Each year NYU President Dr. John Sexton presents a series of President’s Service Awards to very special NYU students who demonstrate exemplary leadership skills, display outstanding commitment to volunteerism and create unique and successful programs. This year NYUCD was the recipient of four awards—two to individual students, one to a student organization, and one to a fraternity.

Dr. Jocelyn Jeffries, ’07, was recognized for her outstanding dedication and commitment to coordinating the 2007 annual Oral Cancer Walk, which drew some 500 participants and raised over $30,000 to help combat a disease that kills over 7,000 Americans each year.

Ms. Nicole Smith, President of the Class of 2009, was recognized for organizing events and creating a newsletter that fostered a sense of class spirit, and for being a strong advocate for her classmates.

The Community Service Organization was recognized for numerous outreach activities over the past year, including organizing oral health screenings aboard the Smiling Faces, Going Places mobile dental van, raising money for holiday gift certificates for needy families, and participating in the annual Oral Cancer Walk. CSO members shown accepting the award from President Sexton, are, left to right: Adam Palmer, ’10; Marcus Johnson, ’08; CSO President Sheena Lambert,’08; and Jamie Choi, ’10.

Alpha Omega, the oldest dental fraternity in the United States, was recognized for reinvigorating itself this year by organizing study groups, tutorials and cultural programs at NYUCD. Chapter President Dr. Steven Davidovitz, ’07, accepted the award from President Sexton.