DCG Awards Scholarships to Students

The DCG recognized scholarship, accomplishment and professionalism with the annual Scholarship Ceremony. More than $410,000 in scholarships were awarded to DCG students, which would not be possible without the philanthropic generosity of so many DCG alumni, faculty, dental professionals, organizations and friends across our state, region and beyond, who invest in us to educate and train future dental professionals.

The DCG family also honored its military service members who serve both our nation and their communities to protect the public health. Students were awarded prestigious placements and financial assistance.

Several students earned multiple scholarships or awards, for their academic excellence, leadership, service, or other areas of excellence.

Melissa Hewett and Justin Lane both won three awards. Hewett was honored with the Dean Connie Drisko Memorial Scholarship (Fisher), the Dennis James Youngs Scholarship and the Dr. Dolly Hearn Memorial Scholarship. Lane Candler was selected for the County Hospital Physicians Scholarship, the Savannah Perio & Implants: Dr. Darron Alvord & Dr. Aaron Rawlings and the Fisher Foundation Student Samaritan (Fisher).

Timothy Do, Christopher Hollingsworth, Tanner Scaggs and John Senat each won two awards. Do was chosen for the Class of 1997/Dr. Van Haywood Scholarship and the Dr. Emile T. Fisher Foundation Scholars (Fisher) D3. Hollingsworth received the Dr. Emile T. Fisher Foundation Scholars (Fisher) D4, and the Stan Hopkins Scholarship (Fisher). Scaggs won the Augusta University Foundation DCG Scholarship and the DCG 50th Anniversary Scholarship. And Senat earned the DCG Faculty Scholarship and the Dr. Michael M. Kiyani Scholarship.

DCG Scholarship Winners:

• Oluwatomisin “Tomi” Adeogun – MCGF Underrepresented Students in Dentistry Scholarship

• Majeed Akinniyi – Dr. Emile T. Fisher Foundation Scholars (Fisher) D1

• Sarah Alonso – Dr. Carol A. Lefebvre and Mr. Kevin Corbin Scholarship

• Gino Aparicio – Dr. Emile T. Fisher Foundation Scholars (Fisher) D3

• Juliana Arms – Grover C. Hunter Scholarship D1

• Ryan Asbill – Dr. Gerald & Beatrice Loft Scholarship

• Lauren-Ashley Asbridge – Grover C. Hunter Scholarship D2

• Sarah Austin – Dr. Emile T. Fisher Foundation Scholars (Fisher) D4

• Preston Barker – Hudson J. Powell Memorial Scholarship

• Karley Bates – Dr. Jackie Weatherred Memorial Scholarship

• Tristen Bennett – Dr. Karyn Stockwell Scholarship

• Evan Boland – Drs. Hugh & Anne Mazzawi Scholarship (Fisher)

• Nicole Boudeau – Hanes Family Scholarship

• Clara Castresana – Dr. Emile T. Fisher Foundation Scholars (Fisher) D2

• Kimberly Clark – Dr. Doug Torbush Memorial Scholarship

• Bradley Cohen – Dr. Emile T. Fisher Foundation Scholars (Fisher) D1

• Forrest Collins – Charlie Norwood, DDS Scholarship

• Gabrielle Connor – Dr. Emile T. Fisher DCG First Year Student Scholarships

• Samuel Cook – Dr. Emile T. Fisher Foundation Scholars (Fisher) D2

• Stephen Cottrell – Dr. Emile T. Fisher Foundation Scholars (Fisher) D1

• Hanan Dirirsa – Dr. Emile T. Fisher Foundation Scholars (Fisher) D2

• Timothy Do – Class of 1997/Dr. Van Haywood Scholarship and Dr. Emile T. Fisher Foundation Scholars (Fisher) D3

• Lauren Edwards – Dr. Emile T. Fisher Foundation Scholars (Fisher) D1

• Khalil Elhazmiri – Dr. Patrick W. Powell Scholarship

• Keyanna Ennis – Jessie Kate and Dr. Vincent Carey Scholarship

• Kevin Eppes – AD & Jerlene Elliott Scholarship

• Kole Fisher – Dr. Judson C. Hickey Memorial Scholarship

• Trenton Fowler – Dr. Jeannie Moran Scholarship Fund

• Marissa Geurts – Dr. Emile T. Fisher Foundation Scholars (Fisher) D1

• Christian Girard – Dr. Emile T. Fisher Foundation Scholars (Fisher) D3

• Kansington Gloster – DCG Alumni Association Scholarship

• Isabella Gutierrez – Dr. Emile T. Fisher Foundation Scholars (Fisher) D3

• Gracie Hall – Dr. George W. Burnett, DDS, PhD Scholarship

• Kyle Harris – Dr. George & Betty Schuster Scholarship

• Allison Hay – Dr. John Freihaut & Dr. Janine Bethea

• Melissa Hewett – Dean Connie Drisko Memorial Scholarship (Fisher), Dennis James Youngs Scholarship, and Dr. Dolly Hearn Memorial Scholarship

• Aliyah Hill – Dr. Fred Hedrick Scholarship

• Christopher Hollingsworth – Dr. Emile T. Fisher Foundation Scholars (Fisher) D4 and Stan Hopkins Scholarship (Fisher)

