Congratulations to our 2022 Departmental Award Recipients
Please join us in congratulating all of our 2022 Department of Biological Sciences award recipients! We have so many amazing students!
Outstanding Graduating Senior
Awarded to graduating seniors who have obtained at least a 3.7 gpa in Biological Sciences courses and at least a 3.5 gpa overall
Noah Gold
Dominique Mary Henriques Melo
Mariama Jawara
Riva Malick
Nivi Mariappan
Natalie Murray
Karan Luthria (bioinformatics)
Excellence in Biological Sciences
Awarded to graduating seniors for excellence in the classroom and in research
Chase Andre
Sierra Barber
Maria Bieberich
Maria Cervasio
Andrew Hennigan
Aiman Raza
Thomas V. Marsho & Martin Schwartz Memorial Fund
In honor of Professor & Chair Martin Schwartz's numerous contributions to establishing the department and UMBC; and Professor Thomas V. Marsho's establishment of plant biology as a significant research area at UMBC.
Ellie Bare
Alanna Carter
Maheera Chaudhry
Jeannine Dizon
D'Juan Moreland
Meaghan Ratcliffe
Sean Starkloff
Rebecca Nguyen
Roger Michael David Endowed Scholarship
Established in 1996 by his sister, Gloria Davis, in honor and
memory of Lecturer Roger M. Davis, who dedicated his
career to introducing thousands of undergraduates to the
world of biology lab. This award offers scholarships to fulltime undergraduate students who show academic promise
and have an intention to major in biological sciences.
Traditionally given to an outstanding undergrad TA.
Samaneh Ali
John H., Sr. and Althea Griner Scholarship Fund
Intended for an outstanding FIRST year undergraduate
student with a demonstrated commitment to the
advancement of minorities in the sciences and who intends
to pursue biological sciences as a major.
Michael Ack
Olivia Brooks
Ngozi Emezienna
Sydnee Vance
Sandoz Undergraduate Teaching Award
This award is given annually to an undergraduate teaching
assistant (TA), usually a senior, who best demonstrates the
hard work, positive spirit, and student-caring exemplified
by Jim Sandoz, former Biology instructor.
Kimberly Dang
Kloetzel-Musall Scholarship
Offers support to students majoring in biological sciences
who also plan to teach in K-12 education.
Abdullah Najib
Luba Shpitsek
Dawit Teshome
Departmental Service Award
Fairine Ahmed
Posted: May 20, 2022, 12:12 PM