Chemistry students were recognized for the academic and research accomplishments during the 2016 Chemistry Honors Convocation on April 8th, 2016. This event is part of the University Honors Week. Departmental award recipients were:
- Outstanding General Chemistry Student: Andrea Anger, Jake Coburn, Matt Comeau, Alexandra Huechteman, Patrick Jesup, Abigail Kappelman, Hanna Kim, Kaitlyn Wineberry, Emily Mandel, Tyler Morgan, Grace Siy, Jessica Thompson, Erin Washington
- Outstanding Nursing Chemistry Student: Thuy Truong
- Outstanding Organic Chemistry Student: Andrew Rice, Natalie Kidd, Benjamin McGowan, Connor Meyers, Caitlin Curtis
- Outstanding Analytical Chemistry Student: Natalie Kidd
- ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Award: Sarah Baudendistal
- ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Award: Shanna Phillips
- Outstanding Chemistry Undergraduate Student Award: John Lundeen, Rachel Kress
- Outstanding Chemistry Graduate Student Award: Shuwen Yue
- American Institute of Chemists Award: Katie Kuykendall and Kindle Williams
- Outstanding First Year Graduate Student Award: Ariel Kelley
- Outstanding Second Year Graduate Student Award: Xiaoli Liang and Tabitha Sutch
- Outstanding Third Year Graduate Student Award: Hongda Cao
- Outstanding Chemistry Dissertation Award: Ashley Jolly
- Outstanding Chemistry Dissertation Research Award: Zhichao Shan
- Outstanding Chemistry Graduate Student Award: Garima Kumar
