Latha Barnes
Award-
Latha M. Barnes
(AB, Berry College; MS, Mississippi; PhD., Georgia State) came to West Georgia
in the fall of 1959 and during the ensuing 27 years positively impacted the
general chemistry program. She exemplified excellence to students and
enjoyed interacting with them. This award is a tribute to her and
students in the area of chemistry that she loved the most. The award
consists of a monetary gift of $100.
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Joshua Hite
2010 |
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Brooke Hightower
Aimee Poda
Rose Dunbar Walston
Ryan Kauffman
Emily A. Waters
Mary kate McBrayer
Candice Cummings
J. Whitney Cook
Rachel Davenport
Yejide Moyeen Abiodun
Colleen Reynoso Knight
Megan Kathleen Nickle
Heather Renae Dahlin |
1996
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2004
2005
2006
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Kelvin Rembert
Addie Summitt
Kristin Skala
Joshua Hite
Alisha Contractor
Joanna Denton
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2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012 |
Freshman
Chemistry Achievement Award-
This award is given
annually to a chemistry student who has shown outstanding academic achievement
during the preceding year in the general chemistry sequence and high potential
for future contributions in science. Those awarded receive a copy of the
latest edition of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics.
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Calin Martin
2010 |
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Crystal Carter
Kenneth Stone
Kunal Brahmbhatt
Yong Duk Suh
Rachel Fuller
Edward L. Croker
Marc E. Baumgardner
Nimish Pandya
Megan Nickle
Logan M. Leslie
Daniel Craig Maybern
Ajay Pillai
Leonard Yontz |
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2006
2007 |
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Kara Hartman
Sarah Hinkemeyer
Calin Martin
Christopher Crittenden
Kathyrn Pomeroy
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2008
2009
2010
2011
2012 |
Pope-Grogan
Award-
Hughlan W. Pope
(BS, Carson-Newman; MS, Georgia; PhD., Vanderbilt) retired from West Georgia
in 1976 as Chairman and Professor of Chemistry. His career included
significant accomplishments in organic teaching and research. Jack L.
Grogan (AB, West Georgia; MS, PhD., Georgia) taught organic chemistry from
1970 to 1989. During that time he developed offerings in medicinal
chemistry, biochemistry, and physiological chemistry. His efforts saw
the establishment of a highly successful pre-pharmacy program. This
award is given annually to a chemistry student who has shown outstanding
academic achievement during the preceding year in the organic chemistry
sequence. The award consists of a monetary gift of $100.
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Kelsey Gaston
2010 |
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Laura Handy
Crystal Carter
Mark Thomas
Ryan Matthew Kauffman
Yong D. Suh
Susan A. Hughes
William J. Sanders
Jessica Harris
Laura Altom
Toma Omonuwa
Bryan D. Cox
Morin Mae Frick
Ajay Pillai |
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2004
2005
2006
2007 |
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Rachel Vaden
Brent Bermingham
Kelsey Gaston
Kevin Eason
Shams Reaz
Alisha Contractor
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2008
2009
2010
2011
2011
2012 |
Analytical
Chemistry Award-
For fifteen years
the Division of Analytical Chemistry sponsors these awards which are intended
to encourage student interest in analytical chemistry and to recognize
students who display an aptitude for a career in this field. The award
consists of an 8-month subscription to the journal Analytical Chemistry
and an honorary membership in the Division of Analytical Chemistry for the
same period.
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James Patrick
2010 |
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Bridget Green
Chris Lane
Amy Carol Smith
Nicole Caylor
Candice Cato
Edward L. Croker
Jessica Harris
Marc Baumgardner
John-Tyle Cene’
Logan M. Leslie
Holley Jeter
Mary Kimberly Holder |
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 |
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Rachel Vaden
Ginger Crews
James Patrick
Andrew Vinyard
William Stearns
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2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
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Lucille B.
Garmon Physical Chemistry Award-
Lucille B. Garmon
(BS, MS, Richmond; PhD., Virginia) is currently Professor Emeritus at UWG
where she taught the general nursing and physical chemistry courses.
