2018 School of Biological Sciences Award Winners

Faizah Asif

Biological Sciences Faculty Award
An award given by the SoBS faculty to a graduating Biology major who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship, meritorious character, and significant contributions to the School of Biological Sciences.

Taylor Cooper

Cherry L. Emerson Research Award
An award given annually to a junior or senior Biology major in recognition of a significant achievement in undergraduate research in any subfield of biological sciences, evidenced by a research manuscript that has been accepted or submitted to a journal. This award honors two members of the Emerson legacy at Georgia Tech: Cherry L. Emerson Sr. and Cherry L. Emerson Jr.

Amelia Matthews and Kenneth Williams

John H. Ridley Award
An award given annually to a junior Biology major who plans to apply to medical school and has demonstrated outstanding scholarship and talent for research.

Ashely Alexander (Bio) and
Emily McDonald (Psyc)

Williams-Walls Award
An award given annually to one or more senior women in the life sciences (majoring in Biology or Psychology) with high academic achievement, and who has applied to graduate school.

2017 Undergraduate Lecture Teaching Assistant of the Year Award

Gyumin Kang

2017 Graduate Lecture Teaching Assistant of the Year Award

2017 Graduate Lab Teaching Assistant of the Year Award

Ann Johnson

Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award
This award by the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program is awarded to one student from each College based on involvement in long-term research projects, participation in conferences, published research papers, displayed leadership within the research environment, and unique contributions to the field.

Nancy Park

Virginia C. and Herschel V. Clanton Jr. Scholarship
Established by Herschel V. Clanton Jr., GS 1936, to honor his wife, Virginia, this scholarship is awarded annually to a junior in the College of Sciences who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and plans to continue his or her education in a medical field.

Harsh Patel

The Roger M. Wartell, Ph.D., and Stephen E. Brossette, M.D., Ph.D., Award for Multidisciplinary Studies in Biology, Physics, and Mathematics
This award is given to an undergraduate student with demonstrated accomplishments at the interface of biology with either physics or mathematics. The award was established by a generous donation from Dr. Stephen E. Brossette (PHYS 1993, M.D, 2000, University of Alabama, Birmingham) in recognition of the many contributions of Professor Roger M. Wartell to the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Wartell, a professor of Biology and an adjunct member of the Physics faculty, served as chair of Biology from 1990 to 2004.

Katherine Wei

Cynthia L. Bossart and James Efron Scholarship
Veterinarian Dr. Cindy Bossart (BIOL 1974) and her husband, James Efron, established this scholarship to recognize high academic achievement by a student in the College of Sciences who is a non-Georgia resident.

Flavio H. Fenton
Professor, School of Physics and Courtesy Professor, School of Biological Sciences

Faculty Award for Academic Outreach
Administered by the Center for Teaching and Learning. The award recognizes faculty members for productive academic outreach going beyond their normal duties to enrich the larger educational community with their subject matter knowledge.

Academic and Research IT Support Engineer Lead, School of Biological Sciences

Outstanding Achievement in Research Enterprise Enhancement Award
The award recognizes staff members who consistently improve Georgia Tech’s research programs but are not traditional researchers themselves.

Shana Kerr
Senior Academic Professional, School of Biological Sciences

Class of 1940 W. Roane Beard Outstanding Teacher Award
The award recognizes exceptional performance in the classroom. Awardees are selected based on their extraordinary efforts in teaching, inspiration transmitted to students, direct impact and involvement with students, intellectual integrity and scholarship, and impact on post graduate success of students.

Educational Partnership Award
The award, from the Center for Teaching and Learning, recognizes genuine and substantial partnerships between the faculty and students of Georgia Tech and the K-12 community.

Jeffrey Skolnick

Mary and Malsie Gibson Chair, Georgia Tech Alliance Eminent Scholar in Computational Systems Biology, School of Biological Sciences

Sigma Xi Sustained Research Award
The award recognizes Skolnick’s exceptional sustained imagination and productivity in the fields of systems biology, computational biology, bioinformatics, cancer metabolomics, protein structure prediction and evolution, drug design, and simulations of cellular processes.

Teresa Snow

Senior Academic Professional, School of Biological Sciences

Geoffrey G. Eichholz Faculty Teaching Award
The award recognizes faculty who provide outstanding teaching to students in core and general undergraduate courses and help students establish a solid foundation for their education at Georgia Tech. Colleagues say Snow empowers students to prioritize self-care and become critical health consumers.

Matthew Torres

Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences

CTL/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award
Jointly supported by the Center for Teaching and Learning and BP America, the award recognizes the excellent teaching and educational innovation that junior faculty bring to campus. 

Frank Stewart

Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences

Education Partnership Award
The award, from the Center for Teaching and Learning, recognizes genuine and substantial partnerships between the faculty and students of Georgia Tech and the K-12 community.