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Alumni and Awards Banquet 2006
On April 7, 2006 the Department of Chemistry at Eastern Michigan University held its 44th annual 'Alumni and Awards Banquet'. This special event provides an ideal opportunity for chemistry faculty, staff, students, graduates and friends of the department to socialize. It also provides an opportunity to showcase the significant accomplishments of our chemistry students.
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The award winners this year are:
  1. CRC Press Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award:  Tiffany Crosby
  2. Perry S. Brundage Scholarship:  Matthew Brady, Matthew Clark, Brittany Sabo, Jennifer Vanderklipp
  3. Sandra J. Lobbestael Scholarship:  Mark Lukowski
  4. ACS Organic Chemistry Achievement Award:  Nusibah Altayib
  5. Collins' Endowed Scholarship in Chemistry:  Benjamin Johnson
  6. Maurice Decoster Chemistry Scholarship:  Devin Foether, Allison Rogalski
  7. Biochemistry Achievement Award:  Elizabeth Quintus
  8. Toxicology Achievement Award:  Carrie Oswald
  9. ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Award:  James Grinias
  10. John J. Contario Analytical Chemistry Award:  James Grinias
  11. Hypercube Scholar Award:  Powen Hsueh
  12. American Institute of Chemists Award:  Robert Anderson
  13. Bert W. Peet Award:  Wan Hsin Lim
  14. University Honors Program Graduate:  Robert Anderson, Kathleen Panter, Amanda Schalk, Brahmlin Sethi, Patricia Sinawe
  15. Honors Undergraduate Research Assistantship:  Siva Annapareddy, Brendan D'Souza, Jamie Brown-Sinha, Rajesh Penumatcha
  16. ACS Huron Valley Section Undergraduate Award:  Kathleen Panter
  17. EMU Chemistry Department Teaching Assistant Award:  Nimita Dave, Kathryn Lawrence
  18. EMU Chemistry Department Research Award:  Brendan D'Souza
  19. ACS Huron Valley Section EMU Outstanding Graduate Student Award:  Jamie Brown-Sinha
  20. Graduate Deans' Award for Research Excellence:  Madhavi Lokireddy
  21. Elva Mae Nicholson Endowed Scholarship:  Bryan Perria
  22. John Sullivan Endowed Scholarship:  Michael Kallio
  23. Donald Phillips Memorial Scholarship:  Lauren Tougas
  24. Huron Valley Publishing Scholarship:  Edwin Marrero
  25. Senior Honors Thesis and Symposium Awards:  Robert Anderson, Amanda Schalk, Brahmlin Sethi, Patricia Sinawe
  26. Honors Undergraduate Fellowships:  Robert Anderson, Mary McPhail, Edwin Marrero, Kathleen Panter, Elizabeth Quintus, Allison Rogalski, Amanda Schalk, Brahmlin Sethi, Patricia Sinawe
  27. Ronald Scott Memorial Scholarship:  Mahender Budarapu
  28. University Fellowships:  Sarah Larson, Robert Vogt

We were honored by a number of special guests who came to visit from other campus offices, and take part in the festivities. They were:
  1. Nina Contis - Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Studies and Curriculum
  2. Wade Tornquist - Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
  3. Patrick Melia - Associate Dean, Graduate School
  4. Brian Anderson - Office of Research Development
  5. Susan Campbell - Office of Research Development
  6. Jill Hunsberger - University Foundation

We were also very pleased and fortunate to have some special guests from local industry. They were:
  1. Yvonne Smith - Pfizer Research
  2. Jennifer Schellhaas - Pfizer research
  3. Kiara Donahoo - Pfizer research
  4. Cuiman Cai - Pfizer research
  5. David Berry - Barry and Associates
  6. Lana Berry - Berry and Associates