2016 Awards Day Hosted by Dr. Mark B. Mitchell April 22, 2016
2016 Awards Day Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Presenters
Stephen AkosahMichael BakerAndre BerryChance BoudreauxDonald Graeme ButtlerAshley CarterAngelo ChangasKristy DrapeZachary FarleyReesheda Gilbert
Ernest GyasiReagan HooperPearl JeanRichard JusticeChristopher KelleyOrrion KuykendallMinwoo LeeDorian MairMatt McInturffSkyler Mize
Andrew MontalvoBradley NorvellKimberly PowersScott RichardsonMyles RobinsonKunjan ShahDrew ThorntonHyejin Um
Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Presenters at State, Regional, and National Conferences, 2015-2016
Hosted byDr. Mark B. Mitchell
Aqsa AdnanStephen AkosahJoshua BaughThomas BeckmanElizabeth BennettChance BoudreauxOssie Jordan BucknerLashaundra FambroEric GabilondoJohn Goodwin
Kamir HiamChristopher KelleyTiffiany LawMinwoo LeeMelissa MissinneSkyler MizeAndrew MontalvoBradley NorvellJoan NdunguKrupa Patel
Sarah PeakeAaron PitalKimberly PowersDanna QasimHassan RanaLis Souza RochaChristina TaylorHyejin UmDeidre VandenbosJoseph Wunderle
April 22, 2016Undergraduate Noyce Scholars, 2015-2016
NSF Scholars, 2015-2016Aqsa Adnan
Donald Graeme Bettler Judy Braich
Daeja HammKamir HiamJade Long
Cody PadgettKirt Ronig
Birla Carbon Scholars, 2015-2016Aqsa Adnan
Eric GabilondoSydney Green
Cody PadgettMyles Robinson
Kirt Ronig
Katarina DassChloe HouseKayla Yoder
A Welcome from the Department ChairWelcome to the 2015-2016 Chemistry and Biochemistry Awards Day Ceremony!
The students who receive awards during this ceremony have been judged by the faculty of the Department to represent the finest of the many outstanding Chemistry and Biochemistry students.
Many of the awardees are seniors who will graduate and go on to graduate school, professional school, or some other scientific endeavor. Other awardees, from freshmen to graduate students, have distinguished themselves in a course or in some other aspect of Departmental performance so as to be recognized as among the best of the students in our programs.
All of the students who are presented here today are truly worthy of recognition. We thank you for attending this ceremony, and ask you to join us as we congratulate these remarkable students on their achievements.
Dr. Mark B. Mitchell, ChairDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryKennesaw State University
M.S. in Chemical SciencesOssie Jordan BucknerLashaundra Fambro
David KercherVerra Ngwa
Danna QasimHassan Rana
ChemistryBiochemistrySPRING 2016
Aqsa AdnanOyi Amasiani
Chance BoudreauxBrooke ChagnonMorgan CornellKatarina DassKristy DrapeKarly Frye
Reesheda GilbertMarie Gnoto-McCary
Cody HelmsGarrett HendersonJeremiah James
Christopher KelleyMegan KinkellaAbigail Kuffour
David LeeJessica Lim SangMorgan McEwenNeha Merchant
Jessica MillsAndrew MontalvoShirley NwokikeCody Padgett
David PattersonEmily Ridley
Myles RobinsonErica Tessereau
Heather ThompsonDrew Thornton
Deidre VandenbosFreddy Velasco
Natasaskia WayneAnnie Webb
Cristian AceroMelissa Bentley
Emily ClayTifany ColemanMichael Costley
Diana EvansMary Gipson
Sydney GreenKamir HiamElish Hogg
Lindsey HydeNathaniel Latinwo
James LawMatt McInturff
Barry Sheldon NelmsBradley Norvell
Nauka PatelAlexandrea Ramsey
Kirt RonigKaitlyn Schmidt
Adam SmithSavannah Spranger
Nicholas TalleyHyejin Um
Stephen Wilson
SUMMER 2015
FALL 2015Aqsa Adnan
Caitlen M. AttawayMichael A. Baker
