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2025 Honors Day

2025 Honors Day

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On Thursday, May 1st the Department of Chemistry held its annual Honors Day event. Honors Day is an opportunity to recognize student, faculty, and staff excellence via awards and fellowships. Distinguished alumnus Dr. James Taylor delivered the opening address and the event concluded with a remembrance of Dr. George Schweitzer.

Honors Day Awardees

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Awards

Ryan Arnold

Charles W. Keenan Award

Brandon Sanders

Jerome Eastham Fellowship in Organic Chemistry

Gurkiran Kaur

Ryan stands in front of a UT Chemistry backdrop holding the award certificate. Ryan is between Dr. Kilbey and Dr. Nemykin.
Brandon stands in front of a UT Chemistry backdrop holding his award certificate. He is between Dr. Kilbey and Dr. Nemykin.
Gurkiran stands in front of a UT Chemistry backdrop holding the award certificate. Gurkiran is between Dr. Kilbey and Dr. Nemykin.

Graduate Fellowship for Achievement in Inorganic Chemistry

Ashley Glover

Judson Hall Robertson Graduate Award in Analytical Chemistry

Bomin Li

Eugene John Barber Fellowship in Physical Chemistry

Amarachi Sylvanus

Ashley stands in front of a UT Chemistry backdrop holding the award certificate. Ashley is between Dr. Kilbey and Dr. Nemykin.
Bomin stands in front of a UT Chemistry backdrop holding the award certificate. Bomin is between Dr. Kilbey and Dr. Nemykin.
Amarachi stands in front of a UT Chemistry backdrop holding the award certificate. Amarachi is between Dr. Kilbey and Dr. Nemykin.

Dr. Robert A. & Phyllis F.J. Yokley Endowed Fellowship

Kevin Siniard
Alex Wells (not pictured)

Burchfield Burridge Warner Fellowship

Abby Linhart

Kevin stands in front of a UT Chemistry backdrop holding his award certificate. He is between Dr. Kilbey and Dr. Nemykin.
Abby stands in front of a UT Chemistry backdrop holding the award certificate. Abby is between Dr. Kilbey and Dr. Nemykin.

Faculty Awards

Zeigler Professorship

David Jenkins

David Jenkins stands in front of a UT Chemistry backdrop holding his award certificate. Dr. Nemykin is standing beside him.

Staff Awards

Outstanding Service Awards

Chase Collins
Jacob Hause

Chase is standing in front of a UT Chemistry backdrop holding his award certificate. Dr. Nemykin is standing beside him.
Jacob is standing in front of a UT Chemistry backdrop holding his award certificate. Dr. Nemykin is standing beside him.

ACGS Awards

ACGS Member of the Year

Shelby Watson-Sanders
Ashley Glover

James F Green ACGS Service Award

Crystal Armstrong

Ashley and Shelby stand in front of a UT Chemistry backdrop holding their award certificate. Maggie, the ACGS president, is standing with them giving two thumbs us and Dr. Nemykin is standing to the right of the group.
Crystal is standing in front of a UT Chemistry backdrop holding her award certificate. Maggie, the ACGS president, is beside her and Dr. Nemykin is beside Maggie.

SMACS Awards

Outstanding TA Award

Dakota Landrie

Dakota is standing in front of a UT Chemistry backdrop holding his award certificate. His arm is around Dr. Nemykin, who stands beside him.

Not Pictured

Outstanding PhD Candidate

Mahbub Ullah
Brody Quebedeaux

Gleb Mamantov Graduate Chemistry Scholar

Edward Lindberg

SMACS Outstanding Chemistry Professor Award

Doug Stuart

Carol Moulton ACGS Service Award

Linda Sherman

A close-up photo of a tray of miniature cannoli with chocolate chips.
Graduate student Shelby Watson-Sanders sits at a table with guest speaker and alumnus James Taylor. His back is to the camera. She is facing him smiling.
A small floral arrangement consisting of a soft blue hydrangea, baby's breath, and a green spider mum in a chemistry flask sits on a black table.
Graduate students sit in the Mamantov lecture hall waiting for the Honors Day presentation to begin.
A deli platter of cubed meets and cheeses. In the center is a green lettuce leaf with bright red cherry tomatoes sitting on top of it.
Dr. James Taylor and his wife stand together in front of the UT Chemistry backdrop, smiling.
Three graduate students talk during the reception. Two of them are sitting looking up at the third student who stand between and slightly behind them.
Dr. Nemykin stands in the Mamantov lecture hall speaking during the presentation. He is holding a piece of paper and smiling.
Dr. James Taylor stands at the front of the Mamantov lecture hall delivering his address.
Dr. Jenkins and Dr. Nemykin are standing in front of the UT Chemistry backdrop. Dr. Jenkins' arm is reaching across his torso to shake Dr. Nemykin's hand, while his other hand holds his Zeigler Professorship certificate below his arm. The angle of the arm reaching toward Dr. Nemykin has cause Dr. Nemykin to grasp his hand at an odd angle and both men are looking at the camera smiling. It looks as though they are about to laugh.
Graduate student Zack Hulsey stands in front of the UT Chemistry backdrop holding the Volopoly board game he won during the raffle. He is smiling.
Graduate student Dakota Landrie and Dr. Nemykin stand in front of the UT Chemistry backdrop. Dakota is holding his award certificate and his arm is around Dr. Nemykin. Dr. Nemykin is giving Dakota bunny ears.