Department of Chemistry Undergraduate Honors & Awards

The ACS Outstanding Graduate in Chemistry
Awarded to the top graduate by faculty vote. The ACS Louisville Chapter further recognizes the recipient at a separate awards ceremony.
2022 - Collin Noud
2021 - Irma Avdic
2020 - Aidan Greene
2019 - Anna Davis
2018 - Kyle Castaneda
2017 - Jessica Kostyo
2016 - Chad Stephens

The Chemistry Faculty Award for Excellence
Awarded by faculty vote to the graduate who has demonstrated excellence based on a combination of research experience and coursework.
2023 - Meagan Haase
2022 - Landon Smith
2021 - Nicholas Morgan McCann
2020 - Cameron Chase Keeton
2019 - Mohammed Hindi
2018 - Brenna Kaelin
2017 - Ryan Weegens
2016 - Andrew Knight

The Royal Society of Chemistry Award
Awarded by faculty vote to the graduate who has demonstrated excellence based on a combination of research experience and coursework.
2023 - Carter Stinnett
2022 - Renee Stohlman
2021 - Benjamin Xie
2020 - Amanda White
2019 - Maxwell J. Rakutt
2018 - Troy Sterling
2017 - Hung (Kyle) Vuong
2016 - Kendra Swope

The Chemistry Service Award
Awarded to an outstanding chemistry major for academic leadership and service.
2017 - Kyle Castaneda
2016 - Kendra Swope

The Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Award
Awarded to a chemistry undergraduate teaching assistant for excellent performance in teaching
2023 - Drew Preston
2022 - Collin Noud
2021 - Jensen Smith
2020 - Emilie Rose Cornett
2019 - Maxwell J. Rakutt
2018 - Gabby Oropilla
2018 - Marcus Rommelman
2017 - Miranda Mysinger
2017 - Johnathan Shanklin
2016 - Victoria Hale

The American Institute of Chemists Award For
Awarded by the American Institute of Chemists to outstanding seniors, one each in chemistry and biochemistry.

 
Chemistry:

2023 - Aaron Crosby
2022 - Grayson Stinger
2021 - Irma Avdic
2020 - Cameron Chase Keeton
2019 - Josh Julian
2018 - Zofia Hetman
2017 - Jessica Kostyo
2016 - Kevin Xiong
Biochemistry:

2023 - Divya Kumaravelu
2022 - Collin Noud
2021 - Benjamin Xie
2020 - Kristen Tilford
2019 -  Seth Sereff
2018 - Kyle Castaneda
2017 - Hung (Kyle) Vuong
2016 - Chad Stephens

The Best Honor Thesis in the Natural Sciences

 
Awardee:
2021 - Irma Avdic
2019 - Mohammed Hindi
Nominee:
2019 - Seth Sereff

ACS Physical Chemistry Division Award
Awarded by the Physical Division of the American Chemical Society to the chemistry major for outstanding performance in inorganic chemistry.
2023 - Jonathan Bersson
2022 - Collin Noud
2021 - Nicholas Morgan McCann
2020 - Aidan Greene
2019 - Benjamin Xie

ACS Organic Chemistry Division Award
Awarded by the Organic Division of the American Chemical Society to the chemistry major for outstanding performance in inorganic chemistry.
2023 - Kyla Mitchell
2022 - Renee Stohlman
2021 - Irma Avdic
2020 - Olivia Hennis
2019 - Bricker A. Oxley

ACS Inorganic Chemistry Award
Awarded by the Inorganic Division of the American Chemical Society to the chemistry major for outstanding performance in inorganic chemistry.
2023 - Camila Perez
2022 - Travis Duell
2021 - Irma Avdic
2020 - Meghan Anne Nay
2019 - Anna Davis
2018 - Zofia Hetman
2017 - Sarah Strangfeld
2016 - John Vaughn

ACS Analytical Chemistry Division Award
Awarded by the Analytical Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society to the chemistry major for outstanding performance in analytical chemistry.
2023 - Gia An Tran Hoang
2022 - Landon Smith
2021 - Piper N. Roe
2020 - Emilie Rose Cornett
2019 - Ally Davidson
2018 - Sam Van Buskirk
2017 - Sarah Strangfeld
2016 - Alexander Gornet

