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COMMENCEMENT
College of Dentistry
Class of 2022
Commencement SPRING 2022
University of Florida President
Dr. W. Kent Fuchs of Electrical
Dr. Kent Fuchs became the 12th President of the and Electronics
University of Florida in January 2015. Building Engineers and
on many years of excellence and focused on the Association
leadership, the university has since reached for Computing
its goal of joining the nation’s top-ten public Machinery and
research universities. has received
numerous awards
Dr. Fuchs has set UF on a path to joining the
for teaching and
top-five public research universities and
research.
becoming the nation’s number one university
for comprehensive excellence. UF is working President Fuchs
toward those goals through 600 new faculty earned his
positions, the addition of advanced and doctorate in
beautiful university facilities, a nearly complete electrical and computer engineering from the
$3 billion fundraising campaign and a university University of Illinois, and a Master of Divinity
wide artificial intelligence initiative. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He also
holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from
Previous to the UF presidency, Dr. Fuchs was
Duke University.
provost of Cornell University. He has served in
academic leadership positions and as a faculty Dr. Fuchs is married to Linda Moskeland Fuchs,
member of electrical and computer engineering an art historian. The Fuchses have three sons, a
at Cornell, Purdue and the University of Illinois. daughter and three grandchildren.
He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts Born on an Oklahoma farm in 1954, President
and Sciences, the American Association for Fuchs spent much of his youth in Alaska before
the Advancement of Science, the Institution moving to Miami, where he graduated from
Miami Killian Senior High School.
College of Dentistry Dean
Dr. A. Isabel Garcia
A. Isabel Garcia, D.D.S., M.P.H., joined the University
University of Florida College of Dentistry as its of Michigan
seventh permanent dean on February 16, 2015. in 1988 and
Dr. Garcia’s career spans 39 years in public completed a
health, clinical practice, research, teaching and residency in
administration at the local, state and national dental public
levels. She retired from the U.S. Public Health health at the
Service in 2014 as a rear admiral, lower half. University of
Prior to joining UFCD, she was the Deputy Michigan and
Director of the National Institute of Dental and a fellowship in
Craniofacial Research, part of the National primary care
Institutes of Health, directed dental care and policy from the
public health programs in Virginia and Ohio, U.S. Public Health Service.
and worked in private practice in Richmond and
Hopewell, Virginia. A fellow of the American College of Dentists
and the Pierre Fauchard Academy, Dr. Garcia is
She received a doctorate in dental surgery in a Diplomate and past president of the American
1980 from Virginia Commonwealth University, Board of Dental Public Health and an active
a master’s degree in public health from the member of the American Dental Education
Association, the International Association
for Dental Research and the American Dental
Association.
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CommencementGreetings from the President
O n behalf of the University of Florida, our faculty and our entire university community, I would like
to extend my deepest congratulations to you, the Doctoral Graduates of the historic year of 2022.
Today’s ceremony celebrates your remarkable accomplishment in earning a doctoral degree from
a Top 5 education and research university. I applaud you for your years dedicated to in-depth
scholarship — and for bringing these efforts to completion while overcoming the hardships of a
historic pandemic. I join you in thanking your faculty, mentors and the family and friends who
supported you in your journey to reach this day.
Today is a day for celebration, and also for reflection of your future. Whether you choose to pursue
a career in academe, the private sector, government or the nonprofit world, I am confident that the
skills you honed and knowledge you acquired at the UF College of Dentistry will serve you well. The
complexity and global nature of today’s professional opportunities demand nothing less.
The university has benefitted from your work, patient care, insights and discoveries, and we are
grateful to you for your time here. You are a special class, and though we know your experience has
been different, we hope that you will look back on it with fondness and appreciation, and that you
will remain connected to UF as active members of our distinguished alumni.
Best wishes, and Go Gators!
W. Kent Fuchs
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CommencementUniversity of Florida Leadership
State Board of Education President and Vice Presidents
Richard Corcoran Monesia Brown of the University
Commissioner of Education Marva Johnson
Kent Fuchs, Ph.D.
