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Awards and Achievements Faculty Honors:
Profs. Ben Kerr and Julia Parish each received Distinguished Teaching Awards, the highest honor awarded for teaching at the UW. This honor is awarded only once in a career and is given to seven UW faculty each year.
Prof. Dee Boersma received the 2008 Elliott Coues Award from the American Ornithologists’ Union in recognition of her outstanding and innovative contributions to ornithological research. Prof. Keiko Torii received the prestigious Japanese Science and Technology Agency PRESTO Award. PRESTO Awards encourage young investigators attempting to answer questions using innovative approaches. Drs. Scott Freeman and Linda Martin-Morris each received a Panhellenic Association of UW Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. Mary Pat Wenderoth received the Student Organizations Advisor of the Year Award from the Student Activities Office for her work with Tribeta, the Biology Honor Society. This is the first year this award has been given. Prof. Rose Ann Cattolico advised the two-person team of MBA students who won the Heller Ehrman Best Clean-Tech Idea at the 2008 UW Foster School of Business’ CIE Business Plan Competition. The group, Voltan Biofuel, outlined a plan to provide biodiesel producers with access to high-oil producing algae that is cheaper and more environmentally friendly than current sources of oil used in biofuels. Student Honors:
Christopher Himes and Fernanda Oyarzun, Biology graduate students, received the Excellence in Teaching Award for their work in developing and teaching a course designed to improve student learning in the Biology Introductory Series. Only two Excellence in Teaching Awards are given each year; Fernanda and Chris split this award.
Brooks Miner and Ursula Valdez, Biology graduate students, were awarded Huckabay Teaching Fellowships by the Graduate School. Huckabay Fellowships provide one quarter of support to students working on projects related to teaching or learning at the university level. Nine UW graduate students receive Huckabay Fellowships each year. Valerie Soza, a Biology graduate student, was awarded a Stroum Fellowship by the GO-MAP Program in the Graduate School. Stroum fellowships support students of diverse backgrounds while they complete their dissertations and prepare manuscripts for publication. Zachary Radmer, a double major in Biology and Environmental Studies, was awarded a Trail Blazers Memorial Scholarship. The Trail Blazers is a volunteer organization that lends support to the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife. Pavan Vaswani, a triple major in Neurobiology, Biochemistry, and Computer Science, was the sophomore medalist for the 2006-07 academic year. Medalists are recognized for having the strongest academic record in their class. Did we miss anyone? Please tell us about your awards and achievements so we can add them to future Biology Newsletters and/or post them on the News Section of our website. Please e-mail your awards and announcements to: uwbio@u.washington.edu.
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