Honors Day recognizes outstanding academics, service and teaching in the Chemistry Department.

APRIL 27, 2006 - The Department of Chemistry held its annual Honors Day Awards Ceremony on Thursday April 26, 2006 as the culmination of the '05-'06 academic year. Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, and fellow Chemistry faculty member Dr. Bruce Bursten was the guest speaker. Awards were given to outstanding Undergraduates in Analytical, Organic and Physical Chemistry along with general awards and recognitions for achievement and scholarship. Graduate awards were given in specific areas of chemistry as well as overall service, teaching, research and merit awards. One exceptional staff member was recognized for their service to the department. Members of the faculty were also recognized for their achievements in the way of publications, appointments, and prestigious awards. A full list of the awards and recipients can be found below along with a printable version.

Undergraduate Awards

The C.W. Keenan Outstanding General Chemistry Student Award - Nicholas Bell & Katherine Gray

Judson Hall Robertson Memorial Award in Analytical Chemistry - Allison Warren

Analytical Chemistry Division, ACS, Undergraduate Award - Britni Ratliff

C.A. Buehler Chemistry Scholarship - Justin Reno

Undergraduate Award in Physical Chemistry - Britni Ratliff

D.A. Shirley Award in Organic Chemistry - Justin Reno

Sophomore Achievement Award - Theresa Diroff, Matthew Kennedy, and Brian May

East Tennessee Section, ACS, Undergraduate Award - Lee Brogan

Chancellor's Award for Academic Achievement - Britni Ratliff & Lee Brogan

Torchbearer - Britni Ratliff

Graduate Awards

Carol Moulton ACGS Service Award - Kasey Hill, Nathan Henry, Nahla Abu-Hatab, Bill Gurley, and Gary Wynn

John E. Bloor Award in Physical Chemistry - Jinbo Cao

D.A. Shirley Graduate Award in Organic Chemistry - Medhanit Bahta

Anthony T. Balchunas Award - Amber Wellman

UT Scholarly Activity Research Incentive Fund Research Assistant - Dejin Li & Jenny Oran

East Tennessee Section, ACS, Graduate Fellow - Amber Wellman

Hilton A. Smith Graduate Fellowship - Jeffrey Steill

First Year Achievement Award - Meredith Cable, Julia Covington, Royce Dansby-Sparks, Chi-Linh Do-Thanh, and Xueguang Jing

The C.W. Keenan Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award - Deepli Kumar

Outstanding Teaching Award - Andi Barbour, Scott Borella, Dustin Collier, and Amanda Jones

Outstanding Service Award - Julio Gutierrez

Research Merit Awards - Jinbo Cao, Samson Francis, Ming-Yung Lee, Dejin Li, He Qiu, and Yu Zhu

The Burchfield Burridge Warner Graduate Fellowship in Chemistry - Peter Chapman

Gleb Mamantov Graduate Chemistry Scholar - Jenny Oran

Eugene John Barber Fellowship in Chemistry - Nathan Carrington

SAACS Outstanding Chemistry T.A. Award - Shraddha Deodhar

Staff Awards

Outstanding Service Award - Marilyn Ownby

Faculty Honors

SAACS Outstanding Chemistry Professor Award - Robert Hinde

Great Teachers in Chemistry. Chemistry, 2006 - Ronald Magid

U.S. Representative on IUPAC Commission on Physiochemical Symbols, Terminology, and Units - Robert Hinde

National Science Foundation Career Award - X. Peter Zhang

Paul and Wilma Zeigler Professorship - Robert Compton

New Faculty - Michael Best & Frank Vogt

Retiring Faculty - Linda Magid & Ronald Magid

A printable copy of the Honors Day bulletin can be found here (PDF).