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Every academic year, Rochester faculty members earn recognition from their colleagues around the country and the globe for their research, scholarship, and teaching, as well as for their service to their disciplines and their students. Such honors include awards from national and international academic societies, induction into prestigious organizations, and recognition from peer institutions. Similarly, Rochester students are selected each year for recognition by some of the most competitive and prestigious honors programs available to undergraduates and graduate students in the United States. Here’s a small sample of honorees from the 2012–13 year.
Richard AslinNational Academy of Sciences
Richard Aslin, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors awarded to a scientist or engineer in the United States. Widely recognized for his research on how infants and toddlers develop cognitive abilities, Aslin also was elected as a fellow of the Cognitive Science Society. Aslin, who directs the Rochester Center for Brain Imaging and is a professor in the Center for Visual Science, was presented with the University Award for Lifetime Achievement in Graduate Education at this spring’s commencement ceremonies.
David WilliamsChampalimaud Award
David Williams, the William G. Allyn Professor of Medical Optics, a faculty member of the Institute of Optics, director of the Center for Visual Science, and dean for research in Arts, Sciences & Engineering, received the António Champalimaud Vision Award. Presented by the president of Portugal, the award is presented in even-numbered years and is considered one of the most prominent honors in vision science and ophthalmology. Williams has been a pioneer in developing technology to help researchers make images of living human retinas, work that the jury awarding the prize called a “major breakthrough in the understanding and/or the preservation of vision.” Williams shared the Champalimaud Award with the developers of optical coherence tomography. Williams also was invited this spring to present the Edridge Green Lecture at the annual congress of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in London.
Nina SchorPresident-Elect
Nina Schor, the William H. Eilinger Chair of Pediatrics and pediatrician-in-chief at Golisano Children’s Hospital, was named president-elect of the Child Neurology Society, the nation’s largest organization of child neurologists. Members of the worldwide nonprofit professional association of 1,300 pediatric neurologists elected Schor to the position. Nationally recognized for her research on neuroblastoma, a frequently fatal cancer of childhood, Schor is a child neurologist who holds appointments in the Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology and Anatomy.
Elizabeth West MarvinLifetime Achievement
Elizabeth West Marvin, professor of music theory at the Eastman School and professor of brain and cognitive sciences in Arts, Sciences & Engineering, received the Gail Boyd de Stwolinski Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Music Theory Teaching and Scholarship. The national award is presented every two years by the Gail Boyd de Stwolinski Center for Music Pedagogy at the University of Oklahoma. Widely recognized for her multidisciplinary interests, Marvin has published work in music cognition, music theory pedagogy, the relation of music cognition to theory pedagogy, theory and analysis of atonal music, contour theory, history of theory, and analysis and performance.
Amanda ChenGoldwater Scholar
Amanda Chen ’14, a biomedical engineering major from Danville, Calif., was named a Goldwater Scholar, a nationally competitive fellowship for undergraduate students in science, math, and engineering that was endowed by Congress in honor of the late U.S. Senator Barry M. Goldwater. Chen was one of 272 recipients selected from a pool of 1,107 students who were nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities nationwide. She is the 26th Rochester student to be named a Goldwater Scholar since 2000.
Project Fusion and Medic WindsMedal-Winning Musicians
Eastman School students (left to right) Rebecca Tobin, Matt Evans, Quinn Delaney, Matt Amedio, June Kim, Michael Sawzin, Russell Rybicki, Dannel Espinoza, and Johanna Gruskin earned top honors in the senior division of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Midic Winds—a quintet composed of undergraduates Gruskin, Kim, Tobin, Delaney, and Rybeck—was awarded a bronze medal while Project Fusion—a saxophone quartet composed of graduate students Espinoza, Evans, and Sawzin, and undergraduate Amedio—earned a gold medal. Coached by Chien-Kwan Lin, assistant professor of saxophone, Project Fusion also won the grand prize in the Plowman Chamber Music Competition and first place in the Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music Wind Competition.
John DiBartolomeoPlayer of the Year
John DiBartolomeo ’13, was named national Player of the Year in men’s basketball by two organizations that follow NCAA Division III sports—D3Hoops.com and DIII News. The senior financial economics major from Westport, Conn., led the Yellowjackets in scoring, rebounding, assists, and steals this season. He was also named Player of the Year by the University Athletic Association and the Eastern College Athletic Conference (for Upstate New York). Both D3Hoops.com and DIII News also named DiBartolomeo a first team All-American, as did the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the U.S. Basketball Writers’ Association.
