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1st appeared 21 June 1999

1999 Graduates Honored at Commencement Ceremonies

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It's that time of year to don cap and gown and celebrate the awesome accomplishment of graduating from UCSF. Commencement ceremonies ended this weekend with the Dentistry and Pharmacy graduations. Ceremonies for the School of Nursing and Psychiatry were held on June 4 and the School of Medicine and the Graduate Division commencements were held on May 21.

The UCSF Schools of Dentistry and Pharmacy held commencement ceremonies at the Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco on Saturday, recognizing the achievements of students, faculty and staff. The dental school awarded 82 DDS degrees and the Dental Hygiene program graduated 18.

Heather Rutherford, DDS, and Sara Kersey, dental hygiene graduate, were winners of the Elizabeth Fuhriman Gardner Awards, which recognize scholastic achievement, service to the community, leadership qualities, and demonstrated concern for others.

Rodrig Stubbs and classmate The School of Pharmacy bestowed 110 PharmD degrees to its graduates and awarded its highest honor -- the Bowl of Hygeia -- to Mark Baje. The award, established in 1966 and sponsored by the UC Pharmacy Alumni Association, is awarded to the senior student who, in the estimation of classmates and instructors, best demonstrates the qualities of an ideal pharmacist in action, thought and attitude. Honorable mention went to Gina Delucca, Michael Lim, Kristin Patrick, and Michelle Stolpman.

Several other Pharmacy awards were given:

Shelley Albert, Bradley Bennett, and Jean Dodge received the Dean's Award for Academic Excellence;

The Long Prize for Excellence in Teaching in the Basic and Applied Sciences was awarded to Sexton Sutherland, a professor in the Department of Anatomy;
The Long Prize for Excellence in Teaching in the Clinical and Practice Courses went to Joseph Guglielmo, professor of Clinical Pharmacy;
The Long Prize for Advising and Mentoring was given to Betty-Ann Hoener, professor of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, and Christopher Cullander, assistant professor of Biopharmaceutical Sciences.

In ceremonies held on June 4, Rodrig Stubbs was awarded the School of Nursing's Outstanding Master of Science Student Award. Stubbs is a teaching assistant and president of the Black Student Nurses' Association. The award is presented to those who best demonstrate leadership, scholarship, expertise in the area of specialization and potential for significant contribution to nursing and scholarship.

Lisa Lestishock received the Nursing Alumni Student Award for Meritorious Service, an honor for those who make a significant contribution in community service. Lestishock is a member of Sigma Thata Tau, the National Nursing Honor Society. The School of Nursing also presented awards to Joan Spicer, who received the Distinguished Dissertation Award in Nursing; Catherine Waters, who received the Excellence in Teaching for the master of science program; and Mary White, who received the Mentor of the Year Award for the doctoral program.

Correction: Our original article listed the incorrect recipients of faculty awards presented by the department of psychiatry during its commencement ceremonies on June 4. The Residents' Association Awards for Teaching went to Cynthia Ellis, MD (Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute), Steven Batki, MD, and Francis Lu, MD, (SFGHMC), Stuart Beck, MD, (VA Medical Center) and John S. Chase, MD, and Stephen Purcell, MD, (volunteer faculty).

The LPPI-UCSF Alumni-Faculty Association Interdisciplinary Achievement Award went to Patrick Reilly, PhD, and the George Sarlo Prize for Excellence in Teaching went to Pamela Martin, MD.

Elizabeth Oudens was the recipient of the Henry F. Albronda Award at the Psychiatry graduation on June 4 in Toland Hall. Other award recipients included Maria Isabella Fernandez, Edwin F. Alston Award; Jennifer B. Athey, Laughlin Award of the National Psychiatric Endowment; Steven D. Prakken, Alexander Simon Award; Jacquelyn Brenda Chang, Award for Creative Achievement; Burke J. Bonilla, Chairman's Award, Fresno; Ariel Janna Lang, Robert E. Harris Award for Clinical Psychology; and Douglas W. Billings, Robert E. Harris Award for Health Psychology.

Links:

School of Dentistry

School of Nursing

School of Pharmacy

Commencement Held for Medical and Graduate Students (1999)

Dental and Pharmacy Graduates Honored at Commencement Ceremonies (1998)

Schools of Dentistry and Pharmacy Honor Graduating Students (1997)

Photos by Chris T. Anderson

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