Honors and Awards

Loyola Marymount University Academically outstanding Graduating Senior in Biochemistry

Loyola Marymount University Academically outstanding Graduating Senior in Chemistry

Reese McNally ('25)
Lillian Skinner ('24)
Lauren Phillips ('23)
Nicole Kielba ('22)
Thomas Kelly ('21)
Abigail Medlin ('20)
Madeline Miller ('19)
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. Lafe ('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

Mandy Nguyen ('26)
Kyra DuBois ('25)
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)
Jillian Dawley and Bryan Nguyen ('18)
Steven J. Gigli ('17)
Christopher W. Coyle ('16)
Khalyd J. Clay ('15)

Michael P. Geis Memorial Service Award

Madrid Ghanavat ('26)
Samantha del Pozo ('25)
John Omiya ('24)
Lauren Phillips ('23)
Finnegan Mercer ('22)
Val Miramontes ('21)
Michael Armas ('20)
Madeline Miller ('19)
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)

Department General Chemistry Achievement Award

Kamryn Higa and Mac Meuldijk ('26)
Kylie Sun and Avery Johnson ('25)
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)
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)

Departmental Organic Chemistry Achievement Award

Mercy Lassett-Egbert ('26)
Isabella Garcia ('25)
Jennifer Uchendu ('24)
Niav Chapman ('23)
Lillian Skinner ('22)
Lauren Phillips ('21)
Leila Robinson ('20)
Thomas Kelly and Sophia Papadopoulos ('19)
Abigail Medlin ('18)
Vincent Hayward ('17)
Jillian Dawley ('16)
Jesse Haro and Katherine Grace Johnson ('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 Lafe ('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 Institute of Chemists Overall Best graduating Senior in Biochemistry

Kennedy Melton ('26)
Niav Chapman ('25)
Alyssa Michalek ('24)
Madison Maille ('23)
Aaliah Tyson ('22)
Kevin Chang ('21)
Ellie Pitcher ('20)
Kate Menefee ('19)
Larry Palato ('18)
Kelly M. Hunter ('17)
Lauren A. Thurlow ('16)
Travis H. Whyte ('15)
Dennis Juarez ('14)
Christopher Rhodes ('13)
Ayano R. Fox ('11)
Thibaut M. Snollaerts ('10)
Kimberly D. Horwood ('09)
Theresa P. Nguyen ('08)
Michael Baine ('07)
Monica E. Iskandar ('04)
Brian J. Novak('01)
George J. Guenther ('00)
Julie L. Tubbs ('98)
Maryann S. Vogelsang ('95)

American Institute of Chemists Overall Best graduating Senior in Chemistry

Olivia Kelleher ('25)
Lillian Skinner ('24)
Grace Tully ('23)
Sidney Star ('22)
Matthew McPartlan ('21)
Abigail Medlin ('20)
Lauren White ('18)
Dana E. Pfaffinger ('17)
Vincent J. Ovalle ('16)
Derek T. Weber ('15)
Michelle Blemker ('14)
Juan Melendez ('13)
Taylor Fletcher ('12)
Clifford (Guy) Goodman ('11)
Rebecca A. Nolan ('09)
Joseph N. DeVitis('08)
Brett Chun ('06)
Eric L. Wilson ('03)
Michael Perucho ('02)
Jude Bashara ('99)
Daneen Angwin ('97)
Erik Martella ('96)
Charles Wallace ('94)

American Chemical Society Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry

Jennifer Uchendu and Brooke Stagg and Larissa Negom ('26)
Reese McNally ('25)
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

Alex Chavez ('26)
Nimrat Sran ('25)
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 Award in Organic Chemistry

Sophia Gonzalez ('26)
Tia Nguyen and Niav Chapman ('25)
Lillian Skinner ('24)
Kristal Stevens ('23)
Alex Barber ('22)
Daniel Bhatt ('21)
Abigail Medlin ('20)
Vincent Hayward ('19)
Ryan Elson ('18)
Samuel W. Lardy ('17)
Christopher W. Coyle ('16)
Khalyd J. Clay ('15)

American Chemical Society Undergraduate Award in Biochemistry

Jennifer Uchendu ('26)
John Omiya ('24)

American Chemistry Society Physical Chemistry Award

Isabella Garcia ('26)
Viraj Jain ('25)
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)

American Chemical Society Award in Environmental Chemistry

Lauren Crumb ('26)

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

Viraj Jain ('26)
Dara Varasteh ('25)
John Omiya ('24)
Danielle Hjerpe ('23)
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)