Though she has officially retired you will continue to find her committment to
teaching and to students as she directs the Workshop Program. This award
is given to the student who has shown outstanding academic achievement in the
Physical Chemistry sequence. The award consists of an individual plaque
and a monetary gift of $100.
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Brent Bermingham
2010 |
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Christopher D. Lane
Yong D. Suh
Edward Croker
Scott P. Tinney
Marc E. Baumgardner
Megan K. Nickle
Colleen Knight
Reynoso
Christopher Shacklady
Kelly Antion |
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2007 |
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Jay Lanham
Kelvin Rembert
Brent Bermingham
Mari Elise Brazil |
2008
2009
2010
2012 |
Dr. Roy L.
Denney Scholarship-
This scholarship is
reserved for students majoring in biology or chemistry with a pre-med focus.
Scholarships shall be awarded every other year on the basis of merit and potential, with need
being a secondary consideration.
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Kevin Eason
2010 |
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Sara E. Morgan
Leigh V. Evans
Amy L. Reed
Destiny Murray Aaron
Gall
Kevin Eason
Eric Ollila |
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2012 |
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James Boyd
Award-
This award,
formerly call the Sigma Xi Award, is given annually to a senior chemistry
major who, in the opinion of the departmental faculty, has shown outstanding
achievement in undergraduate chemistry and chemical research. Potential
for future professional development in chemistry and related disciplines is
also judged in making the selection.
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Shavon Bennett
2010 |
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Greg Drummond
David Hathcock
David Hathcock
Sangeetha Gomadam
Amy Carol Smith
Timothy M. Ayers
Mary Kate McBrayer
Daniel L. Parker
Laura K. Altom
Toma S. Omonuwa
Danielle M. Shacklady
Logan Leslie |
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 |
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Jillian Lovejoy
Kelvin Rembert
Shavon Bennett
Ross Byrd
Shams Reaz
Mari Elize Brazil
Brent Bermingham |
2008
2009
2010
2011
2011
2012
2012
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American
Institute of Chemists Award-
Annual student
awards program to honor outstanding seniors majoring in chemistry, chemical
engineering, or biochemistry. Given in recognition of a demonstrated
record of ability, leadership, and professional promise. The student
will receive a suitable certificate, and a one-year Student Associate
membership in the AIC.
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Ginger
Crews
2010 |
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Russ Fitzgerald
Brandon Morrow
Kenneth Coleman Stone
Jill Buchanan
Roger D. Huffstetler
Christopher D. Lane
Susan A. Hughes
Daniel P. Parker
Patricia S. Russell
N. Eric Huddleston
Jesse Ryan McAtee
Erum K. Raja
Jay Lanham |
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2001
2002
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 |
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Jennifer Kelley
Kristina Truitt
Ginger Crews
Holly Wallace
Jeremy Colten Johnson |
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
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Academic Achievement Awards & Scholarships
In recognition of the academic
achievements of our students, the
Chemistry Department hosts an annual Honors Banquet where they may be
recognized and awarded. Our department is pleased to display its
commitment to students in a variety of ways and strives to make every
effort to encourage and support them in their academic endeavors.
Listed below are the awards and scholarships that are offered and those
who have received them in the past.
Scholarships
The W. Glenn
Esslinger Organic Book Scholarship-
To honor the
31-year career of teaching and conducting undergraduate research of
Professor W. Glenn Esslinger, the faculty of the Department of Chemistry
award book scholarships to three deserving chemistry majors completing the
general chemistry sequesnce and starting the organic chemistry sequence in
the fall. Professor Esslinger (BS, MS, Ph.D., Alabama), began his
tenure at West Georgia in 1968 and retires in December 1999. Former
students and faculty honor him for excellent teaching and service with
this scholarship. The chemistry majors are competitively chosen
based upon their performance in the general chemistry sequence.
