Faculty Teaching Awards
Full-Time Teaching Award
Dr. William Brymer
Dr. Jeffrey Coil
Dr. Denise Laronde
Dr. Anthony McCullagh
Dr. Lawrence Rossoff
Ms Neala Welburn
Teachers in Multiple Programs Teaching Award
Dr. Ross Bryant
Dr. J Douglas Waterfield
Part-Time Teaching Award
Dr. David Cornell
Dr. David Kennedy
Ms Diana Lin
Sessional Teaching Award
Dr. Zohreh Ansari
Ms. Karrie Birkett
Dr. John Fraser
Mr. Erik Shawn Handy
Mr. Zulfikar Kanji
Dr. Lucy Marzban
Dr. Hossein Najar
Dr. Robert Rosenstock
Graduate Teaching Awards
Killiam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Mr. Zulfikar Kanji
Graduate Student Teaching Award
Dr. Les Campbell
Ms. Leeann Donnelly
Dr. Breanne Joslin
Academic Awards—Graduate Studies
Dr. Lubna Alkadi
BC Society of Prosthodontists Entrance Award in Prothodontics
Dr. Husein Alomer
Joseph Tonzetich Fellowship
Dr. Diego Ardenghi
BC Society of Prosthodontists Entrance Award in Prothodontics
Dr. Ella Choi
Monarch Pediatric Dentistry Fellowship
Dr. Tarinee Lubpairee
Joseph Tonzetich Scholarship
Dr. Amin Salmasi
Monarch Pediatric Dentistry Fellowship
Dr. Sonja Stojicic
Joseph Tonzetich Fellowship
Ms. Darlene Tam
Dr. S. Wah Leung Scholarship
Dr. Ian Thornton
Jamie Kaukinen Entrance Scholarship in Prosthodontics
Dr. Tanya Tuckey
Biomet 3i Canada Inc. Prize in Graduate Periodontology
Kathleen McAnulty Memorial Prize in Graduate Periodontics
Nobel BioCare Achievement Prize
Mr. Bruce Wallace
George S. Beagrie Scholarship
Dr. Angela Wong
William W. Wood Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Johnathan Woo
Monarch Pediatric Dentistry Fellowship
Dr. Faranak Zaeimdar
BC Society of Prosthodontists Entrance Award in Prothodontics
DMD Program Entrance Awards (Class of 2015)
Pavel Duhra
Dean of Dentistry Scholarship
Simrat Grewal
Bisco Dental Products (Canada) Inc. Scholarship
Michael Mah
Colgate-Palmolive Dr. Gordon Nikiforuk Entrance Scholarship
Allison Nicholls
Dean of Dentistry Scholarship
Julianne Proniuk
M. C. Bagnall Scholarship
Jordan Sanders
Pacific Blue Cross Entrance Scholarship in Dentistry
DMD First Year Awards (Class of 2014)
Jay Chan
Mike Wells Award in Dentistry
Joy Chen
B.C. Dentists’ Wives’ Association Scholarship in Dentistry
Lauren Cindrich
Preventive Dentistry Prize
Lindsay Flumerfelt
Western Canada Dental Society Leadership Scholarship
DMD First Year Awards (Class of 2014)
Andrew Lee
Bisco Dental Products (Canada) Inc. Scholarship
Graham MacDonald
RBC Financial Group and Vancouver & District Dental Society Scholarship
Shiny Sachdeva
College of Dental Surgeons of B.C. Scholarship for Dentistry
University of British Columbia Dental Alumni Association Prize
Vancouver Iranian Dental Association Award in Dentistry
DMD Second Year Awards (Class of 2013)
Marcio Barros
Dr. Juan Tobias International Scholarship in Dentistry
Laura Bowman
College of Dental Surgeons of BC Scholarship for Dentistry
Thompson/Okanagan Dental Society Scholarship
Danae Brownrigg
Robert Alan Kennedy Service Award in Dentistry
Matthew Choi
Dental Undergraduate Society Award
Heather Cooke
Marcia A. Boyd Award in Dentistry
Chris Di Ponio
Claude Gardner Memorial Scholarship
Flore-Anne Foellmi
Rashida Ali Service Award in Dentistry
Robert W. Scott Memorial Award
Matthew Francisco
Nadean Burkett Award for Volunteerism in Dentistry
Ruby Lai
Western Canada Dental Society Scholarship
