The University, College of Arts and Sciences, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry recognize exceptional work by undergraduate students via annual awards. Chemistry students are well represented among the winners of University- and College-level awards. Lists of recent award recipients from the chemistry undergraduate programs follow.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The Outstanding General Chemistry Student Award is to recognize outstanding first year chemistry students. In order to qualify, a student must have outstanding overall scholastic credentials and grades of A in freshman chemistry, mathematics and any other physical and biological science courses completed.
- 2024: Davi Arroyo, Evan Carter, Dylan Davis, Max Dyer, Dima Gambino, Danielle Kanas, Bao Phuoc Le, Daniel Stadter
- 2023: Henry Burnson, William Ford, Claire Kennedy, Elena Kuehner, Isabella Le, Nolan McKibben, Angela McPike, Nicholas Nobile, Abigail Pecoraro
- 2022: Wesley Bryant, Nathan Carlson, Charlie Decroes, Anna Virginia Fagan, Luca (Luke) Hallenbeck, Steven Reid Lunsford, Caroline Morris, Hannah Rayder, Kate Sanborn, Claudia Walker
- 2021: Madelyn Ashley, Audrey Best, Jonathan Blanks, Lela Connors, Nina Hoback, Kimberly P. Lonergan, Bryce Trench, Makenzie Watlington, Ben Williams
The Outstanding Performance in Chemistry by a Nursing Major Award is to recognize the nursing major who academically excels in the introductory chemistry sequence. This award is supported by the Department of Chemistry and the College of Nursing.
- 2024: Giovanna Rivera-Praxedis
- 2023: Samantha Elliott
- 2022: Ashton Haygood
- 2021: Claudia Jennings
- 2019: Lauren Beier
- 2018: Casey Coggins
The Outstanding Analytical Chemistry Student Award is to recognize the undergraduate student who demonstrates outstanding competence in Analytical Chemistry. The award is supported in part by the American Chemical Society.
- 2024: Elena Kuehner
- 2023:Caleb Buell
- 2022: Ellie Degroot
- 2021: Evan Phillippi
- 2019: Kyle Singletary
- 2018: Russel Clarke
The Outstanding Organic Chemistry Students Award is to recognize outstanding undergraduate students who have demonstrated excellence in the organic chemistry.
- 2024: Owen Lubic, Angela McPike, Nolan McKibben, Benjamin Wilson
- 2023: Elizabeth Gokie, Logan Kelley, Kaleb Kovitch, Steven Reid Lunsford
- 2022: William Chase, Max Lu, Sophia Luna, Shane Vaara
- 2021: Evan Phillippi, Zachary T. Leopold, Laurel Foster
- 2019: Caila Bachmann, Jeffrey Steltzner, Eli Hagedorn, Dawson Tan
- 2018: Ryan Tuckey, Kyle Singletary, Sean Walsh, Amber Wesoloski
The Outstanding Undergraduate Student Research Award is to recognize an outstanding undergraduate chemistry senior who has demonstrated excellence in chemical research and who has accomplished sufficient results to warrant publication of the work in a scientific journal.
- 2024: Layla Galiano, Elana Harbison
- 2023: Anne Roberts
- 2022: Abigail G. Foes
- 2021: Alexa DeRegnaucourt, Hannah Slater
- 2019: Hope Burnham, Hannah Kim
- 2018: Taylor Perkins
This award is given to a senior chemistry major who has demonstrated academic excellence in their chemistry courses and has contributed to the department through service, leadership, and/or research.
- 2024: Pieter Boer, Jackson Maxwell
- 2023: Christiana Albrecht, Allison Rhoads
- 2022: Emily R. Blevins
- 2021: Thomas A. Cope
- 2019: Madeline Shay
- 2018: Sebastian Rowe
This award honors a senior chemistry major who has demonstrated excellence in their chemistry coursework and has contributed to the department through service, leadership, and/or research. Open to students in all chemistry major tracks.
- 2024: Jonathan Brower, Allison Rhoads
- 2023: Evan Phillippi
The Outstanding Inorganic Chemistry Student Award is to recognize the outstanding undergraduate student who demonstrates excellence in the inorganic chemistry sequence over the past year. This award is sponsored in part by the American Chemical Society Division of Inorganic Chemistry.
- 2024: Allison Rhoads
- 2023: Nathan Parker
- 2022: Shannon Hill
- 2021: David Furniss
- 2019: Tyler Morgan
- 2018: Alexander Shaver
The Outstanding Organic Chemistry Student Award is to recognize the outstanding undergraduate student who demonstrates excellence in the organic chemistry sequence over the past year. This award is sponsored in part by the American Chemical Society Division of Organic Chemistry.
- 2024: Jeremiah Herron
- 2023: Joy Becher
- 2022: Thomas A. Cope
- 2021: Veronica Shuger
- 2019: Tyler Morgan
- 2018: James Howard
The Outstanding Physical Chemistry Student Award is to recognize the outstanding undergraduate student who demonstrates excellence in the physical chemistry sequence over the past year. This award is sponsored in part by the American Chemical Society Division of Physical Chemistry.
- 2024: Jackson Maxwell
- 2023: Jonathan Brower, Madeline Thomas
- 2022: Yifei Sun
- 2021: Victoria Bowser
- 2019: Joseph Holden
- 2018: Sebastian Rowe
- 2017: Connor Meyers
The American Institute of Chemists Award is to honor an outstanding senior majoring in chemistry and is given in recognition of the potential advancement of the chemical profession through this student’s demonstrated record of leadership, ability, character, and scholastic achievement. In order for a student to qualify, he/she must be a senior chemistry major with at least a B average. The candidates must also be planning to follow a career in chemistry.
