Just a few weeks ago, we celebrated the commencement of undergraduate and graduate students from the School of Biological Sciences. The 2012-13 academic year just concluded with 980 graduates crossing the commencement stage. These included 922 bachelor’s degrees, 20 master’s degrees and 38 doctorates.

On June 11, we presented the Graduate Student Awards at the Graduate Convocation. These are students whose work had truly shined and we recognize them for their outstanding work.

• Robert Warner Award for Outstanding Achievement in Nucleic Acid Biochemistry – Julio Polanco
• Fine Science Tools Graduate Travel Awards, Developmental Biology  – Adam Tuttle
• Fine Science Tools Graduate Travel Awards, Neurobiology – Rachel Rice
• Dr. Paul H. Silverman Award – Natalie Goldberg
• William D. Redfield Graduate Fellowship Award – Lomon So
• Graduate Fellowship Award – William Petry
• Dr. William F. Holcomb Scholarship – Luis Abdala-Roberts
• Dr. William F. Holcomb Scholarship – Robert Morse
• Edward Steinhaus Teaching Award – DCB – Anne Phan
• Edward Steinhaus Teaching Award – EEB – Caitlin Looby
• Edward Steinhaus Teaching Award – MBB Erinn Parnell
• Edward Steinhaus Teaching Award – NBB Emily Vogler
• Edward Wagner Award in Virology – Kristeene Knopp
• Joseph H. Stephens Memorial Fellowship Award – Chi Nguyen
• Grover C. Stephens Memorial Fellowship Award – Erica Heinrich
• Howard A. Schneiderman Fellowship Award – Amanda Janesick
• Howard A. Schneiderman Fellowship Award – Jared Wiig
• Barbara K. Burgess Fellowship – Dr. C.C. Lee

 Audrey Schneiderman (center) with the 2013 Howard A. Schneiderman Fellowship Awardees, Amanda Janesick (left) and Jared Wiig (right)

 Judith Wagner (left) with 2013 Edward K. Wagner Memorial Award in Virology winner Kristeene Knopp (right)

 Ann Stephens (center) with 2013 Joseph H. Stephens Memorial Fellowship Award winner Chi Nguyen (left) and 2013 Grover C. Stephens Memorial Fellowship Award winner Erica Heinrich (right)

On Sunday, June 16, we celebrated Undergraduate Student Awards at the School of Biological Sciences Undergraduate Honors Convocation. The outstanding student winners are as follows:

• Brian Atwood Scholarship – Bryan Xie
• Brian Atwood Scholarship – Grace  Yu
• Robert H. Avnet Memorial Scholarship – Justin De Prey
• Robert H. Avnet Memorial Scholarship – Ricardo Ortiz
• Robert H. Avnet Memorial Scholarship – Nicolas Seranio
• M. Marlene Godoy Scholarship – Mashya Abbassi
• William F. Holcomb Scholarship – Tcharles Fagundes
• Carol Becker Mc Gaugh Award – Imran Ahmed
• Laurence J. Mehlman Memorial Scholarship – Nathan Gamarra
• Laurence J. Mehlman Memorial Scholarship – Jannett Nguyen
• Edward Mittleman Memorial Fund Scholarship – Avinash Patel
• Jayne Unzelman Scholarship – Faisal Chaabani
• Jayne Unzelman Scholarship – Hannah Little
• Jayne Unzelman Scholarship – Brian Tran
• Chancellor’s Award of Distinction – Jamie Amemiya
• Chancellor’s Award of Distinction – Soraya Azzawi
• Chancellor’s Award of Distinction – Faisal Chaabani
• Chancellor’s Award of Distinction – Bima Hasjim
• Chancellor’s Award of Distinction – Lisa Meng
• Chancellor’s Award of Distinction – Paige Murata
• Chancellor’s Award of Distinction – Ricardo Ortiz
• Chancellor’s Award of Distinction – Armaan Rowther
• Chancellor’s Award of Distinction – Calvin Tan
• Dean’s Leadership Scholar – Esther Kim

Thank you to our generous donors whose support makes these awards and scholarships possible for our outstanding students. If you are interested in supporting promising Bio Sci undergraduates, please contact Andrew DiNuzzo.