UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences announces faculty and student award winners

GRAND FORKS, N.D.—The University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) presented a number of awards to its graduating medical students and the School’s faculty and other community volunteers during its Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 7, including the Dean’s Special Recognition Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Faculty.

Of the roughly 1,700 physicians in North Dakota, more than 1,300 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 SMHS.

“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:

Jo Ellison, Ph.D., ABPP, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Essentia Health, Fargo, N.D. (UND Class of 2012)
Jessie A. Fauntleroy, M.D., Clinical Instructor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Trinity Health, Minot, N.D.
Karalee Harper, MMGT, LAC, Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Heartview Foundation, Bismarck, N.D.
Tana S. Setness Hoefs, M.D., Clinical Instructor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Altru Health System, Grand Forks, N.D.

The graduating medical student class also selected the following outstanding physicians-teachers at each campus:

Bismarck: Peter Klemin, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, M.D. Class of 2007
Fargo: Neil Karjalainen, M.D., Clinical Instructor of Surgery
Grand Forks: Bernie Dallum, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology
Minot: James Schmidt, M.D., Clinical Instructor of Family & Community Medicine, M.D. Class of 2004

Awards given to graduating medical students included:

North Dakota Medical Association Awards

Ryan Norris
Sarah Pippin
Cole Sogge

North Dakota Medical Association Alliance Award

Andrew Carman
Emily Falcon

North Dakota District Medical Society Awards

First District (Fargo) - Bethany Freeland LeClair and Anne Sandstrom
Third District (Grand Forks) - Seth Arntz
Fourth District (Minot) - Erika Ysabelle Mojica
Sixth District (Bismarck) - Bradley Conant

University Alumni Special Awards

Ryan Norris
Donald Hamm
Seth Arntz

Dr. John Wahl Memorial Rural Health Scholarship Endowment Award

Matthew Amundson

Kokila and Raman Patel, M.D., Family Practice Award

Rachel Silkey

George And Margaret Seaworth Scholarship Endowment Award

Hunter Huff Towle

Dr. Frank E. Stinchfield Award, academically outstanding student

Mikayla Forness

Dr. Nadim and Rola Kanafani Koleilat Award

Cole Sogge

The Welsh Award

Donald Hamm
Zachary Podoll

Robert C. Painter, M.D., Internal Medicine Award

Mikayla Forness

Lloyd S. Ralston, M.D., Memorial Endowment Award

Samantha Fabrizio

Dr. Louis B. and Thelma K. Silverman Medical Award

Sarah Pippin

Altru Clinic Senior Medical Student Fund Award

Ann Renner
Cole Sogge
Donald Hamm

Preceptor Recognition Student Scholarship (given this year in honor of Dr. Dev Mannuru)

Zachary Mohs
Samuel Wilke

American College Of Physicians – Department Of Internal Medicine Mack V. Traynor Award

Marcus Osman

Department Of Obstetrics And Gynecology Senior Award

Sarah Rasmussen

Department Of Pathology Senior Awards

Margarita Consing
Bethany Freeland LeClair
RaMae Harpestad
Tanner Simonson

Bradley Neil Meyer, M.D., Diagnostic Radiology Award

Seth Arntz
Jared Magnuson

Department of Surgery Senior Award

Mitchell Sand
Zachary Podoll

Michael Kaspari Recovery Award

Andrew Carman

Richard P. Stadter Excellence In Psychiatry Award

Luke Keller

Joy M. Query Prize For Social And Behavioral Science

Nora Rimatzki

Reverend Elmer And Min West Memorial Faculty Award

Stephen Tinguely, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Assistant Dean for Medical Accreditation, and Chief Medical Accreditation Officer

School of Medicine & Health Sciences Faculty Excellence Endowment Award

Jon Solberg, M.D., Chair and Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Colin Combs, Ph.D., Chair and Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Peter Sandroni, M.D., Assistant Professor of Family & Community Medicine, and Program Director, UND Center for Family Medicine, Minot

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Brian James Schill
Director, Office of Alumni & Community Relations
UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences
701.777.2733 direct | 701.777.4305 office
brian.schill@UND.edu | www.und.edu