Awards and Prizes

The College of Sciences recognizes an alumnus who has offered outstanding contributions to 51�Թ��ܿƴ� and the community.

2023— Douglas Sims, Class of 1995, 1997
2022— Tricia Evens, Class of 2005
2021 — Zane L. Marshall, Class of 1996, 2006
2020 — Susan Corbett, Class of 1991
2019 — Travis Huxman, Class of 2000
2018 — Kenneth Bruce Jones, Class of 1995
2017 — Theodore Garland, Jr., Class of 1978, 1980
2016 — Amy Brock-Hon, Class of 2002, 2007
2015 — Dr. Matthew Schwartz, Class of 1996
2014 — Dr. Tony Alamo, Class of 1986
2013 — Andrée Prigoda Reed, Class of 1970, 1978
2009 — Dr. Ray Rawson, Class of 1964
2008 — Hiba Risheg, Class of 1997
2004 — Avnish Bhatnaghar, Class of 1989
2000 — Elizabeth Donley, Class of 1994
1999 — William Clark, Class of 1992
1998 — Dr. Pamela Moore, Class of 1977
1997 — Daniel Fischer, Class of 1979, 1990
1996 — Dr. Ilene Morgan, Class of 1988, 1990

This award recognizes excellence in service to the department, college, university, profession, and/or community. The recipient must be a full-time faculty member within the college and must agree to be nominated. Nominations may come from faculty colleagues, classified staff, students, or members of the 51�Թ��App community. The committee is particularly interested in service that has had a significant impact.

2023 — Boo Tseng, Life Sciences
2022 — Ron Gary, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2021 — Brenda Buck, Geoscience
2020 — Rohan Dalpatadu, Mathematical Sciences
2019 — Helen Wing, Life Sciences
2018 — Michael Pravica, Physics and Astronomy
2017 — Kaushik Ghosh, Mathematical Sciences
MaryKay Orgill, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2011 — Bryan Spangelo, Chemistry
2010 — Carryn Bellomo, Mathematical Sciences
2008 — Michelle Elekonich, Life Sciences
2007 — Rod Metcalf, Geoscience
2006 — Stephen Roberts, Life Sciences
2005 — Paul Aizley, Mathematical Sciences
2004 — Satish Bhatnaghar, Mathematical Sciences
2003 — Kathleen Robins, Chemistry
2002 — Roberta Williams, Biological Sciences
2001 — Fred Bachhuber, Geoscience
2000 — Boyd Earl, Chemistry
1999 — David Emerson, Chemistry

This award recognizes outstanding tenured and tenure-track faculty or lecturers in the College of Sciences. Nominees must have completed a minimum of three years at 51�Թ��ܿƴ�, although the entire professional career of the nominee will be evaluated.

2023 — Ganqing Jiang, Geoscience
2022 — Matthew Lachniet, Geoscience
2021 — Jichun Li, Mathematical Sciences
2020 — Shichun Huang, Geoscience
Rebecca Martin, Physics and Astronomy
2019 — Balakrishnan Naduvalath, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2018 — Ernesto Abel-Santos, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Laurel Raftery, Life Sciences
2017 — Elizabeth Hausrath, Geoscience
Zhaohuan Zhu, Physics and Astronomy
2015 — Pengtao Sun, Mathematical Sciences
2013 — Brian Hedlund, Life Sciences
2012 — Brett Riddle, Life Sciences
2011 — Kentaro Nagamine, Physics and Astronomy
Jichun Li, Mathematical Sciences
2010 — Dennis Bazylinski, Life Sciences
2009 — Daniel Proga, Physics and Astronomy
2008 — Bing Zhang, Physics and Astronomy
2007 — Clemens Heske, Chemistry
2006 — Balakrishnan Naduvalath, Chemistry
Malcolm Nicol, Physics
2005 — Carl Reiber, Biological Sciences
2004 — David Costa, Mathematical Sciences
2003 — Jean Cline, Geoscience
2002 — Donna Weistrop, Physics
2001 — Lawrence Walker, Biological Sciences
2000 — Peter Shiue, Mathematical Sciences
1999 — Eugene Smith, Geoscience
1998 — Stephen Lepp, Physics
1997 — Dennis Lindle, Chemistry
1996 — Stan Smith, Biology

This award recognizes any instructor in the College of Sciences who demonstrates excellence in teaching undergraduate or graduate classes.

2023 — Scott MacDonald, Mathematical Sciences
Aleksei Talonov, Mathematical Sciences
2022 — Michael Wells, Geoscience
2021 — MaryKay Orgill, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2020 — Jennifer Guerra, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2019 — Wanda Taylor, Geoscience
2018 — Jef Jeager, Life Sciences
2017 — Gabriel Judkins, Geoscience
2015 — Jenifer Utz, Life Sciences
2013 — Michael Pravica, Physics and Astronomy
2012 — Pradip Bhowmik, Chemistry
2011 — Andrew Hanson, Geoscience
Kathleen Robins, Chemistry
2010 — Adam Simon, Geoscience
2009 — Megan Lister, Life Sciences
2008 — Steve Rowland, Geoscience
2007 — MaryKay Orgill, Chemistry
2006 — John Farley, Physics and Astronomy
2005 — Boyd Earl, Chemistry
2004 — Kathleen Robins, Chemistry
2003 — Pradip Bhowmik, Chemistry
2002 — Daniel Thompson, Biological Sciences
2001 — Rodney Metcalf, Geoscience
2000 — George Plopper, Biological Sciences
1999 — Lloyd Stark, Biological Sciences
1998 — Peter Shiue, Mathematical Sciences
1993 — Ebrahim Salehi, Mathematical Sciences
1989 — Peter Shiue, Mathematical Sciences
1986 — Satish Bhatnager, Mathematical Sciences

This award recognizes excellence in service to the college, university, and community. The recipient must be a full-time staff member within the college. Nominations may come from faculty, staff, students, or members of the 51�Թ��App community.

