Commencement 2023
Awards Ceremonies
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Award Recipients
Osteopathic Medicine Program
Graduate with Distinction
Sam Prissel
Academic Achievement Awards
Richard Michael Dunning
Hannah Hildahl
Austin Jasniewski
AOF/AAOA Donna Jones Moritsugu Memorial Award
Kelsey Lynn Preece Spouse of Coray Preece
Garrett Reed Wheeler Award in Pediatrics
Grace Olivia Gavin
Global Health Outreach Award
Tejas Kaur
Howard A. Graney Award for Outstanding Achievement in Surgery
Rachel Christenson
Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association Service/Achievement Award
Aleksander Husic
Iowa Chapter of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians Award
Carley June Irlmeier
Joseph R. McNerney, D.O., Award for Excellence in Internal Medicine
Hannah Hildahl
Osteopathic Manual Medicine - Ram’s Head Awards for the Fellowship Program
Benjamin Dale Hurley
Samantha Marie Hurrle
Jordan Alexander Little
Kimberly Nicole Miller
Behavioral Medicine (Psychiatry) Discipline Award
Jack Shevlin Bailey
Family Medicine Discipline Award
Richard Michael Dunning
Internal Medicine Discipline Award
Jake Mullenbach
Obstetrics & Gynecology Discipline Award
Laurel Pietrzak
Osteopathic Manual Medicine Discipline Award
Clay Lippert
Pediatrics Discipline Awards
Charis Diana Kasler
Austin Jasniewski
Surgery Discipline Award
Cade Harvey
Brittany Danielle Wilson
Gold honor cords signify graduates in the top ten percent of the class. Crimson and blue cords signify membership in Sigma Sigma Phi Honorary Service Fraternity. Gold Humanism Honor Society inductees are wearing a specially cast medallion.
Biomedical Sciences Program
Graduate With Distinction (Primary Degree)
Patrick John Brennan
Anatomy Program
Graduate with Distinction (Primary Degree)
Talon John Hoefer
Graduate with Distinction (Dual Degree)
Jordan Appel
Faculty Award
Faculty Emeritus Appointment
Maria Patestas, Ph.D.
Clinical Preceptor Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
Jawad Pervez, D.O.