Prizes & Awards
GW Commencement Speaker Savannah Guthrie and Award winner Matthew Lish, BS Chemistry '19 ( Photo Credit: University Press George Washington University)
CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT PRIZES AND AWARDS 2019
ALPHA CHI SIGMA: Awarded to the graduating senior with the highest academic record in chemistry courses (with at least 16 hours at GWU).
Matthew Lish
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY - Division of Analytical Chemistry: Awarded to a student completing his or her junior year and who has demonstrated excellence in Analytical Chemistry.
George Logan Bartholomew
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY - Division of Inorganic Chemistry Undergraduate Award: Awarded to a student who has demonstrated excellence in inorganic chemistry at the undergraduate level and whose future plans include a career in chemistry.
Caroline Racke
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY - Division of Organic Chemistry Undergraduate Award: Awarded to a student who has demonstrated excellence in organic chemistry at the undergraduate level and whose future plans include a career in chemistry.
Matthew Lish
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY -Division of Physical Chemistry Undergraduate Award: Awarded to a student who has demonstrated excellence in physical chemistry at the undergraduate level and whose future plans include a career using chemistry .
Ujwal Boddeti
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTS: Awarded to a senior graduate student and graduating senior majoring in chemistry. who excel in scholarship, integrity and leadership.
Graduate
Diane Michelle Bailey
Undergraduate
Hayley E. Seal
A. D. BRITT MEMORIAL, MADELEINE REINES JACOBS, AND CHARLES AND ELMA NAESER FUND: Awarded to one or more outstanding junior or senior undergraduate majors to carry out research in the summer.
MADELEINE REINES JACOBS: Justin Hachey, Molly Little, Samantha Vaccaro, Anna Steiner, Miren Lopez Lascurain
A.D. BRITT: George Logan Bartholomew, Haley Meyers, Samuel Kirby
CHARLES AND ELMA NAESER: Tina Tran
CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON PRIZE: Awarded to the outstanding junior majoring in chemistry .
Selene Ramer
BYRNE THURTELL BURNS MEMORIAL PRIZE: Awarded to the graduating chemistry major who has shown the greatest proficiency in organic chemistry as demonstrated by a written examination.
Matthew Lish and Caroline Racke
WILLIAM E. FITCH PRIZE: Awarded to the graduating chemistry major with the best written comprehensive examination in chemistry.
Caroline Racke
CHEMICAL RUBBER COMPANY FRESHMAN CHEMISTRY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Awarded to
one or more freshmen who have achieved the highest records in their respective sections of lntroductory Chemistry.
Nur Bookwala, Angelina Pompilio, and Layla Serna
BENJAMIN D. VAN EVERA MEMORIAL PRIZE: Awarded to the most effective Graduate Teaching Assistants in Chemistry .
Kenneth Heidel, Jessica Shott and Savannah Sierco
Chemistry Department Prizes and Awards
2018
ALPHA CHI SIGMA: Awarded to the graduating senior with the highest academic record in chemistry courses (with at least 16 hours at GWU).
JACQUELINE DYER
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY: Awarded to a student completing his or her junior year and who has demonstrated excellence in Analytical Chemistry.
HAYLEY SEAL
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY – Division of Inorganic Chemistry Undergraduate Award: Awarded to a student who has demonstrated excellence in chemistry at the undergraduate level and whose future plans include a career in chemistry.
JACQUELINE DYER
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY – Division of Organic Chemistry Undergraduate Award: Awarded to a student who has demonstrated excellence in organic chemistry at the undergraduate level and whose future plans include a career in chemistry.
FAHIM-FARAAZ SYED
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTS: Awarded to a senior graduate student and graduating senior majoring in chemistry, who excel in scholarship, integrity and leadership.
Graduate
NATHAN BANEK AND CAMILLE LOMBARD-BANEK
Undergraduate
LOGAN MALIK
A. D. BRITT MEMORIAL, MADELEINE REINES JACOBS, AND CHARLES AND ELMA NAESER FUND: Awarded to one or more outstanding junior or senior undergraduate majors to carry out research in the summer.
MADELEINE REINES JACOBS: KUSUMA DEVI ALAPARTHI, KEIRA CULLEY, MATTHEW LISH, HALEY MEYERS, SELENE RAMER
A.D. BRITT: GEORGE BARTHOLOMEW, JUSTIN HACHEY
CHARLES AND ELMA NAESER: TINA TRAN
CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON PRIZE: Awarded to the outstanding junior majoring in chemistry.
MATTHEW LISH
BYRNE THURTELL BURNS MEMORIAL PRIZE: Awarded to the graduating chemistry major who has shown the greatest proficiency in organic chemistry as demonstrated by a written examination.
FAHIM-FARAAZ SYED
WILLIAM E. FITCH PRIZE: Awarded to the graduating chemistry major with the best written comprehensive examination in chemistry.
