The UBC Dentistry Fall Awards celebrate outstanding student achievements and recognize the Faculty’s commitment to excellence in dental education. Congratulations to the awards recipients for the 2024-25 academic year!
| RECIPIENT | AWARD NAME |
|---|---|
| Mckenzie Moore (BDSc 2028 candidate) | Impact of Ten Dental Hygiene Award |
| Gabriela Victoria Podolski (BDSc 2026 candidate) | The Dean of Dentistry Dental Hygiene Scholarship |
| Anna Ellen Kaur Sohi (BDSc 2026 candidate) | Professor Bonnie J. Craig Award in Dental Hygiene |
| Ashley Tang (BDSc 2027 candidate) | Dental Hygiene Faculty Award |
| Emma Rose-Marie Tarzwell (BDSc 2027 candidate) | Impact of Ten Dental Hygiene Award |
| RECIPIENT | AWARD NAME |
|---|---|
| Aksh Aggarwal (DMD 2026 candidate) | Dr. Wilfred Arthur Jefferies Memorial Scholarship |
| Neeku Amanat (DMD 2026 candidate) | Henry Schein Outstanding Leadership Award in Dentistry |
| Atin Askarihosseini (DMD 2028 candidate) | Vancouver Iranian Dental Association Award in Dentistry |
| Halle Atchison (DMD 2028 candidate) | BC Dentists' Wives' Association Scholarship in Dentistry |
| Amy Cao (DMD 2029 candidate ) | Dean of Dentistry Scholarship |
| Rachel DeCicco (DMD 2029 candidate ) | M.C. Bagnall Scholarship |
| Ayda Fathi (DMD 2027 candidate) | A-dec Community Service Award Akash Villing & Family Award for Community Service |
| Matthew Fulford (DMD 2027 candidate) | Thompson Okanagan Dental Society Scholarship |
| Jasleen Grewal (DMD 2028 candidate) | Western Canada Dental Society Leadership Scholarship |
| Sophia Guido (DMD 2029 candidate ) | Dr. Ralph Yorsh Scholarship in Dentistry |
| Andrew Huang (DMD 2029 candidate ) | M.C. Bagnall Scholarship |
| Lynn Hur (DMD 2027 candidate) | Western Canada Dental Society Scholarship |
| Jared Jones (DMD 2027 candidate) | Heaps & Doyle Research Award in Dentistry |
| Rachel Kalkman (DMD 2028 candidate) | Dr. Ralph Yorsh Scholarship in Dentistry |
| Netanya Kerr (DMD 2026 candidate) | Carlos Carrillo Community Service Award |
| Jessica Khangura (DMD 2026 candidate) | Septodont Pain Management Prize in Dentistry (24W) Western Canada Dental Society Award in Dentistry |
| Ashleen Khatra (DMD 2027 candidate) | Susan Foy Memorial Service Award (24W) |
| Noah Kroeker (DMD 2027 candidate) | Graduating Class of 1986 Award in Dentistry (24W) |
| Alanna Larter (DMD 2026 candidate) | American College of Dentists Outstanding Student Leader Award |
| William Lee (DMD 2026 candidate) | BC Society of Orthodontists C. Craig Memorial Scholarship Dr. Clay Hallman Memorial Scholarship for Proficiency in Removable Prosthetics |
| Ryan Li (DMD 2026 candidate) | Graduating Class of Dentistry 1974 Prize (24W) |
| Ryan Li (DMD 2026 candidate) | Carlos Carrillo Community Service Award |
| Nathan Liu (DMD 2028 candidate) | Claude Gardner Memorial Scholarship |
| Alexis Magrath (DMD 2026 candidate) | Dr. Ralph Yorsh Scholarship in Dentistry |
| Valerie Mensah-Wilson (DMD 2026 candidate) | TD Service Award in Dentistry |
| Ricardo Moch (DMD 2029 candidate ) | Pacific Blue Cross Entrance Scholarship |
| Hanna Moon (DMD 2029 candidate ) | Dr. Alan A. Lowe Entrance Award in Dentistry |
| Reilly Morgan (DMD 2026 candidate) | International College of Dentists Award |
| Daniel Osborne (DMD 2028 candidate) | British Columbia Dental Association Mike Wells Award in Dentistry |