Tom Grady Ryan Petty
President
Chair Joe York
Joseph Glover, Ph.D.
Ben Gibson Provost and Senior Vice President - Academic Affairs
Vice Chair
J. Scott Angle, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President - Agriculture and Natural Resources
Chris Cowen, M.B.A.
Florida Board of Governors Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Marshall M. Criser III Tim Cerio Charles E. Lane, D.P.A.
Chancellor Aubrey Edge Senior Vice President and Chief Operating
Richard Corcoran Patricia Frost Officer - Administration
Commissioner of Education Edward Haddock
H. Wayne Huizenga, Jr. David R. Nelson, M.D.
Brian Lamb Nastassia Janvier Senior Vice President - Health Affairs
Chair Ken Jones Elias G. Eldayrie, M.B.A.
Eric Silagy Darlene L. Jordan Vice President and Chief Information
Vice Chair Alan M. Levine Officer - Information Technology
Charles H. Lydecker
Amy M. Hass, J.D.
Steven M. Scott
Vice President - General Counsel
William Self
Kent Stermon Mark E. Kaplan, J.D.
Vice President - Government and Community Relations
Marsha McGriff, Ed.D.
University of Florida Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Advisor to the President
Board of Trustees Thomas J. Mitchell, M.S.
Morteza “Mori” Hosseini David C. Bloom Vice President - Advancement
Chair David L. Brandon D’Andra Mull, Ph.D.
Thomas G. Kuntz Cooper L. Brown Vice President – Student Life
Vice Chair Richard P. Cole David Norton, Ph.D.
Christopher T. Corr Vice President - Research
James W. “Bill” Heavener
Daniel T. O’Keefe Mary G. Parker, Ed.D.
Rahul Patel Associate Provost and Vice President - Enrollment Management
Marsha D. Powers Curtis Reynolds, M.B.A., M.S.E.E.
Fred S. Ridley Vice President - Business Affairs
Anita G. Zucker
Deans of the University
R. Elaine Turner, Ph.D. Leonardo Villalón, Ph.D.
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences International Center
Onye P. Ozuzu, M.F.A. Hubert Brown, M.A.
College of the Arts College of Journalism and Communications
Sabyasachi Mitra, Ph.D. Laura A. Rosenbury, J.D.
Warrington College of Business Fredric G. Levin College of Law
A. Isabel Garcia, D.D.S., M.P.H. David E. Richardson, Ph.D.
College of Dentistry College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Chimay Anumba, Ph.D. Colleen Koch, M.D., M.S., M.B.A.
College of Design, Construction and Planning College of Medicine
Glenn E. Good, Ph.D. Anna M. McDaniel, Ph.D., R.N.
College of Education College of Nursing
Cammy R. Abernathy, Ph.D. Julie A. Johnson, Pharm.D.
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering College of Pharmacy
Nicole L. P. Stedman, Ph.D. Michael G. Perri, Ph.D.
The Graduate School College of Public Health and Health Professions
Michael Reid, Ph.D. Dana Zimmel, D.V.M.
College of Health and Human Performance College of Veterinary Medicine
Andra Johnson, Ph.D. Judith C. Russell, M.S.
IFAS Extension University Libraries
Robert Gilbert, Ph.D. Heather White, Ph.D.
IFAS Research Dean of Students
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4ADDITIONAL COPIES of this commencement program will be available in the Office of Academic Affairs after commencement and
you can download it from the college website here: dental.ufl.edu/education. A video of the ceremony is also available at a link on our
website here: dental.ufl.edu/education.
Photographs of the graduates as they cross the stage or receive their diploma are available from University Photography, PO Box 2454,
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Tuscaloosa, AL 35403-2454, 205-391-9500. Commencement
5College of Dentistry Leadership
A. Isabel Garcia, D.D.S., M.P.H. Nadim M. Islam, B.D.S., D.D.S.
Dean Program Director, Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
Abimbola Adewumi, B.D.S., FDSRCS Divakar Karanth, B.D.S., M.D.S., M.S., MOrth RCS
Program Director, Pediatric Dentistry Program Director, Orthodontics
Ikramuddin Aukhil, B.D.S., M.S. William C. Martin, D.M.D., M.S.
