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Science Department Names Honorees at Awards Chapel

Division I (The Sciences) has announced the following awards given at a recent Student Honors, Awards, and Prizes Chapel held at the College.

The awards and their recipients are:

• Norman E. Treves Science Award: Steven Bollinger and Derek Turner

Established by Dr. Norman E. Treves, a 1915 Wabash graduate, the Treves award is given to a senior concentrating in Division I (biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics) who has shown the greatest progress academically and as an individual during his junior year.

• Ernest G. Carscallen Prize in Biology: Daniel A. Yelfimov

The Ernest Carscallen Prize was created by Professor and Mrs. George C. Carscallen in memory of their son. The cash prize is awarded to an outstanding biology major in the senior class.

• Eliot Churchill Williams Undergraduate Prize in Biology: Ryne A. Gorsuch and Nicholas S. Gregory

The Williams Prize is in memory of Professor Williams who served the College and the Biology Department from 1948 to 1983. It is awarded to an undergraduate student who is majoring in biology.

• Edgar C. Britton Memorial Award in Chemistry: Taylor A. Poor

The Edgar C. Britton Memorial Award in Chemistry is a cash prize presented to a senior chemistry major selected by the faculty for his promise in graduate study. It was established in memory of Edgar C. Britton, who attended Wabash as a member of the Class of 1915.

• Underwood Award in Chemistry: Steven D. Rhodes

The Underwood Award is presented to the junior student majoring in chemistry who, in the opinion of the department, is most deserving. The cash award was established by Mr. J. E. Underwood, Jr., and is in memory of his mother and of his father, Class of 1911.

• George E. Carscallen Prize in Mathematics: Michael R. Lawlor and Kevin W. Shaw

The George E. Carscallen Prize was named in memory of Professor Carscallen, who taught mathematics at Wabash nearly 40 years, the cash prize is awarded to an outstanding mathematics major in the senior class.

• Thomas A. Cole Biology Alumni Prize: David L. Farrell and James S. Pattison

The prize is in memory of Thomas A. Cole and his encouragement of research by Wabash graduates. The prize is awarded to a graduate who is involved in further study in the area(s) of biology, environmental science, or medicine.

• Harold Q Fuller Prize in Physics: Prasanna Pokhrel

The Fuller Prize in Physics was established in 1979 by Harold Q Fuller, a 1928 Wabash graduate, the award goes to the junior physics major who is judged by the physics department faculty to be most worthy.

• Howell Chemistry Award: Syud M. Ahmed, Ali Ahson, Alex M. Nolan, and Trayton B. White

The Howell Chemistry Award, established in 1948 by former students of Dr. L.B. Howell and his wife, the scholarship is awarded to an upper class chemistry major.

• Underwood Award in Chemistry: Steven D. Rhodes

Established by J.E. Underwood, Jr. in memory of his father, a 1911 Wabash graduate, the Underwood Award is a cash prize that is presented to the junior chemistry major who, in the opinion of the department, is most deserving.

The Student Honors, Awards, and Prizes Chapel is held every year at Wabash to honor students with awards and prizes for their outstanding work they have demonstrated throughout their college years.

Photo: Steven Rhodes receives his award from Dean of the College Raymond Williams