Academia Europaea
Member
Maiken Nedergaard, Smith Professor of Neurological Surgery and Codirector of the Center for Translational Neuromedicine
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Sloan Research Fellow
Jessica Cantlon, Assistant Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
John Kessler, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Daniel Weix, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
American Academy of Family Physicians Association
2012 Pfizer Teacher Development Award
Stefenie King, Clinical Instructor at Highland Family Medicine
American Academy of Microbiology
Fellow
Eric Phizicky, Dean’s Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Fellow
Craig R. Sellers, Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing
American Academy of Nursing
Fellow
Emily J. Hauenstein, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, School of Nursing
Sally A. Norton, Associate Professor of Nursing
American Academy of Pediatrics
President
Tom McInerny, Professor and Associate Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Pediatrics
American Association of Clinical Anatomists
2013 Honored Member Award
John T. Hansen, Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Associate Dean for Admissions, School of Medicine and Dentistry
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fellow
Eric Phizicky, Dean’s Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
President
Judith F. Baumhauer, Professor and Associate Chair of Orthopaedics
Board of Directors
Regis J. O’Keefe, Professor and Chair of Orthopaedics
American Brain Foundation, American Academy of Neurology
Chair’s Award
Robert C. Griggs, Professor of Neurology
American Chemical Society
William H. Nichols Medal
Richard Eisenberg, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
American College of Clinical Pharmacy
President
Curtis Haas, Director of Pharmacy
American College of Medical Toxicology
Fellow
Timothy J. Wiegand, Director of Medical Toxicology and Toxicology Consult Service, Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Lifetime Achievement Award
James R. Woods Jr., Thiede Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology
American Heart Association
Distinguished Leadership Award
John P. Cullen, Research Associate Professor of Surgery
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Fellow
Kevin Parker, May Professor of Engineering and Dean Emeritus of the Hajim School of Engineering
Diane Dalecki, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
American Mathematical Society
Fellow
Frederick Cohen, Professor of Mathematics
Sam Gitler, Professor of Mathematics
John Moore, Research Associate
Joseph Neisendorfer, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Douglas Ravenel, Professor of Mathematics
American Medical Directors Association
2013 Medical Director of the Year
Rocco Vivenzio, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and of Geriatrics (died April 2013)
American Musicological Society
Noah Greenberg Award
Michael Alan Anderson, Assistant Professor of Musicology, Eastman School of Music
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
Thomas Brady Award for Community Service
Kenneth E. DeHaven, Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedics
American Pediatric Society
John Howland Award
Elizabeth R. McAnarney, Professor of Pediatrics and Chair Emerita of Pediatrics
American Psychiatric Association
Isaac Ray Award
J. Richard Ciccone, Professor of Psychiatry
American Physical Society
Fellow
Todd Krauss, Professor of Chemistry
Chunlei Guo, Professor of Optics
American Political Science Association
President (2011–12)
Bingham Powell, Wilson Professor of Political Science
American Public Health Association
Arthur J. Viseltear Award
Theodore Brown, Phelps Professor of Public Health and Policy and Professor of History
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
Fuller Albright Award
Laura M. Calvi, Associate Professor of Medicine
American Society for Clinical Investigation
Fellow
Laura M. Calvi, Associate Professor of Medicine
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)
Deems Taylor Award
Michael Alan Anderson, Assistant Professor of Musicology, Eastman School of Music
Apple Inc.
