2013 Department Honors Day Ceremony | Department of Chemistry
May 2, 2013

2013 Department Honors Day Ceremony

UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS:
VIRGINIA H. AND NORMAN E. WEST SCHOLARSHIP-outstanding incoming undergraduate chemistry major. CO-WINNERS: SARAH VOGEL from Denison High School, Denison, TX and ASHTEN YARBERRY from Conway High School, Conway, AR. Both will be starting UNT in Fall 2013.
OUTSTANDING FRESHMAN AWARD-outstanding freshman chemistry student. WINNER: SIVABALAN MANIVASAGAM TAMS student from Plano, TX.
HERMAN AND CLOTA VAUGHAN AWARD-outstanding sophomore chemistry major. WINNER: ADAN TURRUBIARTEZ from Denton, TX.
W.N. MASTERS AWARD-outstanding junior or senior major in the natural sciences. WINNER: CALVIN MIKLER junior from Denton, TX.
J.L. CARRICO AWARD-outstanding performance by a senior chemistry major. WINNER: JENNIFER LEVEILLE senior from Atlanta, GA.
VIRGIL AND CATHERINE A. ROGERS SCHOLARSHIP-outstanding research achievement by an undergraduate chemistry major. WINNER: BRIAN HEINE (D'Souza) senior from Colleyville, TX.

DEPARTMENT SERVICE AWARD:
ROBERT WADE BROWN AWARD-outstanding undergraduate or graduate student who has most helped the chemistry department through his or her service activities. CO- WINNERS: TIMOTHY STEPHENS (Acree) and JD FOX (Verbeck)


GRADUATE AWARDS:
GEORGE VAUGHAN MEMORIAL AWARD
‑outstanding first or second year graduate student. WINNER: DALE PAHLS (Cundari).
JAMES J. AND RUTH I. SPURLOCK SCHOLARSHIP AWARD‑outstanding research achievement. WINNER: CONG LIU (Wilson)
ED AND JULIA HODGES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP-outstanding academic endeavors with a focus on research accomplishments. WINNER: ANDREW MAHLER (Wilson)
R.B. ESCUE CHEMISTRY ENDOWMENT-outstanding scholarship in Chemistry Education. 2012 AWARD WINNER: ROBYN FORD who is a pre-AP Chemistry and AP Physics teacher at Denton High School.

OUTSTANDING TA AWARDS:
OUTSTANDING FRESHMAN LEVEL TA AWARD: WINNER: JOHN PEARSON - TA in Gen. Chem. for Eng. majors.
OUTSTANDING FRESHMAN UPPER LEVEL TA AWARD: WINNER KATE KERR - TA in Physical Chemistry labs.