On May 7, 2011, the UF College of Dentistry DMD Class of 2011 celebrated their hard work and achievements during the annual Senior Banquet. Held at UF’s Emerson Alumni Hall, seniors and their guests, and college faculty and staff, enjoyed a delicious buffet, a class presentation and awards, including from college departments, the Academy of General Dentistry, the Florida Dental Association, the Academy of Alumni and Friends and more.
Class President David Kosek and Class Vice President Brittney Craig, presented the college with two gifts commemorating their time here and recognized the faculty team leaders who supervise the DMD students in the clinics during their junior and senior years.
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Congratulations to the Class of 2011 award winners:
- Graduating with High Honors – magna cum laude
- Justin Israelsen, Chris Bonesteel, Pete Weber, Brittney Craig
- Graduating with Honors – cum laude
- Jennifer VanPuymbrouck, Hemita Patel, Melanie Yeager, Alesia Apana, Robert Capozza
- AAOMS Dental Implant Student Award
- Justin Israelsen
- Academy of Alumni and Friends – A. Lewis Leo Outstanding Student Award
- Brittney Craig
- Academy of General Dentistry
- Leticia Acosta
- Jennifer VanPuymbrouck
- Academy of Operative Dentistry
- Yulien Cruz-Davis
- Alpha Omega Award for Scholarship
- Justin Israelsen
- American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
- Justin Israelsen
- American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
- Peter Weber
- American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
- Olamide Atanda
- American Academy of Periodontology
- Leah Strange
- American Association of Endodontics: Endodontic Student Award
- Brittney Craig
- American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Dental Student Award
- Juan Ojeda
- American Association of Orthodontics
- Peter Weber
- American Association of Women Dentists
Eleanor Bushee Senior Women Dental Student Award - Brittney Craig
- American College of Prosthodontics
- Nicholas Goetz
- American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, Inc. Horace Wells Senior Student Award
- Derek King
- American Equilibration Society
- Justin Israelsen
- Americus Dental Lab
- Leticia Acosta
- Dentsply Award for Removable Prosthodontics
- Jennifer VanPuymbrouck
- Dr. Carroll Bennett Award for Academic Excellence in Pediatric Dentistry
- Lauren Atwell-Rice
- Dr. Charles Fain Award/Florida Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
- James Weaver
- Dr. John Kinchele Excellence in Oral Surgery Award
- Robert Capozza
- Endodontic Molar Award
- Yulien Cruz-Davis
- Florida Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Benjamin Barbetta
- Hanau Excellence in Prosthodontics Award
- Adam Jones
- Hu-Friedy Golden Forceps Award
- Telka Barberi
- Hu-Friedy Golden Scaler Award
- Julianne Correal
- International College of Dentists
- Monet Ducksworth
- International Congress of Oral Implantologists
- Gary Benjamin
- LD Pankey Award
- Nicholas Goetz
- Orthodontics Clinical Achievement Award
- Andrew Murray
- Pierre Fauchard Academy
- Monet Ducksworth
- Prof. Harold R. Stanley Outstanding Pathology Student Award
- Lindsay Montague
- Quintessence Award for Clinical Achievement in Periodontology
- Justin Israelsen
- Quintessence Award for Research Achievement
- Christopher Bonesteel
- Research Honors
- Monet Ducksworth, Adnan Hasona
- Research in Oral Biology Award
- Benjamin Barbetta
Adnan Hasona - SPIT Award
- Mary Rauth
- Southeastern Academy of Prosthodontics: Outstanding Senior In Prosthodontics
- Brittney Craig
- Whip Mix Award for Excellence in Prosthodontics
- Adam Jones
- Clinical Excellence and Professionalism Awards
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- Team 1: Telka Barberi
- Team 2: Tyler Jacques
- Team 3: Mary Rauth
- Team 4: James P. Weaver
- Team 5: Thomas Gene Cooper
- Team 6: Joshua Estes
- Team 7: Ben Barbetta
- Team 8: Yulien Cruz-Davis
- Team 9: Leah Strange
- Team 10: Justin Israelsen