SARAH CHACHULA
CHEMICAL RUBBER COMPANY FRESHMAN CHEMISTRY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Awarded to one or more freshmen who have achieved the highest records in their respective sections of Introductory Chemistry.
SHALEEN ARORA SPENCER HUTCHINS PETER SONG
BENJAMIN D. VAN EVERA MEMORIAL PRIZE: Awarded to the most effective Graduate Teaching Assistants in Chemistry.
HALEY BUTMAN AND MAEGAN DAILEY
Congratulations to all the award recipients!
ALPHA CHI SIGMA: Awarded to the graduating senior with the highest academic record in chemistry courses (with at least 16 hours at GWU).
JULIA MAGLIOZZO
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY: Awarded to a student completing his or her junior year and who has demonstrated excellence in Analytical Chemistry.
JACQUELINE DYER
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY – Division of Inorganic Chemistry Undergraduate Award: Awarded to a student who has demonstrated excellence in chemistry at the undergraduate level and whose future plans include a career in chemistry.
JULIA MAGLIOZZO
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY – Division of Organic Chemistry Undergraduate Award: Awarded to a student who has demonstrated excellence in organic chemistry at the undergraduate level and whose future plans include a career in chemistry.
ABIGAIL PEPIN
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTS: Awarded to a senior graduate student and graduating senior majoring in chemistry, who excel in scholarship, integrity and leadership.
Graduate
KOREY CARTER
Undergraduate
DANIEL COOKSEY
A. D. BRITT MEMORIAL, MADELEINE REINES JACOBS, AND CHARLES AND ELMA NAESER FUND: Awarded to one or more outstanding junior or senior undergraduate majors to carry out research in the summer.
MADELEINE REINES JACOBS: KUSUMA DEVI ALAPARTHI, SARAH CHACHULA, PRAVIN FORSEKA, AND EUN PARK
A.D. BRITT: KAVYA SAMUDRALA
C.R. AND E.M. NAESER: LOGAN MALIK
CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON PRIZE: Awarded to the outstanding junior majoring in chemistry.
JACQUELINE DYER
BYRNE THURTELL BURNS MEMORIAL PRIZE: Awarded to the graduating chemistry major who has shown the greatest proficiency in organic chemistry as demonstrated by a written examination.
DANIEL COOKSEY
WILLIAM E. FITCH PRIZE: Awarded to the graduating chemistry major with the best written comprehensive examination in chemistry.
NATANIEL BACHTEL
CHEMICAL RUBBER COMPANY FRESHMAN CHEMISTRY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Awarded to one or more freshmen who have achieved the highest records in their respective sections of Introductory Chemistry.
TAYLOR BREWER ANNA REN SAMANTHA VACCARO
BENJAMIN D. VAN EVERA MEMORIAL PRIZE: Awarded to the most effective Graduate Teaching Assistants in Chemistry.
RACHELLE JACOBSON AND RINIPAL KAUR
ALPHA CHI SIGMA: Awarded to the graduating senior with the highest academic record in chemistry courses (with at least 16 hours at GWU).
RICHARD M. FISHER
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY: Awarded to a student completing his or her junior year and who has demonstrated excellence in Analytical Chemistry.
ABIGAIL N. PEPIN
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY – Division of Inorganic Chemistry Undergraduate Award: Awarded to a student who has demonstrated excellence in chemistry at the undergraduate level and whose future plans include a career in chemistry.
HANNAH S. YI
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY – Division of Organic Chemistry Undergraduate Award: Awarded to a student who has demonstrated excellence in organic chemistry at the undergraduate level and whose future plans include a career in chemistry.
RICHARD M. FISHER
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTS: Awarded to a senior graduate student and graduating senior majoring in chemistry, who excel in scholarship, integrity and leadership.
JASON LAU
Undergraduate
SARA WAGNER
A. D. BRITT MEMORIAL, MADELEINE REINES JACOBS, AND CHARLES AND ELMA NAESER FUND: Awarded to one or more outstanding junior or senior undergraduate majors to carry out research in the summer.
MADELEINE REINES JACOBS
JACQUELINE DYER AND KAVYA SAMUDRALA
A.D. BRITT: LOGAN MALIK
BYRNE THURTELL BURNS MEMORIAL PRIZE: Awarded to the graduating chemistry major who has shown the greatest proficiency in organic chemistry as demonstrated by a written examination.
RICHARD M. FISHER AND HANNAH S. YI
WILLIAM E. FITCH PRIZE: Awarded to the graduating chemistry major with the best written comprehensive examination in chemistry.
HANNAH S. YI
CHEMICAL RUBBER COMPANY FRESHMAN CHEMISTRY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Awarded to one or more freshmen who have achieved the highest records in their respective sections of Introductory Chemistry.
