Awards and Accomplishments
2022-2023 Scholarship and Award Recipients
Front row (left to right): Katelynn Wang, Katy Rusche, Madisen Kimbrel, Devon Popson, Rochelle Pereira, Kristina Gara, Annabelle Hauss, Reily Combs
Back row (left to right): John Fazio, Aminul Islam, Natalie Young, Benjamin Nagle, Maria Spaeth, Speaker: Dr. Janine Danko, Malory Wolfe, Eckhardt Karsten, Max Brenner, Shaun Jiang
A variety of scholarships and academic awards are given annually to 兔子先生 Microbiology undergraduate and graduate students, including the latest recipients.
In addition, several Microbiology undergraduates received research awards this academic year from the Undergraduate Research Award program, the University Summer Scholars program, and the Howard Hughes Summer Internship program. Their accomplishments are highlighted in Undergraduate Research.
Past Awards
Three Minute Thesis is a research communication competition that challenges graduate students to present a semester's worth of research and study in a three-minute oral presentation with language appropriate for a nonspecialist audience. MBI graduate student Steven Distelhorst won the competition in 2015, and colleagues Wei Li and Chris Sedlacek were top ten finalists.
At the 2016 Ohio Branch Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Heather Beck won the Donald C. Cox Award for Research Excellence for the best podium presentation and Greg Cook received the J. Robie Vestal Award for Research Excellence for the best environmental/evolution poster.
In the 2014 兔子先生 University Graduate Research Forum, Amber Teufel was a recipient of a top three oral presentation award.
Two 兔子先生 Microbiology alumni pursuing graduate degrees at other institutions received Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation. Ashley Richards is currently in graduate study at the University of Louisville, and Mark Noviski is at the University of California, San Francisco.
"In Recognition of Excellence in Teaching and Research by a Woman in Graduate Study"
Please send questions and comments to:
Marcia R. Lee, D.V.M.
Scholarship Committee Chair
1991
K. Siobhan Barone
Sudha Rajnarayan
1992
Tonia S. Agin
Mary B. Farone
1995
Christine L. Weingart
1997
Laura M. Smoot
Paula Jo Wilderman
1998
Angela R. Currier
1999
Amy J. Allman
2000
Kara Corbin-Lickfett
2001
Karen L. Mumy
2004
Sumithra Jayaram
Kari Ann Shirey
2005
Erin Crowgey
Shomita Mathew
2006
Melinda Clark
Chiachi Hwang
2007
Jacqueline Giliberti
Jennifer Hatchel
2008
Racheal Desmone
Jennifer Gaddy
2009
Christin N. McQueary
Jianli Xue
2010
Dominika Jurkovic
2011
Jenna Dolhi
Elizabeth French
Rachel Pritchard
2013
Ryann M. Brzoska
Amber G. Siebenaler
Heather J. Beck
2014
Tzvia I. Cuperman
Nicole Marotta
Sarah E. Stahl
2015
Emily J. Ohneck
Sarah R. Steimer
2016
Gabrielle M. Lopez
Hui Shang
Cecily R. Wood
2017
Monica Feng
Keeley M. Icardi
Isha Kalra
Jananie Rockwood
2018
Jenna M. DeLuca
Jyoti S. Kashyap
Lydia E. Mack
Mariah S. Squire
2019
Shasten S. Sherwell
2020
Shrameeta Shinde
"In Recognition of Academic Achievement of the Highest Order and Efforts and Talents Reflecting the Learning Traditions of the Department of Microbiology"
Please send questions and comments to:
John R. Stevenson, Ph.D.
