Page 15 - 2020 Awards & Recognition

Audry Tillmann Scholarship
This award is presented to a student who has been accepted, remains in good standing, and is pursuing a Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine degree.
Jovy Rex-Al Orbon
Class of 2023
Jovy has always had a passion to serve others as demonstrated by his service during his undergraduate years at the University of California, Davis, where he volunteered at
the Willow Clinic and served a vulnerable population. That fueled Jovy’s desire to become a physician. When he started at COMP, he began
volunteering with the Pomona Community Health Action Team (PCHAT) and joined the “Beautiful Experiment” project. His volunteerism allows him to work with not only the vulnerable population in Pomona but also the local students at Palomares Academy of Health Sciences where he helps students with science fair projects, critical thinking, and public speaking skills.
Benjamin Cohen, DO,
FACOP, Scholarship in
Pediatrics
This endowed scholarship was created in honor of Dr. Cohen and his tremendous service to WesternU. It is presented
to a student who is caring and compassionate, demonstrates intellectual curiosity and academic achievement, and who is dedicated to serving the community.
Jessica Houghton
Class of 2023
Jessica understands the importance of building a trusting relationship with patients. She has always been intellectually curious, particularly when it came to understanding diseases that affected her or others. Jessica gives back to the community in many ways. She has volunteered at Eisenhower Medical Center and youth who also share a curiosity for
worked with the Pomona
learning science. She gets great satisfaction from seeing her young students get excited and grow throughout the year. She masterfully balances her volunteer work with her class work as demonstrated by the fact that she ranks at the top of her class.