Student Awards

The Biology Department is pleased

to announce the winners

of the following departmental awards

for 2008:

(photo courtesy of Ermal Bojdani)

Alumni Award
to Purak Parikh, with Ron Golan receiving honorable mention

Wyeth Award
 to Carolyn Gray, with Brian Sposato receiving honorable mention

Vena Award
 to Josh Schoenfeld, with Jason Lei receiving honorable mention

Uyhazi Award
 to Jason Anari, with Ermal Bojdani receiving honorable mention

Moran Award
 to Mackenzie Esch, with Amit Shah receiving honorable mention

Other Biology students who have recently won awards include:

Sara Jackrel, sophomore, who was awarded the Morris K. Udall Foundation's Environmental Scholarship Prize for commitment to the study of environmental issues, and nominated for the award by Dr. Janet Morrison;

Carolyn Gray, senior, one of two recipients of this year's Dr. Harold W. Eickhoff Outstanding Senior Scholar-Athlete Award, for her academic and athletic excellence;

Daniel K. Fox, Ermal Bojdani, and Jason Lei, all seniors, who each won top honors recently at the Beta Beta Beta National Honor Society Convention for their research presentations.

(More detailed stories on these students' commendable achievements can be read by visiting the School of Science home page, and selecting the appropriate news article.)

The Biology Department is so pleased with and proud of all of our students, especially as typified by these outstanding young scholars. We heartily congratulate them for their hard work and achievements!