Wall of Fame!

 

Student Achievements:

 

1. Samantha Hamilton - accepted into the MS program in Biological Sciences at SIUE (Class of 2015).

 

2. Casey Ritchhart - accepted into the SIU School of Dental Medicine (Class of 2017).

 

3. Hayoung Yu (UG)- won "Best Presentation Award/1st place" in the Health Sciences Division at the 2013 Illinois State Academy of Sciences Meeting, Jacksonville, IL.

 

4. Everett Brokaw and Brandon Crivello (SDM Class of 2016) - won 1st place among D1 students at the 2013 SDM Research Day presentations.

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5. Page Collymore (SDM Class of 2014) - awarded the 2012 American Association of Dental Research-Sjogrens Syndrome Foundation Research Fellowship. 

http://aadronline.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3891#.UzD5ovldX_E 

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6. Angela Siterlet (SDM Class of 2014) - accepted into the Periodontics Graduate Program at Saint Loius University, MO.

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7. Maria Garcia (SDM Class of 2014) - accepted into the Dental Anesthesiology Graduate Program at Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, CA.

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8. Casey Ritchhart (SDM Class of 2017) - awarded the 2014 American Association of Dental Research (AADR)-Student Research Fellowship.

http://aadronline.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3569#.UzD56fldX_E 

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9. Jasmine Abdullh and Solomon Nair (SDM Class of 2017) - won 1st place among D1 students at the 2014 SDM Research Day presentations.

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10. Casey Ritchhart (SDM Class of 2017) - overall winner of the 2015 SDM Research Day Table Clinic Competition/Dentsply Student Clinician Award. Casey participated in the American Dental Association/Dentsply Student Clinician Research Program at the 2015 ADA Annual Session at Washington D.C. 

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11. Spencer Blackham (SDM Class of 2017) - winner of the 2015 SIUE Graduate School Symposium "Best Presentation Award".

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12. Kathryn Carter (MS in Biological Sciences; Class of 2016) - won "Best Presentation Award" in the Health Sciences Division at the 2015 Illinois State Academy of Sciences Meeting, Macomb, IL.

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13. Jennifer Yu (MS in Biological Sciences; Class of 2015) - won "Best Presentation Award" in the Health Sciences Division at the 2015 Illinois State Academy of Sciences Meeting, Macomb, IL.

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14. Samantha Hamilton - sucessfully defended her Masters thesis titled, "Small integrin-binding N-linked glycoproteins (SIBLINGs) are upregulated in human salivary gland cancer", and graduated with an MS in Biological Sciences.

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15. Kevin Wolf (SDM Class of 2018) - won 2nd place among D1 students at the 2015 SDM Research Day presentations.

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16. Casey Ritchhart (SDM Class of 2017) - won 1st place among D2 students at the 2015 SDM Research Day presentations.

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17. Kathryn Carter (MS in Biological Sciences; Class of 2016) - finalist in 2016 AADR Hatton Competition - Senior Category.

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18. Joshua Welborn (SDM Class of 2018) - overall winner of the 2016 SDM Research Day Table Clinic Competition/Dentsply Student Clinician Award. Joshua will participate  in the American Dental Association/Dentsply Student Clinican Research Program at the 2016 ADA Annual Session at Denver, CO. 

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19. Aaron Altman (SDM Class of 2018) -  3rd place winner of the 2016 SDM Research Day Table Clinic Competition. Aaron will participate  in the 2016 Hinman  Student Research Symposium at Memphis, TN.

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20. Spencer Blackham  (SDM Class of 2017) - winner of the 2016 SIUE Graduate School Symposium Slam Presentation and People's Choice Award. 

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21. Sarah Giacomini - accepted into the SIU School of Dental Medicine (Class of 2020).

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22. Kathryn Carter - sucessfully defended her Masters thesis titled, "Role of osteopontin (OPN) in migration and proliferation of human salivary gland cancer cells" and graduated with an MS in Biological Sciences.

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23. Spencer Blackham (SDM Class of 2017) - winner of the Merit Award, Implant Research Group, 2016 IADR Annual Session at Seoul, South Korea.

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24. Callie Mincy - won "Best Poster Award/1st place in the Health Sciences Division at the 2016 Illinois State Academy of Sciences Meeting, Edwardsville, IL. 

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25. Callie Mincy - won "Best Presentation Award/1st place" in the Health Sciences Division at the 2017 Illinois State Academy of Sciences Meeting, Palatine, IL.

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26. Shradha Koppulla Reddy - successfully defended her Masters thesis titled, "The role of Twist in epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) during cancer progression" and graduated with an MS in Biological Sciences.

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27. Stephanie Wiechmann - accepted into the SIU School of Dental Medicine (Class of 2021).