Chair, Periodontology Director, Fellowship in Oral & Maxillofacial
Surgery in the Center for Implant Dentistry
Donald Cohen, D.M.D., M.S., M.B.A.
Chair, Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Edgar O'Neill, D.D.S., M.S.
Sciences Program Director, Prosthodontics
Mary Ellen Davey, Ph.D. Patricia Pereira, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Interim Chair, Oral Biology Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Program Director, Operative & Esthetic Dentistry
Alex J. Delgado, D.D.S., M.S.
Director, Continuing Dental Education Roberta Pileggi, D.D.S., M.S.
Director, School of Advanced Dental Sciences
Deborah Dilbone, D.M.D. Associate Dean for Advanced & Graduate Education
Chair, Restorative Dental Sciences Chair, Endodontics
Program Director, Endodontics
Calogero Dolce, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Chair, Orthodontics Joseph L. Riley III, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Wagner Duarte, D.D.S., Ph.D. Interim Chair, Community Dentistry &
Program Director, Periodontology Behavioral Science
Danielle Freburg-Hoffmeister, D.D.S., M.D. Pamela R. Sandow, D.M.D.
Program Director, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associate Dean for Admissions & Financial Aid
Anita Gohel, B.D.S., Ph.D. Rodrigo Souza, D.D.S.
Program Director, Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology Program Director, Advanced Education in General
Dentistry ~ Hialeah
Valeria V. Gordan, D.D.S., M.S.
Interim Associate Dean for Research Gretel Viera, D.D.S., P.A.
Program Director, Advanced Education in General
Lauren Governale, D.M.D., M.P.H. Dentistry ~ Seminole
Clinical Director, Pediatric Dentistry ~ Naples
Patricia Xirau-Probert, Ph.D.
Marcio Guelmann, D.D.S. Associate Dean for Student Advocacy & Inclusion
Chair, Pediatric Dentistry
Panagiotis Zoidis, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.
John H. Hardeman, D.D.S., M.D. Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs & Quality
Interim Chair, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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62021-2022 Teaching Awards
The Teachers of the Year are selected by the sophomore, junior and senior D.M.D.
students. The Excellence in Dental Education Awards recognize the incredible impact
our faculty teachers have on the education of tomorrow's dentists. The winners have
demonstrated excellence, innovation and effectiveness in teaching the dental sciences.
Teachers of the Year
Olga Ensz, D.M.D., M.P.H. Eric Bauman, D.M.D., M.S.
Basic & Behavioral Sciences Clinical Sciences
Teacher of the Year Teacher of the Year
Excellence in Dental Education Awards
Sustained Exemplary Teaching Award Exemplary Teaching Awards
Monica A. Fernandez, D.D.S., M.S. Alexandre Cabrera, D.D.S.
Andre Figueiredo Reis, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D. Téemar Carey, D.M.D., M.S.Ed.
Dayane Oliveira, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Mateus Garcia Rocha, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Special Commencement Speakers
Kristopher R. Harth, D.M.D., grew up in Jacksonville Beach and earned his bachelor’s
from UF, then taught chemistry and physics at his high school alma mater before
returning to Gainesville for dental school, graduating in 2008. In 2012 he received the
UF Outstanding Young Alumnus Award and has also received an Ethics Award from the
American College of Dentists. He is in private practice in Ponte Vedra Beach.
Beatriz E. Terry, D.D.S., M.S., earned her bachelor’s degree from Florida International
University, her dental degree from Marquette University and completed a master’s
program and residency in periodontics and dental implant from the University of
Minnesota. She is a past president of the South Florida District Dental Association and
the Florida Association of Periodontists, served as a Florida delegate to the American
Dental Association and a trustee of the Florida Dental Association, and works in private
practice in South Florida. 2022 SPRING
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7Doctor of Dental Medicine
Marcelle Nascimento, D.D.S., Ph.D., M.S.
