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Honors Convocation April 12, 2016
RemarksEric Mendenhall, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences
Staff AssistantsDaniela Cornelius
LaShun LanierJeffrey Champoux
Maryann Bierer & Betty NelsonTami Lang
Colleen Oliver & Dora WynnBeth Parker
College Advisors & Coordinators
Morgan LewisJennifer Bradley
Renita WasilefskyCarey Snowden
Christopher SmithCrystal Lee
Science Ambassadors
Scholar Athletes
College of Science students who achieved excellence in academic performance
during spring or fall 2015 semester while competing as a varsity athlete.
Scholar Athletes
Early Career AchievementStudents with impressive academic performance
in a 100-level or 200-level course during fall semester
Those named to the dean’s list have maintained a grade point average
of 3.5 or higher on twenty or more hours during the 2015 spring, summer, and fall semesters.
Undergraduate Dean’s List
Undergraduate Dean’s ListAyah Abu-Spetani
Brittany AllenJuan Alonso Guzmán
Sara AmirazodiShayenne Arehart
Monique AzorJosh Banzhoff
Erin BarrowJackson Beasley
M'hamed Ben MoussaJonathan BerryAlexander BoydPatrick BradleyCarolyn Brazell
Alan Brown
Blanton CalvertMegan Carter
Miles ChristensenJohn Clay
Adam ClaytonAlexandria Clemons
Amelia CloppElliot Codd
Kenia Colin ContrerasDaniel CollinsAndrew Comer
Joshua CorneliusArielle CostenBreanna Crane
Raymond CribbsBlake DaiberAllison Daniel
Brandie Davies
Austin DeaversNicholas Diliberti
Caroline DixonRichard Dunham
Matthew DyerOwen EasonPhilip Eason
Paul EcclestonBrent Elder
Marcia EnsleyMatthew Eskridge
Montana Etten-BohmNatalie EuleyJordan Flynn
Mason ForchettiMichael FoustNicholas FyfeSage Garriss
Catherine Gibbs
Charles GradyRobert Green
Brittany GreeneJustin GrimmJared Grogan
Keaton GronewoldJames Hall
Daniel HarrelsonLindsey Harris
Tanesha HatchettBrandon Heatherly
Kiley HeflinSelena Henderson
Sean HipeHolland Hodge
Tasha HorzempaShannon Howes
Qiana HuntOlivia Huntzinger
Rebecca Ibsen
Rebecca IbsenRoss JamisonSara JarnaginCaitlin Jarvis
Dejarra JohnsonChristopher Johnson
Daniel JohnsonBryce Johnston
Caleb JudgeIrene Kasian
Christopher KaufmanHeather Keplinger
Thomas KiblerGraham Kirchner
Tyler KlineKendall Knisley
Luke KochJennifer LamarCasey Lanier
Matthew L'AntiguaTiffany LedbetterAkshay MadhukarAdithi Madhwesh
Alisa MauldinDonald Maxwell
Christopher MayerZachary McGeeEvan McGraw
William MedawarSkylar Mefford
Connor MennenohChristopher Messer
John MiddletonJoshua Miller
Earl MirusAlena Mitchell
Steven MollPatrick Monroe
Summer MooneyTyler MooreJesse Moore
Moriah MorehouseJasper Morrow
Brett NeelyJoseph NoyesZachary Ohare
Emily OlsenChloe Olson
Kareem OmarBrian O'NeillJessica Osier
Hannah OswaltAmanda Palazzo
Christopher ParkerDustin Parris
William ParsonsMary Kaitlyn Pate
Sarah PearceCray Pella
Bruce PellaDeanna PhillipsNathan PhippsZachary PinzAlicia PlumbLisette PonceDemeco PopeMarcus Posey
Chelsea PowersGrant RaganSeth Ratliff
Ashley RavenscraftJoseph Rea
Kyle RenfroeThomas Reyes
Kenneth RichardsonJoseph Richardson
George RichertKelsey Romine
James RothenflueNeetu Scariya
Anneliese SchweikertChristopher SebastianThomas Shallenberger
William ShanklesChristina Sharp
Jonathan ShieldsVictoria ShouseSamuel Sikes
Adi SkopKaleb SmartRaiven SmithPaul St. Clair
Alexander StaarmannCameron Stanley
Delilah Steen
Mitchell StephensonBreanna Stone
Julian SyJames TaylorJodie Tinker
Daniel TouzeauJonathan TrinhEdgar TuckerHaven TuckerKevin Turner
Maxwell TwenteRobert Vary
Tiia VesalainenAudra Wall
Darsey WegrzynCharles White
Chloe WhitworthJames Williamson
Garrett Wilson
Victoria WinslowDaryl Winstead
John WoodsHaocong Xue
Qitong YeXu Zhai
Liqian Zhang
Congratulations!
