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2009 Annual Awards...

 

BATEMAN SCHOLARSHIPAmanda Caroline Koehler
McClintock High, Tempe, AZ
BS Biochem Med Chem
"In the future I would like to attend medical school to follow a career in pediatrics or some area involving kids"

CRC FIRST YEAR ACHIEVEMENT AWARDKristen L. McCartney
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, NC
BS Biochemistry
"After completing my undergraduate studies, I plan to get my Masters' and Doctorate in Chemistry and teach organic chemistry."

SAACS ORGANIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDWeston Michl
Saguaro High School, Scottsdale, AZ
BS Biochemistry
"I plan on attending graduate school in 2010 to pursue a Ph.D in Biochemistry. I would like to conduct research and possibly teach later in my career."

THERALD MOELLER AWARD Josh Vermaas
McClintock High School, Tempe, AZ
BS Biochemistry
"I am going to do research modeling molecular behaviors and interactions, most likely using as much silicon as possible."

ACS ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AWARDMatt Kast
BS Chemistry
Camelback High School, Phoenix, AZ
"I would like to teach chemistry and be able to inspire others to explore their curiosity. I am also considering graduate school for a degree in geochemistry."

MERCK INDEX AWARDMark Reineke
Niskayuna High School, Niskayuna, NY
BS Chemistry
"I'm going to graduate school and further my chemical education, with the future goal of research in either industry or academia."

HYPERCUBE AWARDNathaniel Sylvain
Hillwood, Nashville, TN
BS Chemistry
"I will be in the Ph.D. program in Chemistry at the University of Washington, Seattle."

ALUMNI AWARDSarah Lucius
Kennesaw Mountain High School, Kennesaw, GA
BS Chemistry
"I will work in chemical industry and share my love of chemistry with the next generation as a mentor or teacher."

BA MERIT AWARDMatthew Simon
Mesquite High School, Gilbert, AZ
BA Biochemistry
"I want to become a dentist in the future."

BS MERIT AWARDElizabeth Denton
Flathead High School, Kalispell, MT
BS Chemistry
"I plan t o complete a Chem B.S. degree, explore graduate school as a potential future option, where she would specialize in synthetic organic chemistry to pursue pharmaceutical research and development, and she is also considering work in law enforcement."

Jacob Nite
Horizon High School, Phoenix, AZ
BS Chemistry

EYRING UNDERGRADUATE AWARDMonika A. Ciuba
Mesquite High School, Gilbert, AZ
BS Chemistry
"I plan on obtaining a Ph.D. in physical chemistry with the goal of being a research scientist."

BIOCHEMISTRY AWARD Echo Nicole Fallon
Catalina Foothills High School, Tucson, AZ
BS Biochemistry
"Upon completion of a Doctor of Pharmacy program, I plan to pursue a challenging and rewarding career in clinical pharmacy."

Lara Cardy
Dobson High School, Mesa, AZ
BS Biochemistry
"I would like to obtain a Ph.D in Neuroscience and pursue a position as a university faculty member."

GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIPJoshua Niska
Gilbert High School, Gilbert, AZ
BS Biochemistry
"I am going to attend medical school and practice medicine, possibly as a radiologist."

Ben Strauber
North Canyon High School, Phoenix, AZ
BS Biochemistry
"I plan to study the neural basis of language, learning, and development."

WAYNE W. LUCHSINGER CHEMISTRY SCHOLARSHIPNicole L. Young
Oconomowoc High School, Oconomowoc, WI
BS Biochemistry
"I intend to earn a PhD in biochemistry and hopefully contribute to biomedical research or research concerning sustainability. I am passionate about issues in both of these areas, and I sincerely hope to make a difference."

DEAN’S CIRCLE SCHOLARSHIPConor D. Cox
Albuquerque High School, Albuquerque, NM
BS Biochemistry
"I'm going to study neurochemistry and neurobiology in graduate school. After grad school to study the chemistry of memory and learning and how to change and improve it."

FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIPSarah Staton

JOHN KACOYANNAKIS (KOKO) AWARDJosemar Andreina Castillo Gutierrez
Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA
Program: Chemistry PhD
Advisor: Mark Hayes

 

DISTINGUISHED TEACHING ASSISTANT AWARDMichael Davis-Allen
Vikas Garg
Hansina Hill,
Stacy Kenyon
Choong-Do Park
Xiaodong Qi
Sarah Staton

 

OUTSTANDING GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT AWARDMatthew Greving
James Hutchings
Jaswinder Sharma,
Mingyi Xie

CERTIFICATE IN RECOGNITION FOR EXCELLENCE AS A TEACHING ASSISTANTStephanie Banno
Jesse Bergkamp
Trevor Bozeman
Teresa Gerrity
James Jurisch
Timothy Lamb
Noah Weiss

 

ACADEMIC/SERVICE PROFESSIONAL OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDLane Briley

 

ROBERT E. BLANKENSHIP DISTINGUISHED TEACHING AWARDDr. George Wolf

 
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