Thomas J. BeckmanAmanda R. BennettMelissa R. BentleyO. Jordan BucknerKristina M. CampisiJames W. Caruso
Brooke T. ChagnonOliver S. Chalfant
Emily ClayKatarina J. Dass
Lashaundra FambroZachary N. FarleyEric A. GabilondoSydney T. GreenWarren R. Griffith
Garrett L. HendersonKamir J. HiamElish A. Hogg
Chloe T. House
Lindsey C. HydeJeremiah A. James
Pearl JeanDavid P. Kercher
Jongmin KimPyeongsug Kim
John A. KundyckiJames A. LawTiffany LawDavid Lee
Jessica E. Lim SangLauren E. MatonKelsey C. NelsonShirley NwokikeTaylor B. PhillipsAaron C. PitalHassan Rana
Emily G. RidleySydney Mansfield Roth
Kunjan J. ShahDeidre D. Vandenbos
2015-2016 Members
President - Cody L. PadgettVice President of Outreach - Kirt W. Ronig
Vice-President of Communication - Chance M. BoudreauxVice-President of Membership - Meghan N. Troutt
Faculty AdvisorsDr. Heather Abbott-Lyon
Dr. Nancy Jo Kirk
Phi Lambda UpsilonChemical Honor SocietyBeta Upsilon Chapter
Seulki KangPyeongsug KimArleen NiciusAaron Pital
Nathan WalkerAmanda Winkfield
Derek AmponsahCaitlen Attaway
Thomas BeckmanEunice Bonsu
Kristina CampisiDebora Dinsey
Robert DulmageAustin DuplechainElizabeth JohnsonShnequa MixonCody NewmanLeticia Pasillas
Troy RauJacob Townsend
Summer Wisehart
Toni-Ann MillerAmy Sizemore
Jon DorseyKrista Poynter
Biochemistry Chemistry
Biochemistry Chemistry
M.S. in Chemical SciencesMatthew BeyerTasia Nabors
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry2016 Awards Day
ACS Undergraduate Award in Analytical ChemistryCody Padgett Presented by Dr. Huggins Msimanga ACS Undergraduate Award in Organic ChemistryJames Law Presented by Dr. Christopher W. Alexander AIC Student Award in Biochemistry Hyejin Um Presented by Dr. Michael Van Dyke AIC Student Award in Chemistry Myles Robinson Presented by Dr. Carol Chrestensen CRC Press Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award Cody Falls Presented by Dr. Chris Dockery Hypercube Scholar AwardEric Gabilondo Presented by Dr. Martina Kaledin POLYED Undergraduate Award in Organic ChemistryDonald Graeme Bettler Presented by Dr. Daniela Tapu Departmental Award in BiochemistryJoan Ndungu Presented by Dr. Carol Chrestensen Departmental Award in Chemical Education - UndergraduateKayla Yoder Presented by Dr. Lori Klingler-Maffe Departmental Award in Chemical Education - Graduate Yancey Miller Presented by Dr. Lori Klingler-Maffe Departmental Award in Forensic Chemistry Diedre Vandenbos Presented by Dr. Chris Dockery Departmental Award in Inorganic ChemistryElish Hogg Presented by Dr. Michael Stollenz
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry2016 Awards Day
Departmental Award in Organic ChemistryChance Boudreaux Presented by Dr. Daniela Tapu Departmental Award in Pharmaceutical Chemistry Emily Ridley Presented by Dr. Marina Koether Departmental Award in Physical Chemistry Eric Gabilondo Presented by Dr. Heather Abbott-Lyon
Departmental Award in Professional ChemistryCody Padgett Presented by Dr. Mark B. Mitchell Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Award Michael Chandler Costley Presented by Mr. Ben Huck Graduate Teaching Assistant Award Daniel Corella Presented by Dr. Nancy Jo Kirk Graduate Research Assistant Award Verra Ngwa Presented by Dr. Jonathan L. McMurry
Biochemistry Kamir Hiam
ChemistryCody Padgett
Chemical SciencesDavid Kercher
College of SCienCe and MatheMatiCS outStanding graduating Student awardS
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry2016 Awards Day
