Undergraduate Award and Scholarship Recipients

Dr. Richard J. Bearman Award

This is a new award offered by our Department in 2020. 

• Tyler Nguyen (2020)

Alpha Chi Sigma Award

• Tyler Nguyen (2020)
• Emily Boyd (2019)
• Kathryn Brewer (2018)
• Colby Barrett (2017)
• Cori Jones (2016)
• Ryan Limbocker (2015)
• Lianna Dang (2014)
• Rodi Torres-Gavusto (2013)
• Morgan T. Maxon (2012)
• Mary Sheldon (2011)
• Rebecca M. Getman (2010)
• Lauren K. Byers (Chemical Engineering) (2010)
• Stephanie A. Hill (2009)
• Ryan J. Ellis (Chemical Engineering) (2009)
• Kelly A. Volp (2008)
• Kaitlyn D. Kelly (2008)
• Jennifer Guerra (2007)
• Joshua A. Sebree (2006)
• Brooke S. Barrett (2005)
• David B. Spry (2004)

American Institute of Chemists Award

This is a national award. 

• Alexis Paige (2020)
• Joseph Loomis (2019)
• Emmaline Lorenzo (2018)
• Wade Henke (2017)
• Bryce Tappan (2016)
• Marcus Florez (2015)
• Kristopher M. Southard (2014)
• Danse Bi (2013)
• Sarah B. Warth (2012)
• Anthony Prosser (2011)
• Jamie L. Wenke (2010)
• Katherine E. Wiley (2009)
• Ian R. Bowen (2008)
• Timothy Welch (2007)
• Atsushi Shiota (2006)
• Melinda L. Bretthauer (2005)
• David B. Spry (2004)

Gini Adams Research Award

• Riley Stegmaier (2020)
• Joshua Wade (2019)
• Ed Irvine (2018)
• Joseph Loomis (2017)
• Elizabeth Goodrow (2016)
• Stephanie Assimonye (2015)
• Ryan Limbocker (2014)
• Mitchell Newton (2013)
• Yiqui Yin (2013)
• Yen Yeh Wang (2012)
• Erin A. Reid (2012)
• Mitchell Newton (2012)
• Ryan A. Limbocker (2012)
• Morgan Maxon (2011)
• Andrew Longanecker (2011)
• Todd Coffey (2010)
• Emilie Mainz (2010)
• Martin E. Jacques (2009)
• Derek T. Jensen (2009)
• Ben Kurth (2009)
• Alan J. Schurle (2009)
• Casey Gee (2008)
• Jaimie Wenke (2008)

Keith & Dona Darlington Award

• Katherine Vander Laan (2020) 
• Eleanor Stewart-Jones (2019)
• Jon Super (2019)
• Garet Melton (2018)
• Zach Wood (2017)
• Kathryn Brewer (2016)
• Collin Clay (2016)
• Kathryn O'Nele (2015)
• Hillary Straub (2014)
• Jacob K. Gentillon (2012)
• Sun Young Yoon (2011)
• Anthony R. Prosser (2010)
• Jamie L. Wenke (2009)

Ted M. Gardiner Award

• Ryan Chandler (2020)
• Joshua Mengell (2020)
• Tyler Nguyen (2019)
• Brooks Hidaka (2018)
• Morgan Downey (2016)
• Leif Oas (2015)
• Danse Bi (2012)
• Alan J. Schurle (2008)
• Kelly Volp (2007)

Jacob Kleinberg Award

• Thomas Finn (2020)
• Katherine Vander Laan (2019)
• Shaun Kelsey (2018)
• Collin Clay (2017)
• Logan Clemow (2016)
• Brandon Easley (2015)
• Bryce Tappan (2014)
• Mitchell Newton (2013)
• Marci N. Seuferling (2012)
• Rodolfo M. Torres-Gavosto (2011)
• Varsha P. Desai (2010)
• Sarra-Valentina Klimberg (2009)
• Christopher E. Smith (2008)
• Amanda Shriwise (2007)
• Timothy R. Welch (2006)
• Parul J. Gor (2005)
• Brooke S. Barrett (2004)
• Melinda L. Bretthauer (2004)

