The Alumni Awards are annual honors established by the SOMC Alumni Association to recognize our most dedicated and qualified alumni who have demonstrated outstanding achievements or service to the school.
Per Dean Harmon’s announcement last Friday, listed below are the recipients of the 2023 Alumni Awards. Biographical sketches of the recipients will soon be available on the School of Medicine Columbia website.
Distinguished Young Alumni Award
Jade Cohen, MD (2018)
Jodi Dingle, MD (2013)
Distinguished Master’s Alumni Award
Troy Hall, MRC (2020)
Distinguished Genetic Counseling Alumni Award
Allison Bellomo, MS, CGC (2009)
Distinguished Doctorate Alumni Award
Carolyn Banister, PhD (2009)
Distinguished Physician Alumni Award
Patricia Bouknight, MD (1994)
Distinguished Humanitarian Alumni Award
Fozia Saleem-Rasheed, MD (1999)
Please save the date of Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. for the Alumni and Dean’s Distinguished Service Awards Dinner at 1208 Washington Place, located in the heart of downtown Columbia. It will be a special evening celebrating our esteemed faculty, staff and alumni recipients. A more formal invitation with event registration information will be sent next month.