Caitlin Meredith
Dental Undergraduate Society Award
Lachlan McLean
Susan Foy Memorial Service Award
Jonathan Paxon
Bisco Dental Products (Canada) Inc. Award in Dentistry
Jocelyn Yang
Graduating Class of Dentistry 1978 Scholarship
DMD Third Year Awards (Class of 2012)
Brian Bostrom
BC Society of Orthodontists Charles C. Craig Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Wilfred Arthur Jefferies Memorial Scholarship
Ersilia Coccaro
College of Dental Surgeons of BC Scholarship for Dentistry
Dr. Clay Hallman Memorial Scholarship for Proficiency in Removable Prosthetics
Western Canada Dental Society: Dr. Cal Waddell Memorial Scholarship
Amro Foda
British Columbia Society of Periodontists Prize
Joshua Garcha
Scotiabank Award in Dentistry
Omicron Kappa Upsilon Eta Theta Chapter Award
Jonathan Hung
International College of Dentists Award
TD Canada Trust Service Award in Dentistry
Yale Malkin Memorial Prize
Scott Martyna
Carlos Carrillo Community Service Award
Graduating Class of Dentistry 1974 Prize
Nicholas Piemontesi
Louis Nief Septodont of Canada Inc. Prize in Dentistry
Atyaf Saleh
Dr. Lorin O. Lind Memorial Prize
DMD Third Year Awards (Class of 2012)
Evan Wiens
American College of Dentists Outstanding Student Leader Award
Vancouver and District Dental Society Dr. Ludlow Beamish Prize
Emma Wong
Dr. Irving E. Snider Prize
Dental Hygiene Degree Program Awards
Tamara Edinger
Colgate-Palmolive Prize in Dental Hygiene
Reem Fathalla
Robert Alan Kennedy Service Award in Dental Hygiene
Julie Kwan
Pfizer Canada Healthcare Dental Hygiene Award
Jelena Prelec
Dean of Dentistry Dental Hygiene Scholarship
Jennifer Vandergaag
Sunstar G-U-M Scholarship Dental Hygiene
Dean’s List
DMD Class of 2014
Dilraj Bal
Shane Bot
Jay Chan
Xun (Joy) Chen
Hyun Soo (Irene) Cho
Lauren Cindrich
Danielle Coulson
Tarndeep Dhillon
Lindsay Flumerfelt
Hsin fu (Phil) Hou
Nadine Kandola
Andrew Lee
Madison Loh
Graham Macdonald
Mee-Jeong Park
TaekHyun Rhee
Shiny Sachdeva
Ling Lun Shao
Charlene Tai
Laura Turner
DMD Class of 2013
Laura Bowman
Danae Brownrigg
Flore-Anne Foellmi
John Guenther
Ruby Lai
Lachlan McLean
Caitlin Meredith
Jonathan Paxon
Jocelyn Yang
DMD Class of 2012
Brian Bostrom
Angela Chai
Ersilia Coccaro
Amro Foda
Joshua Garcha
Travis Gibson
Jonathan Hung
Scott Martyna
Melissa Milligan
Darrell Ross
Atyaf Saleh
Melineh Stepanian Zadeh Salmasi
Evan Wiens
Emma Wong
Dental Hygiene Entry-to-Practice (Class of 2013)
Sayena Faraji
Julie Kwan
Christopher Lee
Chelsea So
Jennifer Vandergaag
Dana Yu
Dental Hygiene Entry-to-Practice (Class of 2012)
Arielle Brown
Tammie Cheung
Reem Fathalla
Natasha Lee
Noemi Majer
Jelena Prelec
Jhustine Tolentino
Stephanie Tomney
Dental Hygiene Degree Completion
Janet Aquilina-Arnold
Denise Baillet
Rachelle Blais
Larissa Brandson
Melanie Brookes
Emily Burns
Mara Burrows
Elizabeth Cavin
Dawna Chow
Alana Harbord
Bonnie Hoath
Maureen Kelly
Dana King
Dana Kraniauskas
Lisa Krieger
Olivia Lam
Lesley Lane
Lindsay Logan
Vivian Luk
Kathryn Mader
Patricia Maestri
Diana Maneva
Christina Mann
Stephanie Mauro
Amy Menunzio
Tali Rosenthal
Christine Rybak
Kristine Van den Elsen
Kelsey Wall
Tammy Wilson
Erica Zammit
Community Service Leadership Recognition
Graduate Students
Houman Abtin: UBC Community Volunteer Clinical Program at Vancouver Native Health Society
Carter Ng: Robert and Lily Lee Community Health Clinic
