2016 Awards Ceremony and College of Science Convocation
May 11, 2016 was a happy day of recognition for many of our undergraduate and graduate students who have worked so hard on their studies and research to achieve this milestone.
In the morning, an awards ceremony honoring the top undergraduates and graduates was jointly held by the Department of Environmental Science and Policy, the School of Systems Biology, and the Department of Biology. Faculty, awardees and their families, and staff were treated to a brunch before an opening statement by Dr. Larry Rockwood (Chair, Department of Biology) led the presentation of awards at 11:00am.
The day of recognition and celebration for ESP students and faculty continued in the afternoon with the College of Science Convocation at the EagleBank Arena at 3:00pm.
Lastly, a note of thanks to Dr. Chris Parsons who provided the majority of the pictures below.
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Environmental Science & Policy Awards
Outstanding Climate Change Undergraduate Student
Chelsi Strange
Outstanding Ecological Science Undergraduate Student
Kelly Floro
Honorable Mention: Sarah Brown, Shana Rock
Outstanding Environmental Health Undergraduate Student
Christine Figan
Honorable Mention: Chase Altizer
Outstanding Marine, Freshwater, and Estuarine Ecology Undergraduate Student
Katherine Saalbach
Honorable Mention: Shannon Pace
Outstanding Conservation Undergraduate Student
Hannah Miller
Sarah Pedicord
Best Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation Award
Melissa Hawkins
Jason O’Bryhim
Honorable Mention: Michelle Ryan, Katheryn Patterson, Carmen Bernett, Emily Cella
Best Master’s of Science Thesis Award
William Norfolk
Honorable Mention: Amanda Sills
Exceptional Environmental Science and Policy Graduate Student Teacher Award
Jennifer Lewis
Amanda Sills
Katheryn Patterson
Honorable Mention: William Norfolk, Serenity Montaño
Greatest Impact Award
Ashley Sitar
Honorable Mentions: Katheryn Patterson, Michelle Ryan
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Pictures from the Awards Ceremony (clicking on the thumbnails will open a larger image):
