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AWARDS
Biology Undergrads have won many prestigious awards over the years.
Here is a compilation of awards from several recent years.
AWARDS 2006-2007

Kapil Amarnath

Chemistry Research Award

for outstanding contributions in the area of research. Awarded by the MIT Dept. of Chemistry

Julie Barucha

Public Service Fellowship

 

Anupama Bhimavarapu

John L. Asinari Award

for outstanding research in the field of life sciences in UROP

Shuai Chen

Outstanding Senior Research Award.

awarded by the MIT Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Mei-Hsin Cheng

the Boit Manuscript Prize in Drama

as part of the 2006-2007 Ilona Karmel Writing Prize Competition

Alicia De Francesco

Award for Excellence in Foreign Languages and Literatures

 

Nicole De Nisco

Merck Prize

for outstanding research and academic performance in biophysical or bioinformatics sciences

Ting Ting Fu

Todd Anderson Award

for excellence in teaching

Elizabeth Gillenwater

Award in the MIT Ideas Competition

 

Heidi Holley

Richard and Judy Nordlof Award

for distinguished service and musical contribution to the MIT Wind Ensemble

Christine Hsueh

Ragnar and Margaret Naess Award

for exceptional talent and commitment to private performance study as an Emerson Scholar

Serenus Hua

Ragnar and Margaret Naess Award

for exceptional talent and commitment to private performance study as an Emerson Fellow

Lori Huberman

Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts

for excellence or highest standard of proficiency in the arts

Max Juchheim

Salvador E. Luria Prize

for outstanding scholarship and research of publication quality

Varsha Keelara

Public Service Fellowship

 

Nicole Koulisis

Award for Excellence in Foreign Languages and Literatures

 

Anna K Labno

Joel Matthew Orloff Award

awarded by the MIT Dept. of Physics

Paul Montgomery

Award for Malaria Solutions

 

Danielle Pigneri

Ned Holt Prize

for demonstrated excellence in scholarship as well as service to the Biology department and the MIT community

Rishi Puram

Gene Brown Prize

for outstanding academic scholarship and demonstrated excellence as a teaching assistant

Jayodita Sanghvi

Award in the MIT Ideas Competition.

 

Yaa Lirn Tu

Lufthansa Award

for excellence in German studies.

Annie
Vo

Whitehead Prize

for outstanding promise for a career in biological research through academic scholarship as well as contributions to research and the MIT community

Zachary Wissner-Gross

Joel Matthew Orloff Award

awarded by the MIT Dept. of Physics

Kathy Xie

Susan Hockfield Prize in Life Sciences

for a third-year MIT undergraduate student in any area of the life sciences who has demonstrated both exceptional performance and promise for graduate study and research

Elizabeth Zhang

Public Service Fellowship

 

The Spring 2007 7.16 class was awarded the John L. Asinari Award for outstanding research in the field of life sciences in Project Lab, including:  Cindy Chen, Katie Chong, Amber Durrell, Robert Lindsay, Bin Ni, Zachary Smith, Eunmee Yang, Sylvia Yang, Alicia Zha, and Sharon Zhang.
Biology students elected to Phi Beta Kappa for 2007: Anupama Bhimavarapu, Derek Chu, Jennifer Huang, Lori Huberman, Chalida Nakornchai, Jayodita Sanghvi, Zachary Wissner-Gross, Micheal Xiang, and Sylvia Yang
AWARDS 2005-2006

Patrick Boyle

Austin Kelly III Essay Writing Prize

 

Joe Daniele

John L. Asinari Award

for outstanding UROP research in the field of life sciences

Huawei Dong

Robert A. Boit Writing Prize

 

Lori Huberman

Susan Hockfield Prize in Life Sciences

given to a third-year MIT undergraduate student in the life sciences who has demonstrated both exceptional performance and promise for graduate study and research

Minyoung Jang

Peter J. Eloranta Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

 

Varsha Keelara

Public Service Fellowship

for IAP 2006

Danielle Le

January Scholars in France

for excellence in the French Language.

