Once again, the Department of Biology demonstrates excellence by receiving a long list of awards. Please join us in congratulating the 2014-15 award winners and the 2015-16 scholarship recipients:
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND MENTORING
Faculty Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching: Dr. Debbie Garrity
Faculty Excellence in Graduate Education and Mentoring: Dr. Kim Hoke
Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching: Eva Fischer and Liz Harp
EXTERNAL AWARDS:
Leopold Leadership Fellow: Dr. Chris Funk
USDA Secretary’s Honor Award for Increasing Global Food Supply: Dr. Steve Stack and colleagues
National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: Brian Gill
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships: James Craven, May Gamboa, and Annie Kellner
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY SCHOLARSHIPS:
Undergraduate Scholarships:
Biology Scholarship: Francis Commercon
Bruno Klinger Memorial Scholarship: Rachel Jones
Peitersen Memorial Scholarship: Shay Koetting
Graduate Scholarships:
Sharon E. and David E. Kabes Scholarship: Clifton McKee
Harold Harrington Fellowship: Ava Hoffman
Stavros Family Fund: Alyssa Cochran and Ava Hoffman
FRONT RANGE STUDENT ECOLOGY SYMPOSIUM AWARDEES:
Graduate oral presentation: Charlotte Alster
Graduate posters: David Markman, Robert Griffin-Nolan, Whitney Beck
Undergraduate presentation: Jillian Gerberich
CMB/BMB/MCIN POSTER SYMPOSIUM AWARDEE:
Honors: Michael Cantrell