Academic AchievementDepartment Awards
C. Garrett Wilson
Biological Sciences Undergraduate
Academic Achievement
Bruce Pella
Chemistry Undergraduate
Academic Achievement
Brett Ellen Neely
Computer Science Undergraduate
Academic Achievement
Montana Etten-Bohm
Earth System Science Undergraduate
Academic Achievement
Jordan T. Flynn
Mathematical Sciences Undergraduate
Academic Achievement
Deanna Phillips
Physics Undergraduate
Academic Achievement
Caleb Alan Judge
College of Science Highest Undergraduate Academic Achievement
Those named to the dean’s list have maintained a grade point average on graduate-level
coursework at UAH of 3.85 overall and 4.0 for the past twelve hours completed during the 2015
spring, summer, and fall semesters.
Graduate Dean’s List
JamesRobertsonSnehaDipankarRoySuryaSatishSangeethaShanmughamVictoriaSniderSarahStoughRakeshSwarankarSwathiThallamSabinTimalsenaRyanTuckerDavidUlkoskiMonishVihariVappangiTimleyWatkinsBingyangWeiAndrewWhiteJanaWhittleBrettWilliamsStephanieWingoJunyeYeMiniZeng
JoyAgeeKevinBettsJoshuaBusbySuryaChhetriSarahCokerEricCooperImrenDincNicholasElmerBrandonFieldsManavalanGajapathyDanielleGurgewReeceJohnstonTylerJonesAaronKaulfusRebeccaKollmeyerYangLiPamelaMarplesParisaMostafaviAleksandraPivovarovaDivyaPulivarthiBhargaviRamaraju
The Graduate Teaching Assistant Awardis given to an outstanding graduate student
who has demonstrated excellence in teaching and commitment to student success.
Samuel Nkrumah-Agyeefi GTA in Department of ChemistryPursuing a Ph.D. in Biotechnology Science & Engineering
The Graduate Research Assistant Award is given to an outstanding graduate student who has conducted leading edge research, published papers
in peer reviewed journals and presented his/her work in major conferences.
Laxman AdhikariGRA in Department of Physics under the direction of SPA Professor Zank Earned Ph.D. in Physics in August
The college of science faculty
Teaching Excellence Award is given to a faculty member who has demonstrated
excellence in teaching through creative and innovative methods and who is committed to student success.
Pamela TwiggDepartment of Chemistry
The college of science faculty
Research Excellence Awardis given to a faculty member who has demonstrated
excellence in leading edge research as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications,
proposals and mentoring of graduate students.
John MecikalskiDepartment of Atmospheric Science
The college of science faculty
Dean’s Service Awardis given to a faculty member who, motivated to serve the
best interest of our students, has demonstrated a sustained commitment to teaching, service and scholarship.
John ShriverDepartment of Chemistry
Closing RemarksJonathan Trinh
Science Ambassador
Never give up on a dream.Be willing to study and work really hard.
Don’t mind falling down and getting back up. Be not afraid of failure; believe that things are going to work.
Charles Boldencombat aviator, astronaut, Marine Corps major general, NASA Administrator
We will take the best parts of ourselves and make them gold.