DMD Class of 2022 Faculty Advisor
Yara Abdelaziz Michelle Jacomino Gabriela Portmann*
Nura Abujbara Victor Ke Lorena Pupo Barroso**
Ana Laura Arencibia Janelle Keary Katherine Richmond
Claudia Azard Ali Khalil Olivia Rosato
Wendy Barrionuevo Catherine Jennings King* Priya Sabharwal
Roxana Bonachea Melissa Krizner-Meza Brooke Schloth
Alexandra Cabrera Melissa Monteleone Laite McKenzie Schott
Blair Cacciamani Estefania Lamas Derek Schutzman
Brandon Canaday Melanie Lane Kevin Shan
Abdulrahman Chahbandar Hyunseo Lee Bryan Smallwood
Woowon Choi Nicholas Lee Carson Smith
Griffin Levi Creekmore** Hailey Leonard Sarah Smith
Stephie Cyril Daria Mages Rhonda Sneij Mursuli
Hunter Davis Jenna Malone Clayton Spilman
Glenda Ivis De la Paz Forrest Mason Rafael Suarez Ramirez
Shawna DeGrange Francesca Maurici Trenton Sweigart
Catherine Nicole Escoffier Ethan McLeod Sara Nicole Tarte
Houda Fakhre Toni Ann McLeod Matthew Taylor
Kristen Fernandez Brandon Millard Allyson Tio
Candice Fischer Sophia Mohseni Rosemarie Torres-Medina
Lilian Fundora Pelayo Naeem Motlagh* Brittany Ann Valledor
Grant Gallup Robert Nusbaum** Laura Van de Water
Kelsey Geraghty Natalie Pan Muvva Vangapalli
Lauren Goode Daniella Pareja Connor Vaughan
Justin Graham Janice Carmen Park Brooke Cicero Wiggins*
Clara Harvey Nayan Patel David Wiles Wiggins**
Blake Hauer Riddhi Patel Walker Wiggins**
Alexis Herbeck Leronne Perera Lisandra Yero
Caleb Hill Diana Perez
Sian Hoctor Tiany Perez
Thomas Hwang Lynn Thanh My Phu
The Doctor of Dental Medicine candidates selected faculty members Marcelle Nascimento,
D.D.S., Ph.D., M.S., and Fernando Haddock, D.D.S., to perform their hooding unless a
candidate has a family member, who is a dentist, present to hood that candidate.
Candidates names will be read in alphabetical order as shown on this page.
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C o m m en cem ent *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude Research Honors High Research Honors
8Advanced & Graduate Education
Master of Science in Dental Sciences with a Certificate in Endodontics
Dr. Adam Hadsell
Dr. Jacklyn Mitchell
Dr. Mahmoud Mona
Dr. Shahd Nawari
Dr. Ricardo Obando
Master of Science in Dental Sciences with a Certificate in Operative &
Esthetic Dentistry
Dr. Yasser Merdad
Master of Science in Dental Sciences with a Certificate in Orthodontics
Dr. Undine Melissa Davis
Dr. Spencer Mathews
Dr. Daniel Popper
Dr. Schuyler G. Tang
Master of Science in Dental Sciences with a Certificate in Periodontics
Dr. Kailand Cosgrove
Dr. Dileep R. Kondur
Dr. Marcia Phemba Mbadu
Dr. Morio Yoshida
Master of Science in Dental Sciences with a Certificate in Prosthodontics
Dr. Andreina Dulanto
Dr. Tala Osama Ghishan
Dr. Gia Hoang
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9Advanced & Graduate Education
Certificate in Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
Dr. Lauren Anne Ruddocks
Dr. Sumita Sam
Certificate in Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology
Dr. Vivian B. Diaz
Dr. Kavan Ashit Gandhi
Dr. Brian Paul Jardina
Dr. Anna Liakh
Certificate in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Dr. Richard Alberto Tamayo
Dr. Matthew B. Brinker
