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2019
Graduation
Ceremony
New York University College of Dentistry
2019
Graduation
Ceremony
New York University College of Dentistry

Monday, May 20, 2019

The Hulu Theatre at Madison Square Garden
4 Pennsylvania Plaza
New York, NY

11:30 am
PROGRAM

                                                                   Charles N. Bertolami
                                                 Herman Robert Fox Dean, NYU College of Dentistry, presiding

                Prelude
                    A Selection of Classical Music

                Academic Procession
                   Pomp and Circumstance					                                                  Edward Elgar

                Opening Announcement					                                                      Michael P. O’Connor
                							                                                                        Executive Vice Dean for Administration, Development,
                							                                                                        Finance, Clinical, and Student Services

                The National Anthem
                   The Star Spangled Banner					                                               Francis Scott Key

                Introduction of Andrew Hamilton				                                            Charles N. Bertolami

                Greetings							                                                               Andrew Hamilton
                							                                                                        President, New York University

                Remarks							                                                                 Charles N. Bertolami

                Presentation of the Harry Strusser Award to Jay Grossman		                     Charles N. Bertolami

                Response							                                                                Jay Grossman
                							                                                                        Founder and CEO
                							                                                                        Homeless Not Toothless

                Presentation of the David B. Kriser Medal to
                Marco Damiani and Larry McReynolds				                                         Charles N. Bertolami

                Response							                                                                Marco Damiani
                							                                                                        CEO
                							                                                                        AHRC New York City

                Response							                                                                Larry McReynolds
                							                                                                        Executive Director
                							                                                                        Family Health Centers at NYU Langone

                Greeting 							                                                               Amin Ayoub
                							                                                                        President, NYU College of Dentistry Alumni Association

                Class Representative Remarks				                                               Alda Ngo
                							                                                                        AAS Program in Dental Hygiene

                							                                                                        Michelle Smith
                							                                                                        BS Program in Dental Hygiene

                							                                                                        Vishnu Reddy
                							                                                                        DDS Program

The candidates and guests are requested to rise when the Platform Procession enters the auditorium and to remain standing for
The National Anthem. The audience should rise and remain at their places until the Platform Recession has left the auditorium.

Platform Marshal: Stuart M. Hirsch
Procession Marshals: Maya Ardon and Mara Zelaya
General Announcer: Jen Gelber
Soloist: Katie Henly
Special Events: Produced by the Office of Student Affairs and Academic Support Services
Conferment of Certificates to the Class of 2019
ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAMS 			                               Charles N. Bertolami;
				                                    			                   Andrea Schreiber
							                                                       Senior Associate Dean for Education

Conferment of Degrees to the Class of 2019
BIOMATERIALS and CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS		                 Charles N. Bertolami;
					                                      		                 Andrea Schreiber;
							                                                       John L. Ricci
							                                                       Director, MS Program in Biomaterials;
							                                                       Ryan R. Ruff
							                                                       Director, MS Program in Clinical Research

Conferment of Certificates and Degrees to the Class of 2019
DENTAL ASSISTING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM		                        Charles N. Bertolami;
				                                  			                     Cheryl M. Westphal Theile,
							                                                       Associate Dean for Allied Health Programs;
							                                                       Lisa Stefanou
							                                                       Clinical Associate Professor of Dental Hygiene

AAS IN DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAM				                             Charles N. Bertolami;
Alda Ngo							                                               Cheryl M. Westphal Theile;
Valedictorian, Class of 2019					                             Lisa Stefanou

BS IN DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAM 				                             Charles N. Bertolami;
Michelle Smith						                                          Cheryl M. Westphal Theile;
Valedictorian, Class of 2019					                             Lisa Stefanou

Conferment of Degrees to the Class of 2019
DDS PROGRAM 						                                            Charles N. Bertolami;
David J. Eisner						                                         Andrew I. Spielman
Valedictorian, Class of 2019					                             Professor and Interim Chair
							                                                       Department of Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology

Faculty Hooders 						                                        Paul R. Baker
							                                                       Barnett Bucklan
							                                                       Cheryline Pezzullo
							                                                       Silvia Spivakovsky
							                                                       Analia Veitz-Keenan

Commissioning of Graduates Entering the US Armed Forces       Shan K. Bagby
							                                                       Brigadier General
							                                                       Deputy Chief of Staff, MEDCOM

Closing Announcement 					                                    Louis Terracio
							                                                       Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Research

Academic Recession
CLASS OF 2019*

  CANDIDATES FOR CERTIFICATES

                         ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAMS

  ENDODONTICS            Abdulmajeed Alshahrani   Yoon Shin Jamie Lee          Christopher Schiller
                         Rakan Alzwaideh          Marie Mora Moreno            Kyungsik Yang
                         Frederic Elbaz           Gyu Park
                         Jason Fisher             Dean Saccomanno

  ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL   Jessica Lee              Prakhar Mehrotra             Maurice Srour
  SURGERY

  ORTHODONTICS           Chaim Adler              Jeremy Chau                  Tongxin Liu
                         Rawda Alghabban          Christine Chen               Jin Sup Shin
                         Abdullah Almansour       Darren Huang                 Parisa Zare
                         Shira Bernstein          Kiyoun Kil

  PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY    Sam Abettan              Regina Gurevich              Daniele Orellana
                         Morgan Adamson           Karen King                   Sarunphorn Rasamimari
                         Jessica Brezel           Bianca Kreider               Han Yi
                         Camille Anne Fineza      Giang Le

  PERIODONTICS           Vanessa Bikhazi          Quratul Malik                Toni Salama
                         Allie Luxenberg          David Mishler                Cecilia White
                         David Malakov            Thomas Pellech               Dina Zahedi

  PROSTHODONTICS         Saria Abdullah           Lior Furman                  Toni Sami
                         Mina Bishara             Tejal Gohil                  Santvana Vyas
                         Elena Chachik            Maria Jose Jimenez Suarez

  CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

                          MASTER’S OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS

  MASTER OF SCIENCE IN   Abdulmageed Alhusainy    Maria Clara Macena Correia   Cristobal Rivera
  BIOMATERIALS           Saqer Almutairi          Sana Fatima                  Phanita Rojanasakul
                         Fahad Alqahtani          Cory Golden                  Joshua Stutman
                         Nadav Bashary            Vedangi Hambardikar          Sonaj Vardhaman
                         Francesca Bongiovanni    Pallavi Joglekar             Alec Weiss
                         Jason Brisman            Tomo Okamoto

  MASTER OF SCIENCE IN   Tiffany Ajayi            Maggie Fitzpatrick           Arly Tuysuzian
  CLINICAL RESEARCH      Mohammad Almogahwi       Virginia Garcia-Marin        Yung-Hsing Wang
                         Michela Denoncourt       Ali Nazar                    Fangxi Xu
                         Olesya Dorogan           Sidra Saeed
CANDIDATES FOR CERTIFICATES

                                                DENTAL ASSISTING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

                            FALL 2018                                  SPRING 2019
                            Versace Brown                              Mervate Barsoum
                            Medina Cotto                               Partricia Hurtado
                            Tyler Harrison                             Arianne Larosiliere
                            Vanessa Morisset                           Naomi Smith
                            Yi Yi Winn                                 MinRu Tang
                                                                       Ivy Wu

     CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

                                      ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN DENTAL HYGIENE

                       **   Cristina Adames                        ** Alison Kane                                 Elmira Refua
                       **   Roz Aghanori                              Kirandeep Kaur                           ** Elisa Reis
                       **   Cecilia Alvarado                       ** Kimberlee Keller                            Monica Saad
                       **   Nickie Antypas                            Asma Khan                                ** Nicole Saberi
                            Brittney Berto                         ** Kelsey Kluko                                Firuza Saidova
                            Dominique Bogas                           Lainey Lau                                  Yanira Santos
                       **   Ji Hye Choi                            ** Jungna Lee                               ** Oleksandra Sobolyewa
                       **   Jacqueline Crabb                          Linda Lewis                                 Olenka Solorzano
                       **   Natalie Crawford                       ** Yi Wen Li                                ** Jieun Song
                            Elisa Di Gregorio                      ** Kailin Liu                                  Jessi Spagnole
                            Carine Franck                          ** Foram Mistry                                Yosra Sulaiman
                       **   Sarina Gefers                             Valeriana Monteiro                          Williana Tavarez
                            Carla Gomez                            ** Jennifer Motechin                        ** Kimberly Theodore
                       **   Vanessa Gomez                          ** Timur Muradov                               Francesca Verrone
                       **   Darren Gunness                         ** Alda Ngo                                 ** Yalines Viana
                       **   Saray Guzman                              Ervin Ojukwu                             ** Esther Yang
                       **   Kristina Heithaus                      ** Jennifer Osovsky                            Mary Leona Yau
                            Naoko Hernandez                        ** Parisa Parsa                                Shannon Yeh
                       **   Domonique Hill                            Aliki Petratos                           ** Jessica Yuk
                            Vinita Jadav                              Antoneta Pjetri                             Sindi Zoga
                       **   Christen Jonke                            Monika Pocztarski

                                                BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN DENTAL HYGIENE

                          Nicole Armstrong                         ** Jahfiqerah Jarrett                          Lisette Ruiz
                          Anabel Cabrera                              Anne Jayne                                  Dana Shim
                       ** Cindy Cabrera                            ** Janghoon Jeon                               Monika Silguero
                          Ashley Clarke                               Bianca Lozano                            ** Michelle Smith
                          Marie DeCarlo                               Enisa Mrkulic                            ** Joanna Tritto
                          Melat Fitsum                                Joanna Navedo                            ** Theresa Yeh
                       ** Sally Gonzalez                              Lindsy Oberman                              Alexa Angelique Yu
                       ** Joanna Guzman                               Margarita Perez

* The appropriate certificate or degree is awarded after candidates successfully complete the academic program and fulfill all obligations to New York University.
** A.A.S. and B.S. Honors Program Participants
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

