2020 Student Awards and Scholarships

Every spring, outstanding graduate and undergraduate students are recognized for their achievements and awarded much-appreciated scholarships. Thank you to the donors who have made these scholarships possible!

Graduate Awards

  • Joab Langston Thomas Scholarship – Bryan MacNeill, Sontosh Deb
  • Ralph L. Chermock Prize – Weslsy Neely, Vanessa Marshall
  • Graham Prize – Jennie Thies, John Sutton
  • Bishop-Stackman Marine Science Endowed Scholarship – Taylor Ledford, Matteo Monti
  • Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Student in Biological Sciences Spring 2020 – M’Kayla Motley, Frank Gigliotti
  • Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Student in Biological Sciences Fall 2020 – Jennifer Fortunato, Taylor Ledford
  • Cell and Molecular Biology Research Award – Leigha Stahl, YounJi Nam, Timothy Bushman
  • Tanglewood/Arboretum Research Award – Jake Herschberger
  • Award for graduate students performing research in marine sciences – Aurora Giorgi, Matteo Monti, Meghan Yap-Chiongco
  • Award for graduate students performing research in ecology and/or evolution – Wesley Neely, Shannon Buttimer

Undergraduate Awards

  • Michael L. McDaniel Memorial Scholarship – Sarah Darby Gaston, Brianna Holder, Lilah Havens
  • Henry Walker Memorial Scholarship – Haley Marcotte, Joseph Wentling
  • James D. and Donjette Yarbrough Scholarship – John Paul Williams Soriano, Emily Ray, Cole Kiser, Sara Brooke Larson, Abby Myers
  • Septima Cecilia Smith Award (Biology) – John Conger
  • Septima Cecilia Smith Award (Marine Science) – Shelby Hatchett
  • Septima Cecilia Smith Award (Microbiology) – Eric Espinal
  • Grantland and Louise Rice Scholarship (Biology) – Matthew Roy, Anisha Gupta, Olivia Spaedy
  • Grantland and Louise Rice Scholarship (Marine Science) – Brianna Maack, Rowan Batts
  • Grantland and Louise Rice Scholarship (Microbiology) – Erin Mayeux, Austin Stansbury, Cassandra Minnie, Madeleine Obuya, Alexander Carayiannis
  • Holznagel Award in Biology – Rowan Batts, Caroline Bond, Patrick Lewis, William Laycocks, Madison Lawson