Annual Scholarship and Awards Ceremony

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.

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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