 Frank A. Newby Physical Science Award

• Alexis Paige (2020)
• Dane Brunner (2020)
• Jon Super (2020)
• Hung Do (2019)
•  Sydney Lovrien (2019)
• Shaun Kelsey (2019)
• William Moore (2019)
• Mary Duncan (2019)
• Claudia Garcia Sanchez (2019)
• Jack Weiner (2019)
• Patrick Connelly (2018)
• Riél Latimer (2017)
• Juliana Siegler (2017)
• Dawn Dorsett (2016)
• Sisi Srisutiva (2016)
• Nicolette Warnke (2016)
• Brooks Hidaka (2015)
• Emmaline Lorenzo (2015)

Steve and Susan Snyder Award

• Megan Hegarty (2020)
• Cara Davis (2019)
• Sonia Schoneich (2018)
• Sonia Schoneich (2017)
• Bryce Tappan (2016)
• Karie Robertson (2015)
• Leif Oas (2014)
• Andrew S. Edwards (2010)
• Peter A. Ross (2009)

Franklin Strains Award

• Eric Gustafson (2020)
• Garet Melton (2020)
• Claire Wakefield (2019)
• Donald Corcoran, Jr (2017)
• Lexie Lanphere (2016)
• Riel Latimer (2016)
• Daniel J. Knight (2012)
• Megan A. Sowler (2008)
• Casey Gee (2007)
• Tyler S. McMillan (2006)
• Gideon D. VanRiette (2005)

Keynon Latham Opportunity Fund

• Kaley Muir (2020)
• Toni Tompkins (2019)
• Alexis Paige (2018)
• Jon Super (2018)

Wakarusa Valley ACS Section Award

• Eleanor Stewart-Jones (2020) 
• Zach Wood (2019)
• Collin Clay (2018)
• Colby Barrett (2017)
• Cori Jones (2016)
• Ryan Limbocker (2015)
• Lianna Dang (2014)
• Rodi Torres-Gavusto (2013)
• Jared M. Downard (2012)
• Varsha Desai (2011)
• Rebecca M. Getman (2010)
• Stephanie A. Hill (2009)
• Awardee -Timothy Welch (2007)
• Honorable Mention - Jennifer Guerra (2007)

KU Chemistry Department Scholarship Fund

• Eleanor Stewart-Jones (2020)
• Ambrosee Wilkinson (2020)
• Ryan Chandler (2019)
• Garet Melton (2019)
• Juliana Sigler (2016)
• Juliana Sigler-Pickering-Sagmoen Family Scholarship (2015)
• Luke Kahler (2014)
• Nadia Hamid (2014)

 Drs. Bijan and Mary Taylor Amini Scholarship

• Anh-Dao Do (2020)
• Remington Tee (2020)
• Kaley Muir (2019)
• Joceyln Brooks (2017)
• Talisa Hughes (2016)
• Noah Schneegurt (2016)
• Dawn Dorsett (2015)
• Addison Schauer (2014)

Ralph E. and Esther Weik Badgley Scholarship

• Logan Forshee (2018)--undergraduate
• Alexis Paige (2017)--undergraduate
• Sonia Schoeneich (2016)--undergraduate
• Jessica Lohrman (2016) -- graduate
• Nicolette Warnke (2015) -- undergraduate
• Cori Jones (2014) - undergraduate
• Amanda Houk (2014) - graduate
• Sun Young Yoon (2010) - undergraduate
• Megen A. Culpepper (2009) --graduate
• Brittany R. Love (2008) -- undergraduate
• Megan Fowler (2007) -- undergraduate
• Heidi J. Holovics (2007) -- graduate
• Tiffany R. Maher (2006) -- graduate
• Olivia L. Mooren (2005) -- graduate

