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AAGP Scholars Program Donors

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AAGP is working to grow the next generation of geriatric psychiatrists and we need your help. With your support, we can continue to grow this scholarship program and enhance the education of these world-class trainees and future leaders in the field.

The Scholars program is 100% donor funded, and your contributions directly determine how many well deserving trainees are able to participate.

Thank you to those have already donated to the 2025 program! We appreciate your generosity and commitment.

* To those who donated, IRS documents were emailed to all donors at the time that the donation was received

2025 Scholars Program Donors

$4,000+

Sanford Finkel and Fern Finkel
David Carl Steffens and Lori Bastian
Rajesh R. Tampi
Anonymous Donation
Professional Risk Management Services (PRMS)

$2,000 - $2,499

Laura Marsh
Audra M. Yadack

$1,500 - $1,999

Elizabeth J. Santos
Ellen E. Lee
Helen Lavretsky

$500-$999

Alexander Threlfall
Alfredo Torres
Allan Anderson
Amita Rajesh Patel
Art Walaszek
Badr Ratnakaran
Brandon C Yarns
Brent Forester
Cindy Marshall
Cynthia D. Fields
Daniel Kim
David L. Sultzer
Dina Patel
Ebony Dix
Ellen M. Whyte
James Ellison
Jason E. Schillerstrom
Jason Keri
Jeffrey Marc Lyness
Jordan F. Karp
Lessley Chiriboga
Lily Zhou
Marianne N. Klugheit
Matthew Saxon Erisman
Nanette Dowling
Nicolas Perez Palmer
Nisha Patel
Pallavi Joshi
Paul Newhouse
Sandra Swantek
Susan Lehmann
Susan Maixner
Univ. of Pittsburgh Dept. of Psych.
Vanessa Stan
Warren D. Taylor
Yeates Conwell

Under $250

Abesh Kumar Bhattacharjee
Alan Mellow
Alessandra Scalmati
Alexandra Dombrovski
Alexandra Fortunato
Andy Jan
Anne-Marie Giuca
Annette Anderson
Ariel Gerard Gildengers
Arnaldo Moreno
Arushi Kapoor
Bal Sharma
Busan Neupane
Camille Alvarado
Candace M Fraser
Charles Kenneth Lippincott
CHIKA E. UGBAJA
Christine L Schmidt
Christopher van Dyck
Daniel S. Kim
Danielle M Kelly
Dax Volle
Denise Feil
Donovan Maust
Elizabeth Anne Wise
Erwin L Mozer
Esther O. Akinyemi
Esther Teverovsky
Gauri Khatkhate
Geetha Dhatreecharan
Greg Sullivan
Heba Gad
Iqbal Ahmed
Isis Burgos-Chapman
Jenel Marino
Jennifer Jan
Jeremy Peacock
Jessica Abellard
Jessie M OMara
Jonathan Thomas Broadwell
Juan Young
Julie Dumas
Julie Kay Kay Filips
Katharine Brewster
Kathryn Chen
Kelsey Johnson
Kingsley Eduwu Iyamu
Kristin Desiree McArthur
Kyle Hendrie
Laurel Bessey
Lauren Gerlach
Louis J. Nykamp
Madeleine Lipshie-Williams
Marie Anne Gebara
Marilise Hyacinth
Mary Hart Bryan
Mark Lyubkin
Maura P. Copeland
Megan Dawson
Meghan Riddle
Melani Gentry
Melanie Scharrer
Michael Duerden
Mirnova Ceide
Nadia Gilbo
Nicholas Morcos
Peijun Chen
Pierre Tariot
Prabhjyot Singh
Rossano L. Bangasan
Sarah Nguyen
Saumya Butani
Shilpa Srinivasan
Shriti Patel
Silpa Balachandran
Stephen M Scheinthal
Steven Huege
Steven Starks
Syeda Arshiya Farheen
Talya Shahal
Vijay N. Chennamchetty
Vimal M. Aga

$2,500 - $3,000

Adriana P. Hermida
Alan Paul Siegal
Blaine Greenwald
Ceri Elizabeth Hadda
Christoper C. Colenda
Elliott M. Stein and Shayna Stein
Gary J. Kennedy
Josepha A. Cheong
Karen Reimers
Kim G Johnson
Marie DeWitt
Michelle Conroy and Jason McBean
Patricia Andrews
Prasad Padala

$1,000 - $1,499

Ajanta Vinekar
Eric Lenze
Erica Garcia-Pittman
George Grossberg
Kirsten Wilkins
Larry E Tune
Lisa Lynn Boyle
Maureen Nash
Nery A. Diaz
Peter Ureste
William Reichman

$250 - $499

Aaron Kaugman
Adam Mecca
Amit Patel
Anusha Ranganathan
Constantine Lyketsos
Ganesh Gopalakrishna
Gary S. Moak
Gwenn Smith
Howard Aizenstein
Jennifer Alkema
Joseph S. Goveas
Katherine Levine
Kristina Zdanys
Luisa Skoble
Margaret S Hamilton
Mary Carol Blazek
Mary Ganguli
Matthew Biller
Meredith Lee
Neha Jain
Omar Ghosn
Patricia Junquera
Paul Rosenburg
Raisa Yagudayeva
Rebecca Michelle Radue
Ricardo Salazar
Ryan Stephen O'Dell
Smita Upkar Varshney