| Sydney Penfound (DMD 2029 candidate ) | Dean of Dentistry Scholarship |
| Victoria Peters (DMD 2026 candidate) | Dr. Perry H. Trester Leadership Award in Dentistry |
| Tavleen Kaur Ramgarhia (DMD 2026 candidate) | British Columbia Dental Association Award in Dentistry |
| Darren Sayson (DMD 2027 candidate) | Graduating Class of Dentistry 1978 Scholarship |
| Je Won (Julia) Shim (DMD 2027 candidate) | British Columbia Dental Association Award in Dentistry |
| Sarah Shin (DMD 2026 candidate) | Dr. Lorin O. Lind Memorial Prize (24W) |
| Laura Shouldice (DMD 2026 candidate) | Scotiabank Award in Dentistry |
| Jordan Simpson (DMD 2028 candidate) | Preventive Dentistry Prize (24W) |
| Navkiran Takhar (DMD 2027 candidate) | Bisco Dental Products (Canada) Inc. Scholarship RBC Leadership Award in Dentistry |
| Mika Tillmanns (DMD 2026 candidate) | British Columbia Society of Periodontists Prize (24W) Dentsply Sirona Award in Endodontics Synergy Business Lawyers LLP Student Leadership Award |
| Nicholas Vankka (DMD 2026 candidate) | Chrysalis Dental Centre - Vancouver Award |
| Siming Wang (DMD 2026 candidate) | Dr. Irving E. Snider Prize (24W) |
| Nigel Watney (DMD 2028 candidate) | Bisco Dental Products (Canada) Inc. Scholarship |
| Virginia Wu (DMD 2029 candidate ) | Bisco Dental Products (Canada) Inc. Scholarship |
| Lena Xiong (DMD 2026 candidate) | Western Canada Dental Society Dr. Cal Waddell Scholarship |
| Catherine Yu (DMD 2027 candidate) | Dr. Ralph Yorsh Scholarship in Dentistry |
| Iris Zhou (DMD 2027 candidate) | Dr. Marcia A. Boyd Award in Dentistry |
| Anthony Zhuang (DMD 2027 candidate) | Robert W. Scott Memorial Award |
| RECIPIENT | AWARD NAME |
|---|---|
| Navdeep Bharj (MSc in Craniofacial Science Dip Orthodontics Year 3) | Faculty of Dentistry Graduate Orthodontics Alumni Scholarship |
| Alexander Burk (MSc in Craniofacial Science Dip Prosthodontics Year 2) | Dr. Christopher Wyatt Graduate Award in Dentistry |
| Luz Karina Velasco Calderon (MSc in Craniofacial Science Year 2) | Dr. S. Wah Leung Scholarship |
| Yanlong Chen (MSc in Craniofacial Science Year 3) | William W. Wood Memorial Scholarship |
| Oh Run Kim (MSc in Craniofacial Science Year 3) | Joseph Tonzetich Scholarship |
| Jason Langin (MSc in Craniofacial Science Dip Prosthodontics Year 1) | Association of Prosthodontists of Canada Award for Academic Achievement |
| Emme Lee (MSc in Craniofacial Science Dip Orthodontics Year 2) | Mrs. Frances E.R. Maplethorp Award |
| Lucy Leon (MSc in Craniofacial Science Dip Orthodontics Year 3) | Rashida Ali Award in Dentistry |
| He (Jack) Liu (PhD Year 3) | Joseph Tonzetich Fellowship |
| Teris Mathew (MSc in Craniofacial Science Dip Pediatrics Year 3) | Dr. Gary Derkson Memorial Award in Dentistry |
| Shabnam Milani (MSc in Craniofacial Science Dip Pediatrics Year 3) | Dr. Gary Derkson Memorial Award in Dentistry |
| Priyanka Sehgal (MSc in Craniofacial Science Dip Pediatrics Year 3) | Dr. Gary Derkson Memorial Award in Dentistry |
| Ruby Shah (MSc in Craniofacial Science Dip Pediatrics Year 3) | Dr. Gary Derkson Memorial Award in Dentistry |
| Ilena Yim (MSc in Craniofacial Science Dip Orthodontics Year 3) | George S Beagrie Scholarship |
UBC Dentistry is grateful for our award supporters' generosity and continued support of the student awards program.