Anthony Dao was nominated by Dr. Dejbord and recognized by the Board of Trustees for his academic excellence as well as for his many accomplishments as undergraduate students at the University of Akron.
According to Dr. Dejbord:
“Anthony is a student in the College of Arts and Sciences. His Major is Natural Science BS\MD, his Minors are Chemistry and Spanish and he currently carries a GPA of 3.966. Currently he works with Dr. Youngs in research for drugs against cancer and bacteria.
Anthony has been, without question, one of the most outstanding students in our Spanish classes and his work is consistently superior to those of other students in our courses. He commits one hundred percent and is always willing to go beyond expectations. His motivation, maturity and kind nature make him an excellent model and leader in his Spanish classes.
He was admitted to NEOMED in high school and plans to start medical school in August of 2012, a month after he returns from Spain, where he will be participating in the DML study abroad program in Valladolid.