• Emily Holman – Dr. Emile T. Fisher Foundation Scholars (Fisher) D2

• Sarah Hsu – Class of 1998 Scholarship (Fisher)

• Angela Hulse – Dr. Judson C. Hickey Memorial Scholarship

• Kardarius Jackson – Ambrose Family Scholarship

• Wesley James – R. Reppard Bennett Scholarship

• Jacob Jenkins – Alliance of the GDA

• Caleb Jensen – Dr. Don Spillers Family Scholarship

• Chan Young – Jin Dopson Family Dental Scholarship

• Jaylan Johnson – Dr. Emile T. Fisher DCG First Year Student Scholarships

• Sydney Jones – MCG Foundation Merit Scholarship

• Erin Keene – Bertha S. Galin Scholarship

• Joonas Koski – Howard Jones Scholarship (Fisher)

• Amandeep Kullar – Atlanta Dental David P Blackshear Endowment

• Justin Lane – Candler County Hospital Physicians Scholarship, Savannah Perio & Implants: Dr. Darron Alvord & Dr. Aaron Rawlings and Fisher Foundation Student Samaritan (Fisher)

• Kyoungmin Lim –  DCG Memorial Scholarship

• Lauren Lindsey – Dr. Don Spillers Family Scholarship

• Adrienne Liou – Grover C. Hunter Scholarship D4

• Preston Little – Hudson J. Powell Memorial Scholarship

• Betelhem Lonse – Shaw-Thompson-Fant Scholarship

• Garrison Lovett – Eastern District Dental Society Scholarships

• Gardner Marshall – Virginia A. Merchant Scholarship

• Adam Mauzy – Dr. Emile T. Fisher DCG First Year Student Scholarships

• Jeffrey Mazzola – Dr. Jeannie Moran Scholarship Fund

• Jerusalem Mbungu McRae/Orrington Scholarship

• Eve McDaniel – Dr. Emile T. Fisher Foundation Scholars (Fisher) D2

• Davis Mchgh – Dr. & Mrs. J. Ben Deal Scholarship

• Breanna McIntosh – MCGF Underrepresented Students in Dentistry Scholarship

• Malainha Mckinney – McRae/Orrington Scholarship

• Hidiat Menasie Annette Rainge Scholarship

• Luis Meza – Contreras Layman Family Service Scholarship

• Jackson Nguyen-  Dr. Emile T. Fisher Foundation Scholars (Fisher) D4

• Jaclyn Nix – Dr. Debra Gray King Scholarship

• Kellen Norton – Dr. Don Spillers Family Scholarship

• Sarah Oates – Dr. Emile T. Fisher Foundation Scholars (Fisher) D3

• Ron Owens – Dental College of Georgia Dean’s Scholarship

• Rubani Pannu – Christian Callejas Montealegre Scholarship

• Danh Pham – Second Career Commitment to Others

• Tristan / Daniel Pugh – DCG Faculty Scholarship

• Jared Robinson – Dr. Rico D. Short Scholarship

• Kathryn Rothenhofer MCG Foundation Merit Scholarship

• Tanner Scaggs – Augusta University Foundation DCG Scholarship and DCG 50th Anniversary Scholarship

• Jonathan Scaringe – SW District Dental Society

• John Senat -DCG Faculty Scholarship and Dr. Michael M. Kiyani Scholarship

• Cyrus Henry Sharp – Dr. Emile T. Fisher DCG First Year Student Scholarships

• Carter Shelton – Pam & Dale Crail Scholarship

• Jasmyn Smith – Dr. Emile T. Fisher Memorial Scholarship (Fisher)

• Harrison Smith – Dr. John MacNamara (the 4th Fisher D4)

• Kellie Soafer – DCG Alumni Association Scholarship

• Kaitlyn Songer – Grover C. Hunter Scholarship D3

• Margaret Spurgeon – Dr. Don Spillers Family Scholarship

• Autumn Sturhahn – Akbar Family Scholarship Endowment

• Emily Summers – MCG Foundation Merit Scholarship

• Tanner Swords – Dr. & Mrs. William Jopling DCG Scholarship

• Carson Tanner – DCG Memorial Scholarship

• Malik Tayyib – Stephanie Perry Scholarship

• Brian Teets – Drs. Adam & Steve Goldberg Scholarship

• Amber Thomas – Dr. James B Hall III Memorial Scholarship Endowment

• Clayton Timmerman – Dr. Emile T. Fisher Foundation Scholars (Fisher) D4

• Xuan Tran – Simon Eisenberg Scholarship (Fisher)

• Aidan Van Derhei – Dr. Emile T. Fisher DCG First Year Student Scholarships

• Luke Whetstone – Dr. Zachary Powell Scholarship

• Reese Williams – Dr. David A. Owings Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Elizabeth Winders – MCG Foundation Merit Scholarship

• Diana Winecoff – Class of 1973 Scholarship

In addition, two dozen DCG family members were honored with awards for service, scholarship, research and more. Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) honored students and alumni with their recognition awards, including the OKU Senior Scholarship Award OKU Professionalism Award, the Judson C. Hickey-OKU Research Award, the Sophomore Scholarship Award and the William S. Kramer Award. The American Student Dental Association (ASDA) presented the ASDA Advocate Award and the Pierre Fauchard Academy honored students with awards for scholarship and research.