Student Awards
The Biology Department would like to congratulate the following award recipients:
Academic Excellence Award for Biology
A medal is awarded to the outstanding graduating senior Biology major as selected by the faculty . To be eligible the student must have completed a minimum of 15 residence hours, and have a discipline GPA of 3.5 or higher.
- 2008 - Kenneth Lewoczko
- 2007 - Joshua Matthew Hall
- 2006 - Chelsea Rose Mytyk
- 2005 - Lara McCartney
- 2004 - James Richard Layton | Stefani Michelle Martin
- 2003 - Lee Christopher Hall
- 2002 - Sonya Diane Mitchell
Whiteaker Freshman Award for Biology
The Biology Department selects a freshman major or minor based on outstanding scholastic achievement, financial need, Christian service, and school spirit.
- 2008 - Kayla Hauss
- 2007 - Ashley Hamilton
- 2006 - Katie Williams
- 2005 - Kenneth Lewoczko
- 2004 - Justin Hutto
- 2003 - Brooke Fowler
- 2002 - Kerstin Ure
Biology Research Award
This award is given by the faculty of the Department of Biology to the student who presents the best research project of the year.
- 2008 - Callie Bodnarchuk "Production of Secretin - Gly in
Escherichia
coli." - 2007 - Scott Harden: "An improved assay for
measuring the effect of acetylcholine, caffience, and nicotine on
the hearbeat rate of Triops longicaudatus larvae" - 2006 - Brooke Fowler: "The effects of prenatal and postnatal exposure to DDT on the body mass of mice."
- 2005 - Kerstin Ure : "Assessment of the health of
five streams in west Tennessee: A collaborative study with
TDEC" - 2004 - James Layton: "Surface protein Spb-1 enhances
uptake and intracellular survival of group B
Streptococcus serotype III-3 in J774 macrophages - 2003 - Chris Rickman: "The effect of air pollution
in West Tennessee on the growth rate of the southern red
oak, Quercus falcata" - 2002 - Melita Smith: "Production of Esterase-4
during the Cotton Boll Weevil, Anthonomus grandis Boh.
Life cycle" She presented the results of her study at the Tennessee Academy of
Sciences West Tennessee Collegiate Meeting.