Honors and Awards

Loyola Marymount University Academically outstanding Graduating Senior in Biochemistry

Audrey Covington ('24)
Danielle Hjerpe ('23)
Annie Heckman ('22)
Kevin Chang ('21)
Harman Brah and Erica Choe ('20)
Dillon Rinauro ('19)

Loyola Marymount University Academically outstanding Graduating Senior in Chemistry

Lillian Skinner ('24)
Lauren Phillips ('23)
Nicole Kielba ('22)
Thomas Kelly ('21)
Abigail Medlin ('20)
Madeline Miller ('19)

Loyola Marymount University Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Award for the Academically Outstanding Graduating Senior in Biochemistry

Jillian Dawley ('18)
Katherine Grace Johnson ('17)
Taylor A. Arhar ('16)
Korina E. Sandoval & Alexander L. Santiago ('15)
Daniel Conti ('14)
Marissa Paterson (`13)
Anastasia Calciano (`12)
Casey S. Zelus ('11)
Jessica R. Vargas ('10)
Elyse K. Paterson & Kevin C. Entzminger ('09)
Marc Anthony R. Yago & Theresa P. Nguyen ('08)
Michael Baine ('07)
Rachelle N. Harris ('06)
Bradley G. Douglas ('05)
Angela R. McGuire ('04)
Chelan A. Malmberg ('03)
Odey Ukpo ('02)
Aimee C. Sisson ('01)
Sabrina A. Suckiel ('00)
James Ramos ('99)
Wael N. Yacoub ('98)
Henry Liu ('97)
Leah G. Cordero ('96)
Jeffrey P. Dayton ('95)

Loyola Marymount University Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Award for the Academically Outstanding Graduating Senior in Chemistry

Daniel Moghtader ('18)
Samuel W. Lardy ('17)
Iftin M. Abshir ('16)
Lauren E. Carlson ('15)
Kevin Joerger ('14)
Jillian Jaime (`13)
Taylor Fletcher (`12)
Theodore T. Nguyen ('11)
Nicholas D. Von Der Ahe ('10)
Rebecca A. Nolan ('09)
Ruth I. Awosika ('08)
Camille M. Konopnicki ('07)
Robert G. Iafe ('04)
Cristina F. Whalen ('03)
Leo Seballos ('02)
Cecilia Quinn ('01)
Jason Madison ('00)
Brian Safina ('99)
Stephen J. Pickelle ('98)
Erik Martella ('96)
Cornell A. Mapp ('95)
Charles Wallace ('94)

Michael P. Geis Memorial Research Award

Adriana Ajpop and Hailey Ivanson ('24)
Kristal Stevens ('23)
Mary Soliman ('22)
Thomas Kelly ('21)
Raphael James Lamarca ('20)
Scott Clark and Emmet Barnes ('19)

Michael P. Geis Memorial Research Award in Organic Chemistry

Jillian Dawley and Bryan Nguyen ('18)
Steven J. Gigli ('17)
Christopher W. Coyle ('16)
Khalyd J. Clay ('15)

Michael P. Geis Memorial Service Award

John Omiya ('24)
Lauren Phillips ('23)
Finnegan Mercer ('22)
Val Miramontes ('21)
Michael Armas ('20)
Madeline Miller ('19)

Departmental Service Award

James Pratt ('18)
Edward S. Njoo ('17)
Allison N. Croul ('16)
Iftin M. Abshir ('15)
Sara Sievers ('14)
Mia Mowzoon (`13)
Francesca Medina (`12)
Daniel P. Harwood ('09)
Joseph N. DeVitis ('08)
Ruth Awosika ( ' 07)
Ceirin M. Connolly-Ingram ('06)
Maria M. Rodriguez ('05)

Departmental Freshmen Chemistry Achievement award for the most outstanding student in General Chemistry

Isabella Garcia and Jackson Spiecker ('24)
Kennedy Melton, Lauren Crumb and Jennifer Uchendu ('23)
Hailey Ivanson and Michael McCarthy ('22)
Kathryn Channell and Carrie Walsh ('21)
Danielle Hjerpe and Lauren Phillips ('20)

Departmental Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry

Jennifer Uchendu ('24)
Niav Chapman ('23)
Lillian Skinner ('22)
Lauren Phillips ('21)
Leila Robinson ('20)

American Institute of Chemists Overall Best graduating Senior in Biochemistry

Alyssa Michalek ('24)
Madison Maille ('23)
Aaliah Tyson ('22)
Kevin Chang ('21)
Ellie Pitcher ('20)
Kate Menefee ('19)

American Institute of Chemists Overall Best graduating Senior in Chemistry

Lillian Skinner ('24)
Grace Tully ('23)
Sidney Star ('22)
Matthew McPartlan ('21)
Abigail Medlin ('20)

American Institute of Chemists Best Graduating Senior Continuing in Research

Lauren White (chem) and Larry Palato (bchm) ('18)
Dana E. Pfaffinger (chem) and Kelly M. Hunter (bchm) ('17)
Vincent J. Ovalle (chem) and Lauren A. Thurlow (bchm) ('16)
Derek T. Weber (chem) and Travis H. Whyte (bchm) ('15)
Michelle Blemker (chem) & Dennis Juarez (bchm) ('14)
Juan Melendez (chem) & Christopher Rhodes (bchm) (`13)
Taylor Fletcher (chem) (`12)
Clifford (Guy) Goodman (chem) & Ayano R. Fox (bchm) ('11)
Thibaut M. Snollaerts (bchm) ('10)
Rebecca A. Nolan (chem) & Kimberly D. Horwood (bchm) ('09)
Joseph N. DeVitis (chem) & Theresa P. Nguyen (bchm) ('08)
Michael Baine ('07)
Brett Chun ('06)
Monica E. Iskandar ('04)
Eric L. Wilson ('03)
Michael Perucho ('02)
Brian J. Novak ('01)
George J. Guenther ('00)
Jude Bashara ('99)
Julie L. Tubbs ('98)
Daneen Angwin ('97)
Erik Martella ('96)
Maryann S. Vogelsang ('95)
Charles Wallace ('94)

