Recent Award Recipients

2026 Biological Sciences Presidential Scholar - Erica Macqueen (Dr. Schriever)

Distinguished Senior (Biomedical Sciences) - Drew Martin (Dr. Spitsbergen)

Distinguished Senior (Biological Sciences) - Abby Areaux (Dr. Gill)

Distinguished Pre-Professional - Governor Erharbor (Dr. Spitsbergen)

Merrill Wiseman Award in Microbiology - Anika Arya (Dr. Morrison)

Margaret Thomas Du Mond Award - Jasmine Nusser (Dr. Rossbach)

Hazel Wirick Garden Club Scholarship - Lillian Botdford (Dr. Barkman)

Mignon Sherwood Delano Garden Club Scholarship - Riley O'Rourke (Dr. Barkman)

Golin J. Gould Memorial Scholarship - Chase Willcutt (Dr. Beane)

Frank Hinds Zoology Award - Lauren McKenna (Dr. Rossbach)

Charles River Research Excellence Award - Abby Areaux (Dr. Gill)

Roger and Diane Ulrich Award for Biology/Biomedical - Nathaniel Coffel, Tryphosa Konadu, Alexis Pustinger

Distinguished Grad Student (Biological Sciences) - Candice Nicole Churaman (Dr. Koestler)

Charles River Research Excellence (M.S.) - Lisa Trapp (Dr. Gill)

Charles River Research Excellence (Ph.D.) - Giovanna Nolasco de Carvalho (Dr. Linn)

Leo C. Vander Beek Plant Biology Award - Bahar Saadaie Jahromi (Dr. Barkman)

Departmental Teaching Effectiveness (M.S.) - Theophilus Addo (Dr. Lu)

Departmental Teaching Effectiveness (Ph.D.) - Giovanna Nolasco de Carvalho (Dr. Linn)

Departmental research Creative scholar (M.S.) - Noah Schley (Dr. Bloom)

Departmental research Creative Scholar (Ph.D.) - Hope Hedblad (Dr. Linn)

Graduate Research & Creative Scholar (All University Award) - Hope Hedblad (Dr. Linn)

Darrell R. Latva Biological Sciences Teaching Excellence Award - Dr. Andrew Thompson

To see previous award recipients, click here.