                                 DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY

  Marym J. Abdelmaseh        Andrew Botrous             Svetlana Davydova              Mariano Gutierrez
  Mohammed S. Abdulsalam     Michelle Marie Bowers      Shifteh Dehghani               Reza Hadioonzadeh
  Lina K. Abideen            Lyubomyr Branets           Elif E. Devrim                 Niki Haj Hariri
  Bhavani S. Achunala        Branden Brar               Manjinder S. Dhaliwal          Megan A. Hanvivatpong
  Manuel Acosta              Navkirandeep Brar          Kourosh Dinyarian              Catherine Hao
  Andrew Adly                Max J. Braun               Zachary DiSpirito              Jeffrey J. Harder
  Anthony D. Affrunti        Patrick C. Burke           Triet Do                       Dalton P. Harding
  Mahdiya Ahmed              Katelyn Dawn Butch         Thuc-Doan K. Doan              Phoebe Fam Hartell
  Samavia Ahmed              Natalia M. Caballero       Caitlin Donovan                Nicole Haydt
  Tatsiana Ahrenstein        Brian James Cali           Nilopher Dossaji               Brendan Ho
  Sara Alakkad               Aaron J. Camacho           Edward Dowse                   Andrew C. Hong
  Carly T. Alanouf           Zaccary T. Cardito         Alina Draganchyuk              Dahee Hong
  Ilona Aleksandrovich       Wendell A. Carmona         Kevin Driscoll                 Hsing-Tse Hsueh
  Ali H. Allan               Kimberly Carstens          Judah Dubin                    Haowei Hu
  Resha Al-Saraf             Deeba Carvan               Zohreh Eftekhari               Geoffrey Huang
  Carl Amaral                Indiana Castro             Mark Eisenberger               Melissa Huang
  Jae H. An                  Michelle R. Castroagudin   David J. Eisner                Deborah Jung-Hyun Huh
  Alisha Andrashewski        Esther S. Cha              Ferris Elhein                  Brian J. Hwangpo
  Monica Andrews             Parmender S. Chamber       Benjamin Estrada               Conor F. Jacobson
  Omeir T. Ansari            Jeff W. Chang              Hira Faisal                    Jae Won Jang
  Abraham Arbesfeld          Li-Jen Chang               Ginn Fang                      Allison M. Johnson
  Charles Ariza              Gia Chen                   Ester Fazylova                 Nina Hyvarinen Jones
  Sandra Armanious           Jason Chen                 Leslie J. Fernandez Bencosme   Aaron Jordan
  Roman Aronov               Jing M. Chen               Ryan T. Finke                  Justin Joseph
  Janeen Waddah Asfour       Kar Ki Anthony Chen        Kamran Fotoohi                 Albert Juang
  Michelle Au                Yanting Chen               Claudio Franco                 Jin Suk Jung
  Dylan L. Austin            Chin Hsiang Cheng          Malissa Frederique             Clement Kairouz
  Sarha Avendano             David H. Cheon             Cindy Gabbay                   Rajit S. Kamboj
  Sherry D. Aviczer          Kiyoung Cho                Paul Gammal                    Robb M. Kaneko
  Araz Ayati                 Ilon Choai                 James E. Gardner, III          Joseph Kang
  Alvin M. Babu              Daniela Chocron            Emily Irene Gavras             Naru Kang
  Christopher Badami         Kyu Wan Choi               Joseph F. Geiger, III          Boris Karachun
  Kyoung Han Bae             Lauren M. Choi             David George                   Jacqueline Katz
  Kara Bagdan                Su-Young J. Choi           George D. Georgiev             Navdeep Kaur
  Nishita Bahl               Yoo Choi                   Alexis Mona Ghadami            Matthew Keller
  Artur R. Barakazyan        Ting-Chieh Chou            Rand B. Ghazala                Anastasia Khaitov
  Ari Bardash                Anne Y. Chu                Parneet Gill                   Fayez A. Khan
  Jeffrey Barrazueta         Yoo Sun Kate Chung         Jacqueline Glazman             Mina Kheir
  David Barton               Paul S. Chung              Andrew G. Gobran               Mitalee Khilnani
  Brittany Baum              Stephanie N. Ciccio        Paula Elizabeth Goldberg       Diane J. Kim
  Natalie R. Bentivegna      Zachary R. Conley          Zachary J. Goldsmith           Dong Hyun Jason Kim
  Kyle Birkmeyer             Tjiska E. Conrotto         Juliana Gomez                  Donghyun Kim
  John Bishara               Shilp U. Dalal             Maria D. Gonzalez              Jaeyoung Kim
  Sara Blass                 Richard X. Dang            Alexander Gorlin               Jennifer Kim
  Nicole-Marie V. Blischak   Nadine A. Darwiche         Matthew David Green            May Kim
