Each year, outstanding graduates from the colleges and schools within Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University are recognized with Commencement awards honoring academic excellence, leadership, service and contributions to their professions and communities. Congratulations to the Spring 2026 honorees.
Alumni Association Outstanding Scholar Awards
Ellmer College of Health Sciences at Old Dominion University
Jodee Pugh
Ellmer School of Nursing at Old Dominion University
Alyssa Maria Dajero
Joint School of Public Health at Old Dominion University
John Denn Alcantara
Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University
The Abraham Jacobi Award
Brendon Carnell
The Award for Excellence in Addiction Medicine
Pavan Suryadevara
The Award for Excellence in Neuroscience
Phillip Given
The Award for Excellence in Psychiatry
Jackie Hwang
The Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University Award for Community Service
Christiana King
Lauren Tucker
The Edward Levy Award
Kelau Smith
The EVMS Legacy Alumni Association MD Student Service Award
Luke Ekdahl
The Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award
Matthew Petitt
The Gary L. Pittenger, Ph.D. and David E. Scott, Ph.D. Award for Excellence in the Anatomical Sciences
Jonathan Jo
The James F. Lind, Sr., MD Award
Jared Lausen
The John Franklin Award
Omar Saleh
The Lloyd Damsey, MD Memorial Award
Jacob Beene
The Mason C. Andrews Citizen Scholar Award
Taylor Drake
The Medical Student Obstetrics & Gynecology Performance Award
Elissa Cleland
The Melissa Warfield, MD Humanism in Medicine Award
Mia Platt
The Military Medicine Award
Samir Shaikh
The Raymond V. van Wolkenten Memorial Student Award
Regan Allen
The Robert Campe Goodman and Augusta S. Goodman Award
Michael Foley
The Sir William Osler Awards
Michael Lake Lomax, DO – Outstanding Intern
Apostolos Gaitanidis, MD – Outstanding Resident
The Student Government Association MD Leadership Award
Madison Wagner
Ellmer College of Health Sciences at Old Dominion University
LifeNet Health Medical Laboratory Science Endowed Scholarship
Madison Wolford
Dr. Scott Sechrist Endowed Scholarship
Ameena Mohammed
LifeNet Health General Endowed Scholarship
Ameena Mohammed
Dr. Chadhuri Endowed Scholarship
Dominica Hague
Martha Mullens-Calendar Award
Eleanor Brodine
Alpha Eta National Honor Society for Allied Health Inductees Award
Alicia Accor
Channing Acree
Skylar Bray
Josie Byrd
Kiana Burton
Maricruz Campuzano-Rodriguez
Sarah Chase
Hannah Dalton
Christen Davis
Wyatt Dimmick
Kenny Doan
Autumn Fisher
Kyra Flohs
Katherine Fowler
Faith Frantz
Anna Gillikin
Amanda Glatt
Brianna Harper
Sami Haug
Zoe Jones
Kiara Kauffman
Piper King
Chandler Knox
Avery Lloyd
Kelly Lueth
Christian Marasigan
Alicia Marcondes
Elvina Mchenry
Destiny Mcknight
Ashleigh Mustard
Alissa Rentas
Chung Tran
Chloe White
Sequoia Wilcox
Haley Young
Ellmer School of Nursing at Old Dominion University
Academic Achievement Award
Izzy Aguilera
Liamarie Buccellato
Alyssa Dajero
Nadia Irving
Diamond Jones
Rmae Largo
Matthew Macphee
Clinical Excellence Award
Kyree Brooks
Joanna Cunanan
Jenna Konowitz
Matthew Macphee
EVMS School of Health Professions at Old Dominion University
The Award for Excellence in the Pathologists’ Assistant Program
Hannah Howard
Charles Massie
Jessica Rathbone
The David E. Scott, Ph.D. Award
Nina Joyner
The Eugene Stead, Jr., MD Award
William Hobbs
The EVMS Legacy Alumni Association Health Professions Student Service Award
Sarah Pittelkau
The EVMS School of Health Professions Award for Community Service
Fritz Batiller
Alyssa Fogolin
The Gary Dean Hodgen, Ph.D. Award for Excellence in Reproductive Clinical Science
Raymond Lee
The Georgeanna Seegar Jones, MD Award for Academic Achievement in Reproductive Clinical Science
Jianqiao Sun
The Mason C. Andrews Award for All-Around Excellence in the Reproductive Clinical Science Master’s Program
Alondra Rivera Burgos
The PAragon Award
Clarissa Bielema
The Student Government Association Health Professions Leadership Award
Joshua Benton
Addison Blackwell
Phoebe Large
The Surgical Assisting Anatomy Award
Chrissiana Harmon
The Timothy J. Bos Memorial Award in Biomedical Sciences
Linsong Zhang
Joint School of Public Health at Old Dominion University
J.M. Walton and Professor A.J. English Scholarship
Daneel Grogg
Thomas C. Auclair Scholarship
Mallory Hodges
