2024 GDCB Honors and Awards Recognition Luncheon: Undergraduates recognized

June 12, 2024

Around 100 faculty, staff and students affiliated with the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology (GDCB) gathered together to celebrate the achievements of their colleagues over the past year at the 2024 GDCB Honors and Awards Recognition Luncheon on May 2. The department celebrated the achievements of several undergraduate students. Check out all of those honored in the 2024 GDCB Honors and Awards Recognition Luncheon program. Photos by Abhas Bhatt.

Undergraduate award recipients

The 2024 GDCB Honors and Awards Recognition Luncheon recognized faculty, staff and students affiliated with the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology. Biology Sophomore Success Scholarship recipients recognized at the luncheon include, from left, Reese Timmons, Riley Olson and Leilani Ramirez-Velez. Rachel Hampton is also a Biology Sophomore Success Scholarship recipient.

Staniforth, Buck and Heimbuch undergraduate scholarship recipients. — Recipients of the David W. Staniforth Legacy Scholarship, Marny and Pete Buck Genetics Scholarship, and Diane Marie Heimbuch Scholarship include, from left, Jenna Goslin (Staniforth Scholarship recipient), Haile Decker (Buck Scholarship recipient), and Rori Wagner (Heimbuch Scholarship recipient.

Genetics, Development and Cell Biology Chair Yanhai Yin (left) celebrates Darlene and Melvin Larsen Scholarship recipient, Shandra Truong (center), with GDCB Associate Chair for Teaching Karri Haen-Whitmer (right).

Biology and genetics peer mentors and Fung award recipients recognized. — B.E.S.T. Learning Community Peer Mentors, Genetics and Bioinformatics Peer Mentors, and recipients of the Sui Tong Chang Fung Fund for the Promotion of Study and Research in Genetics Awards were recognized at the 2024 GDCB Honors and Awards Recognition Luncheon. From left are Emma Heaney, Kaitlyn Christ, Alec Gardner, Kyler Hegarty, Chad Martin and Sophia Waber.

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's High Impact Award for Undergraduate Research recipients. — Some recipients of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's High Impact Award for Undergraduate Research are, from left, Chad Martin, Kyler Hegarty, Seo Young Kim, Liya Mooradian, Shandra Truong and Natalie Kaufmann.

Graduating seniors with highest grade-point averages. — Graduating senior undergraduates with the highest grade-point averages. First row, from left, are Inga Baldus, Isabell Hobbs, Brenna Mathers, Abigail Krull. Second row, from left, are Yin, Catherine Steele, Seo Young Kim, Davis Verhoeven, Laurynn Lovan, Haley Curtis, Conner Davison and Zach Steinmetz.