Honorees

Sanford Center for Aging

Congratulations to our Gerontology Scholars! Our scholars are armed with the knowledge and passion to enhance the quality of life and well-being among elders.

Gerontology Academic Program students who graduated with the Gerontology Minor, Gerontology Certificate or both:

Spring 2022:

  • Hailey Buck, Gerontology Minor & Certificate
  • Priscilla Chan, Gerontology Minor & Certificate
  • Amrote Fikre-Selassie, Gerontology Minor & Certificate
  • Shea Frankenberger, Gerontology Minor & Certificate
  • Julia Frediani, Gerontology Minor
  • Brooke Hewitt, Gerontology Minor
  • Iran Manzano-Lopez, Gerontology Minor & Certificate
  • Alexis Melendrez, Gerontology Minor
  • Jerolyn Palacios, Gerontology Minor
  • Brennan Pott, Gerontology Minor & Certificate
  • Jessica Whitfield, Gerontology Minor & Certificate
  • Zachary Woodring, Gerontology Minor & Certificate
  • Kimberly Zachgo, Gerontology Minor & Certificate

Fall 2021:

  • Ciara Hornbarger, Gerontology Minor & Certificate
  • Morgan Schroeder, Gerontology Minor & Certificate
  • Katherine Newton, Gerontology Minor & Certificate
  • Kennedey Stroshine, Gerontology Minor

Summer 2021:

  • Madison de Wet, Gerontology Minor & Certificate
  • Rose Meza, Gerontology Minor & Certificate


Spring 2021:

  • Charissa Alo, Gerontology Minor
  • Rana Kheir, Gerontology Minor
  • Sierra Morrow, Gerontology Minor & Certificate
  • Arianna Tomasello, Gerontology Minor & Certificate

Fall 2020:

  • Cyrus Bailey, Gerontology Minor & Certificate
  • Selena Campana, Gerontology Minor & Certificate
  • Jordan Eddy, Gerontology Minor & Certificate
  • Joyce Esparza Gomez, Gerontology Minor & Certificate
  • Heather Rose Gonzales, Gerontology Minor & Certificate
  • Aubrey Roman, Gerontology Minor & Certificate
  • Breanna Ward, Gerontology Minor

Summer 2020:

  • Giana Azizeh, Gerontology Minor

Spring 2020:

  • Maria Ascano, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology; Gerontology Minor and Certificate
  • Jordan Beam, Speech Pathology; Gerontology Minor and Certificate
  • Aubrey de Jong, Psychology; Gerontology Minor
  • Amoura Deering, Journalism; Gerontology Minor
  • Tara Lenox, Gerontology Certificate
  • Miranda Psaila, Community Health Sciences; Gerontology Minor
  • Jesus Ramos, Psychology; Gerontology Minor and Certificate
  • Mackenzie Shevlin, Speech Pathology; Gerontology Minor and Certificate
  • Brianna Tirk, Community Health Sciences; Gerontology Minor
  • Ashana Viswaruban, Community Health Sciences; Gerontology Minor and Certificate
  • Katelynn Williams, Community Health Sciences; Gerontology Minor and Certificate
  • Victoria Winter, Community Health Sciences; Gerontology Minor

Fall 2019:

  • Paige Aster, Gerontology Certificate
  • Jessica Codde, Community Health Sciences; Gerontology Minor and Certificate
  • Margaret Craddock, Human Development/Family Studies; Gerontology Certificate
  • Carmen Hua, Community Health Sciences; Gerontology Minor and Certificate
  • Kassidy Lommori, Speech Pathology; Gerontology Minor
  • Katherine Sims, Nursing; Gerontology Minor

Summer 2019:

  • Regina Adamoli, Community Health Sciences; Gerontology Minor
  • Emma Bristow, Chemistry; Gerontology Minor and Certificate
  • Bailey Gosse, Community Health Sciences; Gerontology Minor and Certificate

Sanford Center for Aging Student Scholarship Recipients during the 2020-2021 academic year

  • Delilah Alquetra, Sanford Center for Aging Undergraduate Student Scholarship
  • Ciara Hornbarger, Five Star Residents Scholarship
  • Jerolyn Palacios, Dianne Winne MD Memorial Scholarship
  • Rebecca Paulson, Sanford Center for Aging Undergraduate Student Scholarship

Sanford Center for Aging Student Scholarship Recipients during the 2021-2022 academic year

  • Kamran Butt, Dianne Winne, MD Memorial Scholarship
  • Priscilla Chan, Sanford Center for Aging Undergraduate Student Scholarship
  • Brennan Pott, Sanford Center for Aging Undergraduate Student Scholarship
  • Bailey Vollmer, Five Start Residents Scholarship

Geriatric Fellows who completed the UNR School of Medicine fellowship during the 2019-2020 academic year

  • Alexander Mylavarapu, MD
  • Souren Forouhi, MD
  • Elena Proshkina, MD
  • Melody Sillo, MD


Geriatric Fellows who completed the UNR School of Medicine fellowship during the 2020-2021 academic year

  • Amr Alkasir, MD
  • Farah Alsaati, MD
  • Brian Nguyen, DO