2012 Academic Awards
Presented Wednesday, 2 May, 2012
The Ignacio Ocasio Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award
Highest Achievement in Freshman Chemistry
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Calvin Chi
Iota Sigma Pi / Frank Hovorka Prize
Woman Chemistry Major with the Highest Average after Three Semesters
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Amanda Langhals
Olin Freeman Tower Prize
Excellence in Physical Chemistry (BA)
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Joe Salloum
Carl F. Prutton Prize
Scholarship in Chemistry
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Wayne Tse
W. R. Veazey Prize
Excellence in Physical Chemistry (BS)
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Angela Crise
Analytical Chemistry Award
Outstanding Analytical Chemistry
Andrew Chomas
Hippolyte Gruener Award
Student Merit in Chemistry
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Anna Owensby
Merck Index Award
Outstanding Chemistry Student
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Neal Sachar
Hypercube Scholar Award
Outstanding Senior pursuing graduate work
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Andrew Gansmiller
Inorganic Chemistry Award
Excellence in Inorganic Chemistry
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Alyssa Harker
Dumitru and Gheorghe D. Mateescu Student Citizenship Award
Undergraduate Student Recipient
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Andrew Chomas
Dumitru and Gheorghe D. Mateescu Student Citizenship Award
Graduate Student Recipient
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Brittney Bunn
Graduate Teaching Award
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Jonathan Flikkema
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Shu Situ
Graduate Dean's Instructional Excellence Award
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Chi-Hung Chuang
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Feng Li Laughlin
Outstanding Presentation
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Vasily Ignatenko
ACS 2012 Cleveland Meeting-in-Miniature – Oberlin College. "Alteration of Carbocyclic Skeleton of Bryonolic Acid: Employing Diversity Oriented Synthesis Strategy"
Outstanding Chemistry Alumus
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David Fries
David Fries received his B.S. in Chemistry at Florida Atlantic University in 1967. He completed his Ph.D. in the Department of Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University in 1970. David began his career at General Electric where he served 17 years in numerous executive roles in engineering, manufacturing, senior management, and finance. David Fries joined VantagePoint in 2001. He has been a senior-level venture capitalist for more than 20 years, bringing in a total of more than 37 years of operations, advanced technology, and investment experience. Current, David is a Managing Director at VantagePoint.