Apple Distinguished Educator
Jeffrey M. Lyness, Professor of Psychiatry and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Medicine and Dentistry
AQR Capital Management
Insight Award Distinguished Paper Prize
Robert Novy-Marx, Assistant Professor of Finance, Simon School of Business
Association of American Medical Colleges
Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award
Chin-To Fong, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Association for Computing Machinery
Distinguished Scientist
Wendi Heinzelman, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Dean for Graduate Studies in Arts, Sciences & Engineering
Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology
President
Steven Feldon, Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology and Director of the Flaum Eye Institute
Champalimaud Foundation (Portugal)
António Champalimaud Vision Award
David Williams, Allyn Professor of Medical Optics and Dean for Research in Arts, Sciences & Engineering
Child Neurology Society
President-elect
Nina F. Schor, Eilinger Chair and Professor of Pediatrics, of Neurobiology, and of Anatomy
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Honorary Professorship
Jack Werren, Wisch Professor of Biology
Clark Institute of Art
Fellow
Rachel Haidu, Associate Professor of Art and Art History
Cognitive Science Society
Fellow
Richard Aslin, Kenan Professor and Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Professor in the Center for Visual Science, and Director of the Rochester Center for Brain Imaging
Cornell University
George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism
Kenneth Gross, Professor of English
Division on Career Development and Transition
Marc Gold Innovative Practices in Transition Award
Martha Mock, Clinical Associate Professor, Warner School of Education, Director of the Institute for Innovative Transition
Eastern Nursing Research Society
Top 20 Sustained and Influential Leaders Award 2013
Margaret H. Kearney, Vice Provost and University Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor , of Nursing
Emerald Literati Network
Award for Excellence 2012: for Highly Commended Paper
Wendi Cross, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, of Pediatrics, and of Neuro-developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Jennifer West, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and of Pediatrics
Extracorporeal Toxin Removal in Poisoning
Appointed to the International Panel of Experts
Timothy J. Wiegand, Director of Medical Toxicology and Toxicology Consult Service, Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
Federation of State Medical Boards
Board of Directors
Arthur S. Hengerer, Professor of Otolaryngology
Fred Basolo Medal, Northwestern University
Richard Eisenberg, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Fulbright Program
Visiting Scholar
Mary Jane Curry, Associate Professor, Warner School of Education
Gail Boyd De Stwolinski Center for Music Pedagogy, University of Oklahoma
Lifetime Achievement in Music Theory Teaching and Scholarship
Elizabeth West Marvin, Professor of Music Theory, Eastman School of Music, and Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation
Artistic Director
Douglas Humpherys, Professor of Piano, Eastman School of Music
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Fellow
Gaurav Sharma, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Circuits and Systems Society
Charles A. Desoer Technical Achievement Award
Eby Friedman, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Photonics Society
Quantum Electronics Award
Govind Agrawal, Professor of Optics and of Physics and Senior Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Fellow
Robert L. Strawderman III, Professor and Chair of Biostatistics and Computational Biology
Distinguished Fellow Award
Abraham Seidmann, Xerox Professor of Computers and Information Systems and Operations Management, Simon School of Business
Quantum Electronics Award
Govind Agrawal, Professor of Optics and of Physics and Senior Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
2012 Distinguished Career Award
Harry Reis, Professor of Psychology
Lifetime Achievement Award
Richard Ryan, Professor of Psychology and of Education
President
Jeffrey H. Peters, Schwartz Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery and Professor of Thoracic Surgery
Distinguished Lifetime Career Award
Edward L. Deci, Gowen Professor in the Social Sciences
Richard Ryan, Professor of Psychology and of Education
Diversity/Equity Award
Emily J. Hauenstein, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, School of Nursing
