Department Awards
All award recipients of department awards and scholarship are selected by committee. There is no application process. Recipient’s graduation class shown in parentheses.
Department Award for Excellence in Biology
Established in 1985 to recognize a student who has demonstrated academic excellence and achievement in the discipline.
2023 Recipient(s): Casey Greenberg (’23)
Previous Recipients: Emily Frieman (’22), Rustin Pare (’21), Lindsey Stevensen (’21), Elizabeth Johnson (’20), Samantha Shoenecker (’19), Kenna Nguyen (’18), Adeline Schlussel (’17), Alex Majane (’16), Mary Margaret Addison (’15), Olivia Nicole Caretti (’14), Caitlin Anderson (’13), Jacqueline Brady (’12)
Biology Department Award for Academic Distinction and Service
Established for academic achievement and service to the biology program.
2023 Recipient(s): Jordan Manns (’23)
Previous Recipients: Jesse Majane (’22), Kyle Musselman (’21), Ava Chrisler (’20), Livia Schuller (’19), Melanie Kimball (’18), Brad Davidson (’17), Bradley Power (’16), Kristina Borst (’15), Jake Alexander Quaytman (’14), Hannah Coe (’13), Steven Rees (’12)
Outstanding Achievement in Principles of Biology
Established in 2003 to recognize a student who has demonstrated academic excellence and achievement in “Principles of Biology.”
2023 Recipient(s): Luka Ackerman (’26)
Previous Recipient(s):Aimee Kumah(’25), Sadiyyah Holsey (’24), Casey Greenberg (’23), Samual Sheets (’22), Willow Limbach (’21), Samantha Shoenecker (’19), Sydney Cunniff (’17), Adeline Schlussel (’17), Alex Majane (’16), Mary Margaret Addison (’15)
The Mendel Award in Biology for Outstanding Achievement in the Second Year
Established in 2003 to recognize a student who has demonstrated academic excellence and achievement in genetics and also ecology and evolution.
2023 Recipient(s): Emily Friedman (’25)
Previous Recipient(s): Erin Hurley (’24), Celina Kaufman (’23), Jonathan Shin (’23), Amelia Byrne (’23), Ivy Antunes (’19), Caitlin Moore (’18), Dionna Bucci (’17), Adeline Schlussel (’17), Alex Majane (’16), Margaret Stetler-Stevensen (’15), Alison Everett (’14)