Rebecca Dicks Receives Edwin R. Hughes Memorial Award

Dr. Mary Townsley, senior associate dean of the USA College of Medicine, presents the Edwin R. Hughes Memorial Award to Rebecca Dicks, a second-year student in the Basic Medical Sciences Graduate Program.  

Rebecca Dicks, a second-year student in the Basic Medical Sciences Graduate Program, is the recipient of the Edwin R. Hughes Memorial Award for the 2017-2018 academic year. Dr. Mary Townsley, senior associate dean of the USA College of Medicine, presented a plaque and cash award to Dicks on Aug. 16, at new student orientation.

The award is named in memory of Edwin R. Hughes, who served as director of the Basic Medical Sciences Graduate Program at the USA College of Medicine from its inception in 1978 until 1990. The award recognizes the student with the best academic performance in the program's core curriculum.