Chemistry Students, Faculty and Staff Recognized at 2016 Honors Day
Department of Chemistry held 2016 Honors Day on Thursday, April 28th . More than 50 students, faculty and staff were recognized for their academic achievements and outstanding services. Dr. Diane Schmidt, alumna and a member of the Department’s Board of Visitors was invited to speak about her career as a chemist for more than 30 years in Procter & Gamble, where she helped develop some well-known products such as Head and Shoulders shampoo. Schmidt also shared her invaluable experience being the 2015 president of the American Chemical Society, the largest scientific society in the world.
UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS
| CRC Press General Chemistry Award | John H. Hymel |
| C. W. Keenan Outstanding General Chemistry Student Award | Alexandra C. Brito |
| Halbert and Anne Carmichael Scholarship | Lauren A. Finney |
| Dr. Lucy E. Scroggie Scholarship | Carolyn E. Barnes |
| C. A. Buehler Chemistry Scholarship | Peymon C. Baghernejad |
| East Tennessee Section, ACS, Award | Madeline S. Stark |
| Hach Foundation Scholarships | Brittany A. Ramsey, Grace C. Wilson |
| Melaven-Rhenium Scholarship | Madeline S. Stark |
| Honors Chemistry Recognition | Rachael E. Barker, Carolyn E. Barnes, Isidora R. Beach, Wesley N. Cox, Katherine L., Krouse, Robert P. Ledbetter, Emily J. Liske, Ingram A. Northern, Ajay J. Patel |
GRADUATE AWARDS
| Outstanding Teaching Awards | Harkiran K. Dhah, Sara B. Isbill |
| Keenan Teaching Awards | Randi L. Beil |
| Second Year Candidacy Award | Kendall D. Hughey, Samantha J. Rinehart |
| Judson Hall Robertson Fellowship in Analytical Chemistry | Brianna R. Watson |
| Graduate Fellowship for Achievement in Inorganic Chemistry | Shelby E. Stavretis |
| Jerome Eastham Fellowship in Organic Chemistry | Lauren A. Brown |
| Eugene John Barber Fellowship in Physical Chemistry | Michael O. Yokosuk |
| Burchfield Burridge Warner Fellowship in Polymer Chemistry | Brian F. Morgan |
| East Tennessee Section, ACS, Graduate Fellow | Xinyi Lu |
| Gleb Mamantov Graduate Chemistry Scholar | Samuel M. Rosolina |
STUDENT RECOGNITIONS
| Chancellor’s 2016 Extraordinary Professional Promise Award | Samuel M. Rosolina |
| Chancellor’s 2016 Top Collegiate Scholar Award | Morgan A. Higgins, Madeline S. Stark |
| Chancellor’s 2016 Extraordinary Academic Achievement | Allison S. Poget |
| Graduate Student Poster Presentation Award and Societal Impact Award at UTK’s Women in STEM Research Symposium | Laura D. Casto |
| 1st Place Oral Presentation Undergraduate at UTK’s Women in STEM Research Symposium | Lauren Finney |
| 1st Place Oral Presentation Graduate at UTK’s Women in STEM Research Symposium | Ashleigh Barnes |
| 2nd Place Oral Presentation at UTK’s Women in STEM Research Symposium | Lena Elenchin |
| 2016 American Chemical Society Summer School on Green Chemistry & Sustainable Energy | Roberto A. Federico Perez |
| Joint Institute for Advanced Materials Fellowship | Daniele Paradiso |
| Eastman Chemical Company Summer Fellowship | Bethany M. Aden |
| Winners of the Board of Visitor’s Poster Competition | Lena Elenchin, Xinyi Lu |
STAFF AWARDS
| Outstanding Service Award | Eddie F. Bishop III, Deedee D. Wilder |
| Carol Moulton ACGS Service Award | Neal A. Fischer |
| James F. Green ACGS Service Award | Linda C. Sherman |
FACULTY AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
| New Faculty | Christopher A. Baker, Bhavya Sharma |
| Retiring Faculty | George W. Kabalka |
| Elected At-large Senator of the Phi Beta Kappa Society | Jeffrey D. Kovac |
| Mortar Board Society Invited Speaker | George K. Schweitzer |
| Fellow of the American Chemical Society | Mark Dadmun |
| Francon Williams Endowed Faculty Award in Chemistry | Brian K. Long |
| Gleb Mamantov Professorship in Chemistry | David M. Jenkins |
| Ziegler Professor Announcement | S. Mike Kilbey II |
| In Memoriam | George Pedro “Pete” Smith |