Departmental Awards for Undergraduate Students

To an outstanding student in First-Year Chemistry
2024 - Lauren Hudepohl
2023 - Isabella Thoroughman
2022 - Alissa Warren
2021 - Corrine Capannari
2020 - Alex Elegeer
2019 - N/A
2018 - Ananya Basu
2017 - Kiet Pham
2016 - William Hobart
2015 - John Bonamer
2014 - Duyen Nguyen
2013 - Grant Cothrel
2012 - Jeff Nainaparampil
2011 - Tyler Dickerson
2010 - Bradley Theilman
2009 - Kendra Leahy
2008 - Phillip Langenkamp
2007 - Molly Noll
2006 - Kristof Nolan
2005 - Nrupa Borkar, Steve Topmiller
2004 - Omar Ibrahim
2003 - Rebecca Poland, Matt Rahrig
2002 - Neha Patel

2024 - Alex Krol, Holly Lefevers
2023 - Niyati Kanchan; Paige Ossege
2022 - Corinna Ohrnberger (day sections); Anvar Normurodov (evening sections)
2021 - Kaleb Benny (day sections): Brooke Allnut (evening sections)
2020 - Darby Holman, Dev Sanjay Patel
2019 - Chloe Elleman, Hunter Starbuck
2018 - Shivani Dighamber, Nana Agyeman
2017 - Divya Takkellapati, Jordan Hill
2016 - Ryan Muir, John Bonamer
2015 - Eric Dornoff, Connor Schroeder
2014 - Elliana Kirsch, Alex Muir
2013 - Brad Depaoli, Doug Washburn
2012 - Andrew Frankart, Nicholas Herrmann
2011 - Joe Griffin, Antonia Susarret
2010 - Radhika Grandhi, Kevin Lavelle
2009 - Brad Behanna
2008 - Brad King
2007 - Richard King
2006 - Alex Wu, Erika Osterholzer
2005 - Omar Ibrahim, Charles Young
2004 - Tiffany Borchelt
2003 - Neha Patel
2002 - Nasrien Ibrahim

For excellence in organic chemistry
2011 - David Pierce
2010 - Elizabeth Jacobs
2009 - Anita Goel

For the highest achievement in analytical chemistry
2024 - Jonathan Weisfelder
2023 - Gabe Patrick
2021 - Sarah Smithrud
2020 - Ananya Basu
2019 - Alec Bolender
2018 - Jessica Wedig
2017 - Ovini Amaransinghe
2016 - Trang Vu
2015 - Mark Bovee
2014 - Shishi Fang
2013 - Lindsay Webb
2012 - Josh Rockey
2011 - Alex Duncan, Ben Duncan
2010 - Kevin Lavelle
2009 - Andrew Warner
2008 - Stephen Denny
2007 - David Siler
2006 - Omar Ibrahim
2005 - Heidi Hehemann
2004 - Katye Fichter
2003 - Rachel Lieberman
2002 - Marcelle Bobst

For the highest achievement in inorganic chemistry
2024 - Conner Pavelschak
2023 - Ashlyn Williams
2017 - Victoria Hammond
2016 - Hai Dong
2015 - Mark Bovee

For the highest achievement in organic chemistry
2024 - Trevor Beaulieu
2022 - Nicholas Hounshell; Anthony Mack
2021 - Bianty Gomperts
2020 - Priya Bharat Patel
2019 - Lindsay Bischoff
2018 - David Stamper
2017 - Aron Bercz
2016 - Kelsey Griffin
2015 - Ashley Bosse

For the highest achievement in physical chemistry
2024 - Gabe Patrick
2023 - Sarah Tariq
2022 - Abby Miller
2021 - Nicholas Hounshell
2020 - Joyce Ghali
2019 - Tan Do, Tien Do
2018 - James Brunemann
2017 - Weishi Li

