School of Allied Health Sciences honors students
The School of Allied Health Sciences presented the following student awards during its May 12 honors ceremony:
Schoolwide:
- Biagio J. Vericella Scholarship Award: Purvi Shah, physician assistant
- Raymond C. Bard Scholarship Award: Melissa Bailey, physician assistant
- MCG Faculty and Spouse Club Scholarship Award: Makeiba Britt, occupational therapy
- Alpha Eta Service and Leadership Scholarships: Thomas Cullen, biomedical and radiological technologies; Amanda Duncan, respiratory therapy; Vernique Jefferson, dental hygiene; Tia Lea, biomedical and radiological technologies; Shawn Neal, dental hygiene; and Meera Vasanth, health informatics
Department of Biomedical and Radiological Technologies:
- Dr. Walter L. Shepeard Achievement Award: Nancy O’Kelley and Camillae Stockett
- Cecil H. Hall Award: Thomas Cullen
Department of Dental Hygiene:
- Jessie O. Brown Scholarship: Jenny Williams
- Chair’s Award: Shawn Neal
- Hu-Friedy Golden Scaler Award: Tiffany Carney
- Procter & Gamble Preventative Oral Health Care Award: Brandi Benton
- Sigma Phi Alpha Membership: Shawn Neal
Department of Health Informatics:
- Juanita Sirmans Award: Meera Vasanth
- Charlotte Johnston Scholarship: Kimberly Moore
- Carmen Reyes Scholarship: Schimanya Sullivan
- Augusta Area Health Information Management Association Scholarship: Schimanya Sullivan
Department of Occupational Therapy:
- Dr. Nancy D. Prendergast Award: Sharon Newton and Elisa Sammons
- Dr. Ricardo C. Carrasco Award for Second Career Occupational Therapy Students: Vanessa Gabriele
- Georgia Occupational Therapy Association Augusta District Scholarship Award: Jami Barrow
- Georgia Occupational Therapy Association Columbus District Scholarship Award: Meagan Reilly
Department of Physical Therapy:
- Chairman’s Award: Alison Holmes
Department of Physician Assistant:
- Chairman’s Award for Excellence: Jason Rodwell
- Eugene Stead/John Palmer Award of Professionalism: Amy Sickles
- Faculty Merit Award: Wendy Royal
- Outstanding Physician Assistant Student Award: Alex Santiago
- Pi Alpha Honor Society: Robert Brooks, Jonathan Dial, Heather Miller, Jason Rodwell, Wendy Royal and Ashley Waddell
- Scott Waddell Scholarship: Malachi Hutto
Department of Respiratory Therapy:
- Lambda Beta Society Student Membership: Leslie Gordon, Brian Hackbarth, Raymond McHatton, Allison Norton and Amy Williamson
- Lambda Beta Society Scholarship Award: Andrea Coachman, Leslie Gordon
- Morton B. Duggan Jr. Memorial Education Recognition Award: Leslie Gordon
- Art Hardy Memorial Scholarhip: Andrea Coachman
- John Powell Scholarship: Leslie Gordon
- Chair’s Award: Brian Hackbarth