EEB awards (summary)
EEB had its annual awards ceremony on Friday, May 6, 2011. Past EEB outstanding undergrad Jessica Welch took photos; department head Gary McCracken modified trophies for the recipients. Here are links to all the relevant posts:
Archives for May 2011
Excellence in progress towards degree
The awards for excellence in progress towards a degree went to Romina Dimarco [not pictured], Mark Genung, and Katie Stuble.
Jim Tanner award for outstanding dissertation
The Jim Tanner award for outstanding dissertation was given to Premal Shah. One of Premal’s dissertation chapters (coauthored with advisor Michael Gilchrist) will be appearing in a future issue of PNAS.
Biology GTA award
The award for a biology GTA was given to Lauren Wilmoth for her teaching and leadership as a teaching assistant in biology classes.
Cokinnius grad student awards
This year’s recipients of the Cokinnius grad student awards were Melissa Cregger and Phillip Hollingsworth.
Outstanding teaching award
The outstanding teaching award was named the Sandy Echternacht award in recognition of his many years of excellent teaching here. This year’s recipient was Mackenzie Taylor.
Outstanding EEB undergraduate
The award for outstanding EEB undergraduate went to Lauren Breza. Lauren started research at UTK just after high school, and worked in the Boake, Sanders, and, most recently, Classen labs.
Gary McCracken took pains to note that competition for this award was intense this year, with several other excellent nominees, especially Sarah Wood, Matt Letre, and Heather Tran, all graduating this spring.
Science alliance awards
The UT-ORNL Science Alliance gives awards to outstanding graduate students. This year, half the awards to biologists across three UT biology departments went to EEB graduate students: Emily Austin, Matt Niemiller, and Graham Reynolds.
Staff awards
Staff members Marva Anderson, Jaime Call, Pearl Kirkland-Smith, Cheryl Lynn, and Anne Mintz all received awards for their service to the department.
Marva Anderson receiving an envelope from Dept. Head Gary McCracken
Jaime Call receiving an envelope from Dept. Head Gary McCracken
Cheryl Lynn receiving an envelope from Dept. Head Gary McCracken