For excellence in inorganic chemistry
2024 - Conner Pavelschak
2023 - Ashlyn Williams
2022 - Trinh Huyen Nguyen
2021 - Ananya Basu
2020 - Zhaocheng Zhang
2019 - Nathan Poland
2018 - Shiyuan "Phillip" Zhou
2017 - Victoria Hammond
2016 - Trevor Ball
2015 - Chiara M. Le Roux
2014 - Robert Golsby, Malvika Sharma
2013 - Indrachapa Rajapakshe Mudiyanse
2012 - Chris Papa
2011 - Dale Merz
2010 - Nicholas Huff
2009 - Scott Hicks
2008 - Hannah Sayre
2007 - Jeff Grumbles
2006 - Heidi Hehemann
2005 - Anne Fitzgerald
2004 - Xuefeng Lu
2003 - Nasrien Ibrahim
2002 - Leah Squires

For the biochemistry major showing great promise and potential
2024 - Sophia Muir
2023 - Corinna Ohrnberger
2022 - Linh Tran
2021 - Kathryn Rost
2020 - Atit Pathak
2019 - Tsitsi Nyamajenjere
2018 - Niket Yadav
2017 - Emma Schoch
2016 - Courtney Collins
2015 - Lauren McKenzie
2014 - Lindsay Webb
2013 - Amaleah Hartman
2012 - Alex Dunkan
2011 - Tyler Iverson
2010 - Justin Morrison
2009 - Maryanne Refaei
2008 - Dave Walla
2007 - Mike Brothers, Nhu-Y Dao
2006 - Christa Siebenburgen
2005 - Patrick McLendon
2004 - David Rogers
2003 - Katye Fichter

To the senior chemistry major with the highest average in subjects outside the major area
2024 - Anna Rice
2023 - Abigail Miller
2022 - Sarah Smithrud
2021 - Ananya Basu, Lindsay Bischoff, Atit Pathak
2020 - Tan Do
2019 - Nathan Ranly
2018 - Weishi Li
2017 - Christine Lu, Nada Elsayed
2016 - Mark Bovee
2015 - Amber Volmer
2014 - Lindsay Webb
2013 - Amaleah Hartman
2012 - Alex Duncan, Ben Duncan
2011 - Graciela Negri
2010 - Justin Morrison
2009 - Kimberly Bauer
2008 - Michael Brothers
2007 - Omar Ibrahim
2006 - Christa Siebenburgen
2005 - Xuefeng Lu
2004 - Nasrien Ibrahim, Mai Vu
2003 - Jennifer Weill
2002 - Leah Squires

for a senior chemistry major who demonstrated excellence in the major field
2024 - Marie Baldwin, Trevor Beaulieu, Ian Campbell, Natalie Corrigan, Katherine Custer, Haley Durr, Jaina Hellmann, Thomas Heppler, Darl Jacob, David Maleh, Noah McGilton, Sophia Muir, Dillon Patel, Conner Pavelschak, Ella Quinlisk, Risheb Subramanian, Johnny Tran

To an outstanding senior showing great potential for success in graduate school
2020 - Sanduni Abeykoon
2019 - James Brunemann
2018 - Son Dong
2017 - Shane Kaplan
2016 - Hai Dong
2015 - Patrick Wolfkiel
2014 - Lindsay Webb
2013 - Jiamin Liang
2012 - Kendra Leahy
2011 - Graciela Negri
2010 - Rani Ulrich
2009 - Henry Korman
2008 - David Siler
2007 - Gerdien de Jong
2006 - Ahleah Rohr
2005 - Patrick McLendon
2004 - Rachel Lieberman
2003 - Marcelle Bobst
2002 - Greg Carroll

To an outstanding graduating senior majoring in chemistry
2023 - Pranav Jayakumar, Brett Karsten, Anthony Mack, Emma Meilinger, McKenna Pietrowski, Ashlyn Williams
2022 - Omer Aljulandani, Cailey Grier, Karen Hufford, Nathan Lawler, Michael Rees III, Maria Rockey, Kyle Ruble, Shereen Salem, Javeria Tariq, Tristan Wittbrod
2021 - Joyce Ghali, Kathryn Rost, Alyssa Tobin
2020 - Justin Cifuentes, Tien Do, Anson Gulliver, Aysenur Gunacar, Jessica Wedig Moriah Weese
2019 - Jingjun Huang, Kyle Necamp, Alberta Negri, Alyssa Solano, Virginia Speck, Linh Tran
2018 - Hope Guthier, Jordan Hill, Alexander Wilson
2017 - Sarah Braley, Yi Liu
2016 - Kelsey Griffin, Mark Bovee
2015 - Ashely Bosse, Angela Galli, Keun-Il Kim, Sarah Venus
2014 - Shishi Fang, Spencer Fogelman, Emma Mack, Malvika Sharma
2013 - Heidi Day, Leah Griffin, Josh Rockey
2012 - Tuan Dinh, Chris Papa
2011 - Chelsea Korte
2010 - David Bowles, Whitney Howard
2009 - Kimberly Bauer, Seth Vensil
2008 - Lisa Bartholomew, Zachary Bryson
2007 - Omar Ibrahim
2006 - Heidi Hehemann
2005 - Candace Leigh
2004 - Nasrien Ibrahim
2003 - Marcelle Bobst
2002 - Sudhir Shori