Xiaonan Lin

Ned Holt Prize

for demonstrated excellence in scholarship as well as service to the Biology department and the MIT community

Uta Maeda

Writing and Humanistic Prize

for Engineering Writing

Lori Neal

John L. Asinari Award

for outstanding Project Lab research in the field of life sciences

Sarah Nelson

S. Klein Prize for Scientific and Technical Writing

2nd prize

Alejandro Ochoa

Merck Prize

for outstanding research and academic performance in biophysical or bioinformatics sciences

Ji-Eun Park

Kelly-Douglas Traveling Fellowship

for travel that supports studies in the humanities or arts

Adriana Tajonar

Whitehead Prize

for outstanding promise for a career in biological research through academic scholarship as well as contributions to research and the MIT community

Melanie Worley

Gene Brown Prize

for outstanding academic scholarship and demonstrated excellence as a teaching assistant
Alicia Zhou Salvador E. Luria Prize for outstanding scholarship and research of publication quality

Biology students elected to Phi Beta Kappa for 2006:

Moria Chambers, Brian Chase, Lara Collazo, Dennis Ho, Stephanie Kim, Edward Lin, Xiaonan Lin, Joshua Michener, Catherine Smith, Jeanette Tse, Johanna Varner, Melanie Worley, John Yanyun Wu, Ryu Yoshida, Alicia Zhou

 
AWARDS 2004-2005

Meisha Bynoe

Whitehead Prize

for a student who has shown outstanding promise for a career in biological research

Jennifer Caplin

Public Service Fellowship

 

Stephanie Cho

William L. Stewart Jr. Award

 

Danos Christodoulou

Ned Holt Prize

for a student who has demonstrated excellence in scholarship and service to the department and the MIT community

Melanie Cornejo

Hans-Lukas Teuber Award for Outstanding Academics

 

Johanna Gaiottino

Richard Douglas Traveling Fellowship

for travel that supports study in the humanities or arts

Jeffrey Hsu

John C. and Elizabeth J. Chato Award

for excellence in Bioengineering

Lori Huberman

Richard and Jody Nordlof Award

for distinguished service and musical contribution to the MIT Wind Ensemble.
also received a Ragnar and Margaret Naess Award for exceptional talent and commitment to private performance study

Orlando Jaquez Nanita

Randolph G. Wei Award.

 

Gargi Khare

Hans-Lukas Teuber Award

for Outstanding Academics

Sheila Krishna

Award for Excellence in Foreign Languages and Literatures

1st Prize

Kelly Kuo

Austin Kelly III Essay Prize

for outstanding scholarly or critical essays in one of the humanities fields

Anna Labno

Lufthansa Award

for excellence in German studies.

Laurel Lee

Merage Fellowship.

 

Benjamin Lee

Dewitt Wallace Prize for Scientific Writing for the Public

2nd Prize

Stephen Lee

S. Klein Prize for Scientific and Technical Writing

Honorable Mention

Grace Lin

Boit Manuscript Prize for a Work of Fiction

 Honorable Mention

Peter Miller

Robert Haslam Cup

for outstanding professional promise in chemical engineering

Lakshmi Nambiar

Richard Douglas Traveling Fellowship

for travel that supports study in the humanities or arts

Lakshmi Nambiar

Undergraduate Research Symposium Award

 

Sidharth Puram

Hans-Lukas Teuber Award for Outstanding Academics

 

Craig Rothman

S. Klein Prize for Scientific and Technical Writing

2nd prize

Leslie Rozeboom

Undergraduate Research Symposium Award

 

Theresa Shyr

Robert A. Boit Writing Prize for an Essay

3rd prize

Eric Van Nostrand

Merck Prize

for outstanding research and academic performance in biophysical or bioinformatics sciences

Johanna Varner

Gene M. Brown Award

for a student who has both an outstanding academic record and has made important contributions to the biology teaching program

Eun Mee Yang

Ideas Competition Award

for innovative projects that make a positive change in the world.