  Daniela Boldikova          Damian D’Auria             Savroop K. Grewal              Minsung Kim
  Ravinder S. Boparai        Stacey Davidyants          Moe Gseir                      Moochan Kim
  Jessica Borukhova          Eric Davis                 Anurag R. Gudeti               Seungjin Kim
Sunghyun Kim           Shahin Moallem            Stephen Miguel Pou       Sara R. Steffy
Tae Keun Kim           Jessica Moh               Nividita Puri            Sara N. Sternbach
Tiffany Kim            Shima Mohsen-Pour         Ramsha H. Qaisrani       Adam Stump
Yu Jeong Kim           Sheila Monahemi           Samuel D. Raffaelli      Mousami Surapaneni
Dmitriy Klass          Jungbin Moon              Dilafruz Rafikova        Avelina Svititskaya
Joshua E. Klein        Jonathan Morcos           Yael Rahimzada           Dan Takebayashi
Bona Ko                Jacob Timothy Morton      Ashiyan Rahman           Allen Tan
Susan Y. Koh           Anastasia Mospanova       Vinod Rajan              Johanna Tang
Kimia Kohanbash        Ramin Motamedi            Angie Ramirez-Cruz       Ariz Tanvir
Parham Koohbor         Regina Murdakhayeva       Manish C. Rao            Miang Chneh Teo
Timothy J. Kook        Dina Musheinesh           Nitin Rastogi            Tuan M. Thai
Anna Kuang             Malka Musheyev            Muzmml Raufy             Lyndsey C. Theriot
Johana Kutrolli        Oksana Nad                Anjali Reddy             Priscilla C. Tong
Min Su Kwak            Hadi Najam                Vishnu Reddy             Nicky M. Tovar
SangHoon Kwon          Sunghyun Nam              Noelia Richardson        Daniel T. Tran
Audrey Kwong           Zainab Nasafi             Patricia Rodriguez       Ha Tran
Gloria George Labib    Sundus Nasir              Kristen A. Rogers        Lyndon K. Tran
Anthony Lee            Sunny Nath                Natalia Rojas-Quiroga    Svetlana Treyvus
Catherine Lee          Maxine R. Navi            Levi Ross                Thinh C. Trinh
Charles J. Lee         Catherine Nguyen          Kathryn E. Rothas        Brian Tsai
Christine Lee          Olivia M. Nguyen          Mariya Rozov             Peter J. Tylawsky
Clara T. Lee           Phuc Q. Nguyen            Nery J. Ruano            Tatiya Ungphakorn
Dong Hyun Lee          Gentai Ni                 Lacey M. Ryan            Bryan Vargas
Ju Yong Lee            Danielle Ann Nici         Vidya Sadasivan          Belen N. Vimo
Sealah Lee             Sheila M. Nikdel          Amanda A. Samaan         Jonathan Vinea
Seon Min Lee           Mitchell E. Nisenson      James P. Sara            Minh-Kha B. Vinh
Seung Moon Lee         Alfred C. Ong             Stephanie Saran          Andrew Willner
Sun J. Lee             Guanpeng Ou               Joseph M. Sarnelle       Jennifer Wismer
Jennifer D. Legree     Adriana Palacio           Nataniel E. Schmuelian   Rachelle Amanda Wolk
Andrew C. Lejman       Rae Sharleen Paredes      Kibeom Seo               Anna Wong
Wanho Lew              Christine S. Park         Wonkyu Seo               Winnie Wong
Yuxiang Lian           Cynthia Park              Susie Seo                Joseph S. Yang
Hyunsoo Lim            Jeasue Park               Idean Shahangian         Zhi Mei Yang
Rosalyn Lim            Kang-Woo Park             Tina Shamszadeh          Sooha Yim
Nicole C. Liu          Jaime V. Patel            Cheryl B. Shao           Ziva Yonaiev
Alexander J. Loeb      Kamal Paresh Patel        Berta Shchegol           Donghyun D. Yoo
Bianca M. Lopez-Isa    Karishma Dushyant Patel   Irene Shuman             Soo Y. Yoo
Marisa O. Low          Kunal Patel               Fady K. Sidhom           Hyung Won Yoon
Maryna Luchin          Saavan Patel              Evan Siegel              Jacqueline A. Youssef
Elizabeth M. Maas      Utsav Patel               Randy N. Simon           Marina Youssef
Afsheen Mahmood        Zarna R. Patel            Gurinder Singh           Daniel D. Zaccariello
Mega Manchanda         William James Pepe        Sanbir Singh             Azadeh Zadmehr
Donna G. Mansour       R. Brady Perdue           Anil M. Sishta           Joey Zaghi
Melissa F. Marin       Brian Perrone             Adam Snow                Benyamin Zakariaei
Alyssa R. Mascolo      Pauline Pham              Vinay K. Sohal           Huan Zhang
Kelly Ann Mastrovito   Michael N. Pirayou        Michael Maor Sokol       Derek Zhao
Antonia R. Mauro       Madeline J. Pitz          Titus Kangeun Son        Peter Z. Zhao
Sherin N. Merchant     Monika M. Pogoda          Albert J. Song           Alan Zhou
Alan Meskin            Joshua D. Pollack         Thomas Spulecki          Farha Zibak
Michelle Michelson     Srivarsha Ponna           Khalida N. Stanazai      Michelle S. Zivari
AWARDS & PRIZES