Chadwick Alger Book Prize
Randall Stone, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies
Book Award in the Humanities
Beth Jörgensen, Professor of Spanish
Molecular Endocrinology
Editor-in-Chief
Stephen R. Hammes, Wolk Professor in Medicine; Chief, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
National Academy of Sciences
Elected Member
Richard Aslin, Kenan Professor and Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Professor in the Center for Visual Science, and Director of the Rochester Center for Brain Imaging
National Library of Medicine and the Association of Academic Health Science Libraries
Fellow, Leadership Fellows Program
Donna R. Berryman, Assistant Director, Edward G. Miner Library
National Science Foundation
Career Award
Bradley Nilsson, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Optical Society
Emmett N. Leith Medal
James Fienup, Hopkins Professor of Optics
Pfizer–Groton Labs
Green Chemistry Award
Daniel Weix, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Chair, Grants Committee
Manish Shah, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
Outstanding Achievement in Adolescent Medicine
Richard Kreipe, McAnarney Professor in Pediatrics
Society for Financial Studies
Chair-Elect for Finance Cavalcade Conference
Toni Whited, Jones Professor, Professor of Finance, and Chair of the PhD Program, Simon School of Business
Society for Humanistic Anthropology
Victor Turner Prize for Ethnographic Writing
Daniel Reichman, Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Society for Neuroscience
Secretary
Tatiana Pasternak, Professor of Neurobiology and of Anatomy
SPIE—International Society for Optics and Photonics
A. E. Conrady Award
Kevin Thompson, Visiting Scientist, Institute of Optics
Spie Fellow
Gaurav Sharma, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Honorary Degree
Russell Peck, Deane Professor of English
Paul Creston Award
David Higgs, Professor of Organ, Eastman School of Music
Thieme Chemistry
Journal Award
Daniel Weix, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Distinguished Service Award
Richard Miller, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and of Environmental Medicine
Honorary Degree
Barbara Iglewski, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and Director of International Programs at the Medical Center
Honorary Degree
Richard Ryan, Professor of Psychology and of Education
2013 Lifetime Achievement Award
Bonnie Rubenstein, Associate Professor of Counseling and Human Development, Warner School of Education
University Faculty Awards
Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Miguel Alonso ’96 (PhD), Associate Professor of Optics
Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Teaching: Eastman School of Music Recipient (2012)
Carol Webber, Professor of Voice
G. Graydon Curtis ’58 and Jane W. Curtis Award for Nontenured Faculty Teaching Excellence
Dahpon Ho, Assistant Professor of History
Goergen Awards for Excellence In Undergraduate Teaching
Mark Bocko, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Alison Frontier, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Richard Kaeuper, Professor of History
Hajim School’S Lifetime Achievement Award
Duncan Moore, Kingslake Chair in Optical Engineering Science, Professor of Optics, of Biomedical Engineering, and of Business Administration
Lillian Fairchild Award
Jennifer Grotz, Associate Professor of English
Martin E. Messinger Libraries Recognition Award
Nancy Fried Foster, Director of Anthropological Research for River Campus Libraries
Presidential Diversity Award
Lynne Maquat, Orbison Distinguished Service Professor, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and Director of the Center for RNA Biology
Teen Health and Success Partnership, Directed by Suzanne Piotrowski, Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Students’ Association Professors of the Year
Benjamin Hafensteiner, Lecturer in Chemistry (Natural Sciences)
Heather Layton, Senior Lecturer in Art (Humanities)
Christopher Niemiec, Senior Lecturer in Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology)
Scott Seidman, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering (Engineering)
University Award for Lifetime Achievement In Graduate Education
Richard Aslin, Kenan Professor and Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Professor in the Center for Visual Science, and Director of the Rochester Center for Brain Imaging
William H. Riker Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching
Govind Agrawal, Professor of Optics and of Physics and Senior Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
National Student Awards
Academic All-American Honors
Adam Bossert ’13, Ambler, Pa.; Microbiology (Third Team, At-Large, Men’s Swimming)
Shelby Hall ’13, Hamburg, N.Y.; Chemistry (First Team, At-Large, Field Hockey)
Neil Cordell ’16, York, UK; Business (Second Team All-American, Squash)
John DiBartolomeo ’13, Westport, Conn.; Financial Economics (First Team All-American, Men’s Basketball)
Andres Duany Miro Quesda ’13, Lima, Peru; Economics and Business Strategies (First Team All-American, Squash)
Katie Flaschner ’14, East Amherst, N.Y.; Political Science (Third Team All-American, Field Hockey)
Faraz Khan ’16, Stamford, Conn.; Business (First Team All-American, Squash)
Lauren Norton ’13, Troy, Pa.; Mathematics (All-American, Women’s Cross Country)
Adam Perkiomaki ’13, Portland, Ore.; English (Second Team All-American, Squash)
Madison Wagner ’14, Cheswick, Pa.; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Third Team All-American, Field Hockey)
Ally Zywicki ’15, Liverpool, N.Y.; Biomedical Engineering (Honorable Mention All-American, Women’s Basketball)
American Academy of Periodontology
Best Poster in Clinical Research at Annual Meeting
Alessandro Geminiani, Resident, Eastman Institute for Oral Health
American Academy of Periodontology Foundation
Aap Educator Scholarship
Jingyuan Fan, Resident, Eastman Institute for Oral Health
American Association of Immunologists
Trainee Abstract Award
Sesquile Ramon, Doctoral Student, Microbiology and Immunology
American Board of Pediatric Dentistry’s Foundation of the College of Diplomats
James R. Roche Award of Excellence
Erin Shope, Resident, Eastman Institute for Oral Health
American College of Emergency Physicians
Medical Student Professionalism and Service Award
Michael Nitzberg, MD Class of 2013, School of Medicine and Dentistry
American Federation for Aging Research
Medical Student Training in Aging Research Program
Elizabeth Kistler, MD Class of 2016, School of Medicine and Dentistry
Eric Nielsen, MD Class of 2016, School of Medicine and Dentistry
American Geophysical Union
Seismology Best Student Presentation
Manahloh Belachew, Graduate Student, Earth and Environmental Sciences
American Heart Association
Individual Predoctoral Fellowship
Wei Sun, Neuroscience
American Medical Association
Physicians of Tomorrow Award
Michael Nitzberg, MD Class of 2013, School of Medicine and Dentistry
Jason Reminick, MD Class of 2013, School of Medicine and Dentistry
American Mock Trial Association
Regionals
Amgen Foundation
Scholarship
Aaron J. Cravens ’14, Champaign, Ill.; Applied Mathematics
Benjamin Goulet ’14, Lexington, Mass.; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
American Psychological Association/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Fellow
Alma Guerra, Resident, Psychiatry
ASCAP Foundation
Morton Gould Young Composer Award
John Liberatore, Doctoral Student in Composition, Eastman School of Music
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy
Robert L. Weiss Student Poster Award
Amanda Shaw, Graduate Student, Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology
Association for Surgical Education
Linnea Hauge Promising Educational Scholar Award
Michael J. Kim, Resident, Department of Surgery
Astral Artists National Auditions
Winner
John Wintringham, Graduate Student, Saxophone, Eastman School of Music
Goldwater Scholarship
Amanda Chen ’14, Danville, Calif.; Biomedical Engineering
Junior Fellow
Katherine Garner ’12 (T5), Cheshire, Conn.; Chemistry
Carnegie Mellon University’s Junior Summer Institute
Public Policy and International Affairs Fellow
Jonathan Johnson ’14, Crystal River, Fla.; Political Science and Anthropology
Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts
Predoctoral Fellowship
Alexander Brier Marr, Doctoral Student, Visual and Cultural Studies
Critical Language Scholarship Program
Scholars
Emily Hein ’14, Clive, Iowa; Chinese Studies
Nathaly Luna ’13, Corona, N.Y.; Arabic Studies
Alexander Turpin ’13, Rochester; Applied Music (Voice), Eastman School of Music
Samantha Whalen ’15, Wilton, N.Y.; Anthropology and Health, Behavior, and Society
Simone Zehren ’14, Washington, D.C.; Archaeology, Technology and Historical Structures, and History
DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst) RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) Program
Scholars
Kristin Abramo ’15, Billerica, Mass.; Molecular Genetics
Kevin Allan ’14, Sharon, Mass.; Neuroscience
Alexandra Born ’15, Indianapolis; Microbiology and Chemistry
Sarah Koniski ’14, Spencerport, N.Y.; Chemistry