Clark E. Bricker Scholarship

• Anton Barybin (2020)
• Anton Barybin (2019)
• Cara Davis (2018)
• Cara Davis (2017)
• Emmaline Lorenzo (2016)
• Bryce Tappan (2015)
• Rabya Ahmed (2014)
• Carina Wade (2014)
• Ryan Limbocker (2013)
• Nadia Hamid (2013)
• William Cleek (2012)
• Morgan Maxon (2011)
• Rodolfo M. Torres-Gavosto (2010)
• Casey E. Gee (2009)
• Casey E. Gee (2008)
• Rebecca M. Getman (2008)
• Justin T. Moyers (2008)
• Dan Belz (2007)
• Qwyndolyn Jones (2007)
• Katherine Wiley (2007)
• Jeffrey A. Robinson (2006)
• Jennifer M. Guerra (2005)
• Timothy R. Welch (2005)
• Josh A. Sebree (2004)
• Jennifer L. Thomas (2004)

Clark E. & Ann Bricker Scholarship

• Kaley Muir (2020)
• Megan Hegarty (2020)
• Alexis Paige (2019)
• Jackson Richmond (2018)
• Jonah Stiel (2018)
• Emily Boyd (2017)
• Sydney Kubica (2017)
• Joseph Loomis (2017)
• Brooks Hidaka (2016)
• Logan D. Clemow (2015)
• Lukas Ohnemus (2015)
• Brandon Easley (2014)
• Emily Hewitt (2014)
• Rabya Ahmed (2013)
• Jennifer Totleben (2013)
• Lianna C. Dang (2012)
• Karie E. Behm (2012)
• Luke R. Barnard (2011)
• Maxwell Newby (2011)
• Morgan T. Maxon (2010)
• Sarah B. Warth (2010)
• Varsha Desai (2009)
• Mary Sheldon (2009)

James P. and Sharon A Elrod Scholarship

• Riley Stegmaier (2020)
• Cole Sherrill (2019)
• Noah Schneegurt (2017)
• Carson Jett (2016)
• Morgan Downey (2015)
• Morgan Downey (2014)
• Vy Nguyen (2013)

Floyd & Ruth Fassnacht Scholarship

• Jonah Stiel (2020)
• Madeline Devries (2019)
• Joseph Loomis (2018)
• Emmaline Lorenzo (2017)
• Patrick Connelly (2016)
• Cori Jones (2015)
• Nicolette Warnke (2014)
• Lianna Dang (2013)
• Maxwell D. Newby (2012)
• Danse Bi (2011)
• Justin D. Smith (2010)
• Justin T. Moyers (2009)
• Katherine E. Wiley (2008)
• Katherine Remley (2007)
• Timothy J. Quincy (2006)
• Joshua A. Sebree (2005)
• Elizabeth J. Erickson (2004)

Walter Gubar Scholarship

• Sarah Park (2020) 
• Dane Brunner (2019)
• Mara Cunningham (2019)
• Sam Steuart (2019)
• Joshua Wade (2019)
• Claudia Garcia Sanchez (2018)
• Will Moore (2018)
• Samuel Steuart (2018)
• Claudia Garcia-Sanchez (2017)
• McKenzie Summerfield (2017)
• Colby Barrett (2016)
• Bryce MacDonald (2016)
• Colby Barrett (2015)
• Sisira Srisutiva (2015)
• Nicci Bowman (2014)
• Sisira Srisutiva (2014)
• Daniel Knight (2013)
• Nicolette Warnke (2013)
• Rodi Torres-Gavosto (2012)
• Jennifer L. Totleben (2012)
• Megan A. Watson (2012)
• Joel Finney (2011)
• Andrew Edwards (2011)
• Joel T. Finney (2010)
• Linh T. Vo (2010)
• Laura Ann Draxler (2009)
• Brittany R. Love (2009)
• Gwyndolyn N. Jones (2008)
• Sarra-Valentina Klimberg (2008)
• Laura Albers (2007)
• Van-Anh Hoang (2007)
• Kyle Young (2007)
• Jennifer M. Guerra (2006)
• Conor T. McCartney (2005)