                         NYU ALUMNAE CLUB AWARD,                                     INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF DENTISTS STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD,
        presented to a female student who achieved academic excellence              presented to a senior student who has shown the greatest professional growth
                          at the College of Dentistry, to                                      and development during their years in dental school, to
                              LYNDSEY C. THERIOT                                                                SHIFTEH DEHGHANI

                       THE FANEUIL D. WEISS AWARD,                                  INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF DENTISTS STUDENT HUMANITARIAN AWARD,
          awarded for obtaining the second highest scholastic average                    presented to the senior student who has demonstrated significant
                             for the four years, to                                       leadership and exemplary character traits when participating in
                           MICHELLE MICHELSON                                                           humanitarian service or projects, to
                                                                                                              JOSEPH F. GEIGER, III
    ARTHUR CHARLES HULL AND SAMUEL & HANNAH HOLZMAN AWARD,
    presented for demonstrating the greatest proficiency in endodontics, to                   CLASS OF 1931 ROBERT J. DITOLLA MEMORIAL AWARD,
                            KIMIA KOHANBASH                                                granted to a senior student for excellence in clinical dentistry, to
                                                                                                                   NIKI HAJ HARIRI
                       DR. HARRY J. GERSTEN AWARD,
        presented to the senior student who demonstrates excellence in                  AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY AWARD,
                fixed prosthodontics theory and technique, to                       presented to a senior student demonstrating high achievement in community
                           NINA HYVARINEN JONES                                                   dentistry and dental public health promotion, to
                                                                                                               KATHRYN E. ROTHAS
                 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PROSTHETIC AWARD,
  presented to a senior student for proficiency in removable prosthodontics, to                            DR. SIDNEY I. SILVERMAN AWARD,
                             STACEY DAVIDYANTS                                           presented to a senior student who has demonstrated excellence in
                                                                                       dental care skills and a commitment to the humanitarian considerations
                      SAMUEL CHARLES MILLER AWARD,                                                              inherent in health care, to
       presented to the senior student who attained the highest degree of                                            KIYOUNG CHO
                    knowledge and skill in periodontology, to
                            MICHELLE MICHELSON                                                     DAVID B. KRISER AWARD FOR COMPASSION,
                                                                                        presented to the senior student who has best exemplified the ideals of
             THE IRWIN RAYMOND THALL MEMORIAL AWARD,                                        compassion and empathy in their interactions with patients, to
        presented to the senior student who shows the most promise in                                              VISHNU REDDY
                              clinical dentistry, to
                         RACHELLE AMANDA WOLK                                                AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTISTS AWARD,
                                                                                           presented to the outstanding senior student in orthodontics, to
              AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORAL MEDICINE AWARD,                                                            KIYOUNG CHO
          presented to a student who has excelled in didactic courses in
     oral medicine and the clinical management of patients, and who shows              AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS
    the potential for significant contributions to the field of oral medicine, to                      DENTAL IMPLANT STUDENT AWARD,
                               SARA N. STERNBACH                                           presented to the senior students who have demonstrated an
                                                                                       exemplary attitude and achievement in the field of implant dentistry, to
       CERTIFICATE OF MERIT AAPD PREDOCTORAL STUDENT AWARD,                                        DANIELA BOLDIKOVA and ZAINAB NASAFI
           granted to a senior student who shows the most promise
                            in pediatric dentistry, to                                     FOUNDATION OF THE PIERRE FAUCHARD ACADEMY AWARD,
                          ALISHA ANDRASHEWSKI                                          granted to a returning student who has demonstrated great potential for
                                                                                          developing into an outstanding leader in the dental profession, to
           DR. ALEXANDER AND SYLVIA GOLDENBERG AWARD,                                                            SHARISS OSTRAGER
     awarded to a senior student exhibiting proficiency and great interest in
        pediatric dentistry and a continuing interest in orthodontics, to                             PIERRE FAUCHARD ACADEMY AWARD,
                                 DEREK ZHAO                                                 granted to a senior student who has exhibited leadership and
                                                                                           accomplishment in the advancement of the dental profession, to
           ELEANOR BUSHEE SENIOR STUDENT DENTAL AWARD,                                                       NINA HYVARINEN JONES
     sponsored by the American Association of Women Dentists, presented
             to a senior female student for outstanding leadership                                 DR. BERNARD E. RUDNER MEMORIAL AWARD,
                           and academic excellence, to                              presented to senior students who have demonstrated superior performance in
                                NIKI HAJ HARIRI                                       providing oral comprehensive care and adminstering a dental practice, to
                                                                                    ANTHONY D. AFFRUNTI, ALI H. ALLAN, CHARLES ARIZA, STACEY DAVIDYANTS,
  AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL RADIOLOGY AWARD,                          DAVID J. EISNER, REZA HADIOONZADEH, NINA HYVARINEN JONES,
    presented to a senior student who has demonstrated special interest and          ALAN MESKIN, SHEILA MONAHEMI, HADI NAJAM, WILLIAM JAMES PEPE,
             accomplishment in oral and maxillofacial radiology, to                               PAULINE PHAM, FADY SIDHOM, and JOEY ZAGHI
                                KIYOUNG CHO
                                                                                        AMERICAN ACADEMY OF IMPLANT DENTISTRY STUDENT AWARD,
                        DR. SAMUEL HESS AWARD,                                          awarded to a senior student who has demonstrated the most interest,
    presented to a member of the senior class for outstanding scholarship, to                    academically and clinically, in implant dentistry, to
                              DAVID J. EISNER                                                                       NARU KANG
SAMUEL I. BOTKIN MEMORIAL AWARD,                                         NORTHEASTERN SOCIETY OF PERIODONTISTS AWARD,
         presented to the most outstanding graduating student in the                     presented to a senior student for excellence in periodontics, to
                       orthodontics honors program, to                                                        STEPHANIE SARAN
                             LYNDON K. TRAN
                                                                                               DR. ROBERT A. SUSSMAN MEMORIAL AWARD,
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL PATHOLOGY AWARD,                        presented to a senior student who has demonstrated clinical excellence in
 presented to the senior student who has demonstrated exemplary aptitude                operative dentistry and humanitarian values in patient care, to
          and achievement in oral and maxillofacial pathology, to                                            LYNDSEY C. THERIOT
                        RACHELLE AMANDA WOLK
                                                                                                 CLASS OF 1949 HYMAN J. SCHORR AWARD,
 QUINTESSENCE AWARD FOR CLINICAL ACHIEVEMENT IN PERIODONTICS,                            granted to the senior student who has accomplished the most
       presented to the senior student who has attained excellence                                              for their class, to
                in the clinical aspects of periodontics, to                                                NINA HYVARINEN JONES
                              ANDREW ADLY
                                                                                     INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ORAL IMPLANTOLOGISTS AWARD,
                     QUINTESSENCE RESEARCH AWARD,                                  presented to the senior dental student who displays the greatest interest in
presented to a senior student who has demonstrated achievement in research, to            and commitment to oral implantology/implant dentistry, to
                             ZACHARY R. CONLEY                                                              ZACHARY J. GOLDSMITH

                 NEW YORK STATE SOCIETY OF ORAL AND                                       AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ESTHETIC DENTISTRY AWARD,
                    MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS AWARD,                                  presented to the senior student who has demonstrated outstanding ability
     presented to the outstanding senior dental student in oral surgery, to                            in the field of esthetic dentistry, to
                           REZA HADIOONZADEH                                                                      OKSANA NAD

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS (ACOMS)                                         ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC. AWARD,
 WILLIAM H. BELL AWARD FOR PREDOCTORAL ACHIEVEMENT IN OMS,                              presented to a senior student who has attained excellence in the
     presented to the dental students who display the highest level of                              clinical aspects of esthetic dentistry, to
  academic and clinical achievement in oral and maxillofacial surgery, to                                      SHAHIN MOALLEM
                   JULIANA GOMEZ and KNIKA SETHI
                                                                                    ACADEMY OF OSSEOINTEGRATION OUTSTANDING DENTAL STUDENT
         QUINTESSENCE AWARD FOR CLINICAL ACHIEVEMENT IN                                              IN IMPLANT DENTISTRY AWARD,
                          RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY,                                   awarded to the most deserving student in the field of implant dentistry, to
      presented to the senior student who has attained excellence in the                                      MOOCHAN KIM
                  clinical aspects of restorative dentistry, to
                                JEASUE PARK                                                     ACADEMY OF GENERAL DENTISTRY AWARD,
                                                                                      presented to the senior student who has shown the most promise of
              AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ENDODONTICS                                                   being an outstanding general dentist, to
                      STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD,                                                         DEBORAH JUNG-HYUN HUH
   presented to the senior student who has exemplified the ideals of the
  American Association of Endodontics and has shown outstanding interest                       ACADEMY OF OPERATIVE DENTISTRY AWARD,
        and ability in the field of endodontics as a dental student, to                  presented in recognition of excellence in operative dentistry, to
                            REZA HADIOONZADEH                                                               SHIMA MOHSEN-POUR

          AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PERIODONTOLOGY AWARD,                                          AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OROFACIAL PAIN AWARD,
    presented to a senior student for general excellence in periodontics, to                presented for excellence in the diagnostic and treatment
                               MAXINE R. NAVI                                                             aspects of orofacial pain, to
                                                                                                              JENNIFER WISMER
                      DR. ARTHUR N. CAPLIN AWARD,
    presented to a senior dental student who has demonstrated excellence           AMERICAN STUDENT DENTAL ASSOCIATION AWARD OF EXCELLENCE,
                       in removable prosthodontics, to                              honors the spirit of volunteerism and recognizes student participation,
                            SARA N. STERNBACH                                         leadership, and service to their school, community, and ASDA, to
                                                                                                             KATHRYN E. ROTHAS
            AMERICAN DENTAL SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
                          HORACE WELLS AWARD,                                         DR. WILLIAM S. KRAMER AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE,
       presented to a senior dental student who has shown proficiency             presented for achieving the highest academic rank during the junior year, to
                   in the field of anesthesia in dentistry, to                                              LYNDSEY C. THERIOT
                                MARIYA ROZOV
                                                                                      DR. EDWARD G. KAUFMAN AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE,
       AMERICAN EQUILIBRATION SOCIETY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD,                         presented for achieving the highest academic rank during the freshman year, to
     presented to a graduating senior for outstanding performance in the            DAVID J. EISNER, ZACHARY J. GOLDSMITH, NINA HYVARINEN JONES,
        science of occlusion and temperomandibular joint function, to                MOOCHAN KIM, JU YONG LEE, SEALAH LEE, MICHELLE MICHELSON,
                               VISHNU REDDY                                       RAE SHARLEEN PAREDES, MICHAEL MAOR SOKOL, SARA N. STERNBACH,
                                                                                                           and LYNDSEY C. THERIOT
AWARDS & PRIZES                        (continued)

             AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PROSTHODONTICS AWARD,                                                    ADVANCED STUDIES AWARD,
         presented to a student for outstanding predoctoral achievement            presented to a graduating dental hygiene student in recognition of dedication
                        in the study of prosthodontics, to                          to continuing scholarship through the pursuit of a baccalaureate degree, to
                               OLIVIA M. NGUYEN                                                                 CRISTINA ADAMES

            PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARD,                                      COLGATE ORAL PHARMACEUTICALS STAR AWARD,
     recognizes the most outstanding senior student in pediatric dentistry, to    presented to a graduating dental hygiene student who demonstrates dedication
                                NISHITA BAHL                                       to the dental hygiene profession, exhibits compassion in patient care, displays
                                                                                    enthusiasm for community service, and enjoys the role of dental hygienist, to
        THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF DENTISTRY AWARD FOR ETHICS                                                        KELSEY KLUKO
                           AND PROFESSIONALISM,
        awarded to a senior student who demonstrates high standards of             NEW YORK STATE DENTAL HYGIENE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT’S AWARD,
                         ethics and professionalism, to                            presented to the graduating dental hygiene student who has exhibited strong
                              MIANG CHNEH TEO                                           interests and involvement in the student association chapter of the
                                                                                           association and the future of the dental hygiene profession, to
              NEW YORK ACADEMY OF ORAL REHABILITATION –                                                     OLEKSANDRA SOBOLYEWA
               THE EUGENE ROTHSCHILD MEMORIAL AWARD,
      presented to a graduating senior who has demonstrated excellence in          DENTAL HYGIENE STUDENT RECOGNITION AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN
                            fixed prosthodontics, to                                        COMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH,
                               SHEILA M. NIKDEL                                    awarded to a senior dental hygiene student who has demonstrated a special
                                                                                    interest/achievement in community dentistry and dental public health, to
              NEW YORK ACADEMY OF ORAL REHABILITATION –                                                          ALISON KANE
                          NILA AND CM JOSHI AWARD,
         presented to a senior student who has demonstrated excellence                   EMPIRE STATE ACADEMY OF COSMETIC DENTISTRY AWARD,
                            in fixed prosthodontics, to                            awarded to a senior dental hygiene student who has demonstrated excellence
                                     HA TRAN                                                        in restorations and function of patients, to
                                                                                                                 DOMONIQUE HILL
              HANAU EXCELLENCE IN PROSTHODONTICS AWARD,
          presented to a graduating senior who has excelled in the study                            EXCELLENCE IN CHAIRSIDE EDUCATION,
                  and clinical application of prosthodontics, to                        presented to a graduating dental hygiene student in recognition of
                                NIKI HAJ HARIRI                                                outstanding performance as a chairside educator, to
                                                                                                              JENNIFER OSOVSKY
             NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF ENDODONTISTS
                        STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD,                                               EXCELLENCE IN DENTAL HYGIENE AWARD,
  presented to the senior student who has shown a broad interest in endodontics   sponsored by Johnson & Johnson, presented to the graduating dental hygiene
          and demonstrated exceptional involvement in their classes, to                student who has demonstrated high scholastic ability as well as an
                                RANDY N. SIMON                                                       outstanding professional manner, to
                                                                                                            JACQUELINE CRABB
                 DR. CHARLES A. CACIOPPO STUDENT AWARD,
      presented to a senior student who has demonstrated a commitment to                               HU-FRIEDY GOLDEN SCALER AWARD,
                  clinical excellence and overall patient care, to                  presented to the graduating dental hygiene student who has demonstrated
                             ANTHONY D. AFFRUNTI                                         clinical excellence in providing education and care to patients, to
                                                                                                                 CECILIA ALVARADO
                    SPECIAL PATIENT CARE AWARD (OMPRM),
               presented to senior students who have demonstrated                                    LONG ISLAND ODONTOLOGY AWARD,
         a sincere interest and concern for patients with special needs, to                presented to a senior dental hygiene student in recognition of
                 CARLY T. ALANOUF, NINA HYVARINEN JONES,                                              scholarship and clinical proficiency, to
                       VISHNU REDDY, and LACEY M. RYAN                                                           VANESSA GOMEZ

