the Wichita campus, and he and his wife continue to be instrumental in the education of our students, as well as nationally known members of the medical community.

Edward V. Williams Award
Office of Student Engagement
…to a medical student who best reflects those characteristics of integrity, compassion, and commitment to patient care as exemplified by Edward V. Williams, M.D.

Excellence in Geriatric Medicine
Internal Medicine Geriatrics
...to outstanding clinical care by a 4th year medical student who demonstrates compassion, empathy and a commitment to older adults.

Family Medicine Award
School of Medicine Salina Campus
…to a graduating medical student on the Salina campus who performed exceptionally well on the required family medicine clerkship, has consistently displayed compassion, professionalism and a relentless quest for knowledge in other clerkships, and desires to pursue a career in family medicine.

Frontiers TL1 Grant Award
Frontiers: University of Kansas Clinical and Translational Science Institute
...offers tailored and rigorous training in clinical and translational research as well as classroom education to both pre- and postdoctoral trainees. The TL1 award is specifically designed to provide trainees with the skills, confidence, financial support and enhanced career trajectory to move to the next stage of their translational research career.

The George J. Farha Award for Excellence in Surgery
Department of Surgery - Wichita
…to the student from the Wichita campus for excellence during the surgical clerkship. The award is given to the student who not only displays knowledge of surgery, but also has the qualities of honesty, integrity, and compassion in the care of patients. Dr. Farha’s former residents, to honor their teacher, collected the funds for this award.

The Gerald R. Kerby, M.D. Award
Department of Internal Medicine
…to a senior student in internal medicine who has excelled in the knowledge, science, and practice of internal medicine, in memory of Gerald R. “Jerry” Kerby, M.D., professor of medicine.

Health Care Executive of the Future Award
Master of Health Services Administration (MHSA) Program
...to recognize the graduate who shows outstanding promise as a healthcare manager and is selected by the MHSA program faculty.

Henry S. Dreher, Jr., M.D. Award for Excellence in Internal Medicine
School of Medicine Salina Campus
…to a graduating medical student on the Salina campus of Kansas University School of Medicine who performed exceptionally on the required internal medicine clerkship and who has consistently displayed compassion, professionalism, and a relentless quest for knowledge during his or her clinical clerkships, in memory of Dr. Henry S. Dreher, Jr. who practiced at Mowery Clinic in Salina for 45 years.

James G. Price, M.D., Award for Excellence in Family Medicine
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
…to a graduating senior who excelled in the study of family medicine in memory of Dr. Price who left rural practice in Colorado to become the chair of family medicine at the University of Kansas. He finished his career as dean of the University of Kansas School of Medicine. During his illustrious career Dr. Price served as president of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Board of Family Practice. He was a member of the National Institute of Medicine and was selected as KU Honorary Alumnus in 2008. Dr. Price was an excellent teacher, valued mentor, skilled clinician and trusted colleague. He was an iconic figure in the field of medicine and consummate family physician.

Janet M. Glasgow-Rubin Certificate of Achievement
American Medical Women’s Association
…presented to women students who graduate in the top ten percent of their class.

Janney Family Award
School of Medicine - Wichita and Kansas City
…to award a fourth-year medical student who excels in physical diagnosis at the University of Kansas School of Medicine on the Kansas City or Wichita campuses.

Janney Family Award in Physical Diagnosis
School of Medicine Salina Campus
…to a fourth-year medical student who excels in physical diagnosis at the Salina campus of the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

JHAWK Outstanding Student of the Year Award
Master of Health Services Administration (MHSA) Program
...to a student pursuing a career in health services administration, selected by the MHSA student organization Jayhawk Administrators Working for Kansas (JHAWK), which promotes leadership, community involvement, marketability, relationships and knowledge.

Karl E. Becker, Jr., M.D. Award
Department of Anesthesiology - Wichita
…to a senior student from the Wichita campus for outstanding performance as a student clinician in anesthesiology. Dr. Becker served as professor and chair of the Department of Anesthesiology from 1987 to 1998. This award honors his excellent teaching skills and dedication to medical education.

KU Cancer Center Research Symposium Presentation Awards
KU Cancer Center
...recognizing oustanding trainee oral and poster presentations at the annual KU Cancer Center Research Symposium.

The Kyle Lee Gratny Memorial Award
Department of Pediatrics
…in memory of Kyle Lee Gratny, to a graduating medical student for their distinguished performance in the Department of Pediatrics Division of Neonatology.

LeRoy A. Calkins, M.D. Memorial Award
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
…to a senior student for academic and clinical excellence in obstetrics and gynecology in memory of Dr. Calkins, who was the chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology for thirty years, retiring in 1959. Dr. Calkins came to the University of Kansas in 1929 from the University of Virginia where he was chair of the department. Prior to that he was at the University of Minnesota where he received his education and training for both M.D. and PhD. He was an outstanding teacher and recipient of many national awards, a leader in postgraduate education as well as resident education. He was the founder of many societies and other groups, which sought to reduce maternal-fetal mortality and morbidity among the people of the state of Kansas.