American Chemical Society Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry

Audrey Covington ('24)
Sarah Lu ('23)
Jaynia Garcia ('22)
Danielle Garcia ('21)
Kaitlin Cameron ('20)
Eileen Olivares ('19)
Natalie Wilkie ('18)
Jose M. Alvarado ('17)
Vincent J. Ovalle ('16)
Derek T. Weber ('15)
Erica Carrasco ('14)
Jennifer Sonnier and Alex Silva (`12)
Theodore T. Nguyen ('10)
Nicholas D. von der Ahe ('09)
Trisha S. Ariyasu ('08)
Heinedine Aguilar ( ' 07)
Ruth I. Awosika ('06)
Brett G. Chun ('05)
Nicholas C. Oster ('04)
Robert G. Iafe ('03)
Eric Wilson ('02)
Warren Sutton ('01)
Cecilia Quintana ('00)
Jason Madison ('99)
Jude Bashara ('98)
J.R. Orinion ('97)
Erik Martella ('95)
Chris Sloper ('94)

American Chemical Society Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry

Dara Varasteh ('24)
Lauren Phillips ('23)
Gordon Duddy ('22)
Sophia Papadopoulus ('21)
Scott Clark ('19)
Larry Palato ('18)
Edward S. Njoo ('17)
Vincent J. Ovalle ('16)
James Sekab ('14)

American Chemical Society Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry

Lillian Skinner ('24)
Kristal Stevens ('23)
Alex Barber ('22)
Daniel Bhatt ('21)
Abigail Medlin ('20)
Vincent Hayward ('19)

American Chemical Society Undergraduate Award in Biochemistry

John Omiya ('24)

American Chemical Society Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry and POLYED (beginning 2015 with Organic senior)

Thomas Kelly and Sophia Papadopoulos ('19)
Abigail Medlin and senior Ryan Elson ('18)
Vincent Hayward and senior Samuel W. Lardy ('17)
Jillian Dawley and senior Christopher W. Coyle ('16)
Jesse Haro and Katherine Grace Johnson and senior Khalyd J. Clay ('15)
Taylor Arhar ('14)
Korina Sandoval (`13)
Dennis Juarez & Rachel Fry (`12)
Margeaux R. Beran & Matthew A. Santamaria ('11)
Andrew F. Herman (bio) ('10)
Erin S. Keyes, Casey S. Zelus, Theodore T. Nguyen ('09)
Jessica R. Vargas & Allison M. Ryan ('08)
Tami Ogino, Elyse Paterson ( ' 07)
Wesley T. Citti, Marc Anthony R. Yago ('06)
Michael J. Baine, Robert T. Buckley ('05)
Cynthia Chaghouri, Melissa Hodeib, and Richard J. Rauth ('04)
Daran D. Cohn ('03)
Robert Iafe ('02)
Willa Crosby and Chelan A. Malmberg ('01)
Warren Sutton ('00)
Aimee Sisson ('99)
Christy L. Boling ('98)
Marko L. Petrovic ('97)
Julie L. Tubbs ('96)
Henry Liu ('95)
Erik Martella ('94)

American Chemistry Society Physical Chemistry Award (officially since 2017)

Joseph Hecht ('24)
Lillian Skinner ('23)
Lauren Phillips ('22)
Kevin Chang ('21)
Ellie Pitcher ('20)
Abigail Medlin ('19)
Larry Palato ('18)
Edward S. Njoo ('17)
Taylor A. Arhar and Katherine Grace Johnson ('16)

CRC Press Annual Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award to Best Major in General Chemistry

Aaliyah Tyson and Sidney Starr ('19)
Thomas Kelly and Ellie Pitcher ('18)
Erica J. Choe and Harman S. Brah ('17)
Quinn M. Landers & Dillon J. Rinauro ('16)
Edward S. Njoo & Larry M. Palato ('15)
Katherine Grace Johnson & Dana Pfaffinger ('14)
Taylor Arhar & Jesse Haro (`13)
Steven de Las Casas & Alex Santiago (`12)
Tauras P. Vilgalys ('11)
Matthew A. Santamaria (chem) & Vivian N. Okonta (bio) (`10)
Heather R. Carmody ('09)
Theodore T. Nguyen & Casey S. Zelus ('08)
Tina Moger & Allison Ryan ( ' 07)
Kevin C. Entzminger ('06)
Jennifer Woo ('05)
Michael James Baine ('04)
Karen B. Alderfer ('03)
Cindy Ai-yi Chiu ('02)
Alice E. Cashin ('01)
Willa L. Crosby ('00)
Joel Schipper ('99)
Aimee C. Sisson ('98)
Adanze D. Ndubuisi ('97)
Anand G. Patel ('96)
Phan T. Nguyen ('95)
Michael D. Spalding ('94)

DUCK Award (Highest Performance on ACS Diagnostic of Undergraduate Chemical Knowledge Exam)

Ellie Pitcher ('20)
Douglas Kitchen ('19)
Larry Palato ('18)
Edward S. Njoo ('17)
Lauren Thurlow ('16)
Derek Weber and Kathleen Hennessy ('15)
Kevin Joerger ('14)