Ryu Yoshida

Honorable Mention for an outstanding academic record in Brain and Cognitive Sciences

 

Veronica Zepeda

Undergraduate Research Symposium Award as well as the Salvador E. Luria Prize

for outstanding scholarship and research of publication quality

Alicia Zhou (2 awards)

Barry Goldwater Scholarship

for students who plan to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or an engineering discipline that contributes to the technological advances of the United States
Undergraduate Research Symposium Award  

Biology students elected to Phi Beta Kappa for 2005:

Cem Albayrak, Nancy Benedetti, Meisha Bynoe, Melanie Cornejo, Julia Espel, Gul Gurkan, Sheila Krishna, Jessica Lee, Yvonne Lee, Yiuka Leung, Douglas Levine, Peter Miller, Sidharth Puram, Nathan Shapiro, Albert Su, Sinae Vogel, Frederick Wang
AWARDS 2003-2004

Cem Albayrak

Writing and Humanistic Prize for Engineering Writing

1st prize

Sudha Amarnath

Robert T. Haslam Cup

Chemical Engineering.

Christine Casas

Dewitt Wallace Prize for Scientific Writing for the Public

1st Prize

MaxCohen and Woon Teck Yap

Biomedical Engineering Society/Johnson & Johnson Excellence Award

for outstanding research in biomedical engineering

Melanie Cornejo

Merck Award

for outstanding research and academic performance in biophysical or bioinformatics sciences

Anne Kloimweider

Priscilla King Gray Award for Public Service

given to an undergraduate exceptionally committed to public service at MIT and its surrounding communities.

Martin Kurtev

Hans-Lukas Teuber Award

for outstanding academics in brain and cognitive sciences.

Melissa Latigo

Robert A. Boit Writing Prize for a Short Story

3rd prize

Jennifer Lee

Chemistry Research Award

 

Eun J. Lee

S. Klein Prize for Scientific and Technical Writing

2nd prize

Stephen Lee

Writing and Humanistic Prize for Engineering Writing

Honorable Mention

Cynthia Lien

John L. Asinari Award

for outstanding research in life sciences

Peter Miller

Barry Goldwater Scholarship

for students who plan to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or an engineering discipline that contributes to the technological advances of the United States.

Sonali Rudra

Roger de Friez Hunneman Prize

awarded in Chemical Engineering

Theresa Shyr

Robert A. Boit Writing Prize for an Essay

3rd prize

Jolene Singh

Dewitt Wallace Prize for Scientific Writing for the Public

Honorable Mention

Dang Vu

List Foundation Fellowship in the Arts

for his work “The Poison Clan Suite: A Celebration of Mutant Culture

Dawn Wendell

John C. and Elizabeth J. Chato Award

for outstanding performance in bioengineering

Michael Wongchaowart

John L. Asinari Award

for outstanding research in life sciences

Peng Wu (2 awards)

 

Merck Index Award

for outstanding scholarship in chemistry

Whitehead Prize

for a student who has shown outstanding promise for a career in biological research

Bob Yin

Gene M. Brown Award

for a senior who has both an outstanding academic record and has made important contributions to the biology teaching program
Biology students elected to Phi Beta Kappa for 2004:
Sudha R. Amarnath, Joshua Paul Aronson, Jason Michael Baron; Philip Johannes Butler, Jennifer Tenye Chang, Jonathan Dale, Neelesh Lalji Chudasama, Arushi Manekha deFonseka, Anne Marie, Elizabeth Faust, Michael Ganz, Daniel Steven Herman, Mindy Ju, Teresa Sora Kim, Martin Vasilev Kurtev, Nadya Mawjee, Sonali Rudra, Ashleigh Lynn Sanders, Leah M. Scharf, Irene Seungwan Sonu, Michael Boonlieng Wongchaowar, Peng Wu, Joseph Lih-Kang Yeh, Bob Yin
AWARDS 2002-2003
Namiko Abe