Loveland Scholar Award
Office of Student Affairs
…to a graduating senior who demonstrates professionalism through commitment to the mastery of the knowledge needed to provide excellent medical care to patients and an appreciation of the need to contribute to the future of their profession through teaching and mentoring. The selected graduate has also demonstrated an understanding of the value of leadership and being a good citizen in their community. The award is a memorial to Dr. G. Charles “Chuck” Loveland who graduated from the School of Medicine in 1973.

Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship
University of Kansas
...to exceptional Ph.D. students in business, economics, engineering, mathematics, biological, biomedical, pharmaceutical, and physical sciences who demonstrate the promise to make significant contributions to their fields of study and society as a whole.

Mahlon H. Delp Award
Departments of Internal Medicine - Kansas City and Wichita
…to a senior student in internal medicine who best demonstrates the qualities of integrity, compassion and dedication to the care of patients as individuals, in memory of Dr. Delp, emeritus professor of medicine.

The Matthew Freeman Award in Social Justice
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
…to a graduating medical student who has demonstrated how a commitment to social justice and equity can be combined with medicine.

Merck Manual Award
Merck Manuals
…to senior students who have demonstrated outstanding scholastic achievement.

Midwest Tumor Microenvironment Young Investigators Award
Midwest Tumor Microenvironment
…awarded to the most exceptional abstract about cancer research at the annual Midwest Tumor Microenvironemnt meeting rotating amongst Midwest universities.

The OSE Personal Perseverance Award
Office of Student Engagement
…to a senior student for their ability to overcome obstacles and persevere.

Outstanding Medical Student in Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology
…to a senior student who demonstrates the most outstanding performance in the clinic, research and/or humanitarian arenas related to ophthalmic care.

OVERRUN Ovarian Cancer Foundation Graduate Fellow
OVERRUN Ovarian Cancer Foundation
…sponsoring graduate student fellows as part of their outreach program to support ovarian cancer research locally.

P.G. Czarlinsky Family Award in Memory of Charley Czarlinsky, M.D.
School of Medicine Wichita Campus
…to senior students from the Wichita campus for outstanding performance as student clinicians. The award recognizes integral development of superior skills in patient care and management, as well as scholarly understanding and prudent application of the principles of clinical science. In addition, the award recognizes a significant contribution to the overall environment of health care and patient education.

Patricia A. Thomas, M.D. - Rise Up Award
Office of Student Engagement
...recognizing an outstanding student or resident at the University of Kansas Medical Center who inspires others by turning today’s challenges of the medical profession into opportunities for tomorrow and who advocates for compassion and empathy in the relationship between a physician and their patient.

Patricia E. and Forrest L. Junod, M.D. Research Award in Population Health 
Department of Population Health 
...this competitive award supports the strongest graduate student-driven proposal for a mentored project (assessment/evaluation/research) in population health, with preference for issues of high relevance to the state of Kansas.

Paul C. Laybourne, M.D. Award
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
…to the senior student who demonstrated the highest academic performance in the required Psychiatry clerkship. Dr. Laybourne served the University of Kansas School of Medicine for over 30 years. He was the founding director of the division of Child Psychiatry, and served in that capacity until he retired. He was an important force in the evolution of Child Psychiatry in Kansas. An important early contribution was his pioneering work on the value of brief diagnostic and therapeutic general pediatric hospital evaluation for children with possible underlying emotional disturbance and overt physical symptoms. This approach helped demonstrate the critical value of integrating psychiatric evaluation and management with the other aspects of general pediatric medical care.

Perseverance Award
Office of Student Affairs
…this award recognizes and honors triumph of the human spirit over adversity.

Professional Development Award
Master of Health Services Administration (MHSA) Program
...to recognize the Master of Health Administration graduate who has demonstrated growth, academic excellence and excellent promise as a healthcare manager.

Robert H. Robinson, M.D. Award
Department of Anesthesiology - Wichita
…to a graduating student from the Wichita campus for superior academic and clinical performance in anesthesiology. Dr. Robinson was a longtime supporter of teaching medical students and residents in a clinical setting and is a former professor and the first chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine Wichita campus. This award honors the recipient’s special interest in the field of anesthesiology.

Robert W. Weber, M.D. and Family Award for Outstanding Scholarship and Professionalism
School of Medicine Salina Campus
…to a graduating medical student on the Salina campus who displayed outstanding scholarship and professionalism during their four years on the Salina campus.

Roscoe Falls Morton, M.D., F.A.C.P. Memorial Fund Award (Sponsored by the Roscoe Morton Family, Arkansas City, Kansas)
Department of Internal Medicine - Wichita
…to a graduating senior from the University of Kansas School of Medicine Wichita campus for superior academic and clinical performance in internal medicine. The award recognizes deep commitment to continued study of the principles of clinical science. Finally, the award honors the recipient’s special interest in internal medicine as a continued study and career.