2025 Named Scholarship Donors

Dan G. Blazer Scholarship
Drs. David Steffens & Lori Bastian

Ouida S. Cooke, MD Memorial Scholarship
Drs. Michelle Conroy & Jason McBean

George and Annemarie Hadda Scholarship
Dr. Ceri Hadda

UCLA Scholarship
Anonymous Nonprofit Donor

Zucker Hillside Hospital / Northwell Health Scholarship
Dr. Blaine Greenwald

Tampi Family Scholarship
Dr. Rajesh Tampi

UConn Scholarship
Dr. David Steffens
Dr. Neha Jain
Dr. Kristina Zdanys

Yale Scholarship
Dr. Adam Mecca
Dr. Isis Burgos-Chapman
Dr. Kirsten Wilkins
Dr. Nicolas Perez Palmer
Dr. Ryan Stephen O'Dell
Dr. Nery A. Diaz
Dr. Christopher H. van Dyck
Dr. Sarah Nguyen

University of Michigan Geriatric Psychiatry Scholarship
Dr. Nicholas Morcos
Dr. Donovan Maust
Dr. Lauren Gerlach
Dr. Megan Dawson
Dr. Anusha Ranganathan
Dr. Mary Blazek
Dr. Jennifer Alkema
Dr. Esther Akinyemi
Dr. Amit Patel
Dr. Mark Lyubkin
Dr. Heba Gad
Dr. Susan Maixner
Dr. Alan Mellow
Dr. Peijun Chen
Dr. Kristin McArthur
Dr. Marie DeWitt

Dr. and Mrs. Bernard and Bernadette Cheong Scholarship
Dr. Josepha Cheong

UC Sand Diego / San Diego VA Medical Center Scholarship
Dr. Kyle Hendrie
Dr. Ellen E. Lee
Dr. Vijay N. Chennamchetty
Dr. Raisa Yagudayeva
Dr. Omar Ghosn
Dr. Anne-Marie Giuca

Jeanne Jackson-Siegal Scholarship
Dr. Alan Paul Siegal

Geropsych Innovators Scholarship
Dr. Ajanta Vinekar
Dr. Alexander Threlfall
Dr. Allan Anderson
Dr. Amita Rajesh Patel

Nash-Newhouse-Ureste Scholarship
Dr. Maureen Cecilia Nash
Dr. Paul Newhouse
Dr. Peter Ureste

Reichman-Stan-Swantek-Taylor Scholarship
Dr. William Reichman
Dr. Vanessa Stan
Dr. Sandra Swantek
Dr. Warren Taylor

Future Leaders in Vital Aging Scholarship
Dr. Yeates Conwell
Dr. James Ellison
Dr. Lily Zhou
Dr. Cynthia Fields
Dr. Jason Keri

Dr. Sandra Swantek Scholarship
Dr. and Mrs. Sanford Finkel

PRMS Scholarship

Stepping Stones Alumnae Scholarship
Dr. Erica Garcia-Pittman
Dr. Lisa Lynn Boyle
Dr. Cindy Marshall
Dr. Elizabeth J. Santos

The University of Arizona and Banner Alzheimer's Institute Scholarship
Dr. Pallavi Joshi
Dr. Jordan Karp & Paul Bowden
Dr. Nisha Patel
Dr. Ganesh Gopalakrishna
Dr. Pierre Tariot
Dr. Marianne N. Klugheit
Dr. Matthew Saxon Erisman

Samual Monroe Graham, Jr. and John Monroe Scholarship
Dr. Kim G. Johnson

Prasad Padala Geriatric Scholarship
Dr. Prasad Padala

Drs. Elliott and Shayna Stein Scholarship
Drs. Elliott and Shayna Stein

Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Scholarship
Dr. Gary J. Kennedy

Dr. Gary B. Talpos Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Marie DeWitt

Christopher C. and Kathryn W. Colenda Scholarship
Dr. Christopher C. Colenda

Medical College of Wisconsin / University of Wisconsin Scholarship
Dr. Laurel Bessey
Dr. Joseph S. Goveas
Dr. Matthew Biller
Dr. Rebecca Radue
Dr. Vimal Aga
Dr. Art Walaszek
Dr. Katherin Levine
Dr. Melanie Scharrer
Dr. Jeremy Peacock
Dr. Lisa Boyle
Dr. Kathryn Chen

University of Pittsburgh / UPMC Scholarship
Dr. Madeleine Lipshie-Williams
Dr. Ellen Whyte
Dr. Howard Aizenstein
Dr. Alexandre Combrovski
Dr. Alexandra Fortunato
Dr. Mary Ganguli
Dr. Candace Fraser
Dr. Ariel Gildengers
Dr. Marie Anne Gebara
Dr. Esther Teverovsky
Univ. of Pittsburgh Dept. of Psych.

Carl Cohen, MD Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Alessandra Scalmati
Dr. Audra Yadack
Dr. Gary J. Kennedy
Dr. Mirnova Ceide

Bright Futures in Aging Scholarship
Dr. Badr Ratnakaran
Dr. Brandon Yarns
Dr. Brent Forester
Dr. Daniel Kim
Dr. David L. Sultzer

Lissy Jarvik, MD, PhD Memorial Scholarship
Dr. George Grossberg
Dr. Helen Lavretsky

T. Franklin Williams, MD Scholarship
Dr. Jeffrey Marc Lyness
Dr. Larry E. Tune
Dr. Lessley Chiriboga
Dr. Nanette Dowling

Emory University Scholarship
Dr. Adriana Hermida

Dix-Lenze-Patel-Schillerstrom Scholarship
Dr. Ebony Dix
Dr. Eric Lenze
Dr. Dina Patel
Dr. Jason Schillerstrom

Baylor / Johns Hopkins Scholarship
Dr. Cynthia Fields
Dr. Susan Lehmann
Dr. Kostas Lyketsos
Dr. Laura Marsh
Dr. Paul Rosenberg
Dr. Gwenn Smith
Dr. Elizabeth Wise

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