The University of Kentucky College of Medicine congratulates 42 medical students who were selected as members of Alpha Omega Alpha, a national medical honor society that honors those who demonstrate professionalism, leadership, scholarship, research, and community service in the medical field.

The membership is a lifelong honor and can be obtained at various levels of medical training or a medical career.

The list of honorees includes medical students from all Kentucky campuses (Bowling Green, Lexington, and Northern Kentucky) and the Rural Physician Leadership Program in Morehead, Ky.

Bowling Green Campus

  • Julia Johnson
  • Austin Matney
  • Jacob Nanney
  • James Nash
  • Abbigayle Willgruber-Rawls
  • Vivek Shah

Lexington Campus

  • Mariana Arce
  • Taylor Bradley
  • Clayton Burruss
  • Emad Chishti
  • Anna Hansen
  • Andrew Kennedy
  • Rebika Khanal
  • Laura Krueger
  • Miranda Lin
  • Hailey Mair
  • John Marcum
  • Matthew Melton
  • Olivia Murphy
  • Carly Nunamaker
  • Nicole Perez
  • Kirsten Richards
  • Christa Saelinger
  • Muna Shakhashiro
  • Angelica Solomon
  • Krista Spear
  • Katelyn Spencer
  • Lucas Steele
  • Joseph Stuart
  • Mahala Walker
  • Zachary Winder
  • Daniel Yun
  • Jason Zheng

Northern Kentucky Campus

  • Durham Colohan
  • Lauren DiTommaso
  • Ashton Maricocchi
  • Krista Murphy
  • Samantha Neanover
  • Margo Nelis
  • Michael Nichols

Rural Physician Leadership Program

  • Shelby Carvalho
  • Emily Moore