Department Of Chemistry And Biochemistry Announces Award Recipients

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The department of chemistry and biochemistry honored its award recipients during the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences Honors Ceremony, April 11, 2003.

"We are very proud of the academic achievements of our undergraduates," department Chairman Bill Durham said.

"This year we had many students qualify for awards and in fact the largest award, the Barbara Wertheim Campbell Award, was shared by three of our top-graduating seniors. A number of our students were also recognized for achievements outside the department and we gave one award to a non-chemistry major."

Durham presented the department awards with the exception of the Frederick A. Kekulé Award, which was presented by University Professor Emeritus Arthur Fry.

Grietje Elizabeth Everts received the Kekulé Award, established in honor of the founder of the structural theory of organic chemistry and awarded to the outstanding sophomore bachelor of science chemistry major.

Cassie Bruns, Ellen Pennington and Candace Zieleniuk shared the Barbara Wertheim Campbell Award, which is awarded to graduating bachelor of science chemistry majors who intend to pursue a professional career in chemistry and have completed all of their work at the University of Arkansas with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher. The late Dr. Edgar Wertheim, former department chair, established the Barbara Wertheim Campbell Award in memory of his daughter.

Tiffany Ricks received the Merck Index Award, which recognizes an outstanding senior chemistry major.

Ashley Hopkins and Kristina Partrick shared the Jacob Sacks Award, which recognizes outstanding junior pre-medical chemistry majors. This award is made possible through memorial gifts for Dr. Jacob Sacks, a long-time member of the faculty. Dr. Sacks and his wife Wilma were both medical doctors and established the first biochemistry research laboratory in our department.

Chemistry major Tara Quinn and education major Shelly Sullivan shared the Kathy Noland Award. The award was established in memory of Noland, a former member of the faculty and recognizes freshmen students who have demonstrated outstanding ability in laboratory work.

The American Chemical Society Achievement Awards recognize outstanding chemistry majors at the freshman level. Recipients were William Atchley, Rebecca Burks, Danis Copenhaver, Elizabeth French, Ryan Hall, Amy Johnson, Eric Johnson, Ioana Peret, Tara Quinn and Justin Walden

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Achievement Awards recognize scholastically outstanding and professionally active chemistry majors beyond their freshman year.

Sophomore recipients were Philip Aagaard, Andrew Cogbill, David Dietz, Grietje Everts,

Eric Heim, Constance Mash, Grace Ong, Ashley Phillips, William Reyenga, Clark Smith, John Tate and Neil Tracy.

Junior recipients were Justin Adams, Lindsey Barnes, Amanda Billingsley, Leremy Colf, Ian Devine, Lynn Endicott, Kate Fullerton, Lauren Hauth, Jana Halladay Ashley Hopkins Christian Loeschel, Eli Matthews, Joshua McElderry, Kristina Partrick, Kerri Proctor, Jeffrey Ruff, Dragos Seghete, Scott Schilb and Michael Tilley.

Seniors recipients were Cassie Bruns, Andrea Hoggard, Mandy Johnson, Matthew Lohse, Vanessa Mark, Steven Neal, Ellen Pennington Tiffany Ricks, Brandy Tharp, Jamie Walker, Brandi Waters, Matthew Whitley and Candace Zieleniuk

Many chemistry majors also received awards not awarded by the department.

The Alpha Chi Sigma Chemistry Award was awarded by the fraternity to outstanding freshman chemistry major Eric Johnson.

Grace Ong received the Augustus C. & Margaret B. Jennings Scholarship Established in honor of the late Margaret B. Jennings (UA class 1924) and Augustus C. Jennings, longtime friend of the U of A, to support academically deserving students of Fulbright College.

Goldwater Scholar Leremy Colf was awarded a Sturgis Undergraduate Research Grant, established by an endowment from the Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable Trust for research and awarded to outstanding undergraduates in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.

Junior chemistry major Lynn Endicott received a Sturgis Study Abroad Grant for study in Greece.

Neil Allison, Leibolt Chair of Premedical Sciences and chemistry professor presented pre-medical awards to chemistry majors Joshua McElderry and Jamie Lin Walker. McElderry received the Dr. Allan Arthur Gilbert Sr. Endowed Scholarship, awarded to an outstanding student who is pursuing a career in medicine. Walker received the Mary & Leta Potter Endowed Scholarship, awarded to an outstanding Arkansas resident who is pursuing a career in medicine.

A department reception took place before the Fulbright ceremony for the students and their families.