Whitehead Prize

awarded to a student who has shown outstanding promise for a career in biological research as demonstrated by academic scholarship and research
Naina Ahmad

Salvador E. Luria Prize

awarded for outstanding scholarship and research of publication quality
Lisa Mee-Hyun An
2003 Anthony Sun Internship Award
Margaret Boyden
Brain & Cognitive Sciences - award for outstanding work in a particular course
honorable mention
Aadel Chaudhuri (2 awards)
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education
from the School of Engineering
Ilona Karmel Writing Prizes Competition
Writing and Humanistic Studies Prize for Engineering Writing (2nd Prize)
Karolina A. Corin
Wunsch Foundation Silent Hoist and Crane Award
for an undergraduate thesis related to materials handling. (senior in Biology and Materials Science)
Caitlin Dwyer-McNally and Julie Pinkston

John L. Asinari award

established in memory of John L. Asinari (SB 1975) to recognize outstanding undergraduate research in the Life Sciences
Christen Gray
Austin Kelly III / Richard Douglas Travelling Fellowship
given to juniors for travel which supports study in the humanities or arts
Jason Kelly
Merck Award
for outstanding research and academic performance in biophysical or bioinformatics sciences
Johnathan King
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society Grant / Johnson & Johnson Research Excellence in Biomedical Engineering Award
Philip Lee
Roger de Friez Hunneman Prize
Chemical Engineering
Kelly A. Martens
Betsy Schumacker Award
given to a female undergraduate for excellence in athletic competition
Sonali Mukherjee (2 awards)

Ned Holt Prize

presented to a biology major that has demonstrated excellence in scholarship as well as in service to the department and the MIT community
Ragnar and Margaret Naess Award in Music and Theater Arts
for exceptional talent and commitment to private performance study
Audrey S. Wang
Malcolm G. Kispert Award
for senior scholar-athlete of the year
Angela P. Won

Gene M. Brown Award (2nd annual)

presented to a graduating senior who has both an outstanding academic record and has made important contributions to the Biology teaching program. This is the innaugural award
Michael Wongchaowart
Boit Manuscript Writing Prize
Bob Yin
Peter J. Eloranta Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
awarded to students planning a summer research investigation or creative study in virtually any field. Bob's project was titled: Growing Up in the Shadows of the Cultural Revolution: Short Fiction Inspired by Personal Histories.
Sandy Zhang
Hans-Lukas Teuber Award
for outstanding research and academics in Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Biology students elected to Phi Beta Kappa for 2003:
Roshni Aggarwal, Caroline Yung-Jye Chang, Suelin Chen, Chandra J. Claycamp, Susan Dong, Aimee R. Ginley, Ali Zul Jiwani, Philip J. Lee, Sing Your Li, Megha Padi, Albert Shieh, Booshan Tseng, Alpana A. Waghmare, Audrey Shiuan Wang, Jed Louis Weinstock, Sandy Zinyu Zhang, Jessica M. Zmolik
AWARDS 2001-2002
Jesse Barnes
Peter J. Eloranta Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
awarded to students planning a summer research investigation or creative study in virtually any field. Jesse's project was titled: Worth More Than Gold: Ensuring Adequate Amounts of Safe Drinking Water in Honduras

Stacy Chen

Gene M. Brown Award (1st annual)

presented to a graduating senior who has both an outstanding academic record and has made important contributions to the Biology teaching program. This is the innaugural award

Dobrin Dragnov

Salvador E. Luria Prize

awarded for outstanding scholarship and research of publication quality
Wendy Ham
Peter J. Eloranta Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
awarded to students planning a summer research investigation or creative study in virtually any field. Wendy's project was titled: Brainy Art, Artsy Brain:  Using Art to Investigate the Relationship Between the Artistic and Motor Centers of the Brain's Right Hemisphere

