Golden Apple Awards

Golden Apple and Aesculapian Awards

Each spring, each medical student class presents awards recognizing faculty, residents and students who have made a difference in their medical education.

2019 Nominees and Winners

Winners are in bold.

Class of 2022

Aesculapian

  • Hunter Allen
  • Vaibhav Murali
  • Matthew Taira

 

Faculty Golden Apple

  • Dr. Ken Kramer
  • Dr. Charles Bockman
  • Dr. Robert Mackin

 

Class of 2021

Aesculapian

  • Adrienne Pyle
  • Cooper Nagaki
  • Stephen Rowse

 

Faculty Golden Apple

  • Dr. Del Core
  • Dr. Peter Abel
  • Dr. Charles Bockman

 

Class of 2020

Aesculapian

  • Tyler Badding
  • John Morelli
  • Andrew Valiquette

 

Faculty Golden Apple

  • Dr. Melinda Burnett
  • Dr. PJ Malin
  • Dr. Syed Faiz Qadri

 

Residents Golden Apple

  • Dr. Joe Haggerty
  • Dr. David Keleny
  • Dr. Meredith Shama

 

Class of 2019

Aesculapian

  • Ferdinand Cacho
  • Shannon McGuire
  • Chris Podgorski

 

Faculty Golden Apple

  • Dr. Syed Faiz Qadri
  • Dr. PJ Malin
  • Dr. Michael Del Core

 

Residents Golden Apple

  • Dr. Joe Haggerty
  • Dr. Noor Addasi
  • Dr. Jai Parekh

 

Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award

  • Dr. Terence L. Zach, MD

 

Special Contributions Award

  • Yvonne Howland

2018 Nominees and Winners

Winners are in bold.

Class of 2021

Aesculapian

  • Adam Bergh
  • Adrienne Pyle
  • Jeremy Reitinger
  • Cooper Nagaki

 

Faculty Golden Apple

  • Dr. Venkatesh Govindarajan
  • Dr. Robert Mackin
  • Dr. Paula Jo Malin

 

Class of 2020

Aesculapian

  • Elizabeth Hartley
  • Briggs Hoyt
  • Andrew Valiquette

 

Faculty Golden Apple

  • Dr. Bryan Teruya
  • Dr. Peter Abel
  • Dr. Michael Del Core

 

Class of 2019

Aesculapian

  • Sana Kiblinger
  • Leena Adamian
  • Nicole Minalt

 

Faculty Golden Apple

  • Dr. Imad Alsakaf
  • Dr. John Schmidt
  • Dr. Gina Harper-Harrison

 

Resident Golden Apple

  • Dr. Amar Mannina
  • Dr. David Keleny
  • Dr. Nick Whitenack

 

Class of 2018

Aesculapian

  • Charlie Bettag
  • Christina Murray
  • Joey Bowens

 

Faculty Golden Apple

  • Dr. John Schmidt
  • Dr. Manasa Velagapudi
  • Dr. John Hurley

 

Resident Golden Apple

  • Dr. Heather Moline
  • Dr. Austin Person

 

Special Contributions Award

  • Lora Freburg

 

Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award

  • Dr. Mahmoud Abu Hazeem

2017 Nominees and Winners

Winners are in bold.

Class of 2020 

  • Diane Cullen, PhD
  • Jack Yee, PhD
  • Terry Zach, MD
     

Class of 2019 

  • Michael DelCore, MD
  • Thomas Pisarri, PhD
  • Terry Zach, MD
     

Class of 2018 

Attending physicians 

  • Gina Harper-Harrison, MD
  • PJ Malin, MD
  • John Schmidt, MD
     

Residents 

  • Peter Collister, MD
  • Heather Moline, MD
  • Nick Whitenack, MD
     

Class of 2017 

Attending physicians 

  • John Hurley, MD
  • PJ Malin, MD
  • John Schmidt, MD
  • Syed Qadri, MD
     

Residents 

  • Amy Goldstein, MD
  • Paul Millner, MD
  • Nick Whitenack, MD
     

Aesculapian Award

Class of 2020 

  • Margaret Butler
  • Morgan Hasegawa
  • Briggs Hoyt
     

Class of 2019 

  • Alex Abbate
  • Nikki Minalt
  • Sana Waheed-Kiblinger
  • Greg Wittenberg
     

Class of 2018 

  • Joey Bowens
  • Andrew Hasebroock
  • Jeannie Ngo
     

Class of 2017 

  • Michelle Marieni
  • Lindsay Robinson
  • Jocelyn Wu
     

Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award

  • Randy Richardson, MD

 

Resident Humanism in Medicine Award

  • Peter Collister, MD
  • Austin Person, MD
  • Felicia Ratnaraj, MD
  • Nick Whitenack, MD
     

Special Contributions Award

  • Alice Smith

2016 Nominees and Winners

Winners are in bold.

Presented by the Class of 2016

Faculty

  • Anna Maio, MD
  • Syed Qadri, MD
  • Eric Peters, MD (winner)

 

Resident

  • Austin Person, MD (winner)
  • Shawn Stone, MD
  • Paul Millner, MD

 

Aesculapian

  • Briana Bruce (winner – tie)
  • Sarah Mott (winner - tie)
  • Michael Kramer

 

Presented by Class of 2017

Faculty

  • Marcus Balters, MD
  • John Schmidt, MD
  • Gina Harper-Harrison, MD (winner)

 

Resident

  • Austin Person, MD
  • Nick Whitenack, MD
  • Heather Moline, MD (winner)

 

Aesculapian

  • Michelle Marieni
  • Jocelyn Wu
  • Joel Fuchs (winner)

 

Presented by Class of 2018

Faculty

  • Michael Del Core, MD
  • William Hunter, MD (winner)
  • Thomas Pisarri, PhD

 

Aesculapian

  • Caitlin Billingham
  • Mark Castera (winner)
  • Danny Munley

 

Presented by Class of 2019

Faculty

  • Robert Mackin, PhD
  • PJ Malin, MD
  • Jack Yee, PhD (winner)
  • Terrence Zach, MD

 

Aesculapian

  • Courtney Smith (winner)
  • Nate Rosol
  • Greg Wittenburg

 

Special Contribution Award

  • Rick Burton

 

Arnold P. Gold Foundation, Humanism in Medicine Award

  • Christina Fernandez, MD

 

Fr. Lukaszewicz, SJ Founders Week Award

  • Joe Torcia