05 November 2026

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CU Anschutz Dental ISP Class of 2023 Awards

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At this year's Graduation Banquet and Awards Ceremony honoring the Advanced Standing International Student Program (ISP) Class of 2023, we acknowledged every graduate for their remarkable dedication, achievements and resilience.

University update

The OKU national dental honor society represents and promotes the highest standards of scholarship, professionalism and ethics in the dental profession. Each year, Colorado’s Pi Rho Chapter invites new members from the top of their graduating class to join the organization. The ISP Class of 2023 OKU inductees are Lobna Banimostafa, Fernando Deon, Venkata Naga Sravanthi Jonnalagadda, Shivani Shivkumar Mallishery, and Andrea Beatriz Tinoco Iraheta.

Outstanding Didactic Instructor Kunjan Kakar, DDS (ISP ’10), MS, BDS Assistant Professor, Restorative Dentistry

Outstanding Clinical Instructor Daniel Melamed, DDS Assistant Professor, Restorative Dentistry Faculty Senate Vice President

Why it matters

Outstanding Pre-Clinical Instructor Krithika Baskaran, BDS, DDS Associate Professor, Restorative Dentistry Director, Advanced Standing international Student Program

Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Charles Schonberger, DDS ’82 Clinical Assistant Professor, Restorative Dentistry

Humanism in Dentistry Faculty Award Eric Mediavilla, DDS ’00 Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Admissions Associate Professor, Restorative Dentistry

Source: https://news.cuanschutz.edu/dental/cu-dental-isp-class-of-2023-awards