Distinguished Lecture Series Coordinator
| Lecturer | Graduate Recipient | Undergraduate Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 - None due to Pandemic |
Mariah S. Squire | Maegan Murphy |
| 2019 - Dr. Max Cooper | -- | Ashlyn Anderson Conor Dolson |
| 2018 - Dr. Helen Blackwell | Isha Kalra Cecily R. Wood |
Jana M. Cable Clairissa A. Hansen Rebecca L. Wyma |
| 2017 - Dr. William Cramer | Gabrielle Lopez Hui Shang |
Brian V. Donohue Blake J. Rasor |
| 2016 - Dr. Kim Lewis | Steven L. Distelhorst | Kristin DeMange Maeva L. Metz Neena K. Patel Stephanie M. Swedik |
| 2015 - Dr. Thomas M. Schmidt | Wei Li | Chelsea Abshire Torinda Evans Jason McCoy Abraham Moller |
| 2014 - Dr. Victor Nizet | Amber G. Siebenaler Sarah E. Stahl |
Lindsay M. Tirell |
| 2013 - Dr. Warwick F. Vincent | David C. Ream | Chad M. Liber Michael J. O'Connell Adam K. Spurling |
| 2012 - Dr. John Glass | Rachel Pritchard Christopher Sedlacek |
Mark Noviski |
| 2011 - Dr. B. Brett Finlay | Racheal Desmone Jenna Dolhi |
Christine Barrett Michael Bucci Anna Hang Sankalp Malhotra Chelsea Yanda |
| 2010 - Dr. Paul W. Doetsch | William F. Penwell | Andrew W. Allbee |
| 2009 - Dr. Thomas A. Wynn | Jacqueline Giliberti | Kelley J. Bricker Patrick C. Feasel |
| 2008 - Dr. Harry L.T. Mobley | Melinda Clark | Phillip D. McMullen |
| 2007 - Dr. Christopher Karp | Jennifer Hatchel Shomita Mathew |
Justin Eddy Christopher Shoemaker |
| 2006 - Dr. Terry Hazen | Jay Brock | Carrie Koenig |
| 2005 - Dr. Robert Schneider | Eric Rhodes | Matthew Gittinger |
| 2004 - Dr. Paul W. Ewald | Andrew Tomaras | Leah Chapman |
| 2003 - Dr. Andrew Camilli | Michael Day Glen McGillivary |
Brenda Boll |
| 2002 - Dr. Abigail Salyers | Kara Corbin-Lickfett | Christoph Carter |
| 2001 - Dr. Derek Lovley | -- | Nicola Fynn |
| 2000 - Dr. Curtis Suttle | Michelle Wehner | Michelle Hamilton |
| 1999 - Dr. Moselio Schaechter | Laura Smoot James Smoot Tricia Babcock |
Deanna Hall |
| 1998 - Dr. David Stahl | Don Langworthy John Benjamin |
Jill Buss |
| 1997 - Dr. Madilyn Fletcher | Susan Sutton Anthony Marchetta |
Erin Bell Anne Zilles |
| 1996 - Dr. Julian Davies | -- | Alison Scott |
| 1995 - Dr. Gail Cassell | Bruce Hissong | Heather VanBuskirk |
| 1994 - Dr. Ronald Atlas | -- | Alicia Scheffer |
| 1993 - Dr. Norman Pace | Mary Farone Richard Ford Kay Sadler |
Elizabeth Erwin |
| 1992 - Dr. Kenneth Nealson | Tonia Agin Richard Garrad |
Susan Stitzel |
| 1991 - Dr. Ernest C. Borden | Deanne Guthrie Anthony Farone Sudha Rajnaryan |
Aparna Priyanath Kirk Cunningham Amber True |
| 1990 - Dr. Hamilton O. Smith | K. Siobhan Barone Clayton Collier |
Elizabeth Fish |
| 1989 - Dr. Edward S. Golub | Richard Garrad Meena Subramanyam |
Douglas Pope Brian Howard |
| 1988 - Dr. Alice Huang | Clayton Collier | Lisa Alberico |
| 1987 - Dr. Barbara H. Iglewski | Paul DeLange David Velazco |
Marcia Jutte |
| 1986 - Dr. Jonathan Warner | Denise Connolly | Thomas Wynn |
| 1985 - Dr. Samuel Kaplan | Christopher W. Borell Michael Roner |
Kelly Cunningham |
| 1984 - Dr. Bernard N. Fields | Larry Wenko | Mary Wilmes |
| 1983 - Dr. Arnold Demain | Douglas Storts | Mathew Bunyard |
| 1982 - Dr. John W. Costerton | Melissa Winston | Mark Foster Andrew Geiser |
| 1981 - Dr. Bernard D. Davis | Jerome Kinzel | Mary Howard Mariana Ovnic |
| 1980 - Dr. John B. Neilands | Thomas Petro | Susan Dominy |
| 1979 - Dr. Philipp Gerhardt | Nicholas Landolfi | Patricia Ferguson |
| 1978 - Dr. Roger Porter | Martha McCabe | Diane Ehrbar |
| 1977 - Dr. L. Joe Berry | James Kvach James Foy |
Celese Simon Kelly Switzer |
| 1976 - Dr. Harlyn Halvorson | David Brunner | Patricia Gallagher |
| 1975 - Dr. Thomas Jukes | Gary Gray | Susan Graumlich |
| 1974 - Dr. John Hanks | Ross Caputo | Tanya Malavich |
| 1973 - Dr. Evelyn Oginsky | Spencer Hiraki | Dale Spriggs |
| 1972 - Dr. Sidney Raffel | Gerald Byrne | Robert Becker |
| 1971 - Dr. Werner Braun | David Cahall Mark Kurtz |
Jayne Kelechi |
| 1970 - Dr. Guy Youmans | John Rees Mark Kurtz |
Ann Murrer |
| 1969 - Dr. Morris Pollard | Carole Golden | Alice Vreeland |
| 1968 - Dr. Frank Putnam | Elpidio Dosado | Dianne McBride |
| 1967 - Dr. Roger Reed | Glenn Chambliss | John Salstrom |
| 1966 - Dr. Rene Dubos | -- | Ronda Dock |
| 1965 - Dr. Jan Hirschfeld | Stephen Elliot | Martha Klein |
Distinguished Lecture Series
Funded by an Academic Challenge Award from the State of Ohio to bring lectures by outstanding microbiologists to 兔子先生 University.
