Larner 2020 Honors Night | College of Medicine

Larner College of Medicine Honors Celebration for the Class of 2020

Each award below is accompanied by a video message about the recipient. Please click the each award name to view the video presentation.

**Introductory Remarks from Dean Rick Page**
	Dean Richard L. Page, M.D.	Words of Congratulations for our Award Recipients

**Faculty, Staff, and Department Awards**
Recipient		Award Presentations
	Stas Amato, M.D.	AOA - Alpha Omega Alpha Society Housestaff (Resident) Award
	Shaden Eldakar-Hein, M.D.	AOA - Alpha Omega Alpha Society Faculty Award
	Emma Faustner	Collette Award
	Garth Garrison, M.D., UVM Medical Center	Clinical Teacher of the Year
	Fuyuki Hirashima, M.D., UVM Medical Center Department of Surgery	Harry E. Howe, M.D. & Theo O. Howe Outstanding Teacher of Surgery Prize
	Anya Sarah Koutras, M.D., Family Medicine	GHHS - Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine - Faculty award
	Katherine Menezes, M.D., UVM Medical Center	The Clinical Resident of the Year Award
	John Thomas Quaresima, M.D., M.Ed., Hudson Headwaters Family Medicine	AOA - Alpha Omega Alpha Society Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award
	J. Steele Taylor, M.D.	AOA - Alpha Omega Alpha Society Housestaff (Resident) Award
	Emergency Medicine, UVM Medical Center	Clinical Department of the Year

**Student Awards**
Recipient		Award Presentation
	Ava Bakhtyari	The David Babbott, M.D. "Caring and Seeing" Award American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Prize for excellence in Neurology
	Nicole Becher	The H. Gordon Page, M.D. '45 Award for excellence in Surgery
	Nathan Benner	Charles T. Schechtman, M.D., '26 Award - Second Prize The Dr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Gould, M.D. ’37 Prize for outstanding achievements in Orthopaedic Surgery
	Pooja Desai	The Pilcher Award for representing the qualities of Eleanor & Lewis Pilcher of devotion to family and patients, with a high regard for ethics and honesty
	Nathan Dreyfus	2020 ACEP/EMRA National Outstanding Medical Student Award
	William Earle	The Ellsworth Amidon Award for outstanding proficiency in Internal Medicine
	Lauren Gaffaney	The Laura Weed, M.D. Award For Scholarship Service and Excellence in Medicine
	Eli Goldberg	The Family Medicine John P. Fogarty, M.D. Leadership Award GHHS - Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine - Student Award Charles T. Schechtman, M.D., '26 Award - First Prize
	Kathryn Grenoble	The Edward E. Friedman Award for promise of excellence in the practice of Family Medicine
	Nicole Jedrzynski	The Joseph Cleary, M.D. Award
	Gregory P. Johnston	The Walter Dodd, M.D. Award in Radiology for excellence in Radiology
	Britta Kilgus	The John E. Mazuzan Jr., M.D. ‘54 Award
	Caleb Knight	Charles T. Schechtman, M.D., '26 Award - Second Prize The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Award for excellence in Emergency Medicine
	Isabella Kratzer	The William Sweetser Award
	Florence Lambert-Fliszar	Charles T. Schechtman, M.D., '26 Award - Second Prize The Ralph D. Sussman, M.D.’38/Medical Alumni Award
	Isabelle Mason	Charles T. Schechtman, M.D., '26 Award - Second Prize
	Hanna Mathers	Charles T. Schechtman, M.D., '26 Award - Second Prize
	Alexis Nadeau	Charles T. Schechtman, M.D., '26 Award - Second Prize
	Kathryn Patton	The John V. Maeck, M.D. ’39 Robe Recipient for overall excellence in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
	Jasmine Robinson	The Carbee Award for academic excellence in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences The Kerzner Family Prize
	Alden York Sacco	Dignity in Medicine Award
	Chad Serels	The Harry Howe, M.D. ’52 Senior Student Award for excellence in Surgery The Herbert Martin Sr., M.D. Award for excellence in Neurology The Mimi A. Reardon, M.D. Award Charles T. Schechtman, M.D., '26 Award - Second Prize
	Conner Rorison Soderquist	The Lamb Fellowship Award
	Laura Thompson-Martin	The Ralph D. Sussman, M.D.’38/Medical Alumni Award
	Emily A. Vayda	The Dean William Eustis Brown Award

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Larner College of Medicine Honors Celebration for the Class of 2020