School of Medicine M.D. Student Awards Convocation honors medical education achievements
The annual West Virginia University School of Medicine 2025 M.D. Student Awards Convocation was held Thursday, May 15 to honor medical students, faculty, educators and alumni for their achievements throughout the year.
Individuals were recognized for exceptional academic work, outstanding achievements within individual topical areas, exemplary mentorship and teaching, and more. The full list of winners are as follows:
Academic Recognition Awards
Claude C. and Stazie M. Rader West Virginia University Rural Scholars Award
- Abby Ivey
- Derek Leohner
- Nicholas Miller
- Taylor Rice
- Kristin Ruddle
Culinary Lifestyle Medicine Track Certificates
- Katie Barnes
- Nicole Fama
- Lia Farrell
- Lynette Fisher
- Alexis Fritts
- Olivia Hill
- Sarah Hughes
- Riley Imlay
- Natalie Mastroianni
- Jade McGrath
- Naveena Murugan
- Jordyn O’Dell
- Michael Sutton
Global Health Track Certificates
- Rachael Alderman
- Megann Boone
- Denise Dawley
- Jenna Foster
- Riley Imlay
- Thomas Laird
- Nicholas Miller
- Julia Seraly
- Nanda Siva
- Abigail Tisler
- Mara Walters
John E. Jones Award for Academic Excellence
- Lynette Fisher
- Jeevan Murthy
- Molly Shott
John E. Prescott Award for Academic Excellence
- Darren Brown
- Daniel Mathes
Rural Health Track Certificates
- Rachael Alderman
- Victoria Bonafield
- Cole Cochran
- Denise Dawley
- Garrett Fink
- Austin Goncz
- Kara Nickolich
- Taylor Rice
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Award
- James Huber
West Virginia Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians Award
- Elizabeth Steele
West Virginia University Rural Scholar Award
- Alexis Fritts
- Michael Sutton
Department/ Division Recognition Awards
Alfred K. Pfister Internal Medicine Award
- Bethany Koontz
- Stephen Williams
- Bethany Koontz
D. Ewell Hendricks, MD, Surgical Award
- Jeevan Murthy
Donald C. Fidler Award for Excellence in Psychiatry
- Yongjia “James” Deng
- Fady Wasef
E.B. Flink Award for Excellence in Internal Medicine
- Nicole Fama
Excellence in Obstetrics and Gynecology Award
- Rachael Alderman
- Natalie Mastroianni
Gibbons Obstetrics and Gynecology Award
- Caroline Dundervil
Herbert Hart Pomerance Pediatrics Award
- Hannah West
Humanism in Internal Medicine Award
- Ever Hernandez
- Jeevan Murthy
John C. Linton Psychiatry Award
- James Huber
John W. Traubert Family Medicine Award
- Taylor Rice
Marshall Carper Family Medicine Award
- Lia Farrell
Morton and Myra Friedman Award
- David Michael Fletcher
Patricia Fedeles Award for Compassion in Physical Diagnosis
- Madison Seman
Richard W. Eller Anesthesiology Award
- Abigail Tisler
Robert L. Robinson Medical Physiology Award
- Ashley Linder
Rosemarie Cannarella Lorenzetti Excellence in Primary Care Award
- Olivia Hill
Thomas H. Covey, Jr., M.D. Surgery Award
- Morgan Pendleton
- Natalie Mastroianni
William W. Fleming Pharmacology Award
- Jacob Herriott
WVU Pathology, Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine Award for Distinction in the Field of Pathology
- Hunter Monroe
Alumni Association Awards
- Erica Ghareeb, M.D.
Lynda B. Nine President’s Young Alumnus Award
- Anthony Gabriele
- Mark Paternostro, Ph.D.
Faculty Awards
Academy of Advisors Mentor of the Year
- Kendra Unger, M.D.
Distinguished Teacher Awards: Junior Level
- Preston Seaberg, M.D.
Distinguished Teacher Awards: Senior Level
- H. James Williams, Ph.D.
Special Recognition Awards
C.H. Mitch Jacques Leadership Award
- Carol Boctor
Community Health Outreach Award
- Carol Boctor
Cottrell P.A.L.S. Tutor of the Year Award
- Ivy Kaznoski
- Jenna Foster
- Laura Cho
- Amelia Haley
- Connor Fields