Cindy Ku

Ned Holt Prize

presented to a biology major that has demonstrated excellence in scholarship as well as in service to the department and the MIT community
Anne M. Latham
Burton R. Anderson Sports Award
given to the intercollegiate manager of the year
Jenny Lin
Boit Manuscript Writing Prize
second place in essay category for her essay entitled Life Lessons

Tetsuya Matsuguchi (3 awards)

Whitehead Prize

awarded to a student who has shown outstanding promise for a career in biological research as demonstrated by academic scholarship and research
Hypercube Scholar Award
for outstanding achievement in computational chemistry
Randolf G. Wei UROP Award
for an undergraduate who has made the most outstanding contribution in undergraduate research at the interface of the life sciences and engineering

Tara Mullaney

John L. Asinari award

established in memory of John L. Asinari (SB 1975) to recognize outstanding undergraduate research in the Life Sciences
Kris Schnee
Prize in Writing Science Fiction
honorable mention for his paper entitled Out of the Blue.

Elissa M. Schwartzfarb

John L. Asinari award

established in memory of John L. Asinari (SB 1975) to recognize outstanding undergraduate research in the Life Sciences
Daniel Riordan, senior in biology & math
Churchill Scholarship
allows recipient to spend the next year at the University of Cambridge, England, pursuing an M. Phil. degree in biological sciences
Straight "T" Award - highest award given for athletic excellence at MIT:
Crystal A. Russell, a junior in biology, for women's basketball,
Neal K. Devaraj, a senior in chemistry and biology, for Men's Fencing,
Audrey S. Wang, a junior in biology, for Pistol,
Kelly A. Martens a junior in biology, for Women's Volleyball
Biology students elected to Phi Beta Kappa for 2002:
Yi-Ning Cheng, Vanessa J. Cheung, Dobrin D. Draganov, Jennifer A. Erwin, Payal Kohli, Evonne C. Leeper, Adora A. Lin, Daniel F. Morris, Vinod Rao, Daniel P. Riordan, Jill A. Rosenfeld, Angell C. Shieh and Luke D. Tomycz
AWARDS 2000-2001
Rebecca M. Grochow

William L. Stewart Award

recognizes students who have made outstanding to contributions to co-curricular activities and events during the preceding year

Rebecca M. Grochow

Frederick Gardiner Fassett, Jr. Award

presented annually to the members of the Inter-Fraternity council who have unselfishly demonstrated the qualities of spirit, dedication and service in furthering the ideals of MIT fraternity and sisterhood

Erica Lee

Pricilla King Gray Award for Public Service

established to recognize an undergraduate exceptionally committed to public service at MIT and its surrounding communities The recipient of this award clearly demonstrates a personal dedication to social change, prolonged and in-depth involvement, and initiative in a leadership capacity

Morgan Royce-Tolland

Laya W. Wiesner Award

given to an undergraduate woman who has most enhanced MIT community life

Derek G. Southwell

Malcolm C. Kispert Award

presented annually to the male and female scholar/athletes of the year

Derek G. Southwell

Phillip A. Trussel Prize for skiing

This prize is presented to undergraduate athletes who demonstrate skill, sportsmanship and levity in their sport.

Caroline Y. Chang

Phillip A Trussel Prize for sailing

 This prize is presented to undergraduate athletes who demonstrate skill, sportsmanship and levity in their sport.

Eric Hong

Phillip A Trussel Prize for Squash

 This prize is presented to undergraduate athletes who demonstrate skill, sportsmanship and levity in their sport.

Kelly A. Martenes

Phillip A Trussel Prize for Volleyball

 This prize is presented to undergraduate athletes who demonstrate skill, sportsmanship and levity in their sport.

Hilarie C. Tomasiewicz

Ilona Karmel Writing Prize: Robert A. Boit Manuscript Poetry category

  

Stephanie W. Chow

Ilona Karmel Writing Prize: the Ellen King Prize for Freshman Writing.

first prize for the essay The Seeker

Helana Kadyszewski

Ilona Karmel Writing Prize: Robert A. Boit Writing competition

second-place prize for her essay, Low Tide.