ACS Undergraduate Award in Analytical ChemistryCody Padgett Presented by Dr. Huggins Msimanga ACS Undergraduate Award in Organic ChemistryJames Law Presented by Dr. Christopher W. Alexander AIC Student Award in Biochemistry Hyejin Um Presented by Dr. Michael Van Dyke AIC Student Award in Chemistry Myles Robinson Presented by Dr. Carol Chrestensen CRC Press Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award Cody Falls Presented by Dr. Chris Dockery Hypercube Scholar AwardEric Gabilondo Presented by Dr. Martina Kaledin POLYED Undergraduate Award in Organic ChemistryDonald Graeme Bettler Presented by Dr. Daniela Tapu Departmental Award in BiochemistryJoan Ndungu Presented by Dr. Carol Chrestensen Departmental Award in Chemical Education - UndergraduateKayla Yoder Presented by Dr. Lori Klingler-Maffe Departmental Award in Chemical Education - Graduate Yancey Miller Presented by Dr. Lori Klingler-Maffe Departmental Award in Forensic Chemistry Diedre Vandenbos Presented by Dr. Chris Dockery Departmental Award in Inorganic ChemistryElish Hogg Presented by Dr. Michael Stollenz
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry2016 Awards Day
Departmental Award in Organic ChemistryChance Boudreaux Presented by Dr. Daniela Tapu Departmental Award in Pharmaceutical Chemistry Emily Ridley Presented by Dr. Marina Koether Departmental Award in Physical Chemistry Eric Gabilondo Presented by Dr. Heather Abbott-Lyon
Departmental Award in Professional ChemistryCody Padgett Presented by Dr. Mark B. Mitchell Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Award Michael Chandler Costley Presented by Mr. Ben Huck Graduate Teaching Assistant Award Daniel Corella Presented by Dr. Nancy Jo Kirk Graduate Research Assistant Award Verra Ngwa Presented by Dr. Jonathan L. McMurry
Biochemistry Kamir Hiam
ChemistryCody Padgett
Chemical SciencesDavid Kercher
College of SCienCe and MatheMatiCS outStanding graduating Student awardS
SUMMER 2015
FALL 2015Aqsa Adnan
Caitlen M. AttawayMichael A. Baker
Thomas J. BeckmanAmanda R. BennettMelissa R. BentleyO. Jordan BucknerKristina M. CampisiJames W. Caruso
Brooke T. ChagnonOliver S. Chalfant
Emily ClayKatarina J. Dass
Lashaundra FambroZachary N. FarleyEric A. GabilondoSydney T. GreenWarren R. Griffith
Garrett L. HendersonKamir J. HiamElish A. Hogg
Chloe T. House
Lindsey C. HydeJeremiah A. James
Pearl JeanDavid P. Kercher
Jongmin KimPyeongsug Kim
John A. KundyckiJames A. LawTiffany LawDavid Lee
Jessica E. Lim SangLauren E. MatonKelsey C. NelsonShirley NwokikeTaylor B. PhillipsAaron C. PitalHassan Rana
Emily G. RidleySydney Mansfield Roth
Kunjan J. ShahDeidre D. Vandenbos
2015-2016 Members
President - Cody L. PadgettVice President of Outreach - Kirt W. Ronig
Vice-President of Communication - Chance M. BoudreauxVice-President of Membership - Meghan N. Troutt
Faculty AdvisorsDr. Heather Abbott-Lyon
Dr. Nancy Jo Kirk
Phi Lambda UpsilonChemical Honor SocietyBeta Upsilon Chapter
Seulki KangPyeongsug KimArleen NiciusAaron Pital
Nathan WalkerAmanda Winkfield
Derek AmponsahCaitlen Attaway
Thomas BeckmanEunice Bonsu
Kristina CampisiDebora Dinsey
Robert DulmageAustin DuplechainElizabeth JohnsonShnequa MixonCody NewmanLeticia Pasillas
Troy RauJacob Townsend
Summer Wisehart
Toni-Ann MillerAmy Sizemore
Jon DorseyKrista Poynter
Biochemistry Chemistry
Biochemistry Chemistry
M.S. in Chemical SciencesMatthew BeyerTasia Nabors
A Welcome from the Department ChairWelcome to the 2015-2016 Chemistry and Biochemistry Awards Day Ceremony!
