Save the date! Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026
Alumni Awards celebrate outstanding graduates of the Medical University of South Carolina.
Distinguished Alumni Award
Robert Ball, Jr., M.D., MPH, College of Medicine Class of 1970
Walter Bennett, MHA, College of Health Professions Class of 2006
Carrie Cormack, DNP, College of Nursing Class of 2003 and 2014
Sarra Hedden, Ph.D., College of Graduate Studies Class of 2007
Michael Mayo, DHA, College of Health Professions Class of 2021
Dennis McKenna, DNAP, MHA, College of Health Professions Class of 1992 and 2016
Cathy Moss, D.M.D., College of Dental Medicine Class of 1973
Mabel Purkerson, M.D., College of Medicine Class of 1956
Lawrence A. Robinson, Pharm.D., College of Pharmacy Class of 1975
Sarah Gassman Wilbanks, B.S., College of Health Professions Class of 1996
Emerging Leader Award
Mickey Brown Jr., D.M.D., College of Dental Medicine Class of 2018
Rachel Burge, Ph.D., College of Graduate Studies Class of 2025
Ashleigh Hemphill, M.D., College of Medicine Class of 2017
Diana Layne, Ph.D., College of Nursing Class of 2018
Jennifer MacDonald, Pharm.D., College of Pharmacy Class of 2015
Ashley Newton, B.S., College of Health Professions Class of 2020
Patricia Tomsic, OTD., College of Health Professions Class of 2015 and 2021
Distinguished Military Service Award
Col. Benjamin Ingram, M.D., College of Medicine 2005
This event is by invitation only