Senior Marsden Award

The Marsden Awards are made possible by Sullivan Marsden who is Professor Emeritus of Petroleum Engineering at Stanford University. Professor Marsden is interested in promoting quality research at the undergraduate level. He has endowed two prizes for outstanding research in chemistry at Hillsdale College.

This year's senior award for outstanding research goes to Rob North a chemistry major from Grand Haven, MI. Last summer he performed research with Dr. Nussbaum here at Hillsdale College as part of our LAUREATES program. Rob has done excellent work on the detection and quantification of unstable peptides and their degradation products by use of a nitrogen-specific detector. He has continued his work through this academic year. Rob plans to further his studies in chemistry in graduate school, although first he will come back to Hillsdale in the fall to finish his football career.

Junior Marsden Award

This year's junior award for outstanding research goes to Crystal Cornett a double major in Chemistry and Biology from Sunbury Ohio who is currently working with Dr. Bob Miller. Her research centers around the issue of why the cryogenic preservation of biological samples needed for saving endangered species works in some animals, but fails in closely related species. Her research has been presented at two conferences and soon will be presented at a third. This summer, she will continue her work with Dr. Miller as part of our LAUREATES program.

American Institute of Chemists Award

The American Institute of Chemists Award honors an outstanding senior chemistry major. The candidate is nominated by the chemistry faculty "in recognition of a demonstrated record of ability, leadership, and professional promise". The award is given to a senior chemistry major for their outstanding performance in all areas of chemistry including: organic, general, analytical, and physical chemistry.

This year's winner is Robert Hufnagel a senior from Ann Arbor, MI. Last summer, Robert performed research at the University of Michigan in the area of clinical neuropsychology and next year he will be attending medical school at the University of Cincinnati.

American Chemical Society Organic Chemistry Award

The purpose of the American Chemical Society's "Organic Chemistry Award" is to honor outstanding achievement in Organic Chemistry by a Chemistry major at each academic institution. The candidate is nominated by the chemistry faculty in recognition of the student's achievement in the classroom, laboratory and in chemical research. It is sponsored by the Polymer Education Committee and the American Chemical Society.

This year's winner is Amanda Proctor a junior from Hillsdale, MI. Amanda was chosen for her outstanding performance in organic chemistry and advanced organic chemistry. She is going to be doing research this summer with Dr. Baron here at Hillsdale College as a participant in the LAUREATES program and plans on attending medical school after graduation.

CRC Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award

The CRC Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award is given to a top student in the freshman chemistry program. The award consists of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics with a commemorative scroll mounted on the inside front cover.

This year's winner is Scott Kallgren a freshmen from Trenton, MI. Scott was chosen for his outstanding overall performance in general chemistry I and II.