ACS Outstanding Research Award
2022 - Landon Smith 

PolyEd Undergraduate Chemistry Award
Awarded by the Polymer Division of the American Chemical Society for outstanding performance by an undergraduate chemistry major in the two-semester organic sequence
2017 - Ryan Weegens
2016 - Kyle Vuong

Chemical Rubber Company Press (CRC Handbook) Freshman Chemistry Award
Awarded to the chemistry major for outstanding performance in General Chemistry.
2017 - Kristen Tilford
2016 - Max J. Rakutt

Recipients of the ACS - Certified degree
Presentation of certificate to seniors earning an ACS - Certified B.S. degree.
                                                                                                                2023

                                                                                                                Shelby Alford
                                                                                                                Rachael Berberich

                                                                                                                Jonathan Bersson
                                                                                                                Paul Elliott
                                                                                                                Faith Gruzesky
                                                                                                                Kyla Mitchell
                                                                                                                Cassandra Schaefer
                                                                                                                Gia An Tran Hoang

                                                                                                           

 

 
2022
Ryan Crowe
Travis Duell

 
2021
Irma Avdic
Megan E. Greenwell
Trevor J. Phares
Christopher Wipple

 

 
2020
Dakotah Cathey
Alison Marie Costello
Rachel Jamrose
Nathan Millson
 

 

 
2019
Kyle Martin Boom
Henry Brun
Anna Davis
Olivia Noelle Jacobs
Rachel Jamrose
Brandon Swift
Stephanie Vega

 
2018
Alyssa Dues
Zofia Hetman

 
2017
Jessica Kostyo
Cynthia Maglasang
Alex Renn
Jerald Smith
Sarah Strangfeld
Jason Wilson

 
2016
Nicholas Humphrey
Alexis St. Martin
John Vaughn
Kevin Xiong

Special Citations for Outstanding Academic Performance
Awarded to students with a grade point average of 3.5 or better in chemistry.

 
2022
Ryan Crowe
Collin Noud
Landon Smith
Renee Stohlmann
Grayson Stinger
Bishakha Kumari

  

 
2021
Cassie Arboleda
Irma Avdic
Nicklas Buchbinder
Chandler Howerton
Mina Ibrahim
Nicholas Morgan McCann
Piper N. Roe
Jensen Smith
Matthew Turner
Benjamin Xie

 
2020
Aimee Bottorff
Emilie Rose Cornett
Praneeth Goli
Aidan Greene
Olivia Hennis
Cameron Chase Keeton
Jesse L. Klus
Samantha Miller
Thomas Dane Pike
Conner Eli Slone
Kristen Tilford
Amanda White
2019
Tyler Brockman
Rachel Alexandria Carter
Anna Davis
Mohammed Hindi
Joshua Julian
Bricker Oxley
Maxwell J. Rakutt
America Silva
Victoria Snavely
Colton R. Stinger
Carrie Renae Walters
Seth Sereff

 
2018
Seth Blankenship
Kyle Castaneda
Peyton Davis
Alyssa Dues
Zofia Hetman
John Hinely
Brenna Kaelin
Sean Noble
Gabby Oropilla
Shane Reeves
Troy Sterling
Andrew Stewart
Pratik Thapa
Dunia Zedan
2017
Negin Alizadeh-Rad
Kaitlyn Baird
Kryshawna Beard
Sam Harper
Jessica Kostyo
Miranda Mysinger
Alex Renn
Austin Rodenberg
Johnathan Shanklin
Sarah Strangfeld
Todd Thurman
Hung (Kyle) Vuong
Ryan Weegens

 
2016
Thomas Klusman
William Russell
David Beaman
Alexander Gornet
Alexander Gupta
Andrew Knight
Logan Lloyd
Carmela Riposo
Kameron Shams
Brittany Sims
Chad Stephens
John Vaughn
Kevin Xiong