Honoring excellence
2019 Honors Convocation awards medical students’ achievements
September 17, 2019 – Students, family members, faculty and staff gathered in the George T. Harrell, M.D., Medical Education Building Monday afternoon to honor the numerous achievements of second-, third- and fourth-year medical students, who received certificates, pins, plaques and monetary stipends. The 2019 Honors Convocation recognized those who have excelled in the classroom, the laboratory and in community service, according to associate dean for student affairs Patrick Duff, M.D., who presided over the event.
Amelia Watson of the class of 2020 received the Caroline Annette Cody, M.D., Memorial Scholarship, established by the class of 2000 to honor the memory of Caroline Cody, who was tragically killed in 2000 during her first year of medical school. Cody posthumously received a medical degree from the UF College of Medicine in 2003.
Based on nominations from peers, the Cody Memorial Scholarship is presented to a fourth-year student who best exemplifies Cody’s “remarkable personal characteristics and altruistic service to the community.”
Amelia Watson, center, is presented with the Caroline Annette Cody, M.D., Memorial Scholarship, by Dr. William and Betty Cody.
Photo by Tyler Francischine
Caroline Cody’s parents, Dr. William and Betty Cody, were on hand to present the award to Watson.
“It has been healing to come here and be a part of this ceremony throughout the years,” Betty Cody said. “We know that every year, there’s an outstanding student who receives this award.”
Following the ceremony, Watson said she was humbled to receive the award that was established by Cody’s classmates.
“It was especially meaningful to meet and receive the award from her parents,” she said.
UF College of Medicine interim dean Joseph A. Tyndall, M.D., closed the ceremony by inviting the award recipients to “treasure this moment.”
“You present the essence of what it is to be a student at the UF College of Medicine,” Tyndall said. “The great things you’re doing not just in academics but in many spheres of life — that’s what is really important.”
Below is a complete list of students who were recognized at the 2019 Honors Convocation:
THE CAROLINE ANNETTE CODY, M.D., MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Amelia Watson
Class of 2020
AΩA RESEARCH AWARD
Emily Pregmon
Class of 2021
THE LAWRENCE M. GOODMAN TRUST RESEARCH AWARDS
Ryan Lewis – first prize award
Dana Eyerly – second prize award
I-Chia Liu – third prize award
Class of 2021
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Wayne Dell
Jaime Fields
Rachel Freedman
Jared Freitas
Reagan McKendree
Courtney Swan
Class of 2020
MEDICAL GUILD MERIT AWARD
Oliver Sroka
Joseph Liu
Harrison Matthews
Amy Wells
Class of 2021
THOMAS AND EMILY MAREN SCHOLARSHIP
Lauren Aycock
Micaela Cuneo
Jesse Fenton
Amber Henry
Mallory LeBlanc
Alexander Simko
Class of 2022
BYTHEWOOD AND BAKER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD FOR WOMEN MEDICAL STUDENTS
Mariel McLaughlin
Class of 2020
PALM BEACH COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY AUXILIARY SCHOLARSHIP
Brooke Porter
Class of 2020
SCOTT GROSS, M.D., MEMORIAL AWARD
Micaela Cuneo
Kelly Kirkpatrick
Jorge Zaldivar
Class of 2022
JEFFREY METCALFE MEMORIAL AWARD
Clare Grady
David King
Kyle Scott
Class of 2022
MARK W. HERRBOLD MEMORIAL AWARD
Agatha Formoso
Martin Laguerre
Tisha Van Pelt
Class of 2020
BARBARA B. BENNETT, M.D., MEMORIAL AWARD
Erika Wert
Class of 2020
THE CAREY R. BARBER, M.D., SCHOLARSHIP FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION AND DEPRESSION AWARENESS
Olgert Bardhi
Class of 2022
CHAPMAN SERVICE AND HUMANITY IN MEDICINE AWARD
Daniel Buchen
Dana Eyerly
Tory Finley
Michelle McCraw
Class of 2021
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Jeremy Minaya – PA class president
Virginia Horan – PA class service chair
Class of 2019
Kelsea Lydon – PA class president
Katie Cook – PA class service chair
Class of 2020
Wayne Dell – academic chair
Macie Wilkins – class advocate
Savannah Liddell – community service co-chair
Yumiko Nakamura – community service co-chair
Class of 2020
Daniel O’Neill – academic chair
Aalekhya Tenali – class advocate
Sayoni Saha – community service co-chair
Sarah Williamson – community service co-chair
Class of 2021
James Davis – academic chair
Morgan Brazel – class advocate
Govind Kallumkal – orientation chair
Jourdan McKinnis – orientation chair
Patrick Rizk – orientation chair
Class of 2022
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SERVICE AWARD
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
John Bocinsky
Malcolm Kates
Marna List
Jesse Terrell
Marcus Threadcraft
Class of 2021
ECUADOR
Travis Bryant
Sujay Kamisetty
Ryan Lewis
Ethan Windham
Class of 2021
HAITI
Hannah Hayward
Henry Reed Holmes
Georgio Legerme
Sonja Samant
Classes of 2021 and 2022
NICARAGUA
Zachary Hodges
Lauren Lautenslager
Shavano Steadman
Class of 2021
YUCATÁN – MEXICO
Cody Dalton
Halle Goodwin
Blake Stacey
Class of 2021
EQUAL ACCESS CLINIC SERVICE AWARDS
Joanne Alfred
Sean Patrick Bliven
Elizabeth Jean-Marie
Amelia Watson
Class of 2020
Torrey Baines, M.D.
Department of pediatrics
Ryan Nall, M.D.
Department of medicine
CRAIG SPENCER MEMORIAL AWARD
Xavier Williams
Class of 2020
GENEVRA TODD AND HENRY E. MELENEY AWARD
George Cappos
Robert King
I-Chia Liu
Laura Beth Towery
Class of 2021
