Alumni, spouses and guests gathered in the Detroit area this May for the annual Medical Alumni Reunion Day. The celebration featured a medical education component, luncheon, dinner dance and recognition of special award winners. Special thanks to Bruce Deschere, MD, ’77, who planned this year’s reunion program.

The clinic portion of the program provided an “Update on Exercise and Health.” Featured presenters included: Bruce Deschere, David Peck, Jeanne Stevenson, Joseph Stellabote, Kevin Wildenhaus and Britta Ottoboni.

Student Awards

Medical Alumni Sophomore Scholarship - John Maskill
William Stapleton Jr. Freshman Scholarship - Samir Shah
Junior Scholarship in Surgery - Felix Fernandez
Medical Alumni Senior Scholarship – Felix Fernandez
Saul Brown, MD, Endowed Memorial Prize in Pathology - Zachary Sharon
Elvis Smith Alford, MD, and Nellie Corbin Alford Memorial Scholarship – Zachary Sharon
Frank B. Walker, MD, Endowed Memorial Prize in Pathology - Leslie Lomo
Elvis Smith Alford, MD, and Nellie Corbin Alford Memorial Scholarship - Jonathan Starkman
Dr. Morris S. Brent Award - Reason Ford

Other awards

The Distinguished Alumni Awards are presented to alums who have made outstanding contributions to humanitarian causes and for service to the School of Medicine. This year’s recipients are:

Robert Lucas, MD ’55
James Horvath, MD ’45

The Lawrence M. Weiner Award, established in 1979, honors outstanding contributions of non-alumni to the School of Medicine through the exceptional performance of their teaching, research and/or administrative duties. This year’s recipients are: 

Robert Skoff, PhD
Vera Fay Righthand, PhD