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2001
Amanda Ethridge
James Garrett
Lacie Brown
Ekama Onofiola
Jennifer Whitney Cook
2002
Julia Meski
Jessica Lant
Rachel Davenport
Laura Altom
Stephanie Sims
Armando Soto
Rebekah Isaacs
2003
Bryan Cox
Cathy Tran
Kathryn Bly
Nimish Pandya
Moyeen Abiodun
Marquita Searcy
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2004
Crystal Cooper
Ayan Ahmed
Misty Layland-Young
Logan Leslie
Sara Susach
Judy Le
2005
Chris Burns
Ivey Holland
Sriharsha Rayapati
Jamie Harris
Jalpa Patel
Daniel Maybern
Ajay Pillai
2006
Diem Huynh
Melissa Usry
Kiersten Phillips
Kristina Truitt
Leonard Yontz
Erica Linn |
2007
Diem Huynh
Courtney Richardson
Lara Dakkak
Sterling Kelley
Brent Bermingham
Kara Hartman
Wesley McKenzie
2008
Katelyn Martin
Nadia Brashier
Sarah Hinkemeyer
Jennifer Gaddie
Chitralekha Sampath
Adejunle Talabi
2009
Amanda Collins
Rachel Schnorr
Jacqueline Mathenge
Jacob Hewell
Ifeoma Okponyia
Matthew Anderson
Kimbo Sanda
Karis Dickey |
2010
Sonali Dinani
Tyler
Cox
Bryan Hendren
Shastina Oglesbee
Andrew
Vineyard
Cody Pasko
T. J. Garrabrant
Katherine Brower
2012
Matthew Rivera
Lidija Krstec Kayla
Covington Brandon
Rittgers Li Li Chen |
James A.
Wash Scholarship-
James A. Wash
(BS, M.Ed., Ed.D., Georgia) taught chemistry at Georgia State before
coming to West Georgia in 1967. He served as Director of Research
Services until his death in 1979. This scholarship was established
in his memory and is presented each spring to a chemistry major who will
be attending West Georgia during the succeeding academic year, completed a
year of general chemistry and either organic or analytical chemistry, and
maintained a GPA of at least 3.5.
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Lillian Ha
2010 |
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Crystal Carter
Roger Huffstetler
Amy Smith
Chris Lane
Yong D. Suh
Mary Kate McBrayer
Jonathan M. Meyers
Jessica Harris
Amy Herber
Logan M. Leslie
Christopher Shacklady
Katelyn
Perkins |
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 |
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Krystal Cadle
Kristin Skala
Lillian Ha
Jennifer Harper
William Stearns |
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012 |
Lois Martin
Scholarship-
This
scholarship was established by Dr. Frederick W. Martin, an alumnus of the
University ('73) and a local medical doctor, in memory of his mother.
The recipient of this scholarship is a pre-med major who shows promise of
an outstanding medical career. The scholarship will be awarded on
the basis of GPA, potential, with need being a secondary consideration.
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Shams Reaz
2010 |
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Aimee Rae Poda
Sangeetha Gomadam
Allison Buchanan
Yong Suh
Cari E. Low
Sara Morgan
Tameika D. Wheeler
Laura Altom
Toma Omonuwa
Toma Omonuwa
Amy L. Reed
Christopher Cox
Ayan A. Ahmed
Amna Ali |
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2003
2004
2005
2005
2006
2007 |
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Tara-Lynn Baratz
Betté Ford
Tara-Lynn Baratz
Shams Reaz
Thomas Cochran
Alisha Contractor |
2008
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
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William L.
Lockhart Scholarship-
This
scholarship was founded to honor Professor Lockhart (BS, Tenn. Tech; MS,
Mississippi; Ph.D., Vanderbilt) for his contributions as a chemistry
instructor. This scholarship is to assist for at least one academic
year a promising chemistry major who has exhibited heart and has completed
at least an academic year of consecutive chemistry courses at the
University of West Georgia by the end of the spring semester.
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Holly
Wallace
2010 |
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Gregory Owens
Kenneth Stone
Roger Huffstetler
Timothy Ayers
Mary Kate McBrayer
Daniel L. Parker
N. Eric Huddleston
Jonathan Meyers
Jesse McAtee
Erum K. Raja
Logan M. Leslie
Jennifer Kelley |
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 |
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Kelvin Rembert
Addie Summitt
Holly Wallace
Andrew Vinyard
Mohamadou Aminou
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2008
2009
2010
2011
2012 |
Department
of Chemistry Scholarships-
These annual
scholarships are presented each spring to chemistry majors who will be
attending the University of West Georgia during the succeeding academic
year. The scholarship is awarded on the basis of merit and need.
