Honoring achievement: The 2020 Medical School Student Awards
![Collage of photos with UTSW seal and Student Awards title](/ctplus/asset/eb63d41a-cfee-4b78-80de-9b52c1d206f0/sa20-feature-header.jpg)
Congratulations to the Medical School Class of 2020 who will earn medical degrees on May 2. Because of the ongoing pandemic and Dallas County rules restricting large gatherings, UT Southwestern Medical School leadership made the tough decision to hold a virtual Commencement ceremony for the 226 graduates. The virtual ceremony will be available to watch online starting Saturday, May 2, at 2 p.m.
Among the class, 29 students were recognized with special honors for their exemplary academic, clinical, or research efforts. Please read about their achievements below.
Ho Din Award and Southwestern Gynecologic Assembly Award
Class of 2020 Leadership Award and Iatros Award
William F. Ross, M.D. Scholarship Award in Family Medicine and Endocrine Society Medical Student Achievement Award and U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award
![Dr. Anita Vasudevan](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-vasudevan.jpg)
William F. Ross, M.D. Scholarship Award in Family Medicine
![Dr. Micah Nishigaki Dr. Micah Nishigaki](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-nishigaki.jpg)
Minnie Lancaster, M.D. Scholarship Award in Family Medicine
![Dr. Oliver Taylor Dr. Oliver Taylor](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-taylor.jpg)
Award for Excellence in Dermatology
![Dr. Smriti Prasad Dr. Smriti Prasad](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-prasad.jpg)
Texas College of Emergency Physicians Award
![Dr. Alex Guinn Dr. Alex Guinn](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-guinn.jpg)
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Award
![Dr. Heather Renfro Dr. Heather Renfro](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-renfro.jpg)
Hudson-Penn Award for Excellence in Surgery
![Dr. Sarah Yuen Dr. Sarah Yuen](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-yuen.jpg)
MT “Pepper” Jenkins Outstanding Medical Student Award in Anesthesiology and Pain Management
![Dr. Sharon Sun Dr. Sharon Sun](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-sun.jpg)
Roland C. Reynolds Pathology Award
![Dr. Kasey Kreutz Dr. Kasey Kreutz](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-kreutz.jpg)
Vernie A. Stembridge Scholarship Award in Pathology
![Dr. Nathan McCammon Dr. Nathan McCammon](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-mccammon.jpg)
Karen Kowalske Outstanding PM&R Undergraduate Award
![Dr. Kevin Vu Dr. Kevin Vu](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-vu.jpg)
Kurt Ian Wey, M.D., Senior Pediatric Award
![Dr. Alexandra Pottorff Dr. Alexandra Pottorff](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-pottorff.jpg)
Pediatric Society of Greater Dallas Award for Excellence in Pediatric Medicine
![Dr. Daniel Beauchamp Dr. Daniel Beauchamp](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-beauchamp.jpg)
John D. McConnell Award for Excellence in Urology
![Dr. Wesley Smith Dr. Wesley Smith](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-smith.jpg)
Vanatta, Hesser, Schmalstieg Excellence in Tutoring Award
![Dr. Ali Tejani Dr. Ali Tejani](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-tejani.jpg)
Herbert S. Salomon, M.D., Class of 1967, Memorial Scholarship Award
![Dr. Benjamin Bleiberg Dr. Benjamin Bleiberg](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-bleiberg.jpg)
Annelle M. Ahmed, M.D. Women’s Health Care Award
![Dr. Hayley Williams Dr. Hayley Williams](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-williams.jpg)
Dr. Richard Mays Smith Award
![Dr. Vijay Agusala Dr. Vijay Agusala](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-agusala.jpg)
![Dr. Tyler Couch Dr. Tyler Couch](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-couch.jpg)
![Dr. Janice Jiang Dr. Janice Jiang](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-jiang.jpg)
![Dr. Lawrence Wu Dr. Lawrence Wu](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-wu.jpg)
North Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians Award for Outstanding Medical Student in Psychiatry
![Dr. Vincent Li Dr. Vincent Li](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-li.jpg)
Rohrich Family Excellence in Plastic Surgery Award
![Dr. Muhammad Harirah Dr. Muhammad Harirah](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-harirah.jpg)
Hemphill-Gojer Award in Internal Medicine
![Dr. Shailavi Jain Dr. Shailavi Jain](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-jain.jpg)
American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Prize for Excellence in Neurology
![Dr. Sahar Noorani Dr. Sahar Noorani](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-noorani.jpg)
Eliot Goldings Award in Rheumatology
![Dr. Rachel Shober Dr. Rachel Shober](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-shober.jpg)
TAFP Dallas Chapter Outstanding Graduate Award
![Dr. Amy Luu Dr. Amy Luu](/ctplus/stories/2020/assets/sa20-luu.jpg)