Student Government Association Presents Faculty Awards

May 1, 2025

Faculty, staff, and students gathered at Ohio State's Longaberger Alumni House on March 27th to recognize outstanding faculty at the college's annual Student Government Association (SGA) Teaching Awards event. The faculty who receive awards are chosen by the college's dental and dental hygiene students for their teaching excellence in the areas of pre-clinical, didactic, clinical, and specialty instruction.

2025 SGA Teaching Award Winners

Dental Hygiene Class of 2026
Didactic: Bridget Wright, BSDH, MACPR
Clinical: Denise Kissell, BSDH, MPH

Dental Hygiene Class of 2025
Didactic: Rebecca Thomas, BSDH, DDS
Clinical: Elizabeth Chartier, RDH, MPH

Dental Class of 2028
Didactic: Pilard Hanna, PhD
Pre-Clinic: Diana Smyres, DDS

Dental Class of 2027
Didactic: Lisa Knobloch, DDS, MS
Pre-Clinic: Leonardo Nassani, DMD, MBA

Dental Class of 2026
Didactic: Matthew Messina, DDS
Clinical: James Stone, DDS
Mark Gordon, DDS, MS

Dental Class of 2025
Specialty: Mark Gordon, DDS, MS
Sara Fowler, DMD, MS

Part-time Clinic:
Stephen Ritz, DDS
Dane Bowen, DDS

Full-time Clinic:
Salam Hetou, BDS, MS
Robert Uhlin, DDS
Salvatore Lowry, DDS
Robert Davidson, DDS

Didactic: Leonardo Nassani, DMD, MBA

Classes of 2025 and 2026
Honorary Residents:
Daniel Brock, DDS
Nathan Gutarts, DDS

Dentistry faculty at the Student Government Awards event on March 27th — Dentistry faculty at the Student Government Awards event on March 27, 2025