To an outstanding senior majoring in chemistry
2024 - Vaibhav Cherukuri, Dante DiPrimio, Nikita Gorkovets,     Paul Houston, Steve Ifeanyi, Megan Longer, Megan McGuire, Samantha Miller, Favour Okotie, Evan Porshinsky, Valerie Shnayder, Eric Treinen, Jonathan Weisfelder
2023 - Lydia Bucher, Emily Dominique, Angela Heintel, Dana Khoury, Leah Kistner, Grace Naber, Corinna Ohrnberger, José Pinto, Thinh Tran, Ellie Uematsu, Sam Zumwalde
2022 - Katherine Berichon, Vageesha Herath, Meghna Kilaparthi, Soren Smail, Jacob Stump, Linh Tran

2021 - Chloe Boehmer, Hunter Rittenhouse Starbuck
2020 - Alec Bolender, Pranita Dhungana, Molly MacLeod, Tram Tran
2019 - Grace Buckey, Alexander Bunk, Tristin Glossip, Margot Meredith, Philip Zhou
2018 - Jeremiah Allen, Taylor Beck, Rachel Wright
2017 - Trang Vu
2016 - Carmy Forney, Christina Cashen
2015 - Emily Lehnhoff, Thi Nguyen, Alexander Nurre
2014 - Indrachapa Bandara, Sean Lawson, Niranga Wijesiri
2013 - Kim Ngoc Thi Nguyen, Tamar Weiner
2012 - Aaron Decker, Ben Duncan
2011 - Justin Baum, Christopher Heald
2010 - Mostafa Ibrahim, Yogi Patel
2009 - Stephen Denny, Lauren Rainwater
2008 - Andrew Hughett, Khang Nguyen
2007 - Justin Little
2006 - Yetnayet Zewge
2005 - Neha Patel
2004 - Mai Vu
2003 - Jennifer Weill
2002 - Michael Drake

To an outstanding senior woman continuing on in science
2002 - Leah Squires

To an outstanding freshman chemistry major with high potential
2024 - Samantha McGilton
2023 - Kristianna York
2022 - Gabe Patrick
2021 - Rachael Pickett
2019 - Sarah Smithrud
2018 - Kathryn Rost
2017 - Molly MacLeod, Remington Beardsley
2016 - Nathan Ranly
2015 - Son Dong
2014- Aron Bercz
2013 - Kelsey Griffin
2012 - Sarah Venus
2011 - Malvika Sharma
2010 - Amaleah Hartman
2009 - Kendra Leahy
2008 - Dominique Mary Nkata

To an outstanding junior chemistry major showing great promise and potential in the field
2022 - David Maleh
2021 - Jacob Stump
2020 - Alyssa Tobin
2019 - Erin Patrizio
2018 - Pranita Dhungana, Nathan Ranly
2017 - Weishi Li
2016 - Victoria Hammond, Yi Liu
2015 - Mark Bovee, Kelsey Griffin
2014 - Ashley Bosse
2013 - Lindsay Webb
2012 - Kim Ngoc Nguyen, Bradley Welch
2011 - Aaron Decker, Tuan Dinh
2010 - Chelsea Korte
2009 - Mostafa, Ibrahim, Justin Morrison
2008 - Henry Korman, Lauren Rainwater
2007 - Brett Bolton
2006 - Nhu-Y Dao
2005 - Heidi Hehemann
2004 - Patrick McLendon
2003 - Rachel Lieberman
2002 - Nasrien Ibrahim

