Biological science award recipients announced
June 25, 2003
KALAMAZOO -- Fourteen students were recently honored by Western Michigan University's Department of Biological Sciences for their scholarly achievements. The students received their awards at the department's spring luncheon.
2003 Biological Science Award Recipients
Katie M. Boyle of Rochester Hills, Mich., received the Frank Hinds Zoology Award, a $250 award given in honor of Frank Hinds, a dedicated teacher who served WMU for 35 years. The award involves a research or service project in the field of zoology.
Eric Dziuban of Kalamazoo, a pre-professional biological sciences major, received a $200 award for his selection by faculty as the outstanding biology or biomedical sciences major in a pre-professional curriculum. Students must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5.
Marla A. Fisher of Kalamazoo, a biology graduate student, received a $200 award based on her completion of the requirements for a master of arts degree in biology within the last year and for outstanding research productivity.
Bethany R. Huot of Kalamazoo received the Colin J. Gould Memorial Scholarship, a $500 award given to a Lee Honors College student majoring in the biological sciences. This award was established as a memorial to the late student Colin J. Gould.
Kory Johnson of Portage, Mich., a senior in biomedical sciences, received a $200 award given to the outstanding senior biomedical sciences major with a minimum grade point average of 3.5.
Katrina A. Kuipers of Battle Creek, Mich., received the Hazel Wirick Scholarship, a $1,000 award given by the Federated Garden Clubs of Michigan Foundation to an upper-level biology major with a project in the area of botany or ecology. Student recipients of the award must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5.
May Ping Zarraz Lee of Kalamazoo was awarded the Merrill Wiseman Award in Microbiology. The scholarship carries a $200 prize named in honor of Merrill Wiseman, a distinguished professor who was on WMU's biological sciences faculty for forty years. The award is given to an outstanding student in the field of microbiology.
Amanda Moore of Quincy, Mich., received the Margaret Thomas DuMond Award, a $500 award given to an upper-level biology or biomedical sciences major who has demonstrated outstanding potential for a career in biological sciences. Student recipients of the award must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0. The award honors WMU alumna Margaret Thomas DuMond.
Andrew J. Powers of Plymouth, Mich., a senior in biology, received a $200 award given to the outstanding senior biology major with a minimum grade point average of 3.5.
Bertha Rebimbas-Cohen of Mattawan, Mich., a biomedical sciences graduate, received a $200 award given to a student who has completed the requirements for a master of arts degree in biomedical sciences within the last year and who has shown outstanding research productivity.
April R. Reedy of Parchment, Mich., was awarded the Edwin B. Steen Book Award, a $100 award given to a student to use for the purchase of books. This is a memorial award named for Edwin B. Steen a former faculty member in the Department of Biological Sciences.
Talline R. Robadey of Kalamazoo was awarded the Hazel Wirick Scholarship, a $1,000 award given by the Federated Garden Clubs of Michigan Foundation to an upper-level biology major with a project in the area of botany or ecology. Student recipients of the award must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5.
Lauren M. Sheill of Clinton, Mich., a senior in biomedical sciences received a $200 award, which is given to an outstanding senior biomedical sciences major with a minimum grade point average of 3.5.
Cathryn Elizabeth Whately of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., was awarded the Leo C. Vander Beek Graduate Student in Plant Biology Award. The scholarship carries a $500 award given to a beginning graduate student in plant biology. It is awarded in memory of late Leo C. Vander Beek, who was a distinguished faculty member in the Department of Biological Sciences for 33 years.
Media contact: Matt Gerard, 269 387-8400, matthew.gerard@wmich.edu