Reynold T. Iwamoto Scholarship

• Robert Castaneda (2020) 
• Thy Nguyen (2019)
• Hung Nguyen Do (2018)
• Tyler Lamport (2017)
• Rachel Phillips (2016)
• Rachel Phillips (2015)
• Toni Okuyemi (2014)
• Mercy Chepliting (2010)
• Rosemary L. Bayless (2009)

Burton and Cherlye MacKenzie Scholarship

• Madeline Devries (2020)
• Thy Nguyen (2020)
• Wendy Chen (2019)
• Jonah Stiel (2019)
• Megan Hegarty (2018)
• Kaley Muir (2018)
• Sydney Lovrien (2017)
• Will Moore (2017)
• Jackson Richmond (2017)
• Joseph Loomis (2016)

Owen W. Maloney Scholarship

• Elaine Yeh (2020)
• Christian McCoy (2019)
• Lexi Gambill (2018)
• Katherine Vander Laan (2018)
• Tyler Nguyen (2017)
• Eleanor Stewart-Jones (2017)
• Will Moore (2016)
• Zach Wood (2016)
• Collin Clay (2015)
• Elizabeth Goodrow (2015)
• Riél Latimer (2014)
• Toni Okuyemi (2013)
• Sarah Tockstein (2013)
• Nadia S. Hamid (2012)
• Mitchell Newton (2012)
• Lianna C. Dang (2011)
• Phuc Nguyen (2011)
• Carissa Smardo (2011)
• Danse Bi (2010)
• Maxwell D. Newby (2010)
• Megan A. Watson (2010)
• Jordan B. Marks (2009)
• Sara B. Warth (2009)
• Jing Z. Jian (2008)
• Mary R. Sheldon (2008)
• Rebecca Getman (2007)
• Justin Moyers (2007)
• Stephanie A. Hill (2006)
• Jeffrey A. Robinson (2005)
• Sumandeep K. Gill (2004)
• Christina P. Huynh (2004)
• Tyler S. McMillan (2004)

Adrienne Hiscox Mitchell Scholarship

• Jessica Bair (2020) 
• Morgan Johannesen (2019)
• Morgan Johannesen (2018)
• Kathryn Brewer (2017)
• Whitney Harmon (2016)
• Kelly McGurren (2015)
• Auston Katzfey (2014)
• Christine van Allen (2011)
• Mary Sheldon (2010)
• Jing Jian (2009)

Roger Munsinger Scholarship

• Elaena Barney (2020)
• Elaena Barney (2019)

Kristina May Paquette Scholarship

• Ben Fuller (2020)
• Katherine Armstrong (2020)
• Alina Kolchinsky (2019)
• Emily Boyd (2018)
• Eleanor Stewart-Jones (2018)
• Brooks Hidaka (2017)
• Nicholas Smith (2017)

K. Barbara Schowen Undergraduate Chemistry Scholarship

• Alexandria Gambill (2020) 
• Lexi Gambill (2019)
• Mary Duncan (2018)
• Mary Duncan (2017)
• Wade Henke (2016)
• Wade Henke (2015)
• Zunwu Zhou (2014)
• Dillon Schloerb (2013)
• Zunwu Zhou (2013)
• Kristopher Southard (2013)
• Heather A. Bergmann (2012)
• Cory Gutovitz (2011)
• John P. Flynn (2010)
• Rebecca M. Getman (2009)

Leonard V. Sorg Scholarship

• Braeden Huslig (2020)
• Sarah Park (2019)
• Mara Cunningham (2018)
• Garet Melton (2017)
• Joshua Mengell (2017)
• Elizabeth Goodrow (2016)
• Anthony Howcroft (2015)
• Colby Barrett (2014)
• Armeen Rouyanian (2013)
• Kenneth Jezierski (2013)
• Erin A. Reid (2012)
• Jacob Gentillon (2011)
• Andrew J. Keogh (2011)
• Jacob K. Gentillon (2010)
• (Mary) Yen T. Vo (2010)
• Dongxu Li (2009)
• Ian Bowen (2007)
• Jennifer M. Guerra (2006)
• Lauren E. Rowland (2005)
• Jennifer M. Guerra (2004)