Based on academic achievement/potential for tuition to a sophomore or junior chemistry major
2020 - Ananya Basu
2019 - Sanduni Abeykoon
2018 - Grace Buckey, Tristin Glossip, Kyle Necamp
2017 - Hope Guthier
2016 - Ovini Amarasinghe, Yi Liu
2015 - Rajiv Karani, Patrick Zuelke
2014 - Thomas Centa, Alexander Nurre
2013 - Shishi Fang, Indrachapa Rajapakshe Mudiyanse
2012 - Neha Desai, Jiamin Liang
2011 - Ben Duncan
2010 - Justin Baum
2009 - Whitney Howard
2008 - Stephen Denny
2007 - Lisa Bartholomew
2006 - Omar Ibrahim
2005 - Christa Siebenburgen
2004 - Candace Dowling, Xuefeng Lu

Tuition scholarship based on grade point average 3.0+ to a junior or senior chemistry major
2024 - William Boyd
2023 - Albaraa Tarabishi
2021 - Brett Karsten
2020 - Sarah Smithrud
2019 - Lindsay Bischoff
2018 - Hanna Sorensen
2017 - Nathan Ranly
2016 - Barbara Harding
2015 - Victoria Hammond
2014 - Thomas Centa
2013 - Alex Nurre
2012 - Sean Lawson
2011 - Amaleah Hartman
2010 - Alexander Duncan
2009 - Chelsea Korte
2008 - Brett Bolton, Stephen Denny
2007 - Stephen Denny, David Siler
2006 - Gerdien de Jong
2005 - Yetnayet Zewge
2004 - Elizabeth Bockerstette

To an undergraduate chemistry major showing great promise
2017 - Niket Yadav
2016 - Aron Bercz
2015 - Carmy Forney
2014 - Sarah Venus
2013 - Emma Mack
2012 - Ann Zoller
2011 - Chris Papa
2010 - Graciella Negri
2009 - David Bowles
2008 - Stephen Denny
2007 - Lauren Rainwater
2006 - Michael Brothers, Justin Little
2005 - Rehana Siddiqui
2004 - Neha Patel
2003 - Mai Vu
2002 - Jennifer Weill

To the best undergraduate student in organic chemistry, who is a chemistry or biochemistry major
2019 - Hunter Starbuck
2018 - Alexander Beckes, Maya Radic
2017 - Alberta Negri
2016 - Thomas Young
2015 - Thomas Centa
2014 - Kelsey Griffin2015 - Ashley Bosse

2024 - Ben Miller
2023 - Chase Dietz
2022 - Mohammed Alnadhairi
2021 - Cullen McComb

2024 - Valerie Shnayder
2023 - Daniel Murrow
2022 - Hayden Dennison
2021 - Margaret Milbrandt

In recognition for commitment and achievement presented to the University of Cincinnati Student Chapter
2019 - ChemCats
2018 - ChemCats

For an outstanding junior chemistry major who has demonstrated great potential in undergraduate research
2022 - Anthony Mack
2021 -  Megan Cohen

Recognizes a chemistry major who persevered and demonstrates great potential
2024 - John Arora, Meredith Chin, Dylan Fitzpatrick, Anvar Normurodov, Pablo Reed-Prieto, Lyn Wang
2023 - Paige Miller
2022 - Kwaku Appiah
2021 - Mohamed Lemine, Shereen Salem

For an undergraduate TA or SI leader or LA who has demonstrated excellence in teaching in the classroom and/or laboratory
2024 - John Arora, Trevor Beaulieu, Kavya Chandra, Ari Clincy, Favour Idahosa, Rahul Mathew, Taryn Meyer, Anvar Normurodov, Somya Pandey, Jonathan Weisfelder, Gracie West
2023 - Tristan Barga, Hayden Dennison, Chase Dietz, Tohonne Konare, Samuel Lorry, Emma Meilinger, Somya Pandey, Reagan Work
2022 - Katherine Berichon, Andrea Mays, Megan McConnell, Emma Meilinger, Dev Patel, Thinh Tran, Tristan Wittbrod