Kanika Agrawal

Ilona Karmel Writing Prize: poetry

first prize for her poetry @mit.edu and Conjecture

Kanika Agrawal

Ilona Karmel Writing Prize: short story competition

honorable mention for The Things I Wanted To Say

Shanice V. Williams

Joseph D. Everingham Award

recognizes a single creative outstanding performance or notable creative accomplishment in theater arts by a graduating senior. This award recognized her work as a member and president of the MIT Black Theatre Guild from 1997-2001.

Yevgeniya Nusinovich

Chemistry Service Award

for significant service to the Chemistry department.

Christopher D. Allen

Whitehead Prize

awarded to a student who has shown outstanding promise for a career in biological research as demonstrated by academic scholarship as well as contribution to research and the MIT community.

Saria Hassan

Ned Holt Prize

given to a Biology major who demonstrates excellence in scholarship and service to the Department and the MIT Community, during his/her career as an undergraduate at MIT.

Karolina Fraczkowska

Salvador E. Luria Prize

awarded for outstanding scholarship and research of publication quality.

Hemaluck(Lynn) Suwatanapongched

John L. Asinari Award

given in memory of John L. Asinari, class of 1975, to an undergraduate biology major for outstanding research in the field of life sciences.

Trushar Patel

John L. Asinari Award

 given in memory of John L. Asinari, class of 1975, to an undergraduate biology major for outstanding research in the field of life sciences.

June 2001 seniors elected to Phi Beta Kappa:

Christopher D. Allen, Connie Y. Chang, Eric C. Chang, Jennie J. Cho, Riaz S. Dhanani, Karolina Fraczkowska, Zofia K. Gajdos, Saria Hassan, Samantha Hess, Kathie P. Huang, Sam Jahanmir, Murat E. Kara, Tamara N. Oei, Priya M. Rajendran, Morgan Royce-Tolland, Nina K. Shah, Derek G. Southwell, Ryan K. Swenerton, Binbin Wang

Awards 1999-2001

Marie P. Shieh

John L. Asinari Award

in recognition of outstanding undergraduate research in the field of life sciences.

Jesse S. Boehm

John L. Asinari Award

 in recognition of outstanding undergraduate research in the field of life sciences.

Carly R. Klein

Salvador E. Luria Prize

honoring outstanding scholarship and research of publication quality

Shivkumar Venkatasubrahmanyam

Whitehead Undergraduate Prize

given to an undergraduate majoring in Biology who shows outstanding promise for a career in biological research

Lucy Q. Shen

Ned Holt Prize

for excellence in scholarship and service to the MIT community

Lucy Q. Shen

Association of MIT Alumnae (AMITA) Senior Academic Award

given to senior women who have demonstrated the highest level of academic excellence through coursework and related professional activities at MIT

Sam Jahanmir

William L. Stewart Jr. Award

recognizes contributions by an individual student or student organization to extracurricular activities and events during the preceding year

Jennifer A. Frank

Karl Taylor Compton Prize

the highest award presented by the Institute to students and student organizations in recognition of achievements in citizenship, devotion to the welfare of MIT, and outstanding contributions to the MIT community.

Cynthia Reinhart

Randolph G. Wei UROP Award

given each spring to an undergraduate who has made the most outstanding contribution in undergraduate research at the interface of the life sciences and engineering.

