Loyola University Chicago

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

2016 Awards

GRADUATE AWARDS

Best TA: Romila Mascarenhas

Dumbach Medal – Jonathan Derouin

Schmitt Fellowship AY 16/17
Jacqueline Arroyo
Romila Mascarenhas
Cory Reidl

Underclassman Awards

Babler Needs-Based Chemistry Scholarship: 
Noelle Wands
Paula Skowron
Michael Patrick O’Brien

Fuchs Scholarship
Benish Beqai

Cassaretto Scholarship
Rebecca Borghi
Emily Dobrzynski
Gabriela Valencia

McMahon Scholarship:
Anand Patel

Louis Glunz Family-Regis Scholarship:
Peter Thoresen 

Mode Scholarship:
Maxwell Moore

Robert Otremba Scholarships:
Denis Cipurko - Sophomore
Estefany Guzman - Junior
Tyler Morgan - Senior

Carl E. Moore, Sr., Scholarship:
Vasilios Stefanis
Kelsey Niaz 

Analytical Chemistry Award:
Maxwell Moore

CRC Press Freshman Achievement Award:
Harjot Uppal

Fr. Morrissey Medals:
Amali Fernando - Freshman
Jack Ghannam - Sophomore
Anand Patel - Junior

Congratulations to: Rachel Torrez – Recipient of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Exceptional Research Opportunities Program Award. Rachel will be working in Jennifer Doudna’s laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley this summer.

SENIOR AWARDS

Fr. Morrissey Medal
Donna Gawron

Merck Index Award:
Matthew Davis

Professor Cassaretto Medals:
Victor Valencia

American Institute of Chemists Award:
Victoria Calteaux

Hypercube Scholar Award:
Kaitlyn Lovato

ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry 
Kaitlyn Lovato

ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry:
Marie Turano

Departmental Honors:
Yousef Abdulla
Zuzanna Binda
Victoria Calteaux
Matthew Davis
Casey Erwin
Donna Gawron
Ashley Iannantone
Amanda Koenig
Kaitlyn Lovato
Eric Sanchez Gomez
Randall Treffy
Marie Turano
Victor Valencia