Members of the Class of 2026 at the UAB School of Dentistry were recognized during the school’s annual Honors Convocation, which celebrates achievement in academics, clinical care, leadership, research, and service. The ceremony included the presentation of school, university, and professional organization awards recognizing student achievement across the dental education experience.
Awardees:
Academy of Operative Dentistry — Stephanie Cousins
AGD Future Leader in General Dentistry — Stephanie Cousins & Hanna Sepsick
Alabama Dental Association (ALDA) Student Leadership Award — Caroline Billingsley
Alumni Award for Leadership — Zoe Karidis
American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology — Parker B. Hudson
American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology — Anna Williard
American Academy of Oral Medicine — Samuel Faulkner
American Academy of Orofacial Pain Outstanding Senior Award — Holmes Galiano
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) — Vashti Convers
American Association of Endodontics — Jeffrey Grantham Jr.
American Association of Orthodontics — Margaret Mitchell
American Association of Public Health Dentistry — Vashti Convers
American Asso. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons Dental Student Award — Samuel T. Faulkner
American College of Dentists — Ahmad El Estwani
American College of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons / William H. Bell Award (ACOMS) — Jameela Broadie
American College of Prosthodontics — Vanessa Davila
American College of Prosthodontics Undergraduate Award (Palmi Mollier Merit) — Holmes Galiano
ASDA Award of Excellence — Daniel Bobbitt
B’ham District Dental Society Award — Stephanie Cousins
Brian D. Stone Memorial Award / Dental Lifeline Network — Vashti Convers
Dr. Chau Ngoc Lam Scholarship Award — Joshua Chansa
Dr. Jeanne Sinkford Student Leadership Award / ADEA — Yeri Jade Kim
Health Professions Scholarship Program / Air Force Scholarship — Isabela Soto‑Lopez & Kyle Jarrett
Honors in Research — Edwin Rojas & Suyeon Kim
International College of Dentists Student Leadership Award — Zoe Karidis
International College of Dentists Student Humanitarian Award / American College of Dentists — Alejandra Flores
International Congress of Oral Implantologists Predoctoral Student Achievement Award — Suyeon Kim
Joseph F. Volker Award — Zoe Karidis
Pierre Fauchard Academy Senior Student Research Award — Suyeon Kim
Quintessence Award for Clinical Achievement & Restorative Dentistry — Holmes Galiano
Quintessence Award for Clinical Achievement in Periodontics — Suyeon Kim
Quintessence Award for Research Achievement — Edwin Rojas
Society for Color & Appearance in Dentistry — Stephanie Cousins
The American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry — Holmes Galiano
The American Academy of Implant Dentistry — Kyle Jarrett
The American Academy of Periodontology Dental Student Award for Achievement in Periodontology— Ryan Shanley
The Southeastern Academy of Prosthodontics — Rebecca Lim‑Flores
Thomas P. Hinman Scholarships — Juan Serna
UAB National Alumni Society Dean’s Scholarships — Jeremiah Chu, Toby Liu, My‑Le Nguyen, Jaxon Parker, Juan Serna
U.S. Public Health Service Award — Mary Laurel Douthit
Whip‑Mix Best of the Best Prosthodontics Award — Helen Gibson
William Lionell McCracken Memorial Award (Removable Award) — Holmes Galiano