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Presidential Ambassador Scholar Award

The Presidential Ambassador Scholar Award is presented each year to one outstanding student from each of the Health Science Center’s five schools. These students are recommended by their deans for exemplary scholarship, leadership and service. Ambassador Scholars serve as representatives of their respective schools at major Health Science Center events. The Ambassador Scholarship Fund is generously supported by the President’s Council.


Dan Pham
Dan Pham
Dental School

Eloy Casteñeda, Jr.

Eloy Casteñeda, Jr.
School of Nursing


Darrell Drouillard

Darrell Drouillard
School of Allied Health Sciences


Koonj Shah

Koonj Shah
School of Medicine


Marisa Lopez-Cruzan
Marisa Lopez-Cruzan
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences