Scholar of the Year: David Maughan
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A native of upstate New York, David Maughan is, nevertheless, a place-where-the-sagebrush-grows-loving Aggie, who excels in academics, research, presenting, teaching and outreach. “Where else, but Utah State, would I have all these opportunities?” asks the Honors student, who earned honorable mention from the prestigious Goldwater Foundation in 2018. The physics and mathematics major, who explores the ideas of...
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Valedictorian: Jesse Steadman
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Tooele, Utah native Jesse Steadman, a Human Biology major with minors in chemistry and sociology, is the College of Science’s 2019 Valedictorian. His faculty escort at commencement ceremonies will be Biology faculty member, Dr. Andy Anderson. A 2015 graduate of Tooele High School, Steadman is the recipient of a USU Presidential Scholarship, the USUSA President’s Award, a College of Science Undergraduate...
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Dean's Scholar: Sarah Ellis
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A native of Layton, Utah, Sarah Ellis is a Mathematics and Statistics Composite Teaching major with a minor in Family and Human Development. Since graduating as Valedictorian from Northridge High School in 2014, Ellis has continued to garner impressive academic awards. She’s on the Dean’s List and is the Department of Mathematics and Statistics Scholar of the Year. She is the recipient of the Sharon Lee Gardner Ellis Memorial...
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Dean's Scholar: Devin Froerer
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Aspiring physician Devin Froerer is the recipient of a number of academic scholarships and accolades, including Biology Department Scholar of the Year, Lillywhite Scholar, A-Pin Recipient, Greaves Scholarship and the College of Science Scholarship. A native of South Jordan, Utah, Froerer completed an undergraduate research internship with Associated Regional and University Pathologists. He investigated company-wide automation of pH...
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Dean's Scholar: Gretchen Gilbert Knight
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When asked about her favorite class at Utah State, Gretchen Knight has a hard time choosing. “I think my all-time favorite was Technology for Teaching Mathematics (MATH 5010), but I also loved Probability and Statistics for Teachers (STAT 4010) and Intro to Algebraic Structures (MATH 4310),” says the American Fork, Utah native. “Among my most influential mentors were Jim Cangelosi and Brynja Kohler.” With Kohler, Knight...
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Dean's Scholar: Christian Peterson
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The son of USU alumni and brother of three USU students, Vernal, Utah native Christian Peterson considers himself a “true-blooded Aggie.” “Having three of my siblings here on campus with me as been an indispensable source of joy and support for me,” says the Biology, Human emphasis major, who is an Undergraduate Research Fellow, a College of Science Research Mini-grant recipient, a Sterling Scholar and the recipient of an...
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Undergraduate Researcher of the Year: Bryce Frederickson
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Bryce Frederickson is a mathematics major in his junior year. As an Undergraduate Research Fellow and honors student, Bryce began research in mathematics his freshman year under the mentorship of Dr. David Brown. Though he didn’t work in a fully structured project, Bryce enjoyed exploring challenging combinatorial problems related to Dr. Brown’s research and presented some results on Boolean algebra in 2014. After...
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Undergraduate Teaching Fellow of the Year: Hannah Demler
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While juggling a full-time job, competing with the USU Track and Field Team and volunteering in a campus research lab, Hannah Demler distinguished herself as a conscientious student and active participant in her general biochemistry class. Her faculty mentor, Nick Dickenson, says Demler’s level of effort and interest stood out and prompted him to invite her to serve as an Undergraduate Teaching Fellow for the course. In that...
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Legacy of Utah State Nominee: Calvin Luu
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Aspiring physician Calvin Luu admits he was very shy, when he arrived at Utah State. Yet, the Providence, Utah native eventually leapt into the social whirl and since then, he’s committed himself to helping other Aggies also feel at home on campus. Luu has served at the university level as a Connections Peer Mentor, as well as a Peer Advisor in USU’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. With
freshmen, he works to allay student
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Student Employee of the Year Nominee: Levi Wilkes
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Biology undergraduate Levi Wilkes is the College of Science’s nominee for the USU Student Employee of the Year Award from USU Career Services. An administrative office student assistant in the Department of Biology, Wilkes assists with a diverse range of office activities with courtesy and dispatch. He greets students and visitors to the department and provides helpful, welcoming information. To help with the Biology...