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28. Vidhi Pandya (Class of 2019) - overall winner of the 2017 SDM Research Day Table Clinic Competition/Dentsply Student Clinician Award. Vidhi presented her research at the Annual SCADA poster competition during the 2018 AADR Annual Meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and at the 2017 Hinman Student Research Symposium in Memphis, TN.

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29. Joshua Welborn (Class of 2018) - presented at the 2017 Annual SCADA poster competition during the 2017 AADR Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA.

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30. Aaron Altman (Class of 2018) - presented at the 2017 ADA Annual Meeting in Washington D. C.

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31. Joshua Welborn (Class of 2018) - awarded the 2017 Irwin Robinson Research Award from the Odontographic Society of Chicago.

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32. Vidhi Pandya (Class of 2019) - awarded the 2018 Irwin Robinson Research Award from the Odontographic Society of Chicago.

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33. Luke Revelt (Class of 2020) - awarded the 2018 American Association for Dental Research (AADR) Student Research Fellowship.

http://www.iadr.org/AADR/Awards/Student-Fellowships/SRF/Recipients

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34. Callie Mincy - won "Best Presentation Award/1st place" in the Health Sciences Division at the 2018 Illinois State Academy of Science Meeting, Decatur, IL.

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35. Callie Mincy - won "Best Presentation Award/1st place" in the Health Sciences Division at the 2019 Illinois State Academy of Science Meeting, Peoria, IL.

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36. Luke Revelt (Class of 2020) - awarded the 2019 Irwin Robinson Research Award from the Odontographic Society of Chicago.

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37. Callie Mincy - accepted into SIU SDM Dental School (class of 2024).

 

 

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Joy:

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1. Research Fellow (Medicine Stream) of the Kishore Vaigyanik Prothsahan Yojana/Young Scientist's Adavncement Award, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. (1999-2001). http://www.kvpy.org.in/main/fellows.htm#1999  

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2. Nominated for Vaughn Vandegrift Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Mentor Award, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL. (2011 and 2012). http://www.siue.edu/urca/previousacademies/fall_11_awards.shtml; http://www.siue.edu/urca/previous%20awards/Fall_2012_Awards.shtml 

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3. Vaughn Vandegrift Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Mentor Award, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL. (2013) http://www.siue.edu/urca/previous%20awards/Spring%202013%20Awards.shtml

 

4. Awarded the SIUE New Directions Award (2011).

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5. Professor of the Year Award, SIU School of Dental Medicine, Alton, IL. (2012-2013).

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6. Professor of the Year Award, SIU School of Dental Medicine, Alton, IL. (2013-2014).

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7. Awarded the SIUE Excellence in Undergraduate Education Grant/Award (2013).

 

8. American Dental Education Association/ADEA Council of Students, Residents and Fellows/Colgate-Palmolive Co. Junior Faculty Award. (2014).

http://www.adea.org/professional_development/adea_scholarships_awards_fellowships/Pages/ADEAADEACouncilofStudentsResidentsandFellowsColgate-PalmoliveCoJuniorFacultyAward.aspx

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9. Awarded the SIUE Assigned Research Time Award (2014).

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10. Awarded the SIUE Competitive Applications Resubmission Initiative Grant (2014).

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11. Nominated for the Champion for Diversity Award, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL. (2014).

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12. Inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (2015).

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13. Awarded the SIUE Excellence in Undergraduate Education Grant/Award (2015).

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14. Awarded the AADR Student Research Day Award for Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (2016-17) http://www.aadronline.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4553#.Vjo8mrerSUk.

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15. Awarded the SIUE Research Equipment and Tools Award (2016).

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16. Awarded the AADR Student Research Day Award for Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (2017-18) http://www.aadronline.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4553#.Vjo8mrerSUk.

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17. Nominated for the Teaching with Technology Award, Focus on Teaching and Technology, St. Louis (2017).

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18. Nominated for the Burton C. Borgelt SCADA Faculty Advisor Award (2017).

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19. Awarded the ADEA/ADEAGies Foundation Education Fellowship (2018) http://www.adea.org/facultyawards/ADEAGies-Foundation-Education-Fellowship.aspx.

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20. Awarded the AADR Student Research Day Award for Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (2018-2019) http://www.aadronline.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4553#.Vjo8mrerSUk.

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21. Named as one of SIUE's Phenomenal Women (2019).

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22. Awarded the AADR Student Research Day Award for Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (2019-2020) http://www.aadronline.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4553#.Vjo8mrerSUk.

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23. Appointed as Fellow of the Faculty of Dental Trainers, Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh (2020).

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24. ADEA/Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Excellence in Teaching Award (2024).

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25. Inducted into the National Dental Honor Society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon, Mu Mu Chapter (2024).

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26. Accepted as a Fellow of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program (2024).

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