Dr. Rajeev K. Motwani
Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry – Gainesville
Dr. Alexandra Bilunas
Dr. Abinaya Chandar
Dr. Ryan R. Clance
Dr. Jacqueline Fetner
Dr. Allen Lee Khai
Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry – Naples
Dr. Phillip Dodson
Dr. Kelley Downs
Dr. Juliana Fitzgerald
Dr. Linda Lavadia
Dr. Irada K. Rahman
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10Advanced & Graduate Education
Certificate in Advanced Education in General Dentistry – Hialeah
Dr. Lorena Alemany
Dr. Mayra Gabriela Buttrick
Dr. Leticia de Aguiar
Dr. Leticia de Lapeyra
Dr. Belanne Estime
Dr. Elisandra Estrada
Dr. Ana Garrido De la Rosa
Dr. Gabriela Elexis Gurevich
Dr. Lien Perez Garcia
Dr. Roymar Perez
Dr. Gustavo Piedra
Dr. Vanessa Schneider
Certificate in Advanced Education in General Dentistry – Seminole
Dr. Jessica Brewer
Dr. William Gates Clokey
Dr. Brooke Denton
Dr. Hannah Eder
Dr. Karla Matamoros
Dr. Ashley Mull
Dr. Ruchi Rakesh Patel
Dr. Blake H. Reed
Dr. Kristen Riehl
Dr. Gabriel Rodriguez
Dr. Anna Marie Ronderos
Class of 2023 Honor Marshals
Lisandra Almarales Batista Stephen Smiley
Luke Fischer Anthony Vasconez
Liza Kanter Sabrina Veerjee
Kevin Nguyen Katherine Wei
Tri Nguyen Natalie Williams 2022 SPRING
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11DMD Class of 2022 Awards
Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society
Brandon Canaday Robert Nusbaum
Griffin Levi Creekmore Daniella Pareja
Sian Hoctor Lynn Thanh My Phu
Victor Ke Gabriela Portmann
Catherine Jennings King David Wiles Wiggins
Francesca Maurici Walker Wiggins
Clinical Excellence and Professionalism Award
Roxana Bonachea Sara Nicole Tarte
Griffin Levi Creekmore Matthew Taylor
Hyunseo Lee Rosemarie Torres-Medina
Lynn Thanh My Phu Walker Wiggins
Scholastic and Professional Awards
AAF – A. Lewis Leo Outstanding Student Robert Nusbaum
AAWD Eleanor Bushee Senior Women Dental Student Brooke Cicero Wiggins
Academy of Dentistry International Student Servant Leadership Hyunseo Lee
Academy of General Dentistry Blair Cacciamani & Francesca Maurici
Academy of Operative Dentistry Robert Nusbaum
Academy of Osseointegration Implant Dentistry Ethan McLeod
American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry Sara Nicole Tarte
American Academy of Implant Dentistry Brooke Cicero Wiggins
American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Griffin Levi Creekmore
American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Sara Nicole Tarte
American Academy of Oral Medicine Roxana Bonachea
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Justin Graham
American Academy of Periodontology Catherine Jennings King
American Association of Endodontists Daria Mages
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Walker Wiggins
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons - Dental Implant Gabriela Portmann
American Association of Orthodontists Shawna DeGrange
American College of Dentists Ethical Dilemma Essay Daniella Pareja
American College of Prosthodontics Shawna DeGrange
American Dental Education Association
Dr. Jeanne Craig Sinkford Student Leadership Lauren Goode
American Dental Society of Anesthesiology -
2022 SPRING Horace Wells Senior Student Award Walker Wiggins
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12DMD Class of 2022 Awards
Scholastic and Professional Awards
American Equilibration Society Hyunseo Lee
American Prosthodontic Society Lynn Thanh My Phu
American Student Dental Association Award of Excellence Daria Mages
Class of 2022 Highest Ranking Scholar Griffin Levi Creekmore
Dennis/Foerster Award Lynn Thanh My Phu
Dental Services Group Award Laura Van de Water
Dr. Carroll Bennett Award for
Academic Excellence in Pediatric Dentistry David Wiles Wiggins
Dr. Charles Fain Award/Florida Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Brandon Millard
Dr. Darshan Patel - Maverick Award Scholarship Priya Sabharwal
Dr. J. Frank Collins Professionalism Justin Graham
Dr. John Kincheloe Excellence in Oral Surgery Estefania Lamas
Dr. Raymund C. Kwong Scholarship Catherine Nicole Escoffier
Excellence in Cariology Catherine Nicole Escoffier
Florida Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Dr. Lebowitz Award Walker Wiggins
Hanau Excellence in Prosthodontics (Whip Mix) Gabriela Portmann
Hu-Friedy Golden Forceps Kevin Shan
Hu-Friedy Golden Scaler Janelle Keary
International College of Dentists - Humanitarian Rosemarie Torres-Medina
International College of Dentists - Leadership Sian Hoctor
International Congress of Oral Implantologists Catherine Nicole Escoffier
LD Pankey Naeem Motlagh
Molar Endodontic Abdulrahman Chahbandar
Orthodontic Clinical Achievement Hunter Davis
Outstanding Tutor Catherine Nicole Escoffier
Pierre Fauchard Academy Naeem Motlagh
Prosthodontics Clinical Excellence Sara Nicole Tarte
Quintessence - Clinical Achievement in Periodontology Catherine Nicole Escoffier
Quintessence - Clinical Achievement in Restorative Dentistry Rafael Suarez Ramirez
Quintessence - Research Achievement Carson Smith
SNDA Leadership and Community Service Award Rosemarie Torres-Medina
Spirit of UFCD Kelsey Geraghty
SPIT Award Claudia Azard & Sian Hoctor
The Southeastern Academy of Prosthodontics
Outstanding Senior in Prosthodontics Derek Schutzman
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13DMD Clinical Care Groups
Clinic Care Group 2 Clinic Care Group 4
Nicholas G. Kaleel, D.M.D. Scott Denton, D.D.S.
Walter Howard, D.M.D. Annetty Soto, D.M.D.
Brandon Canaday Ana Laura Arencibia
Woowon Choi Abdulrahman Chahbandar
Griffin Levi Creekmore Shawna DeGrange
Glenda Ivis De la Paz Catherine Nicole Escoffier
Candice Fischer Lilian Fundora Pelayo
Clara Harvey Kelsey Geraghty
Blake Hauer Lauren Goode
Ali Khalil Caleb Hill
Catherine Jennings King Sian Hoctor
Melissa Monteleone Laite Janelle Keary
Daria Mages Estefania Lamas
Jenna Malone Hailey Leonard
Francesca Maurici Natalie Pan
Ethan McLeod Janice Carmen Park
Leronne Perera Nayan Patel
Katherine Richmond Tiany Perez
McKenzie Schott Lynn Thanh My Phu
Derek Schutzman Rhonda Sneij Mursuli
Sarah Smith Allyson Tio
Clayton Spilman Rosemarie Torres-Medina
Sara Nicole Tarte Brittany Ann Valledor
Brooke Cicero Wiggins Laura Van de Water
Clinic Care Group 3 Clinic Care Group 5
Fernando Haddock, D.D.S. Larry Cook, D.M.D., M.S.
Andrew J. Corsaro, D.M.D., M.S. Raj Gohel, D.M.D.
Astrid Daher Achi, D.D.S.