| Year | Lecturers |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Dr. Michael Rother University of Dresden Dr. Daniel Wall University of Wyoming |
| 2019 | Dr. Cristina Takacs-Vesbach University of Mexico Dr. Max Cooper Emory University School of Medicine |
| 2018 | Dr. Norman Hüner Western University, Ontario Dr. Helen E. Blackwell University of Wisconsin- Madison Dr. Joshua S. Yuan Texas A&M University |
| 2017 | Dr. James Imlay University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign Dr. Jamey D. Young (J.K. Bhattacharjee Lecturer) Vanderbilt University |
| 2016 | Dr. Kurt Fredrick (G.R. Janssen Lecturer) The Ohio State University |
| 2015 | Dr. Marvin Whiteley University of Texas at Austin Dr. Thomas Hanson University of Delaware Dr. John Cronan (J.K. Bhattacharjee Lecturer) University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign |
| 2014 | Dr. Blossom A. Damania University of North Carolina School of Medicine Dr. Robert E. Davis USDA - Agricultural Research Service Dr. John Cavanagh (J.K. Bhattacharjee Lecturer) North Carolina State University |
| 2013 | Dr. Duncan C. Krause University of Georgia Dr. Thomas Mock University of East Anglia, UK |
| 2012 | Dr. Clay Fuqua Indiana University Dr. Martin Keller Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| 2011 | Dr. Fiona Brinkman Simon Fraser University |
| 2010 | Dr. John Priscu Montana State University |
| 2009 | Dr. Richard Gourse University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Gijs Kuenen Delft University of Technology, Netherlands |
| 2008 | Dr. Tina Henkin The Ohio State University |
| 2007 | Dr. Louis Justement University of Alabama - Birmingham |
| 2006 | Dr. Joel Baseman University of Texas Health Sciences Center - San Antonio Dr. Susan Gottesman National Cancer Institute - Bethesda |
| 2005 | Dr. Gary Blissard Cornell University Dr. Jizhong Zhou University of Oklahoma |
| 2004 | Dr. John A. Breznak Michigan State University Dr. Judy Wall University of Missouri - Columbia |
| 2003 | Dr. Neal Pellis National Aeronautics and Space Administration Dr. James Fredrickson Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Dr. Arturo Casadevall Albert Einstein College of Medicine Dr. Michael Starnbach Harvard Medical School |
| 2002 | Dr. Edward DeLong Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Dr. Alison O'Brien Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Dr. Melissa Moore Brandeis University |
| 2001 | Dr. William S. M. Wold St. Louis University School of Medicine Dr. Judith A. Kapp Emory University Dr. Bonnie L. Bassler Princeton University Dr. John R. Perfect Duke University |
| 2000 | Dr. Virginia Miller Washington University Dr. Bruce Roe University of Oklahoma Dr. Glenn Chambliss University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| 1999 | Dr. Nicholas Muzyczka University of Florida - Gainesville Dr. Scott J. Hultgren Washington University Dr. Madeleine Cunningham Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, University of Oklahoma |
| 1998 | Dr. Richard Losick Harvard University Dr. Priscilla B. Wyrick University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Dr. Albert E. Dahlberg Brown University |
| 1997 | Dr. John W. Kappler Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Colorado Health Science Center Dr. James M. Musser Baylor College of Medicine Dr. Daniel A. Portnoy University of Calilfornia - Berkeley |
| 1996 | Dr. Mario T. Philipp Tulane University Medical Center Dr. Joseph R. Nevins Duke University |
| 1995 | Dr. Ellen S. Vitetta Southwest Medical Center, Dallas, Texas Dr. John Monaco Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Cincinnati Medical College Dr. Pete Magee University of Minnesota |
| 1994 | Dr. Amiya K. Banerjee Cleveland Clinic Foundation Dr. Frederick C. Neidhardt University of Michigan Dr. Robert Tabita The Ohio State University Dr. Roberto Kolter Harvard Medical School Dr. Gary Sayler University of Tennessee |
| 1993 | Dr. Arnold Levine Princeton University Dr. Simon Silver University of Illinois Medical Center Dr. Toby K. Eisenstein Temple University School of Medicine Dr. Kenneth Berns Cornell University Medical School |
| 1992 | Dr. Edward Harlow Massachusetts General Hospital Dr. Carol A. Nacy Walter Reed Army Institute |
| 1991 | Dr. Rita Colwell University of Maryland Dr. Marian E. Koshland University of California - Berkele Dr. Eugene W. Nester University of Washington Dr. Marilyn Kozak New Jersey Medical School Dr. David White University of Tennessee - Knoxville |
| 1990 | Dr. Robert D. Wells University of Alabama Schools of Medicine and Dentistry - Birmingham Dr. Lynn Margulis University of Massachusetts Dr. John L. Ingraham University of California - Davis |
| 1989 | Dr. W. K. Joklik Duke University Medical Center Dr. Barry T. Eisenstein University of Michigan Dr. David Schlessinger Washington University School of Medicine |