Louis J. Papa III ’14, Fairport, N.Y.; Biochemistry and Chemistry
Robert Rietmeijer ’15, Albuquerque, N.M.; Biochemistry
Zhongwu Shi ’15, Wenzhou, China; Applied Math
Jamie Michelle Strampe ’15, San Luis Obispo, Calif.; Microbiology
Qianli Sun ’15, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China; Applied Math
Andrew J. Pramuk ’13, Hollidaysburg, Pa.; Applied Music (Voice) and Musical Arts, Eastman School of Music
Fellowship
Berin Golonu, Graduate Student, Visual and Cultural Studies
Fellowship
Fatima Bawany ’15, Rochester; Religion
Student Fellow
Tatiana Deveney, MD Class of 2014, School of Medicine and Dentistry
DownBeat Magazine
Annual Student Music Awards
Jennifer Bellor, Doctoral Student, Music Composition, Eastman School of Music
Paulo Perfeito’s Eastman 6tet, Eastman School of Music
Marc Schwartz, Graduate Student, Jazz Composition, Eastman School of Music
Predoctoral Fellowship
Jeff Arnold, Graduate Student, Political Science
Gold Medal, Senior Wind Division
Project Fusion Saxophone Quartet, Eastman School of Music
Matthew Amedio ’12, Rochester; Alto Saxophone
Dannel Espinoza, Doctoral Student, Soprano Saxophone
Matthew Thomas Evans, Doctoral Student, Baritone Saxophone
Michael Sawzin, Master’s Student, Tenor Saxophone
Bronze Medal, Senior Wind Division
Midic Winds, Eastman School of Music
Quinn Delaney ’14, Evanston, Ill.; Bassoon
Johanna Gruskin ’13, Duluth, Minn.; Flute
June Kim ’14, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Oboe
Russell Rybecki ’13, Leander, Texas; Horn
Rebecca Tobin ’14, Glen Ellyn, Ill.; Clarinet
Teaching Assistantship Program in France
Claire Crowther ’13, Wellesley, Mass.; Linguistics
Scholars
Asad Arastu ’12, Whittier, Calif.; Economics
Rohini Bhatia ’13, Ellicott City, Md.; Epidemiology
Rebekah Carpio ’13, Vienna, Va.; Applied Music and Clarinet, Eastman School of Music
Gabrielle Cornish ’13, Elmira, N.Y.; Music and Russian Studies
Meredith Doubleday ’13, Richfield Springs, N.Y.; Russian and Classics
Madeleine Klinger ’13, Chatham, N.Y.; Russian
Cameron La Point ’13, Henrietta, N.Y.; Economics and History and Math
Ankit Medhekar ’14, Coraopolis, Pa.; Biomedical Engineering
Andrew Otis ’11, Higganum, Conn.; History and Political Science
Veronica Price ’13, Chester, N.Y.; Psychology and German
Jyothi Purushotham ’13, Honeoye Falls, N.Y.; Molecular Genetics
Laurel Raymond ’13, Richmond, Vt; English and Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Garrett Rubin ’12E (T5), La Quinta, Calif.; Applied Music (Voice), Eastman School of Music
Anja Weinrib-Weiss ’13, Arlington, Mass.; Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Anaise Williams ’13, Belgrade, Maine; Biological Sciences
2012–13 Award
Orlando Harris, Doctoral Student, School of Nursing
Honors Scholar
Gregory Sherman, Resident, Psychiatry
Foundation Award
Alicia Guzman, Graduate Student, Visual and Cultural Studies
Alexander Marr, Graduate Student, Visual and Cultural Studies
Dara Fund Scholarship
Nick Aloisio, Resident, Emergency Medicine
Med-into-Grad Fellowship
Chris Farrar, Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering
Novo Nordisk Poster Award
I-Hsin Kuo, Doctoral Student, Pathway of Human Disease–Pathology
Institute for International Education
Gilman International Scholarship
Jonathan Kho ’14,, Scarsdale, N.Y.; Electrical and Computer Engineering
First-Place Team
Rajesh Chaudhary, MBA Student, Simon School of Business
Lingling Chen, Graduate Student, Simon School of Business
Mahendra Goyal, MBA Student, Simon School of Business
Irina Ivanova, MBA Student, Simon School of Business
First Prize and Audience Award
Beiliang Zhu, Doctoral Student, Cello, Eastman School of Music
Young Scholar Award for Best Student Oral Presentation
Brittany Serke Baisch, Doctoral Student, Toxicology
Fellowship
Jonathan Klingler, Graduate Student, Political Science
Dissertation Fellowship
Sohl Lee, Graduate Student, Visual and Cultural Studies
Richard E. Greenleaf Visiting Library Fellow
Alicia Inez Guzman, Doctoral Student, Visual and Cultural Studies
Library of Congress
Junior Fellow
Meredith Doubleday ’13, Richfield Springs, N.Y.; Russian and Classics
Lindau Meeting
Graduate Student Award
Amanda Neukirch, Graduate Student, Physics
MSR Fellowship
Walter Lasecki, Doctoral Student, Computer Science
First Prize—Chamber Music Competition
Project Fusion Saxophone Quartet, Eastman School of Music
Matthew Amedio ’12, Rochester; Alto Saxophone
Dannel Espinoza, Doctoral Student, Soprano Saxophone
Matthew Thomas Evans, Doctoral Student, Baritone Saxophone
Michael Sawzin, Master’s Student, Tenor Saxophone
First Prize—Young Artist Competition