2023 — Carolyn Hatchett, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2022 — Peter Clancy, College of Sciences
2021 — Katrina Switalski, College of Sciences
2020 — Jung Jae Koh, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2019 — Martha Schumacher, College of Sciences
2018 — Keala Kiko, College of Sciences
2017 — William O'Donnell, Physics and Astronomy
2010 — Aaron Payette, School of Life Sciences
2009 — Janet Reiber, Advising Center

This award recognizes an employee who has performed above and beyond their assigned duties in the support of the college. The recipient must be a full-time staff member within the college. Nominations may come from faculty, staff, students, or members of the 51�Թ��App community.

2023 — Alexander Skinner, Physics & Astronomy
2022 — Stephanie Samson, Life Sciences
2021 — Robin Grove, College of Sciences
2020 — Whitney Kizer, Life Sciences
2019 — Rychelle Tomlin, College of Sciences
2018 – Bianca Rideout, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2017 – Casey Hall-Wheeler, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2015 — Mark Miyamoto, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2012 — Pat Hunt, Life Sciences
2011 — Gail Michel-Parsons, Physics and Astronomy
2009 — Erin McNamara, Mathematical Sciences
Veronica Knight, Advising Center

This award honors an individual who has demonstrated a significant impact on mathematics and science education in Southern Nevada.

2009 — Jhone Ebert, Clark County School District
2008 — Patricia Mulroy, Southern Nevada Water Authority and 51�Թ��App Springs Preserve
2006 — Stephen M. Rowland, Geoscience
2005 — Jeffrey Shih, College of Education

This award honors and recognizes outstanding career contributions to the College of Sciences. It is presented to individuals who have made distinguished, sustained, and lasting contributions to the teaching and research mission of the College of Sciences. The award is named in honor of professor Donna Weistrop, who exemplifies the personal qualities, professional leadership, and dedicated service worthy of such tribute.

2009 — David Emerson, Chemistry
2007 — Boyd Earl, Chemistry
2005 — Donna Weistrop, Physics

This award is presented to the outstanding dissertation submitted by a Ph.D. student in the College of Sciences, as selected by the faculty committee.

2022 — Suzanne Mulligan, Geoscience
2021 — Jeremy Smallwood, Life Sciences
2020 — Rihui Lan, Mathematical Sciences
2019 — Joshua Sackett, Life Sciences
2018 — Tim Waters, Physics and Astronomy
2017 — Sidney Shields, Mathematical Sciences
2016 — Janelle Droessler, Radiochemistry
2015 — Seth Gainey, Geoscience
2014 — Christopher Adcock, Geoscience
2013 — Jonathan Plaue, Radiochemistry
2011 — Amanda Williams, Geoscience
2010 — Alexi K. Nedeltchev, Chemistry
2009 — Jun Yin, Geoscience
2007 — Shen Xie, Life Sciences
2006 — Jef Jaeger, Biosciences

This award is presented to the outstanding theses submitted by a master's student in the College of Sciences, as selected by the faculty committee.

2022 — Evan O'Neal, Geoscience
2021 — Cale Seymour, Life Sciences
2020 — Lara Turello, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2019 — Rachel Rahib, Geoscience
2018 — Jackie Phan, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2017 — Jeremy L. Smallwood, Physics and Astronomy
2016 — Michael H. Steiner, Geoscience
2015 — Jung Jae Koh, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2014 — Christopher Cline II, Geoscience
2013 — Michael Kuhlmann, Mathematical Sciences
2012 — Lindsey Clark, Geoscience
2009 — Todd Arrowood, Geoscience
2008 — Francisco Javier Virgili, Physics and Astronomy
2007 — Shanna Goffman-Tighi, Water Resource Management
2006 — Tandis Bidgoli, Geoscience

This award is presented to a graduate student that demonstrates a teaching philosophy and evidence that supports: active learning through innovative instructional activities; critical thinking and reasoning skills in students; teaching effectiveness; and classroom achievement.

2022 — Md Nahid Hasan, Mathematical Sciences
2021 — Suzanne Mulligan, Geoscience
2020 — Rebecca Lim, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2019 — Bhagya De Silva, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2018 — Joy Immak, Life Sciences
2017 — Michael Isaacs, Life Sciences
2016 — Sean Breckling, Mathematical Sciences
2015 — Joy Immak, Life Sciences
2014 — Moinak Bhaduri, Mathematical Sciences
2012 — Thomas Bussey, Chemistry

This award is named in honor of David Emerson, professor emeritus of chemistry and an international figure in scientific teaching and research and a tireless advocate for advancing the role of science in our culture.

Recipients will have contributed to the discovery of new knowledge or the pioneering development of scientific techniques and methods; influenced others to explore and investigate science and its application to global problems; and will have inspired and elevated the public's interest in and appreciation of science through their advocacy and leadership. The recipient will be selected primarily on the basis of contributions to the sciences that impact our lives in significant and meaningful ways.

2008 — Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, professor of chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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