The Peggy R. Williams Award for Academic and Community Leadership recognizes juniors and seniors who excel academically, perform service to the College community and nation, and represent an exemplary level of accomplishment. 

Among the student recipients include:

• Andrew Becker (Biochemistry '14)
• Elana Radin (Biology '14)

Congratulations to you both!

Tri-Beta: Spring 2013

Lucas Barradas

Ruby Benn

Sarah Casola

Daniel Cimino

Charles De-Ganga

Holland Garbacz

Robert Griffin-Nolan

Jaqueline Hetterich

Caitlin Ludington

Ene Morgan

Charlin Pereira

Emily Powers

Elana Radin

Kristin Reindel

Julia Schmidt

Elitsa Stoyanova

Kassandra Wahlstrom

James Edsall, Biology ’13, (Susan Swensen) supplies for his Aquaponics research project.  Their current goal is to provide the foundation for a student driven aquaponic system that highlights sustainably grown plant produce. 

The award was made possible by the:

• H&S Educational Grant Initiative.

Josh Messinger (Bioc '14) has received funding to support his project, "Evaluation of Recombination across Chlamydia Species".  The research will be conducted under the supervision of Dave Gondek. 

Currently, we are using Chlamydia as a model organism to explore the relationship it takes with its host and how it creates a “hostile takeover” of the host cell. The current project that I am working on explores how these organisms may be increasing the presence of host proteins that prevent the host from dying in the Chlamydia’s presence.

The award was made possible by the:

• Larry Metzger, M.S. '87, Memorial Scholarship
  
• H&S Educational Grant Initiative.

Nicole is the Fall 2012 Recipient of the  Fred Kastenbaum PreHealth Award.

The award is to be used for assistance with preparation for the required standardized exams associated with admittance to graduate health programs such as: MCAT, DAT,  OAT, GRE.

She plans to go to medical school and purse a career in either the oncology or psychiatry field after her undergraduate studies.