Highlight Reel - 2024 UCSF Alumni Award Honorees

On April 13, UCSF honored a group of outstanding alumni – all of them models of unwavering dedication to improving health, advancing our knowledge through research, and training the next generation. Their work exemplifies UCSF and its graduates. These alumni are truly making UCSF proud while they bring about a real difference in people’s lives, not just in the Bay Area but across the country and worldwide.

2024 UCSF ALUMNI AWARDEES

• Alumni Discovery Award - Cheryl J. Cherpitel, BSN ’68, DrPH, MPH
• Alumni Early-Career Award - Nicholas T. Hertz, PhD ’13
• Alumni Entrepreneur Award - Kelly Nguyen, PharmD ’96
• Alumni Humanitarian Service Award - Laurel Coleman, MD ’89, Resident Alum
• Alumni Mentor Award - William Carroll, DDS ’80
• Alumni Practitioner Award - Laura E. Keyser, DPT ’08, MPH
• Dental Alumni Association Medal of Honor - Hibret Hailu Benjamin, DDS ’02
• Dental Alumni Association Medal of Honor - Kerry K. Carney, DDS ’84
• Graduate Division Alumni Association Alum of the Year - Sebastian Bernales, PhD ’06, Postdoc Alum
• Graduate Program in Physical Therapy Alum of the Year - Michael P. Go, PT ’74, MPH
• Medical Alumni Association Alum of the Year - Richard Carmona, MD ’80, MPH, Resident Alum, Clinical Fellow Alum
• Nursing Alumni Association Jane Norbeck Distinguished Service Award - Pauline Chin, BSN ’78, MSN ’92
• Pharmacy Alumni Association Alum of the Year - Ruth Arnold Smarinsky, PharmD ’83

Honorees featured in this video:
• Hibret Hailu Benjamin, DDS ’02 - Dental Alumni Association Medal of Honor
• William Carroll, DDS ’80 - Alumni Mentor Award
• Michael P. Go, PT ’74, MPH - Graduate Program in Physical Therapy Alum of the Year

Honorees featured in this video:
• Sebastian Bernales, PhD ’06, Postdoc Alum - Graduate Division Alumni Association Alum of the Year
• Cheryl J. Cherpitel, BSN ’68, DrPH, MPH - Alumni Discovery Award
• Nicholas T. Hertz, PhD ’13 - Alumni Early-Career Award
• Kelly Nguyen, PharmD ’96 - Alumni Entrepreneur Award

Honorees featured in this video:
• Richard Carmona, MD ’80, MPH, Resident Alum, Clinical Fellow Alum - Medical Alumni Association Alum of the Year
• Laura E. Keyser, DPT ’08, MPH - Alumni Practitioner Award
• Ruth Arnold Smarinsky, PharmD ’83 - Pharmacy Alumni Association Alum of the Year

Honorees featured in this video:
• Kerry K. Carney, DDS ’84 - UCSF Dental Alumni Association Medal of Honor
• Pauline Chin, BSN ’78, MSN ’92 - UCSF Nursing Alumni Association’s Jane Norbeck Distinguished Service Award
• Laurel Coleman, MD ’89, Resident Alum - Alumni Humanitarian Service Award