We are once again so pleased to present a compilation of awards EEB students earned throughout the 2021 - 2022 academic year!
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Awards
Most Outstanding Graduate Student Paper: John David Curlis and Xukang Shen
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Awards: Samantha Iliff and Kristel Sanchez
Edwin H. Edwards Scholarship: Kayla Sale
Brower Fellowship: Kirby Mills
Block Grant: Alden Dirks, Henry Ertl, Keyi Feng, Cheyenne Graham, Alice Hill, Bhaskar Kumawat, Raquel Pizzardo, Zulay Rodriquez, Kristel Sanchez, Xukang Shen, Samuel Straton, Diana Vergara, Kristen Wacker
Dr. Nancy Williams Walls Award for Field Research: Darene Assadia, Elizabeth Davenport, Julia Eckberg, Zachary Hajian-Forooshani, Sorrel Hartford, Samantha Iliff, Emily Laub, Diana Medellin, Kirby Mills, So Eun Moon, Simone Oliphant, Samuel Schaffer-Morrison, Bridget Shayka, Olivia Vought
ESGR Research Award: Eric Gulson
Robert R. and Francis H. Miller Endowment: Patricia Torres Pineda
Science for the People Award: Alexa White
Matthaei Botanical Gardens Research Award: Meagan Simons, Grace Zhang, and Juanita Pardo Sanchez
Graduate Student Research Supply Award: Peter Cerda, John David Curlis, Nikesh Dahal, Alden Dirks, Samantha Iliff, Bhaskar Kumawat, Kirby Mills, Thomas Morgan, Katrina Munsterman, Kristel Sanchez, Samuel Schaffer-Morrison, Bridget Shayka, Xukang Shen, Diana Vergara, Rachel Wadleigh, William Weaver, Alexa White, Jinny Yang
Graduate Student Travel Award: Susanna Campbell, Yuxuan Chen, Molly Choi, Hayley Crowell, John David Curlis, Elizabeth Davenport, Alden Dirks, Julia Eckberg, Henry Ertl, Eric Gulson, Matthew Hack, Sorrel Hartford, Nia Johnson, Morgan Lindback, Katherine McLean, Diana Medellin, Thomas Morgan, Simone Oliphant, Juanita Pardo Sanchez, Teresa Pegan, Raquel Pizzardo, Kristel Sanchez, Xukang Shen, Siliang Song, Natasha Stepanova, Diana Vergara, Olivia Vought, Kristen Wacker, Rachel Wadleigh, AJ Wing
U-M Museum of Zoology Awards
Ichthyology Graduate Student Support: Matheus Januario Lopes de Sousa and Katrina Munsterman
Charles F. Walker Scholarship: Peter Cerda, Hayley Crowell, and John David Curlis
Hinsdale and Walker Scholarship: Natasha Stepanova and Taylor West
More about UMMZ graduate student awards
Rackham Graduate School Awards
Rackham Predoctoral Fellowships: Emily Laub and Teresa Pegan
Rackham One-Term Dissertation Fellowships: Tamara Milton, Meagan Simons, Xukang Shen, and Rachel Wadleigh
Rackham Research Grants: Giorgia Auteri, Elizabeth Davenport, Samantha Iliff, Matheus Januario Lopes de Sousa, Nia Johnson, Kirby Mills, Katrina Munsterman, Simone Oliphant, Karl Romanowicz, Bridget Shayka, Meagan Simons, Patricia Torres Pineda, AJ Wing, Jinny Yang
Rackham International Research Awards: Kirby Mills and Thomas Morgan
Rackham International Student Fellowship: Patricia Torres Pineda
Rackham Travel Grants: Yuxuan Chen, John David Curlis, Nikesh Dahal, Alden Dirks, Henry Ertl, Eric Gulson, Morgan Lindback, Diana Medellin, Thomas Morgan, Elizabeth O’Brien, Teresa Pegan, Raquel Pizzardo, Xukang Shen, Natasha Stepanova, Diana Vergara, Kristen Wacker, Rachel Wadleigh, William Weaver
Other University of Michigan Awards
International Institute Awards: Hector Figueroa, Alice Hill, Cheyenne Graham
UROP Outstanding Mentor Awards: Kayla Hale
Michigan Sea Grant Graduate Student Fellowship: Nikesh Dahal
UMBS Research Award: Sorrel Hartford
External Awards
American Ornithological Society Travel Award: Matthew Hack
American Museum of Natural History Frank M. Chapman Memorial Fund: Eric Gulson and Teresa Pegan
British Ornithologists Union Research Grant: Teresa Pegan and Kristen Wacker
Department of Agriculture Grant: Zachary Hajian-Forooshani
EECG Research Award: Henry Ertl
Ichths and Herps Clark Hubbs’ Travel Award: Hayley Crowell
Ichths and Herps Cashner Travel Award: Patricia Torres Pineda
Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research: Katrina Munsterman
Lincoln P. Brower Award: Darene Assadia
ReThink Outside Fellowship: Hector Figueroa
Rocky Mountain Biological Lab Graduate Student Fund: Olivia Vought
SEB Travel Grant: Simone Oliphant
SICB GIAR Award: Eric Gulson
SSB GSRA Award: Kristen Wacker
Systems Innovation Travel Grant: Alexa White
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