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May 12, 2010
Looking Back on a Year of Student Achievement
The University congratulates those students who have earned national recognition during the past academic year, through May 1, 2010. Included among those honored are:
Other national student honors this year include:
ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
Best Student Paper Award
Kelley Garvin, graduate student, Department of Biomedical Engineering
ALL-AMERICAN
Women\'s Basketball
Melissa Alwardt \'11, Greece, N.Y.; Health & Society
Women\'s Soccer
Eileen Boylan \'10, Edina, Minn.: Biology
Ellen Coleman \'12, Wauwatosa, Wisc.; Biomedical Engineering
Men\'s Soccer
Michael Peacock \'10, Pittsford, N.Y.; Financial Economics
Squash
Jim Bristow \'10, Devon, England; Financial Economics
Benjamin Fischer \'12, Wauwatosa, Wisc.; Biomedical Engineering
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS
2nd Place, Research Poster Submission, New York Chapter
Christopher Hogan, medical student
3rd Place, Research Poster Submission, New York Chapter
Sean Brady, medical student
AMERICAN PHILOLOGICAL ASSOCATION AND ARCHAELOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA
2010 Minority Scholarship in Classics and Classical Archaeology
Mario Morales \'11, San Juan, Puerto Rico;Classics and History
AMERICAN MEDICAL WOMEN\'S ASSOCIATION
Young Women in Science Award
Mercedes Szpunar, MD/PhD student
AMERICAN MOCK TRIAL ASSOCIATION
National Championship Tournament, Top 20 Finish
University of Rochester Mock Trial Team
AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
2010-11 Minority Fellows
Lashonda Brenson \'10, Rochester, N.Y.; Political Science and Mathematics
Camilla Redding \'10, Rochester, N.Y.; Political Science
AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION
2009 Aging and Rural Health Research Award
Lin Fan, doctoral student, Department of Community & Preventive Medicine
Outstanding Research and Service Awards
Shubing Cai, doctoral student, Department of Community & Preventive Medicine
Maggie Holland, doctoral student, Department of Community & Preventive Medicine
N. Tracy Zheng, doctoral student, Department of Community & Preventive Medicine
ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE UNIONS INTERNATIONAL
Excellence in Innovations for Sustainability Award
UR Biodiesel
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SOCIETY
Meritorius Achievement Award
Rochester Student Chapter
2010 COLEMAN INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER ENSEMBLE COMPETITION
Alice Coleman Prize
Red Line Saxophone Quartet:
Brandon Kies \'10E, South Boardman, Mich.; Alto Saxophone
Qun Gai \'10E, Liaoning Province, China; Tenor Saxophone
Quinn Lewis \'10E, Doylestown, Pa.; Baritone Saxophone
Douglas O\'Connor, Eastman doctoral student, Soprano Saxophone
DOWNBEAT STUDENT MUSIC AWARDS
Undergraduate College Outstanding Performance
Gabriel Condon \'13E, Penfield, N.Y.; Jazz Guitar
Undergraduate College Jazz Soloist
Graham Kier \'10E, Blue Bell, Pa.; Jazz Guitar
2009 FISCHOFF CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION
Gold Medal in the Senior Wind Division
Red Line Saxophone Quartet
FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS
Sara DuBois \'10, Horseheads, N.Y.; Russian and Anthropology
Aynsley Duncan \'10, Oreland, Pa.; Neuroscience
Elizabeth Gabster \'10, Mount Laurel, N.J.; English
Sara Goico \'09, West Hartford, N.Y.; American Sign Language, Spanish, and Linguistic Anthropology
Anita Hargrave \'10, Syracuse, N.Y.; Health & Society
Elise Russell \'10, Kenosha, Wisc.; Psycology
Judith Tulkoff \'10, Alexandria, Va.; Political Science
Andre Washington \'10E, Chicago, Ill.; Flute
GOLDWATER SCHOLARS
Gregory Bentsen \'11, St. Paul, Minn.; Physics and Mathematics
Nicholas Huang \'11, Butte, Mont.; Biomedical Engineering and Music
HUMANITY IN ACTION FOUNDATION
Fellow
David Libers \'09, Schenectady, N.Y.; History and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
4th INTERNATIONAL CHESAPEAKE CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION
First Place, Gold Medal Winner
Red Line Saxophone Quartet
INTERNATIONAL PERCUSSION FESTIVAL, PARIS
First Prize, International Marimba Competition, Category 1
Tomasz Arnold \'13E, Krakow, Poland; Percussion
JACK KENT COOKE GRADUATE STUDY SCHOLAR
Katsiaryna Pleshankova \'10, Rochester, N.Y.; Biology
5th MIAMI INTERNATIONAL ORGAN COMPETITION
First Place and Audience Prize
David Baskeyfield, Eastman doctoral student, Organ
NATIONAL DEBATE TOURNAMENT
Tenth Place
University of Rochester Debate Team
NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THE ARTS
2010 Jazz Finalist
Gabriel Condon \'13E, Penfield, N.Y.; Jazz Guitar
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
2009-10 Fellowship in Environmental Medicine
Ilana Jacobs, medical student
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Pre-Doctoral Fellowships
Lisa Bonnano, graduate student, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Carlos Sevilla, graduate student, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Undergraduate Scholar
Diamond Ling \'10, Shanghai, China; Neuroscience
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Graduate Research Fellowships
Kevin Klubek, graduate student, Chemical Engineering
Elisabeth Karuza, graduate student, Psychology and Psycholinguistics
Daniel Everson, graduate student, Organic Chemistry
Jeffrey Galkowski, graduate student, Engineering and Control and Dynamical Systems
2010 NORTH AMERICAN SAXOPHONE ALLIANCE QUARTET COMPETITION
First Place, Classical Quartet
Red Line Saxophone Quartet
OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA FOUNDATION
Emil Wolf Outstanding Student Paper Competition
Amber Beckley, graduate student, Optics
2010 PLOWMAN CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION
First Place
Red Line Saxophone Quartet
SCHNITGER COMPETITION, NETHERLANDS
Second Prize and Audience Prize
Michael Unger, Eastman School doctoral student, Organ
SEMESTER AT SEA
Diversity Abroad Scholarship
Eric Phamdo \'11, Lake Oswego, Ore.; Psychology
STANFORD GLOBAL INNOVATION TOURNAMENT
2009 Global Winners
Jennifer Burger \'10, Windsor, Ohio; Studio Arts
Justin Peczkowski, Simon graduate student, Technical Entrepreneurship and Management
Elaina Stover \'10, Tallmadge, Ohio; Neuroscience
Eric Wisch \'10, Wellseley, Mass.; Political Science
Dan (Eva) Xie \'10, Beijing, China; Studio Arts adn Economic & Business Strategies
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Critical Language Scholar
Judith Tulkoff \'10, Alexandria, Va; Political Science
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Amber Baig \'11, Queens Village, N.Y.; Biological Sciences
Isthier Chaudhury \'11, Rochester, N.Y.; Chemical Engineering
Jeffrey Conserette \' 11, Dunmore, Pa.; Biological Sciences
Meaghan Dewaters \'11, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., undecided
Eun Hea Kim \'11, Ogden, Utah; Mathematics
Andrew Korn \'11, Rochester, N.Y., undecided
Jennifer Marquart \'10, Rochester, N.Y., Art History
Julia Munteanu \'10, Cortland, N.Y.; Biology
Shanis Navas \'10, Massapequa Park, N.Y.; Chemistry
Christy Zheng \'10, Flushing, N.Y., History
A list of faculty and staff honors is also available here.
About the University of Rochester
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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