
Congratulations to six College of Dentistry staff members and two faculty members for winning UF Superior Accomplishment Awards in Division 5 and receiving well-deserved recognition for their outstanding service, demonstrated efficiency or economy in their work, or creating an impact on quality of life for students and employees. UF Superior Accomplishment Award winners are nominated by supervisors, peers or customers, with outstanding letters of support submitted on their behalf.
“Thank you to all the nominators who gathered information in support of these tremendously deserving individuals,” said A. Isabel Garcia, dean.
Award winners and their nominators were invited to a celebratory luncheon on March 4 at the UF Hilton Conference Center.
2025 UFCD Superior Accomplishment Award Winners
Individual Employee Performance
Whitney Haley, Department of Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science, St. Petersburg
Crystal Prince, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences, Division of Radiology
Sustained Excellence
Anita Gohel, B.D.S., Ph.D. | Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences
Ronda Breton | Office of Research
Selenia Rubio | Department of Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science
Amy O’Neal | Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences
Team Collaboration

Poliana Mendes Duarte, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. | Department of Periodontology
Alline Teles, Department of Periodontology