ASU Old Main
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
11:30 a.m.
The School of Molecular Sciences annual scholarship and awards ceremony recognizing the achievements of our students, faculty and staff.
Watch the live ceremony

We thank our generous donors for their support of our endowed scholarships and fellowships
Arizona Society for Coatings Technology
Mr. Harold H. Bateman
Mrs. LaReal Eyring
Mr. & Mrs. Bill and Lorna Glaunsinger
Mr. Martin Hudson
Mrs. Kathryn M. Krause
Mr. Stewart Liddell
Mr. Wayne W. Luchsinger
Mrs. Lily Yuen McCormick
Mr. Stephen Munk
Mr. Brian T. Rasley
Ms. Helen M. Rosen
Mrs. YuJung K. Skibo
Ms. Lucy Yuen
We thank our SMS Community for supporting SMS Scholarships
We also thank all of the SMS faculty and staff involved in planning today's award ceremony and who have served on a scholarship and/or awards committee.
Past Scholarship Winners
SMS Scholarships
LeRoy Eyring Memorial Fellowship in Chemistry
Jordan Sinclair Presented by Christina Birkel
George U. Yuen Memorial Award
Souvik Poddar Presented by Marcia Levitus
John Holloway Memorial Scholarship
Tanner Barnes Presented by Everett Shock
Glausinger Innovation Award
Charlotte Barker Presented by Tim Long
John Kacoyannakis (Koko) Award
Senal Liyanage Presented by Jia Guo
Paul Liddell Scholarship
Lillian Hensleigh and Bryan Ugaz Presented by Gary Moore
Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Award
Joshua Evans Presented by Ryan Trovitch
Rong Zheng Presented by Hao Yan
Meghana Shivananda Murthy Presented by Judith Klein-Seetharaman
Manashi Sonowal Presented by Petra Fromme
Barbara Munk Outstanding Service Award
Mary Ann Bucciarelli Presented by Sarah Navez and Victoria Rubio
George M. Bateman Memorial Scholarship
Maya Watkins Presented by Yoan Simon
Barbara Munk Memorial Scholarship
Nayla Williams Presented by Chad Borges
Martin Hudson Scholarship for Carbon Capture and Sustainable Energy
Katharine Lipari Presented by Chad Borges
Therald Moeller Scholarship
Abigail Miller Presented by Marcia Levitus
Wayne W. Luchsinger Chemistry Scholarship
Fatima Poblete Presented by Chad Borges
John Holloway Undergraduate Scholarship
Jaydn Gorham Presented by George Wolf
Edward B. Skibo Memorial Scholarship
Michael Abruzzo Presented by Ashli Morgan
Ted Brown Memorial Scholarship
Jordyn Begay Presented by Justin Earley
School of Molecular Sciences Scholarship
Diamond Avila Presented by Matthias Heyden
Ascher Carlson Presented by Marcia Levitus
Jay Chavan Presented by Ryan Trovitch
Kendyl Neef Presented by Marcia Levitus
Jose Zurita Presented by Chad Borges
SMS Women in Molecular Science Scholarship
Aniza Gallegos Presented by Chad Borges
Haeun Kim Presented by Chad Borges
SMS First Generation Scholarship
Pia Jackson Presented by Chad Borges
AZ Society for Coatings Technology Scholarship
Madeline Linden Presented by Justin Earley
SMS Veterans Scholarship
Marvin Flores Espinoza Presented by Chad Borges
ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Undergraduate Award
Rohan Bulusu Presented by Jason Khoury
ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Undergraduate Award
Declan Cappasola Presented by Tim Long
ACS Division of Physical Chemistry Undergraduate Award
Cameron Cheatem Presented by Scott Sayres
ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Undergraduate Award
Milap Owens Presented by Chad Borges
ACS Division of Biochemistry and Biology Chemical Undergraduate Award
Shri Swaminathan Presented by Xu Wang
Distinguished Chemistry Merit Award
Samir Saifi Presented by Scott Sayres
Distinguished Biochemistry Merit Award
Olivia Holman Presented by Di Liu
SAACS Organic Achievement Award
Kirsten Faythe Sangalang Presented by Chad Borges
Future Initiatives Travel Award
Shri Swaminathan Presented by Orenda Griffin
SMS Fall 2024 Dean’s Medalist
Laura Berzinas Presented by Chad Borges
SMS Spring 2025 Dean’s Medalist
Vaikhari Nalole Presented by Wade Van Horn
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Certificate of Undergraduate Excellence Award
Hailey Nelson Presented by Scott Sayres
Presented by Giovanna Ghirlanda
- Justin Brower
- Zachary Carlin
- Logan Chang
- Eziwanne Ikediuwa
- Hannah Knipmeyer
- Christopher Le
- Maggy Madsen
- Kaitlyn Parrott
- Souvik Poddar
- Meghana Shivananda Murthy
- Jordan Sinclair
- Ella Smith
- Xinyi Tu
Instructional Service Award
Dr. Agota Debreczeni Presented by Giovanna Ghirlanda
Outstanding Instructor Award
Stacy Sendler Presented by Giovanna Ghirlanda
Distinction of Merit and Scholastic Occupation Teaching Award
Dr. Chad Borges Presented by Tijana Rajh and Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society officers