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COMMENCEMENT

College of Dentistry
    Class of 2022
COMMENCEMENT College of Dentistry - Class of 2022 - UF College of Dentistry
COMMENCEMENT College of Dentistry - Class of 2022 - UF College of Dentistry
Commencement
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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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Greetings 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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University 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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ADDITIONAL 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
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College 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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2021-2022 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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Doctor 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

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Advanced & 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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Advanced & 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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Advanced & 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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DMD 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 -
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DMD 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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DMD 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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UF 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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Chain 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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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!

Milton Yeats
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