Firoozeh Samim: Grandview Elementary School, Charlmes Lodge Retirement & Seniors Centre
Azadeh Shojaei: Grandview Elementary School; Tapestry Seniors Centre Elderly Dental Program
Darlene Tam: UBC Community Volunteer Clinical Program at Vancouver Native Health Society, Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre; Portland Community Dental Clinic, Downtown Eastside Life Skills Centre, Oral Health Fair—Society of United Chinese Community Enrichment, Alley Health Fair, Dental Health Fair, Chinese Canadian Dental Society of BC
Nancy Vertel: Robert and Lily Lee Community Health Clinic
Winnie Zhao: Robert and Lily Lee Community Health Clinic
DMD Students (Class of 2012)
Adam Byam: Community Volunteer Clinical Program
Sophie Dong: Dental Mission in Fortaleza, Brazil
Joshua Garcha: Community Volunteer Clinical Program
Cameron Garrett: Penelakut Island Community Volunteer Clinic
Travis Gibson: Penelakut Island Community Volunteer Clinic
Kathryn Hunter: Penelakut Island Community Volunteer Clinic
Scott Martyna: Community Volunteer Clinical Program
Stepanian Melineh: Aboriginal Institute of Health Summer Science Camp
Melissa Milligan: Community Volunteer Clinical Program; Penelakut Island Community Volunteer Clinic
Chandni Parekh: Aboriginal Institute of Health Summer Science Camp
Nicholas Piemontesi: Maasai Dental Clinic, Siana Springs, Kenya
Leila Shahbazi: Dental Mission in Fortaleza, Brazil; Community Volunteer Clinical Program
Nicole Vicenzino: Dental Mission in Fortaleza, Brazil; Community Volunteer Clinical Program
Yili Wang: Dental Mission in Fortaleza, Brazil
Evan Wiens: Community Volunteer Clinical Program, Penelakut Island Community Volunteer Clinic
Emma Wong: Dental Mission in Fortaleza, Brazil
Vivian Yip: Community Volunteer Clinical Program, Aboriginal Institute of Health Summer Science Camp
DMD Students (Class of 2013)
Tony Bae: Community Volunteer Clinical Program
Daniel Berant: Penelakut Island Community Volunteer Clinic
Danae Brownrigg: Community Volunteer Clinical Program
Susan Choi: Community Volunteer Clinical Program
Matthew Choi: Community Volunteer Clinical Program
Sayena Faraji: Penelakut Island Community Volunteer Clinic
Matthew Francisco: Community Volunteer Clinical Program
John Guenther: Community Volunteer Clinical Program
Scott Kollen: Downtown Eastside Clinic, Raycam Community Centre Oral Hygiene Instruction, Indonesia Oral Hygiene Instruction
Charis Luk: Penelakut Island Community Volunteer Clinic
Lachlan McLean: Community Volunteer Clinical Program
Akash Villing: Penelakut Island Community Volunteer Clinic
DMD (Class of 2014)
Steven Barkwell: Community Volunteer Clinical Program
Andrew Lee: Aboriginal Institute of Health Summer Science Camp
Graham Macdonald: Community Volunteer Clinical Program
Aleem Noormohamed: Aboriginal Institute of Health Summer Science Camp
Shiny Sachdeva: Community Volunteer Clinical Program
Sharon Shao: Community Volunteer Clinical Program
Michael Stearns: Community Volunteer Clinical Program
Sinthi Vaithilingham: Aboriginal Institute of Health Summer Science Camp
DHDP (Class of 2012)
Trish Morales: Penelakut Island Community Volunteer Clinic
DHDP (Class of 2013)
Sayena Faraji: Penelakut Island Community Volunteer Clinic
Julie Kwan: Health Mission Outreach Paraguay Mission 2011, Aboriginal Institute of Health Summer Science Camp
Congratulations!