Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Bestows Awards

The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology conferred a series of awards and honors at their annual Commencement Luncheon on May 19, 2006.

The Walter H. Bauer Doctoral Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Chunzhao Li. This prize goes to a doctoral candidate who has an exceptional graduate record, has carried out meritorious doctoral thesis research, and shows outstanding promise in the field of chemistry.

The Merck Index Award went to Jordan Mader. This award goes to the chemistry senior with the highest grade point average.

Jordan Mader was also awarded the William Pitt Mason Prize. This prize goes to the chemistry senior who has demonstrated outstanding academic work and gives promise of outstanding success in his or her professional chemistry career. A senior thesis is a major criterion for this award.

James Hayes received the John and Mary Cloke prize, awarded to a graduating senior in chemistry who is continuing in a graduate school in chemistry, medicine, or biological science, and who has made a distinguished record, especially in the department.

The Slezak Memorial Fellowship was awarded to Xiangdan Wang. This fellowship is awarded to a third or fourth year student in chemistry who has shown exceptional performance in academics and research.

The Dr. Johanna Maas Chemistry Teaching Assistant Award went to Christine Fiorillo and Maria Hernandez. This award is presented to one or more graduate students for outstanding service in the teaching program. It was established by Sonja Krause, Class of 1954, and others in memory of Dr. Johanna Zelie Maas, chemist, physician, Holocaust survivor, and humanitarian.

Undergraduate research awards went to Kathleen Linn, for the Arthur G. Schultz Award for Undergraduate Research in Organic Chemistry, and Felicia Tsai, for the George J. Janz Award for Undergraduate Research in Physical Chemistry.

Published May 24, 2006