UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences recognizes end-of-year faculty and student award winners
GRAND FORKS, N.D.—The University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) has announced its end-of-year awards given to medical students and clinical faculty. Although the awards are normally given in-person prior to Commencement, the School instead announced its award winners via social media in advance of the University’s virtual graduation ceremony.
Clinical faculty awards are typically announced during the M.D. Commencement Ceremony. Of the roughly 1,700 physicians in North Dakota, more than 1,200 have voluntary clinical faculty appointments at the SMHS, said Joshua Wynne, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H., vice president for health affairs and dean of the School.
“As a community-based institution, the School could not carry out its educational mission without the dedication and sacrifice of our voluntary faculty members,” Wynne added. “We are fortunate to have many dedicated physicians from across North Dakota who teach. These physicians have gone above and beyond the call of duty in giving our students the benefit of their time, experience, knowledge, and wisdom gained from years of caring for patients.”
The winners of the Dean’s Special Recognition Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Faculty were:
- Richard R. Horecka, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Swift County-Benson Health Services, Benson, Minn.
- Alison J. Hornyak, D.O., Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Sanford Health, Fargo, N.D.
- Peter L. Klemin, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sanford Health, Bismarck, N.D. (M.D. Class of 2007)
- Megan M. Miller-Pankratz, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sanford Health, Bismarck, N.D. (M.D. Class of 2010)
- Laura M. Nichols, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Sanford Health, Moorhead, Minn.
- Jonathan C. Olivas, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Sanford Health, Fargo, N.D.
- David J. Theige, M.D., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Sanford Health, Fargo, N.D. (M.D. Class of 1985)
Awards given to graduating medical students other and area physicians and researchers, included:
The North Dakota Medical Association Awards
- Ashley Zeman
- Annika Strand
- Jacob Greenmyer
North Dakota District Medical Society Awards
- First District (Fargo) Jacob Greenmyer, Anna Melicher
- Third District (Grand Forks) Annika Strand
- Fourth District (Minot) John Stacy
- Sixth District (Bismarck) Brett Johnson
University Alumni Special Awards
- Kelsie Brooks
- Jeffery Johnson
- Brooke Lentz
Kokila and Raman Patel, M.D., Family Practice Award
Whitney Tingle
George and Margaret Seaworth Scholarship Endowment Award
Megan Pignato
Dr. Nadim and Rola Kanafani Koleilat Award
Jacob Greenmyer
Welsh Award
- Ellen Kronzer
- Jacob Greenmyer
- Hunter Row
- Brett Johnson
- Jessica Schweigert
Robert C. Painter, M.D., Internal Medicine Award
Matthew Gerving
Lloyd S. Ralston, M.D., Memorial Endowment Award
Tyler Beattie
Laura Ehmann Memorial Pediatric Scholarship Award
Erica Nelson
Tiongson Humanities Award
Steven Smedshammer
Dr. Louis B. and Thelma K. Silverman Medical Award
Steven Smedshammer
Altru Clinic Senior Medical Student Award
Alexandra Streifel
Andrew Lesser
Paige Williams
American College of Physicians–Department of Internal Medicine Mack V. Traynor Award
Ellen Kronzer
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Senior Award
Anna Melicher
Department of Pathology Senior Awards
Elizabeth Loughney
Haley Amoth
Bradley Neil Meyer, M.D., Diagnostic Radiology Award
Benjamin Prout
Department of Surgery Senior Award
Shaneabbas Raza
Michael Kaspari Recovery Award
Chloe Ree
Richard P. Stadter Excellence in Psychiatry Award
Tucker Zimmer
Joy M. Query Prize for Social and Behavioral Science
Shirin Nour
William Crozier and Edith Magwood Fawcett Faculty Enhancement Award
Sarah Nielsen, Ph.D., Occupational Therapy
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Recognition
Haley Amoth
James Evers
Jacob Greenmyer
Ellen Kronzer
Jordan Lindholm
Anna Melicher
Shirin Nour
John Stacy
Annika Strand
Alexandra Streifel
Ashley Wood
Alpha Omega Alpha Faculty Recognition
Jon Solberg, M.D., Emergency Medicine
Abhishek Matta, M.D., Internal Medicine
Alpha Omega Alpha Alumni Recognition
Collette Lessard-Anderson, M.D., Obstetrics and Gynecology
Alpha Omega Alpha Resident Recognition
Ben Eideschink, Internal Medicine
Jackie Huber, Psychiatry
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Brian James Schill
Assistant Director, Office of Alumni & Community Relations
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
701.777.2733 direct | 701.777.4305 office
brian.schill@UND.edu | www.und.edu