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Graduate Student Teacher of the Year: Brandon Ashley
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Brandon Ashley is a Mathematical Sciences PhD student within the College of Science at Utah State University. Currently, Brandon is working with Professor Ian Anderson in studying various aspects of the geometry of differential equations, a subject essential to many areas of science including computer vision, string theory, and control optimization. Prior to coming to Utah State, he received a BS in Applied and Pure Mathematics from...
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Masters Graduate Researcher of the Year: Tanner Robinson
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Tanner is a Master’s student in the Department of Biology. He is from the distant land of Logan, Utah and attended USU for his bachelor’s degree as well. His research interests are broad, but generally focus on plant biology. His current research focuses on how some plants can more efficiently capture atmospheric carbon dioxide, resulting in greater photosynthetic efficiency. Tanner’s previous work has largely focused on the genomics...
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PhD Graduate Researcher of the Year: Bo Hu
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Bo Hu is a senior PhD candidate in Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Prior to his study at Utah State University beginning in 2016, he obtained his B.S. in Applied Chemistry (2011) from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and M.S. in Inorganic Chemistry (2015) from Harbin Institute of Technology, China. At USU, Bo primarily conducts research in the areas of redox flow battery (RFB) and electrocatalysis...
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Faculty Researcher of the Year: Lisa Berreau
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Lisa M. Berreau is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. Her research is focused onusing small molecule chemistry to address important challenges in biomedicine and to advance mechanistic understanding of chemical reactions involving O2. In a collaborative project with Professor Abby Benninghoff (Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, USU) funded by the National Institutes of Health...
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Faculty Undergraduate Researcher Mentor of the Year: Nick Dickenson
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Dr. Nick Dickenson graduated with bachelor's degrees in Chemistry and Human biology in 2003. As a junior, he participated in an NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program that solidified his interest in scientific research and graduate studies. Nick joined the graduate program at the Univeristy of Kansas in 2003 and earned his Ph.D. in Bio-Analytical Chemistry in 2008. He then moved to Oklahoma State University as a...
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Faculty University Service Award: Carol von Dohlen
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Dr. von Dohlen is Professor of Biology. She holds an A.B in Biology from Dartmouth College and M.S. and Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Maryland. She is an evolutionary biologist whose research program focuses on systematics and evolution of insects and their bacterial symbionts. Current studies are investigating the impacts of symbiont genome evolution in the evolution of host-plant relationships and life cycles in...
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Advisor of the Year: Dennis Welker
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Director of Undergraduate Students for USU’s Department of Biology since 2003, Professor Dennis Welker was named the National Academic Advising Association’s Outstanding New Faculty Advisor in 2005 and recognized as the USU Outstanding New Faculty Advisor for the 2004-2005 academic year. Calm and compassionate, Welker guides students through degree planning with sound advice and candor. He counsels...
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Faculty Teacher of the Year: Lauren Lucas
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Innovative and energetic, Biology lecturer and lab coordinator Lauren Lucas eschews the “canned” approach to scientific learning and, instead, propels students into authentic, challenging research experiences. Offering unique learning projects with live organisms, she encourages aspiring scientists to develop their own questions, ideas and experimental designs from their first day in the classroom. Students describe Lucas as an optimistic...
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Staff Excellence Award of the Year: Katriel Cloward
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Department of Biology employees and students describe Katriel Cloward, staff assistant III, as one who “goes above and beyond.” Not one to shy away from challenging tasks, Cloward, instead, applies leadership, organization and enthusiasm to numerous daunting projects. Among her added responsibilities of the past year have been leading cleaning and preparation of spaces within the Biology-Natural Resources Building ahead of...
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Faculty Graduate Mentor of the Year: Lance Seefeldt
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Lance Seefeldt grew up in Southern California where he received a B.S. degree in chemistry from the University of Redlands. He then became a graduate student in the biochemistry program at the University of California at Riverside, where he earned a Ph.D.He was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Center for Metalloenzymes Studies at the University of Georgia. In 1993, he joined the faculty in the Chemistry and...
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