                                                                                                     EXCELLENCE IN RADIOLOGY AWARD,
               DELTA DENTAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD,                                sponsored by Carestream Dental, exclusive manufacturer of Kodak Dental
           presented to a senior student in recognition of outstanding                 Systems, presented to a graduating dental hygiene student who has
                           academic achievement, to                                      demonstrated excellence in the theory and application of dental
                                 VISHNU REDDY                                                radiographic concepts, skills, safety, and patient care, to
                                                                                                             OLENKA SOLORZANO
        ALLA J. WHEELER ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM AWARD,
        presented in memory of Professor Wheeler, who served on the                                              PREMIER AAS AWARD,
    Dimensions Editorial Advisory Board and chaired the College’s Council on            presented to the associate in applied science degree candidate who
       Ethics and Professionalism, this award is given to a dental hygiene               demonstrates exceptional growth, professional development, and
             student who exemplifies ethics and professionalism, to                                clinical skills in the study of dental hygiene, to
                              MARY LEONA YAU                                                                      KRISTINA HEITHAUS
PREMIER BS AWARD,                                                                      STUDENT TABLE CLINIC AWARDS,
presented to the bachelor of science degree candidate who demonstrates                        sponsored by Johnson & Johnson, presented to graduating dental hygiene
     exceptional professional development in patient care, research,                              students who have done an exemplary job in presenting scientific
            and growth potential for the dental profession, to                                                   data to the dental community, to
                           MARIE DECARLO                                                                    LAINEY LAU, YI WEN LI, and JESSICA YUK

   PROFESSIONALISM AWARD FOR COMPASSION IN PATIENT CARE,                                                      MEN OF DENTAL HYGIENE STAR AWARD,
  presented to the graduating dental hygiene student who demonstrates                         presented to the graduating male dental hygiene student with the highest
         clinical competence and compassion in patient care, to                               GPA, typifying academic excellence and commitment to the organization’s
                            MICHELLE SMITH                                                       founding pillars of education, community service, and leadership, to
                                                                                                                              KAILIN LIU
        PROFESSIONALISM AWARD FOR EXEMPLARY ETHICS,
 presented to the graduating dental hygiene students who exemplify the                                     MEN OF DENTAL HYGIENE PIONEER AWARD,
           ideals of ethics and compassion in patient care, to                                 presented to a graduating male dental hygiene student who represents
               CRISTINA ADAMES and CHRISTEN JONKE                                              a pioneering spirit in education, community service, and leadership, to
                                                                                                                          TIMUR MURADOV
   PROFICIENCY AWARD OF THE DENTAL HYGIENE ASSOCIATION OF
                          THE CITY OF NEW YORK,                                                           WESTCHESTER DENTAL HYGIENISTS’ AWARD,
presented to the senior dental hygiene student who has shown the greatest                        presented to the graduating dental hygiene student who resides in
   proficiency in dental hygiene skills and has participated actively in the                     Westchester or Putnam Counties, is supportive of classmates, and
            Student American Dental Hygienists’ Association, to                                              proves to be a compassionate clinician, to
                              SARINA GEFERS                                                                                 ELISA REIS

                           STEVENSON AWARD,                                                    SMOKING CESSATION STRIVE 2 QUIT AWARD (GLAXOSMITHKLINE),
   presented to the senior dental hygiene student typifying excellence in                       presented to a graduating dental hygiene student for excellence in
  the delivery of dental hygiene care and high scholastic achievement, to                                   prevention and health communication, to
                              NICOLE SABERI                                                                                ELISA REIS

                      STUDENT COUNCIL AWARDS,                                                  STUDENT AMERICAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS’ ASSOCIATION AWARDS,
     presented to the students who best exemplify dedication to the                             presented to the officers of the Student American Dental Hygienists’
 dental hygiene profession, leadership, and service to the student body, to                      Association for their leadership and commitment to excellence, to
         ROZ AGHANORI, BRITTNEY BERTO, LINDSY OBERMAN,                                                        ELISA DI GREGORIO, SARAY GUZMAN,
          ANTONETA PJETRI, and OLEKSANDRA SOBOLYEWA                                                    KIMBERLY THEODORE, and ALEXA ANGELIQUE YU

                             OMICRON KAPPA UPSILON, OMEGA CHAPTER — MAY 2019

             Tatsiana Ahrenstein                                           Claudio Franco                                              Michelle Michelson
                 Sara Alakkad                                           Zachary J. Goldsmith                                         Jacob Timothy Morton
            Artur R. Barakazyan                                          Reza Hadioonzadeh                                                 Oksana Nad
                Brittany Baum                                               Niki Haj Hariri                                             Olivia M. Nguyen
              Daniela Boldikova                                               Haowei Hu                                                 Danielle Ann Nici
                 Branden Brar                                               Melissa Huang                                             Rae Sharleen Paredes
                   Gia Chen                                               Conor F. Jacobson                                               Pauline Pham
                 Kiyoung Cho                                            Nina Hyvarinen Jones                                              Mariya Rozov
              Tjiska E. Conrotto                                           Mitalee Khilnani                                            Michael Maor Sokol
              Stacey Davidyants                                             Moochan Kim                                                Sara N. Sternbach
            Manjinder S. Dhaliwal                                         Kimia Kohanbash                                              Lyndsey C. Theriot
              Zachary Dispirito                                              Ju Yong Lee                                             Rachelle Amanda Wolk
               David J. Eisner                                                Sealah Lee                                                  Zhi Mei Yang
                 Ferris Elhein                                              Nicole C. Liu                                                  Derek Zhao
               Kamran Fotoohi                                              Maryna Luchin                                                    Alan Zhou

                         SIGMA PHI ALPHA HONOR SOCIETY, PSI CHAPTER — MAY 2019

               Nickie Antypas                                                  Kelsey Kluko                                              Nicole Saberi
                Sarina Gefers                                                   Yi Wen Li                                                Michelle Smith
              Kimberlee Keller                                                  Alda Ngo                                                  Esther Yang
JAY GROSSMAN, DDS
       HARRY STRUSSER MEMORIAL AWARD RECIPIENT

                                            Jay Grossman
                               Founder and CEO, Homeless Not Toothless

In 1992, Los Angeles dentist Dr. Jay Grossman founded Homeless Not Toothless, a nonprofit
organization dedicated to providing desperately needed, free, quality dental care for the homeless,
foster youth, veterans, and other underserved groups in the greater Los Angeles community.
From that time to the present, Homeless Not Toothless has provided free dental care for more
than 60,000 people. Equally notable is the example Dr. Grossman has set for other dentists, who
have been inspired by his commitment to incorporate philanthropic work into their own practices,
resulting in more than $5 million in donated services to date. Along with providing free dental care,
Dr. Grossman has worked to empower the homeless and other underserved groups to regain their
dignity and reenter the workforce.