Yara Abdelaziz
Claudia Azard Nura Abujbara
Alexandra Cabrera Wendy Barrionuevo
Blair Cacciamani Roxana Bonachea
Stephie Cyril Hunter Davis
Kristen Fernandez Houda Fakhre
Grant Gallup Justin Graham
Alexis Herbeck Thomas Hwang
Victor Ke Michelle Jacomino
Melanie Lane Melissa Krizner-Meza
Hyunseo Lee Nicholas Lee
Forrest Mason Toni Ann McLeod
Brandon Millard Naeem Motlagh
Sophia Mohseni Daniella Pareja
Robert Nusbaum Lorena Pupo Barroso
Riddhi Patel Olivia Rosato
Diana Perez Brooke Schloth
Gabriela Portmann Bryan Smallwood
Priya Sabharwal Carson Smith
Kevin Shan Rafael Suarez Ramirez
Matthew Taylor Trenton Sweigart
Muvva Vangapalli Walker Wiggins
Connor Vaughan Lisandra Yero
David Wiles Wiggins
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14UF Alma Mater
Florida, our Alma Mater,
thy glorious name we praise.
All thy loyal sons and daughters,
a joyous song shall raise.
Where palm and pine are blowing,
where southern seas are flowing.
Shine forth thy noble Gothic walls,
thy lovely vine-clad halls.
‘Neath the Orange and Blue victorious
our love shall never fail.
There’s no other name so glorious,
all hail, Florida, hail!
~ Composed in 1925 by Milton Yeats
The Dentist’s Pledge
I, as a member of the dental profession, will keep this pledge and these stipulations. I understand
and accept that my primary responsibility is to my patients, and I shall dedicate myself to
render, to the best of my ability, the highest standard of oral health care and to maintain a
relationship of respect and confidence. Therefore, let all come to me safe in the knowledge that
their total health and well-being are my first considerations.
I shall accept the responsibility that, as a professional, my competence rests on continuing the
attainment of knowledge and skill in the arts and sciences of dentistry.
I acknowledge my obligation to support and sustain the honor and integrity of the profession, and
to conduct myself in all endeavors such that I shall merit the respect of patients, colleagues and my
community. I further commit myself to the betterment of my community for the benefit of all
of society.
I shall faithfully observe the Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct set forth by the
profession.
All this I pledge with pride in my commitment to the profession and the public which it serves.
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15Chain of Office
This custom-made ornament is worn with the president’s regalia, symbolizing the authority and
responsibilities of the office. The chain is engraved with the names and service years of the university
presidents. The medallion’s centerpiece is a 1.3-carat diamond.
Academic Mace
Dating back to the Middle Ages, the mace symbolizes strength and authority. The UF ceremonial
mace was created for the university’s sesquicentennial celebration in 2003. The 70-inch staff
features an alligator sitting atop a globe. The four pillars supporting the globe represent the four
original colleges: Agriculture, Engineering, Law, and Liberal Arts. The staff is carved from cherry
wood. The university’s chief marshal, who leads all academic processions, carries the mace.
Caps and Gowns, An Explanation
The academic regalia worn by graduating students and faculty in commencement ceremonies evolved from a style
of dress worn by members of guilds and religious orders in medieval times. The academic gown is worn by individuals
who have earned a degree in higher education. In addition, hoods are worn by graduate degree candidates, but not by
undergraduate degree candidates.
At the University of Florida, the lining of the hood has a blue chevron on an orange background to represent the
university colors. University faculty members who hold degrees from another college or university wear the colors of
their alma mater.
The velvet edging on the academic hood
is the color that represents the particular
degree held by the wearer. Dentistry is lilac.
Distinctions among sleeves indicate the type
of degree held by the wearer. A long, pointed
sleeve indicates a bachelor’s degree, while a
long, closed sleeve with a slit near the upper
part of the arm designates a master’s degree.
A round, open sleeve identifies a doctoral
degree.
The doctoral regalia also has velvet running
on the rest of the gown, including crossbars
on the sleeve. Colored tassels on the degree
candidates’ caps indicate a candidate’s school
or college.
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16Alma Mater Florida, our Alma Mater Thy glorious name we praise All thy loyal sons and daughters A joyous song shall raise. Where palm and pine are blowing, Where southern seas are flowing, Shine forth thy noble Gothic walls, Thy lovely vine-clad halls. Neath the Orange and Blue victorious Our love shall never fail. There’s no other name so glorious– All hail, Florida, Hail! Milton Yeats
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