Hilarie C. Tomasiewicz

Robert A. Boit Writing Prize, poetry

  

Kris Schnee

Robert A. Boit Writing Prize, short-story

Second place

Jennifer Son

Robert A. Boit Writing Prize, short-story

Third place

Sarah R. Cohen

Theater Award

for her role in Shakespeare’s Ensembles

Marketa Valeterova

Theater Award

for her role in Shakespeare’s Ensembles

June 2000 seniors elected to Phi Beta Kappa:

Danielle Adams, William BeeBee, William Chen, Paul Crowley, Elizabeth Demicco, Nicholas Ingolia, Madhulika Jain, Anupam Jena, Carly Klein, Spencer Liang, James Kang, Amy Lee, Lia-Christina Rodriguez, Lucy Shen, and Shivkumar Venkatasubrahmanyam

Awards 1998-1999

Jennifer Zhou

Robert Boit Writing Prize

second place in the essay category

Orli Bahcall

Dewitt Wallace Prize competition

first place, for Science Writing for the Public

Perkin Shiu

Robert A. Boit prize

third place, competition for poetry

Alokanaanda Ghosh

Austin Kelly III prize

a main prize for humanistic essay

Andrea Zengion

Austin Kelly III prize

second place prize

Margaret Latoche

Anne L. Parke Writing Award

  

Michael Altman

Randall Wei UROP Award

 given each spring to an undergraduate who has made the most outstanding contribution in undergraduate research at the interface of the life sciences and engineering.

Jason Kreisberg

Whitehead Undergraduate Prize

given to an undergraduate majoring in Biology, who shows outstanding promise for a career in biological research as demonstrated by academic scholarship and contributions to research and to the MIT community

Michael Altman

John L. Asinari Award

in recognition of outstanding undergraduate research in the field of life sciences

Margaret Latocha

John L. Asinari Award

 in recognition of outstanding undergraduate research in the field of life sciences

Alok Saldanha

Salvador E. Luria Prize

honoring outstanding scholarship and research of publication quality

Maitreya Dunham

Ned Holt Prize

for excellence in scholarship and service to the MIT community

Orli Bahcall

Marshall Scholarship

awarded to students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and a capacity to make a significant contribution to society

June 1999 seniors elected to Phi Beta Kappa:

Michael Altman, Orli Bahcall, Qi Cui, Vikas Gupta, Irene Kim, Margaret Latocha, Liyun Li, Benjamin Moeller, Marianne Moon, Seema Nagpal, Sunbin Song, Natalie Tal, Banny Wong, Jane Woo, and Naveen Yalamanchi.

Awards 1997-1998

Jane J. Sohn

Straight “T” Athletic Award

the highest award given for athletic excellence in a particular sport, for pistol.

Christina Eng

Chemistry Undergraduate Research Award

to a Chemistry and Biology major.

Carmen R. Berg

S. Klein Prize for Scientific and Technical Writing

Top Honor

Rita Leung

Louis Kampf Prize in Women's and Gender Studies

  

Saurabh Asthana

Robert Boit Writing Prize

second place in the short story category

Pooja Shukla

William L. Stewart J. Award

ecognizes students who have made outstanding contributions to extracurricular activities and events during the preceding year

Jeremy Heidel

Randolph G. Wei UROP Award

  

Elenita Ashminova

Eloranta Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

  

Andrew Tan

Todd Anderson Undergraduate Teaching Prize

recognizes undergraduate tutors who have shown sustained excellence in teaching at the Experimental Study Group

Burchard Scholars in the School of Humanities and Social Science for 1998

Christy Canida, Paraskevi Farazi, Jean Lee, JaHyun Shin, Pooja Shukla, and Carina Fung

Cary K Lai

Whitehead Undergraduate Prize

given to an undergraduate majoring in Biology, who shows outstanding promise for a career in biological research as demonstrated by academic scholarship and contributions to research and to the MIT community

Susan Y. Kim

John L. Asinari Award

in recognition of outstanding undergraduate research in the field of life sciences

Adam G. Eldridge

John L. Asinari Award

 in recognition of outstanding undergraduate research in the field of life sciences

Tomas D. Perez

Salvador E. Luria Prize

honoring outstanding scholarship and research of publication quality

Deborah Weinstein

Salvador E. Luria Prize

 honoring outstanding scholarship and research of publication quality

Carmen Berg

Ned Holt Prize

for excellence in scholarship and service to the MIT community

Corinna Cosmas

Ned Holt Prize

 for excellence in scholarship and service to the MIT community

Pardis Sabeti

Rhodes Scholarship

  