For extraordinary humanitarian efforts on behalf of improved health and well-being for the homeless
and other vulnerable groups in Los Angeles, New York University College of Dentistry is proud to
honor its distinguished alumnus, Dr. Jay Grossman, ’88, and the Homeless Not Toothless organization,
with its Harry Strusser Award for outstanding contributions to improved public health.
MARCO DAMIANI
                               KRISER MEDAL RECIPIENT

                                                  Marco Damiani
                                            CEO, AHRC New York City

Throughout a distinguished career that has ranged from serving as executive vice president of YAI Network,
to executive vice president of Cerebral Palsy Foundations of New York State, to CEO of Metro Community
Health Centers, to his present position as CEO of AHRC New York City, Mr. Damiani has remained steadfast in
his commitment to finding innovative ways for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities to
build full, healthy lives as defined by each person and supported by dedicated families, staff, and community
partners.

For all of these achievements and for his extraordinary wisdom, counsel, and guidance throughout every
phase of the planning and design of the NYU Dentistry Oral Health Center for People with Disabilities, New
York University College of Dentistry is privileged to honor Mr. Marco Damiani with its David B. Kriser Medal,
the highest recognition awarded by the College.
LARRY McREYNOLDS
                              KRISER MEDAL RECIPIENT

                                               Larry McReynolds
                                               Executive Director
                                     Family Health Centers at NYU Langone

Throughout a distinguished career that has ranged from serving as executive vice president and executive
director of Lutheran Family Health Centers, to president of NYU Lutheran Family Health Centers, to his
present positions as executive director of the Family Health Centers at NYU Langone — now one of the
largest federally qualified health center (FQHC) networks in the nation — and senior vice president of
community health for NYU Langone Health, Mr. McReynolds has remained steadfast in his commitment to
ensuring that everyone in New York City has access to high-quality, community-based healthcare services.

For all of these achievements and for his extraordinary wisdom, counsel, and guidance throughout every
phase of the planning and design of the NYU Dentistry Oral Health Center for People with Disabilities,
New York University College of Dentistry is privileged to honor Mr. Larry McReynolds with its
David B. Kriser Medal, the highest recognition awarded by the College.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

Chairman, New York University Board of Trustees			                             William R. Berkley
President							                                                               Andrew Hamilton

COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY

Herman Robert Fox Dean					                                                    Charles N. Bertolami
Executive Vice Dean for Administration, Development, Finance,
   Clinical, and Student Services					                                         Michael P. O’Connor
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Research				                                Louis Terracio
Vice Dean for International Initiatives and Continuing Dental Education		      Stuart M. Hirsch
Senior Associate Dean for Education				                                        Andrea Schreiber
Associate Dean for Financial and Academic Planning and Strategic Initiatives   Erin Brent
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Hospital Relations			                  Robert Glickman
Associate Dean for Clinical Administration and Revenue Cycle Management        John D. McIntosh
Associate Dean for Administration					                                         K. Bradley Penuel
Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Academic Support Services		             Staci L. Ripkey
Associate Dean for Allied Dental Programs				                                  Cheryl M. Westphal Theile
Assistant Dean for Continuing Dental Education			                              H. Kendall Beacham
Assistant Dean for Communications and Public Affairs			                        Elyse Bloom
Assistant Dean for Finance and Business Operations			                          Steven Kahn
Assistant Dean for Compliance and Emergency Response			                        Glenn Marrus
Assistant Dean for Admissions and Enrollment Management		                      Eugenia E. Mejia
Assistant Dean for Human Resources and Faculty Services			                     Julia Murphy
Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs				                                        Leslie F. Smithey

CHAIRPERSONS
Department of Cariology and Comprehensive Care			                              Andrea Schreiber (Interim)
Dr. Ignatius N. and Sally Quartararo Department of Endodontics		               Asgeir Sigurdsson
Department of Pediatric Dentistry					                                         Amr M. Moursi
Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion			                             Richard Niederman
Department of Prosthodontics					                                              Leila Jahangiri
Department of Biomaterials					                                                John T. McDevitt
Dr. Arthur Ashman Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry           Asgeir Sigurdsson (Interim)
Department of Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology			                        Andrew I. Spielman (Interim)
Dr. Anthony S. Mecca Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery		            Robert Glickman
Department of Orthodontics					                                                Olivier Nicolay
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology and Medicine         Denise A. Trochesset

GROUP PRACTICE DIRECTORS                  POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM DIRECTORS                                   MS DEGREE PROGRAM DIRECTORS
Eugene H. Bass		                          Endodontics 		                 Matthew Malek                     Clinical Research Ryan R. Ruff
Gary S. Berkowitz                         Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Vasiliki Karlis                   Biomaterials      John L. Ricci
Bruce A. Brandolin                        Orthodontics 		                Olivier Nicolay
Marie Congiusta                           Pediatric Dentistry 		         Courtney Chinn
Angela M. DeBartolo                       Periodontics 		                Edgard S. El Chaar
Lucretia DePaola-Cefola                   Prosthodontics 		              Mijin Choi
Morey J. Gendler
Bapanaiah Penugonda
Scott W. Podell
George F. Raymond
Steven Resnick
Glenn K. Rochlen
Aaron Soeprono
Colleen A. Watson
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