2026 Honors Day
On Thursday, April 30th 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. We were honored to have Charmaine Mamantov as the keynote speaker. Ruth Pratt and Tom Warner were also in attendance to award the George K. Schweitzer Fellowship and the Burchfield Burridge Warner Fellowship, respectively.
Honors Day Awardees
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award
Thomas Jones
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award
Mohamed Abdelaty
Charles W. Keenan Award
Kelsie Tuggle
Outstanding PhD Candidate
Ian Misiak
Outstanding PhD Candidate
Alexander Ellis
Outstanding PhD Candidate
Jack Smith
Judson Hall Robertson Fellowship in Analytical Chemistry
Emmanuel Nkyaagye
Jerome Eastham Fellowship in Organic Chemistry
Lihan Qi
Graduate Fellowship for Achievement in Inorganic Chemistry
Bukola Ogunyemi
Eugene Barber Fellowship in Physical Chemistry
Sambridhi Shah
Burchfield Burridge Warner Fellowship in Polymer Chemistry
Kingsley Ojima
Dr. Robert A. & Phyllis F.J. Yokley Endowed Fellowship
Dhilip Kumar
George K. Schweitzer Endowed Fellowship
Adiat Fakolujo
Gleb Mamantov Graduate Chemistry Scholar
Kevin Siniard
Faculty Awards
Zeigler Professorship
Michael Best
Staff Awards
Outstanding Service Awards
Tasha Smith
Rick Parker
ACGS Awards
ACGS Member of the Year
Haleigh Grace
Bright Daniel
Carol Moulton Staff Member of the Year
Tasha Smith
SMACS Awards
Outstanding TA Award
Paul Pitcher
Henry Brothers
Outstanding Staff Service Award
Matt Tomm
Jacob Hause
Not Pictured
James F. Green ACGS Service Award
Chase Collings
Alexander Van Hook Professorship
Konstantinos Vogiatzis
SMACS Outstanding Chemistry Professor Award
Xian Carrol