- 2024: Abigail Halloran
- 2023: Emily Blevins
- 2022: Thomas A. Cope
- 2021: Veronica Shuger
- 2019: Ashley Eberly
- 2018: Tristin McGinnis
- 2022: Ava Smyth
- 2015: Blair Newton, Erin Johnson, Cody Colclough, Hannah Walcott, La’Darious Quinn, Camille Gear, Aspen Collins, Phoebe Leslie, Megan Wright, Chadler Smith, Victoria Ward, Arseman Brown, Curtis Davis, Carson Mize, Chloe Pugh, Haley Whitfield
- 2014: Trinicia Bodden, Keegan Brower, Katherine Careathers, Daniel Castillo, Rachael Kress, William Layfield, Calvin Muth, Mallory Reynolds, Adrienne Savage, Patrick Wipe, Scott Spidell, Shuwen Yue
Recipients of College, University, and National Awards
This award honors one female student in math or science who has exhibited exemplary scholarship, leadership, and service to The University of Alabama.
- 2023: Abigail Foes
- 2024: Jackson Maxwell
- 2021: Hannah Slater
- 2018: Elizabeth Rowe, Donna Xia
- 2015: Sarah McFann
- 2012: Stephen Walker
- 2011: Jessica Duke, Matthew Kelley
- 2009: Rebecca Long
- 2007: Jackson Switzer and Andrew Vincent
- 2004: Jason Spruell
- 2006: John Philips
- 2010: Jessica Duke and Matthew Kelley
- 2009: Richard Cockrum and Emily Wayman
- 2008: Rebecca Long
- 2006: Jacob Batson
- 2008: Jackson R. Switzer (2nd Team)
- 2006: Cody Locke (1st Team)
- 2005: Jason Spruell (3rd Team)
- 2017: Samantha Dyroff
- 2014: Ronneshia Jackson, Garrett Taylor
- 2010: Jessica Long
- 2009: Cody Smith
- 2008: Jackson Switzer, Andrew Vincent
- 2007: Jacob Batson
- 2006: John Phillips, Cody Locke
- 2005: Philip Dean, Jason Spruell
- 2004: Christopher Key
- 2019: Ashley Eberly, Hannah Kim
- 2018: Taylor Perkins, Lara Scott
- 2017: Nicole Chambers
- 2016: Mary Kaitlyn Kuykendall, Sean Miller, Shanna Phillips
- 2015: Marcus Brakefield
- 2014: Margaret Johnson, Savannah Reach, Eric Wenzinger, Anna Willis
- 2012: Jessica Duke, Matthew Kelley
- 2010: Courtney L. Guenther, Tara M. Veasey
- 2008: Nicholas Massie
- 2006: Timothy Kucharski
- 2024: Jackson Maxwell
- 2021: William McCloud, Brianna Pniak, Hannah Slater, C. Summer Thomas, Hannah Wineingar
- 2019: Hope Burnham, Ashley Eberly, Amber Gomez, Caris Smith, Donna Xia
- 2018: Amber Gomez, James Howard, Addison Iszler, Elliot Lakner, Donna Xia
- 2017: Hayden Arnold, John Lundeen, Michael Royko, Jamie Tesh, Donna Xia
- 2016: Hayden Arnold, Mary Kaitlyn Kuykendall, Sean Miller, Julia Murphy, Shuwen Yue
- 2015: Yuliya Birman, Kyle Glisson, Sean Miller, Meredith Rickard, Erin West, Shuwen Yue
- 2014: Ronneshia Jackson, Joshua Moon, Meredith Rickard, Morgan Whitaker, Shuwen Yue
- 2013: Andrew Jones, Joshua Moon, Matthew Outlaw
- 2012: Jessica Duke, John Davis, Ryan Flamerich, Jessica Jones, Matthew Kelley, Matthew Outlaw, J. Pierce Robinson, Erica Schwalm, Stephen Walker
- 2011: Jessica Duke, Matthew Kelley, Darryl Outlaw, Kurt Guynn, J. Pierce Robinson, Emily Wayman
- 2010: Awuri Asuru, Jessica R. Duke, Natalie W. Gist, Rebecca T. Long, Matthew S. Kelley, Darryl A. Outlaw, Richard Cockrum
- 2009: Courtney Guenther, Jamie Hennigan, Laura Kyser, Rebecca Long, Daniel Marion, Desiree Picone
- 2008: Kevin Anderson, Keith Bentley, D’Ariel Boykin, John T. Killian, Jackson Switzer, Andrew Vincent
- 2007: Jacob Batson, Thomas Glen Kelly, Jackson Switzer, Andrew Vincent
- 2004: Christine Chang, Jane Holly Poplin, Alison Pickering, Kevin DeAndreade, Jason Spruell
- 2018: Donna Xia
- 2014: Meredith Rickard, Shuwen Yue
- 2011: J. Pierce Robinson
- 2010: Richard Cockrum
- 2009: Courtney Guenther
- 2008: Kevin Anderson
- 2007: Jacob Batson
- 2014: Joshua Moon
- 2012: Jessica Duke
- 2011: Darryl Outlaw
- 2012: Matthew Kelley
- 2011: Ryan Flamerich, Stephen Walker
- 2004: Jason Spruell
- 2014: Mary Katherine Sweeney, Garrett Taylor
- 2009: Cody Smith
- 2008: Jackson Switzer, Andrew Vincent
- 2005: Philip Dean, Jason Spruell
- 2007: Aymara Albury