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Christopher Crittenden,
Ifeoma Okponyia, and
Rachel Schnorr (respectively)
2010 |
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Greg Drummond
Henoch Mengisteab
Sangeetha Gomadam
Michael Robbins
Kenneth Stone
Allison Buchanan
Rachel Fuller
Michael Robbins
Amy Smith
Scott P. Tinney
Roger Huffstetler
Daniel P. Parker
Timothy M. Ayers
Allison L. Kimball
Susan A. Hughes
Christopher D. Lane
John-Tyler Cene
Kristin Coker
Debra Doby
Susan Hughes
Allison Kimball
Chijioke I. Obi
Daniel P. Parker
Marc E. Baumgardner
Willliam J. Sanders
Kristen M. Lamb
Patricia S. Russell
Rachel D. Davenport
Daniel L. Parker
Sharon Reed
Israel Free
Alexis McKeown
Dusty Otwell
N. Eric Huddleston
Marquita Searcy
Logan Leslie
Christopher Shacklady
Erum Raja
Sharon Reed
Alexander Priest
Taylor Proctor
Misty Layland-Young
Cathy Van Tran
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1997
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Gregory Ayuk
Colleen M. Knight
Clinton Cannon
Jeffrey Fulton
Daniel Maxwell
Christopher Shacklady
Danielle Shacklady
Lynda Suzi Blosser
Christopher Cox
Heather Dahlin
Ivey Holland
Heather Dahlin
Amna Ali
Bette’ Ford
Nazish Raja
Jay Lanham
Ashley Blasiole
Kristina Truitt
Derek Black
Bintu Marong
Ayan Ahmed
Betté Ford
Kristina Truitt
Alexander Priest
Courtney Richardson
Erika Pollard
Rachel Schnorr
Christopher Crittenden
Ifeoma Okponyia
Rachel Schnorr
Alisha Contractor
Shastina Oglesbee
Andrew Vinyard
Christopher Crittenden
Cody Pasko
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2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
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2006
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2009
2009
2009
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2010
2010
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2011
2011
2012
2012
2012
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Department of Chemistry Physical Chemistry Book Scholarship-
The faculty of the Department of Chemistry has
adopted a new book scholarship in 2008. This book award is
presented to four deserving chemistry majors who have completed the
general chemistry sequence and will be taking Physical Chemistry the
following year. This award consists on the Physical Chemistry
textbook and solutions manual.
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Josh Hite (pictured)
Jeremy Johnson
Dustin Morgan
2010 |
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2008
James Stubblefield
Courtney Richardson
Ashley Blasiole
Brent Bermingham
2009
Kenneth Murray
Sarah Hinkemeyer
Joseph Holmes
Jennifer Gaddie
Lilian Ha |
2010
Josh Hite
Jeremy Johnson
Dustin Morgan
2012
William Stearns
Joanna Denton
Tessa Berrafato
Dalton Gresham |
Department
of Chemistry Scholarship to Entering Freshmen-
This
scholarship is awarded to a student in the process of becoming a high
school graduate with a minimum grade-point average of 3.50 on a 4.00
scale; have a minimum composite SAT score of 950 or the equivalent
on the ACT; and intends to major in chemsitry, medical school, pharmacy
school, or the chemical engineering program. The recipient of this
scholarship receives textbooks for freshman chemistry and a monetary award
of $200.
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Lauren Clay
2006 |
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Richard Aaron Gray
Jessica Lant
Adam Rowell
Brian Mundy
Kelly Antion
Jeffrey Fulton
Elizabeth Cody McIntyre
John Melnyczuk
Richelle Robbins
Christopher D. Sheffield
Kimberly R. Warren
Bradley Smith
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2001
2001
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2003
2003
2003 |
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Eva Bryant Head
Crystal Holmes
Ajay Pillai
Christopher Shacklady
Christina L. Wysoczynski
Lauren Clay
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2004
2004
2004
2004
2005
2006 |
Academic Achievement Awards
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