Robert D. Talty Scholarship

• Hunter Schneider (2020)
• Hunter Schneider (2019)
• Taylor Tompkins (2019)
• Zach Wood (2018)
• Talisa Hughes (2017)
• Hunter S. LeBlanc (2017)
• Reese Willis (2016)
• Reese Willis (2015)
• Marcus Florez (2014)
• Brian Lamoreux (2014)
• Joey Luvisi (2014)
• Marcus Florez (2013)

Frances Gayetta Hanna Lenser Scholarship

• Rachel Walton (2020)
• Megan Hegarty (2019)
• Jocelyn Brooks (2018)
• Thy Nguyen (2018)

Leland & Jill Weigel Scholarship

• Emma Cosner (2020) 
• Logan Forshee (2020)
• Logan Forshee (2019)
• Tyler Nguyen (2018)

Chemistry Course Performance Awards

Our Department no longer offers these awards as of 2018. 

Analytical Chemistry

• Patrick Connelly (2017)
• Cori Jones (2016)
• Marcus Florez(2015)
• Lianna Dang (2014)
• Sam Ho (2013)
• Jason Lepse (2012)
• Morgan Maxon (2011)
• Anthony R. Prosser (2010)
• Rebecca M. Getman (2009)
• Jessica K. Carlyle (2008)
• Stephanie A. Hill (2007)
• Kevin P. O'Halloran (2006)
• Joseph E. Dratter (2005)
• Brooke S. Barrett (2004)

General Chemistry

• Ryan Cooper (2017 Honors)
• Tyler Nguyen (2017 Honors)
• Kasra Alizadeh (2017)
• Abdul Alkiswani (2017)
• Tai-Ying Lee (2017)
• Steven Salazar (2017)
• Emily Freeburne (2016 Honors)
• Joseph Loomis (2016 Honors)
• Hythem Abuoudah (2016)
• Nicole Johnson (2016)
• Megan Reschke (2016)
• Alex Gabrielli (2015 Honors)
• Taylor Zabel (2015 Honors)
• Zaara Baig (2015)
• Brianna Hafenstine (2015)
• Colton Lagerman (2015)
• Genevieve McCabe (2015)
• Harrison Smith (2014)
• Elise Gao (2014)
• Sanjay Parashar (2014)
• Jocelyn Sajnani (2014)
• Christopher Birzer (2014 Honors)
• Annellise Kolar (2014 Honors)
• Brandon Easley (2013)
• Toni Okuyemi (2013)
• Deena Shaath (2013)
• Zachary Bean (2013)
• Danielle Kerr (2013 Honors)
• Jack Rogers (2013 Honors)
• Rabya Ahmed (2012)
• Debra K Altenhofen (2012)
• Alaina E. Jessen (2012)
• Chad S. Thomas (2012)
• Marcus A. Florez (2012 Honors)
• Nadia S. Hamid (2012 Honors)
• Chewha Ho (2011)
• Timothy Link (2011)
• Matea Malinovic (2011)
• Natalie Walker (2011 Honors)
• Jason Bates (2011 Honors)
• Robert Willer (2011)
• Logan M. Harmon (2010)
• Matthew E. Johnson (2010)
• Whitney N. Kleinmann (2010)
• Bradley A. Strathman (2010)
• Joseph W. Kellum (2010 Honors)
• Bharath Krishnamoorthi (2010 Honors)
• John A. Arce (2009)
• Erin E. Diel (2009)
• Joel T. Finney (2009)
• Megan Godsey (2009)
• Keri B. Kenning (2009)
• Morgan T. Maxon (2009)
• Andrew R. Dick (2008)
• Claire E. Hinrichsen (2008)
• Stacey R. Kraus (2008)
• Joseph A. Moore (2008)
• Jareb T. Stallbaumer (2008)
• Chantz P. Thomas (2008)
• Aric W. Aldrich (2007)
• Jace B. Parkhurst (2007)
• Stephen S. Folmsbee (2007)
• Thora W. Whitemore (2007)
• James B. Mitchelson (2007)
• Douglas J. Zimmerman (2007)
• Todd C. Crawford (2006)
• Brandon J. DeKosky (2006)
• Christopher P. Johnson (2006)
• Patrick H. Mazzei (2006)
• Nikki R. Overton (2006)
• Kathryn A. Reed (2006)
• Molly A. Aldrich (2005)
• Jeffrey A. Robinson (2005)
• James J. Balough (2005)
• Randall S. Stryjewski (2005)
• Melissa E. McDaniel (2005)
• Joshua T. Wewel (2005)
• Andrew R. Becker (2004)
• Nathan Markham (2004)
• Angela S. Boettcher (2004)
• Kayce J. Seidl (2004)
• Jacob T. Hodges (2004)
• Lusi C. Vargas (2004)