Rural Medicine Award
School of Medicine Salina Campus
…to a graduating medical student on the Salina campus who has displayed a dedication to rural medicine, especially in Kansas. The honored student demonstrated an interest in the healthcare needs of rural Kansas, expressed a desire to eventually practice in rural Kansas, and has been actively involved in the area of rural medicine through participation in the Rural Medicine Interest Group and the summer Rural Primary Care Practice and Research Program and working with rural physicians during clinical clerkships.

Russell F. Holcomb Award
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
…for outstanding performance as a student in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Kansas Medical Center, in memory of Dr. Holcomb, who was a resident in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Dr. Holcomb served a one-year internship (rotating) from July 1, 1961 to June 30, 1962. He interrupted his medical career to serve three years as a medical officer in the U.S. Navy with a tour in South Vietnam. He returned to the University of Kansas Medical Center on July 1, 1965 to complete his three years of residency, where he earned the respect of his peers and faculty of the department. The 1969 graduating class of medical students awarded Dr. Holcomb the Resident Teaching Award. This same class also initiated this award in his memory. He served as a chief resident his last year of residency, plus served a clinical fellowship from the American Cancer Society the same year. Upon completion of his residency, he practiced in the San Diego, California area. Dr. Holcomb died at a young age in an automobile accident in Mexico along with his wife and two sons in 1973.

Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award
Department of Emergency Medicine
…to a senior student for demonstrated clinical and academic excellence in the specialty of emergency medicine. Sponsored by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.

Student Research Forum: Crescence E. Meek Excellence Award for Oral Presentation
Department of Cell Biology and Physiology
…to the student from the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology who has the best oral presentation at the annual University of Kansas Medical Center Student Research Forum.

Student Research Forum Awards
Office of Graduate Studies
…recognizing exceptional platform, poster, oral, and three-minute thesis presentations at the annual University of Kansas Medical Center Student Research Forum.

The Willard J. Smith, M.D. Award for Academic Achievement
School of Medicine Wichita Campus
…to a graduating senior from the Wichita campus for superior academic performance. In recognition of Dr. Willard J. Smith for the development of the University of Kansas School of Medicine Wichita campus, the award is given to a student whose academic performance reflects a dedicated commitment to the scholarly acquisition and effective application of knowledge.

Oath of Hippocrates

The Doctor’s Oath has been a part of the physician’s legacy since the days of Hippocrates, c. 400 B.C. There are those who see this solemn affirmation as a priceless symbol of professional heritage not possessed by any other similar group — an exhortation to moral and ethical perfection; but since knowledge and character cannot be separated in the physician, the pledge is also a prayer for intellectual attainment and proficiency in the art. It is a vow freely promised by the physician, proud of their birthright, to embrace the concept of self-discipline for the public good as a characteristic inseparable from the remainder of his professional philosophy.

ABOUT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MEMORIAL HALL

The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall was built in 1925 as a tribute to Wyandotte County soldiers killed in World War I and was rededicated to those who died in subsequent wars. The front portico, which is classical in design, consists of six three-story stone columns. In keeping with the Tuscan order, the entablature above the columns is plain with an unornamented frieze. The rest of the exterior reflects a more Georgian style, emphasized by several eight-over-eight double hung windows. Behind the entry columns, five double doors capped with stone cartouches containing bullseye windows lead into the lobby, which was originally called Memorial Hall. A wainscot of Carthage marble runs around the room, supporting 12 engaged Corinthian columns and four corner piers finished in plaster. The two large chandeliers are made of bronze, and the ceiling lights in the gallery are milk glass globes carved or painted with classical decorations.

ACADEMIC REGALIA

The academic dress worn by participants signifies the wearer’s academic discipline and degree-granting institution. The American Council on Education’s Academic Costume Code specifies the details of academic regalia for member institutions, including the colors and styles of caps and tassels, gowns and hoods.

The color of velvet edging of the hood and gown indicates the degree; in the lining of the hood are the college colors of the institution that confers the degree – crimson and blue for the University of Kansas.

The hood of the doctor of medicine degree has a green velvet edging; doctor of philosophy degree, blue; doctor of science degree, golden yellow. The hood of the master of health services administration and master of public health is salmon colored. The master of science in biostatistics and master of science in clinical research hood is gold.

Gown styles also symbolize the level of academic achievement. The bachelor’s degree gown has pointed sleeves and is worn closed. The master’s gown has longer, square-cut sleeves, and the doctoral gown has bell-shaped sleeves trimmed with velvet chevrons. Master’s and doctoral gowns may be worn open or closed. The style, trimming and color of doctoral gowns vary according to institutional traditions.

HONORING OUR MILITARY VETERANS

The University of Kansas and KU Medical Center recognize those who serve or have honorably served in the U.S. Armed Forces. The veteran honorees are wearing red, white and blue Military and Veteran Honor Cords.

KU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Congratulations, Class of 2025!
Welcome to the KU alumni family — we’re proud to have you. The KU Alumni Association is here for you with resources, networking opportunities and lifelong support. Stay connected and informed by following ‘KU Alumni Association’ on social media.

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MEMORIES FOR A LIFETIME

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