HAYLEY SEAL
BENJAMIN D. VAN EVERA MEMORIAL PRIZE: Awarded to the most effective Graduate Teaching Assistants in Chemistry.
JENNIFER A. GIACCAI, XU WANG
ALPHA CHI SIGMA: Awarded to the graduating senior with the highest academic record in chemistry courses (with at least 16 hours at GWU).
JOHN KOPRIVA
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY: Awarded to a student completing his or her junior year and who has demonstrated excellence in Analytical Chemistry.
JENNA SARTUCCI
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY – Division of Inorganic Chemistry Undergraduate Award: Awarded to a student who has demonstrated excellence in chemistry at the undergraduate level and whose future plans include a career in chemistry.
KARA THOMAS
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY – Division of Organic Chemistry Undergraduate Award: Awarded to a student who has demonstrated excellence in organic chemistry at the undergraduate level and whose future plans include a career in chemistry.
JOHN KOPRIVA
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTS: Awarded to a senior graduate student and graduating senior majoring in chemistry, who excel in scholarship, integrity and leadership.
GAIL CLEMENTS
Undergraduate
SYDNEY MORRIS
A. D. BRITT MEMORIAL, MADELEINE REINES JACOBS, AND CHARLES AND ELMA NAESER FUND: Awarded to one or more outstanding junior or senior undergraduate majors to carry out research in the summer.
MADELEINE REINES JACOBS: JENNA SARTUCCI and HANNAH YI
A.D. BRITT: LIHUI BAI
CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON PRIZE: Awarded to the outstanding junior majoring in chemistry.
RICHARD FISHER
BYRNE THURTELL BURNS MEMORIAL PRIZE: Awarded to the graduating chemistry major who has shown the greatest proficiency in organic chemistry as demonstrated by a written examination.
MIKAELA PYRCH
WILLIAM E. FITCH PRIZE: Awarded to the graduating chemistry major with the best written comprehensive examination in chemistry.
SYDNEY MORRIS
CHEMICAL RUBBER COMPANY FRESHMAN CHEMISTRY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Awarded to one or more freshmen who have achieved the highest records in their respective sections of Introductory Chemistry.
ABDULAZIZ BAKHSHWIN, CONNOR FORSYTHE and TALYA WEINSHEL
BENJAMIN D. VAN EVERA MEMORIAL PRIZE: Awarded to the most effective Graduate Teaching Assistants in Chemistry.
MICHELLE BAILEY, JOHN BAIN, AND JASON LAU
ALPHA CHI SIGMA: Awarded to the graduating senior with the highest academic record in chemistry courses (with at least 16 hours at GWU).
ANETA KOWALSKI AND SPIRIDON VONORTAS
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY: Awarded to a student completing his or her junior year and who has demonstrated excellence in Analytical Chemistry.
JOHN KOPRIVA
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY – Division of Inorganic Chemistry Undergraduate Award: Awarded to a student who has demonstrated excellence in chemistry at the undergraduate level and whose future plans include a career in chemistry.
THOMAS SAVAGE
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY – Division of Organic Chemistry Undergraduate Award: Awarded to a student who has demonstrated excellence in organic chemistry at the undergraduate level and whose future plans include a career in chemistry.
NICHOLAS GASKILL
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTS: Awarded to a senior graduate student and graduating senior majoring in chemistry, who excel in scholarship, integrity and leadership.
Graduate
PAULA M. CANTOS
Undergraduate
EMMELINE HA
A. D. BRITT MEMORIAL, MADELEINE REINES JACOBS, AND CHARLES AND ELMA NAESER FUND: Awarded to one or more outstanding junior or senior undergraduate majors to carry out research in the summer.
MADELEINE REINES JACOBS: RICHARD FISHER, SYDNEY MORRIS, KARA THOMAS, and JOHN-HANSON MACADO
A.D. BRITT: DANIEL BERNSTEIN
CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON PRIZE: Awarded to the outstanding junior majoring in chemistry.
KARA THOMAS
BYRNE THURTELL BURNS MEMORIAL PRIZE: Awarded to the graduating chemistry major who has shown the greatest proficiency in organic chemistry as demonstrated by a written examination.
NICHOLAS GASKILL AND SPIRIDON VONORTAS
WILLIAM E. FITCH PRIZE: Awarded to the graduating chemistry major with the best written comprehensive examination in chemistry.
THOMAS SAVAGE AND SPIRIDON VONORTAS
CHEMICAL RUBBER COMPANY FRESHMAN CHEMISTRY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Awarded to one or more freshmen who have achieved the highest records in their respective sections of Introductory Chemistry.
NATHANIEL BACHTEL, MELANIE ECCLES, NICOLAS FRANCONE
BENJAMIN D. VAN EVERA MEMORIAL PRIZE: Awarded to the most effective Graduate Teaching Assistants in Chemistry.
MATTHEW FINN AND R. CARL BROTHERS