Organic Chemistry

• Emily Boyd (2017 Honors)
• Jayda Minor (2017)
• Cody Ptacek (2017)
• Alex Gabrielli (2016 Honors)
• Kathryn Brewer (2016)
• Sana Cheema (2016)
• Mateo Kirwan (2016)
• Lawrence Chen (2015 Honors)
• Helen Bontrager (2015)
• Quinn Hurshman (2015)
• Kenneth (Matt) Zabel (2015)
• Catherine Gronniger (2014)
• Garret Kahle (2014)
• Austin Petz (2014)
• Cori Jones (2014 Honors)
• Adam Miltner (2013)
• Lainie Jessen (2013)
• Kellum Schneider (2013)
• Marcus Florez (2013 Honors)
• Christopher B. Porter (2012)
• Benjamin H. Jang (2012)
• Timothy Link (2012)
• Natalie K Walker (2012 Honors)
• Whitney Kleinman (2011)
• Ojas Patel (2011)
• Andrew Keogh (2011)
• Jacob Gentillon (2011 Honors)
• Kurtis W. Klecan (2010)
• Morgan T. Maxon (2010)
• Noorbahiyah Pavlicek (2010)
• Joel T. Finney (2010 Honors)
• Anna H. Diec (2009)
• Zachary A. Macchi (2009)
• Daniel B. Sisk (2009)
• Jareb T. Stallbaumer (2009)
• Rebecca M. Getman (2008)
• Nathan J. Locke (2008)
• Sheila Shaun Tsau (2008)
• Douglas J. Zimmerman (2008)
• Keegan A. Begley (2007)
• Dan Belz (2007)
• Andrew S. Flanery (2007)
• Emily A. Prohaska (2006)
• Jeffrey A. Robinson (2006)
• Joshua T. Wewel (2006)
• Angela S. Boettcher (2005)
• Bryn M. Gardner (2005)
• Kayce J. Seidel (2005)
• John S. Albin (2004)
• Cheng-Kin Lao (2004)
• Tami E. Ziegler (2004)

Physical Chemistry

• Kathryn Brewer (2017)
• Adam Konen (2017)
• Patrick Connelly (2016)
• Tyler Stanley (2016)
• Kelly McGurren (2015)
• Jack Rogers (2015)
• Matea Malinović (2014)
• Marcus Florez (2014)
• Emily Parsons (2013)
• Jason Bates (2013)
• Morgan T. Maxon (2012)
• Barath Krishnamoorthi (2012)
• Megan Fracol (2011)
• Noorbahiyah Pavlicek (2011)
• Alyssa C. Auld (2010)
• Ryan P. Murphy (2010)
• Kyla N. Velaer (2009)
• Rebecca M. Getman (2009)
• Stephanie A. Hill (2008)
• Darren Welch (2007)
• SmithAnn M. Rasmussen (2006)
• Valerie Migicovskyu (2005)
• Joshua A. Sebree (2005)
• Wenjia Wang (2004)