The students who receive awards during this ceremony have been judged by the faculty of the Department to represent the finest of the many outstanding Chemistry and Biochemistry students.
Many of the awardees are seniors who will graduate and go on to graduate school, professional school, or some other scientific endeavor. Other awardees, from freshmen to graduate students, have distinguished themselves in a course or in some other aspect of Departmental performance so as to be recognized as among the best of the students in our programs.
All of the students who are presented here today are truly worthy of recognition. We thank you for attending this ceremony, and ask you to join us as we congratulate these remarkable students on their achievements.
Dr. Mark B. Mitchell, ChairDepartment of Chemistry and BiochemistryKennesaw State University
M.S. in Chemical SciencesOssie Jordan BucknerLashaundra Fambro
David KercherVerra Ngwa
Danna QasimHassan Rana
ChemistryBiochemistrySPRING 2016
Aqsa AdnanOyi Amasiani
Chance BoudreauxBrooke ChagnonMorgan CornellKatarina DassKristy DrapeKarly Frye
Reesheda GilbertMarie Gnoto-McCary
Cody HelmsGarrett HendersonJeremiah James
Christopher KelleyMegan KinkellaAbigail Kuffour
David LeeJessica Lim SangMorgan McEwenNeha Merchant
Jessica MillsAndrew MontalvoShirley NwokikeCody Padgett
David PattersonEmily Ridley
Myles RobinsonErica Tessereau
Heather ThompsonDrew Thornton
Deidre VandenbosFreddy Velasco
Natasaskia WayneAnnie Webb
Cristian AceroMelissa Bentley
Emily ClayTifany ColemanMichael Costley
Diana EvansMary Gipson
Sydney GreenKamir HiamElish Hogg
Lindsey HydeNathaniel Latinwo
James LawMatt McInturff
Barry Sheldon NelmsBradley Norvell
Nauka PatelAlexandrea Ramsey
Kirt RonigKaitlyn Schmidt
Adam SmithSavannah Spranger
Nicholas TalleyHyejin Um
Stephen Wilson
2016 Awards Day Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Presenters
Stephen AkosahMichael BakerAndre BerryChance BoudreauxDonald Graeme ButtlerAshley CarterAngelo ChangasKristy DrapeZachary FarleyReesheda Gilbert
Ernest GyasiReagan HooperPearl JeanRichard JusticeChristopher KelleyOrrion KuykendallMinwoo LeeDorian MairMatt McInturffSkyler Mize
Andrew MontalvoBradley NorvellKimberly PowersScott RichardsonMyles RobinsonKunjan ShahDrew ThorntonHyejin Um
Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Presenters at State, Regional, and National Conferences, 2015-2016
Hosted byDr. Mark B. Mitchell
Aqsa AdnanStephen AkosahJoshua BaughThomas BeckmanElizabeth BennettChance BoudreauxOssie Jordan BucknerLashaundra FambroEric GabilondoJohn Goodwin
Kamir HiamChristopher KelleyTiffiany LawMinwoo LeeMelissa MissinneSkyler MizeAndrew MontalvoBradley NorvellJoan NdunguKrupa Patel
Sarah PeakeAaron PitalKimberly PowersDanna QasimHassan RanaLis Souza RochaChristina TaylorHyejin UmDeidre VandenbosJoseph Wunderle
April 22, 2016Undergraduate Noyce Scholars, 2015-2016
NSF Scholars, 2015-2016Aqsa Adnan
Donald Graeme Bettler Judy Braich
Daeja HammKamir HiamJade Long
Cody PadgettKirt Ronig
Birla Carbon Scholars, 2015-2016Aqsa Adnan
Eric GabilondoSydney Green
Cody PadgettMyles Robinson
Kirt Ronig
Katarina DassChloe HouseKayla Yoder