The Golden Apple Awards recognize excellence in teaching and outstanding service to the students of Drexel University College of Medicine. Students and nominees recently gathered together at the Queen Lane Campus for the 19th Annual Golden Apple Teaching Awards Ceremony during which the coveted gold statues were handed out.

Flip through our Facebook photo album from this event.

Each class of medical students nominates and votes on faculty and residents to receive a Golden Apple. Since first- and second-year students are divided into two sections – Interdisciplinary Foundations of Medicine (IFM) and Program for Integrated Learning (PIL) – those classes present separate awards for each track. Non-faculty awards are given to honor staff who have provided outstanding services to the student body and the College. The awards for non-faculty members are voted on by the entire student body. The Special Recognition Awards are voted on by the Student Government Association.

Here is a full list of the 2014 Golden Apple Award recipients:

Class of 2017

IFM Excellence in Teaching
Denise Ferrier, PhD, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Deborah Podolin, PhD, Pharmacology & Physiology

PIL Excellence in Teaching
Deborah Podolin, PhD, Pharmacology & Physiology
Leonard Levine, MD, Pediatrics

Class of 2016

IFM Excellence in Teaching
Michael White, PhD, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Amy Fuchs, MD, Medicine

PIL Excellence in Teaching
Donna Russo, PhD, Microbiology & Immunology
Deborah Ziring, MD, Medicine

Class of 2015

Excellence in Teaching
Attending Physician
Daniel Taylor, DO, Pediatrics, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Dominic Herda, MD, Psychiatry, Kaiser Permanente

Excellence in Teaching
Resident Physician
Jessica Fazendin, MD, Surgery, Hahnemann University Hospital
Robert Haderer, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Monmouth Medical Center

Class of 2014

Excellence in Teaching
Attending Physician
Wilbur Bowne, MD, Surgery, Hahnemann University Hospital
David Bernstein, MD, Medicine, Hahnemann University Hospital

Excellence in Teaching
Resident Physician
Geoffrey Bajwa, MD, Pediatrics, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Michael Wong, MD, Radiation Oncology, Hahnemann University Hospital

Student Body
Outstanding Service to the Student Body
Marie Hartman, Career Development Center
Michael Clancy, Financial Planning
Kathleen Mongan, PIL Office

Student Government Association 
Outstanding Service to the Student Body
Barbara Schindler, MD, Former Vice Dean for Educational and Academic Affairs
Arnold Smolen, PhD, Associate Dean for Information Technology
Mary Speller, The Café at Queen Lane