John Wintringham, Graduate Student, Saxophone, Eastman School of Music
Award of Excellence
Anaise Williams ’13, Belgrade, Maine; Biological Sciences
National Institutes of Health
F31 NIH Predoctoral Fellowship
Michael Van Meter, Graduate Student, Biology
Student of da Vinci Award
Sara Hutchinson ’12, Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering
Martin Szeto ’12, Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering
First-Place Scholarship Division, Nicholas Vrenios Memorial Award
Adelaide Boedecker, Master’s Student, Soprano, Eastman School of Music
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant
Jeffrey Vedanayagam, Graduate Student, Biology
GeoPRISMS Best Student Presentation
Manahloh Belachew, Graduate Student, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Graduate Research Fellowship
Jason Inzana, Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering
Rebecca Kreuzer, Graduate Student, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Sarah Walters ’13, Webster, N.Y.; Optical Engineering
Graduate Research Fellowships Program Honorable Mention
Andrew Durney, Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering
Timothy Kopp, Graduate Student, Computer Science
Ian Marozas ’13, Rochester; Biomedical Engineering
Ian Perera, Graduate Student, Computer Science
Jennifer Suor, Graduate Student, Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology
Kaitlyn Werner ’13, Staten Island, N.Y.; Psychology
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship on Distributed Renewable Energy
Leah Frenette, Graduate Student, Chemistry
Erik Garcell, Graduate Student, Optics
Emily Hillenbrand, Graduate Student, Chemistry
Miles Marnell, Graduate Student, Chemistry
Margaret Samuels, Graduate Student, Optics
Nelia Viza, Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering
International Research Fellowship
Jennifer Ciesielski, Graduate Student, Chemistry
New York Business Plan Competition
Biotechnology/Health Care (Third Place)
W. Spencer Klubben ’13, Gilford, N.H.; Biomedical Engineering
Ankit Medhekar ’13, Coraopolis, Pa.; Biomedical Engineering
Michael Nolan ’13, Corinth, N.Y.; Biomedical Engineering and Mathematics
Sonja Page ’13, Manchester, Mass.; Biomedical Engineering
Matt Plakosh ’13, Penfield, N.Y.; Biomedical Engineering
Erin Schnellinger ’13, Munro Falls, Ohio; Biomedical Engineering
Nanotechnology/Advanced Technology (Second Place)
Megan DeWitt, Graduate Student, Technical Entrepreneurship and Management
Andrew Durney, Doctoral Student, Chemical Engineering
Will Finnie, Graduate Student, Technical Entrepreneurship and Management
Kwaku Owusu, MBA Student, Simon School of Business
Social Entrepreneurship/Nonprofit (Second Place)
Emily Wozniak, Graduate Student, French Horn and Music Education, Eastman School of Music
New York State Stem Cell Science
Predoctoral Training Grant
Revathi Balasubramanian, Graduate Student, Neuroscience
Northeast Greek Leadership Association
Greek Leaders of Distinction Award
Kyle Coapman ’13, Chester, N.Y.; Psychology (Delta Upsilon)
Harini Morisetty ’13, Randolph, N.J.; Biology (Delta Phi Omega)
Kelly Scull ’14, New Hope, Pa.; Psychology (Sigma Delta Tau)
Amy Vojta Impact Award
Oberlin College
Alumni Fellowship
Abby Glogower, Doctoral Student, Visual and Cultural Studies
Optical Society
Harvey M. Pollicove Memorial Scholarship
Peter McCarthy, Doctoral Student, Institute of Optics
Bill Price and Warren Smith Award
Cristina Canavesi, Doctoral Student, Institute of Optics
Orthopaedic Research Society
First Place, Video Outreach Competition
Youssef Farhat, Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Marcus L. Urann Fellowship
Jonathan Bennett, Graduate Student, Political Science
PHRMA Foundation
Toxicology Predoctoral Fellowship
Amanda Croasdell, Doctoral Student, Environmental Medicine
Player of the Year, D3HOOPS and DIII News
John DiBartolomeo ’13, Westport, Conn.; Financial Economics (Men’s Basketball)
Plowman Chamber Music Competition
Grand Prize and Audience Award
Project Fusion Saxophone Quartet, Eastman School of Music
Matthew Amedio ’12, Rochester, N.Y.; Alto Saxophone
Dannel Espinoza, Doctoral Student, Soprano Saxophone
Matthew Thomas Evans, Doctoral Student, Baritone Saxophone
Michael Sawzin, Master’s Student, Tenor Saxophone
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award
Individual Predoctoral Fellowship
Adrianne Chesser, Neuroscience
Danielle deCampo, Neuroscience
Julianne Feola, Neuroscience
Daniel Marker, Neuroscience
Phillip Rappold, Neuroscience
Nathan Anthony Smith, Neuroscience
Jennifer Stripay, Neuroscience
Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Training Fellowship
Jordan Silberman, Graduate Student, Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology
Fellowship
Jessica Horton, Graduate Student, Visual and Cultural Studies
Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award
Rachel Waldman, MD Class of 2013, School of Medicine and Dentistry
Dissertation Award
Jack Peltz, Graduate Student, Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology
James I. Mackenzie Graduate Scholarship
Christopher Lewis, Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering
Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper (Medium School)
Beinecke Scholarship
Daniel J. Gorman Jr. ’14, Pearl River, N.Y.; History and Religion
Bill Price and Warren Smith Optical Design and Engineering Scholarship
Cristina Canavesi, Doctoral Student, Institute of Optics
Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship
Himanshu Shekhar, Doctoral Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering
University Trading Challenge—Baruch College
Short-Term Trading (First Place)
Daisy Yung-Tien Cheng, Graduate Student, Simon School of Business
Ellie Ying-Chen Wang, Graduate Student, Simon School of Business
Jeff Siao-Ciang Guo, Graduate Student, Simon School of Business
Min-Feng Lee, MBA Student, Simon School of Business
Best Individual Portfolio Management Champion (First Place)
Toshinobu Chiba, MBA Student, Simon School of Business
Excellence in Public Health Award
Emma Lo, MD Class of 2014, School of Medicine and Dentistry
Invited Performance
William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition
First Prize
Katherine Weintraub, Doctoral Student, Saxophone, Eastman School of Music
University Student Awards
Arts, Sciences & Engineering Outstanding Dissertation Awards
Sonnette Bascoe, Doctoral Student, Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology (Social Sciences)
Jesse Chvojka, Doctoral Student, Physics (Natural Sciences)
Kelley Garvin, Doctoral Student, Biomedical Engineering (Engineering)
Lucy Mulroney, Doctoral Student, Visual and Cultural Studies (Humanities)
Edward Peck Curtis Awards for Excellence In Teaching By A Graduate Student
Revathi Balasubramanian, Graduate Student, Neurobiology and Anatomy
Kimberly Manbeck, Graduate Student, Chemistry
Mark Pecaut, Graduate Student, Physics and Astronomy
John Portlock, Graduate Student, History
Hardeep Sidhu, Graduate Student, College Writing Program
Peter Zogas, Graduate Student, English
Lysle (Spike) Garnish Scholar-Athlete Award
Adam Bossert ’13, Ambler, Pa.; Biology (Men’s Swimming)
Claire Crowther ’13, Wellesley, Mass.; Linguistics (Women’s Indoor Track and Field)
Andres Duany ’13, Lima, Peru; Economics and Business Strategies (Squash)
Beni Fischer ’13, Horw, Switzerland; Economics and Business Strategies (Squash)
Shelby Hall ’13, Hamburg, N.Y.; Biological Sciences (Field Hockey)
Bridget Lang ’13, Chesterfield, N.J.; Biological Sciences (Women’s Soccer)
Jon Menke ’13, Highland Park, Ill.; Mathematics (Baseball)
Lauren Norton ’13, Troy, Pa.; Mathematics (Women’s Cross Country)
Jakob Seidlitz ’13, Reston, Va.; Anthropology (Men’s Soccer)
Jackie Walker ’13, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Biology (Women’s Basketball)
President’S Award for Undergraduate Research
Gabrielle Cornish ’13, Elmira, N.Y.; Music and Russian Studies (Humanities)
David George ’13, Middletown, N.J.; Chemistry (Natural Sciences)
Ian Marozas ’13, Rochester; Biomedical Engineering (Engineering and Applied Sciences)
Lucian McMahon ’13, Old Tappan, N.J.; German and Language Science (Humanities)
Sandra Rodgin ’13, Los Gatos, Calif.; Psychology (Social Sciences)
Provost’S Circle Scholars
Allison Bernstein ’14, West Chester, Pa.; Chemical Engineering (Women’s Soccer)
Danielle Bessette ’14, Pittsford, N.Y.; English (Women’s Cross Country)
Chris Fredrickson ’14, Mansfield, Mass.; Computer Science (Men’s Swimming and Diving)
Deborah Korzun ’14, Clifton Park, N.Y.; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Women’s Swimming and Diving)
Laura Lyons ’14, Owatonna, Minn.; Chemical Engineering (Women’s Track and Field)
Nathaniel Mulberg ’14, Cherry Hill, N.J.; English (Men’s Baseball)
Eugene O’Hanlon ’14, Delmar, N.Y.; Biomedical Engineering (Men’s Track and Field)
Adam Pacheck ’14, Baldwinsville, N.Y.; Biomedical Engineering (Men’s Cross Country and Track and Field)
Yuji Wakimoto ’14, Newton, Mass.; Biochemistry/Biological Sciences (Men’s Cross Country and Track and Field)
Catherine Weiner ’14, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.; Biochemistry/Biological Sciences (Women’s Basketball)