Ramy Arnaout

Marshall Scholar

  

Avital Rodal

Whitehead Undergraduate Prize

given to an undergraduate majoring in Biology, who shows outstanding promise for a career in biological research as demonstrated by academic scholarship and contributions to research and to the MIT community

Rachel Fezzie

John L. Asinari Award

in recognition of outstanding undergraduate research in the field of life sciences

Mala Murthy

John L. Asinari Award

 in recognition of outstanding undergraduate research in the field of life sciences

Sophie Currier

Salvador E. Luria Prize

honoring outstanding scholarship and research of publication quality

Sarah Tegen

Ned Holt Prize

for excellence in scholarship and service to the MIT community

Shonna Hsiang Yin

Laya W. Wiesner Award

recognizing the undergraduate woman who has most enhanced community life

Yessica Cabrera

Albert G. Hill Prize

awarded to minority juniors or seniors who have maintained high academic standards and have made continued contributions to improvement of the quality of life for minorities at MIT

Dena E. Cohen

Robert A. Boit Manuscript Prize

second place for drama

Karyn January Cheng

Robert A. Boit Manuscript Prize

first place in the short-story category

Lily Koo

Louis Kampf Prize in Women's and Gender Studies

  

Jenny Yung Liu

Writing and Humanistic Studies Prize for Scientific and Engineering Writing

second place

Avital Rodal

Randolph G. Wei UROP Award

for outstanding work at the interface of life sciences and engineering

June 1997 seniors elected to Phi Beta Kappa:

Joel Budman, Lina Chen, Karyn Cheng, Sophie Currier, Suma Dutta, Amit Etkin, Melina Fan, Yanwen Hu, Erin Janssen, Betty Nvien, Rebecca Perlow, Avital Rodal, Amy Schwartz, Leejee Suh, Mayukh Sukhatme, Daisuke Tsujimoto and Graham Warden
Awards 1995-1996

Jason J. Cherry

1996 Whitehead Undergraduate Prize

given to an undergraduate majoring in Biology, who shows outstanding promise for a career in biological research as demonstrated by academic scholarship and contributions to research and to the MIT community

Arash Komeili

1995-96 John L. Asinari Award

in recognition of outstanding undergraduate research in the field of life sciences

Kenneth S. Song

1995-96 John L. Asinari Award

 in recognition of outstanding undergraduate research in the field of life sciences

Jonathan Hsiao

Salvador E. Luria Prize

honoring outstanding scholarship and research of publication quality

Maromi K. Sakurai

Ned Holt Prize

to recognize biology majors who demonstrate excellence in scholarship and service to the MIT community

Shane Crotty

Ned Holt Prize

 to recognize biology majors who demonstrate excellence in scholarship and service to the MIT community

Tomas Perez

National Science Foundation Incentives for Excellence Scholarship Prize

  

Jennifer Boyle

Joint recipient of the Malcom Kispert Award

for the outstanding senior scholar/athlete of the year

Jennifer L. Tsuei

Edward S. Darna Award

honoring substantial contributions to the life of the theater at MIT

Jennifer Yang

Laya W. Wiesner Award

recognizing the undergraduate woman who has most enhanced community life

Shelly-Ann Davidson

Ronald E. McNair Scholarship

  

Elizabeth A. Stoehr

Joseph D. Everingham Award

in recognition of a single creative accomplishment in theater arts

August Change

S. Klein Prize in Science and Technical Writing

  

Marwan Kazimi

Louis Kampf Prize in Women’s and Gender Studies

  

June 1996 seniors elected to Phi Beta Kappa:

Rodney K. Chan, Grace M. Cheng, Michael Cho, Shane Crotty, Steven Gunzler, Patricia Kao, Eric Lo, Kazuhiro Ninomiya, Ashish Patel, Maromi Sakurai, Mary Saleeb, Arnold Seto, Stanley Shyn, and Michelle Sonu
 
 
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