College Recognition Award Winners

Recipients for 2025

The 2025 College Recognition Awards were presented during the Undergraduate Research Symposium held on Friday, April 25th at SUNY New Paltz. The purpose of the award is to recognize achievement in the field of chemistry and to encourage further study in chemistry. One student from each of the colleges in the Mid-Hudson Section was presented with a monetary award. The names of the worthy recipients and their research advisors are listed below.

Photo Credit: Lynn Robinson

Recipients for 2024

The 2024 College Recognition Awards were presented during the Undergraduate Research Symposium held on Friday, April 19th at SUNY New Paltz. The purpose of the award is to recognize achievement in the field of chemistry and to encourage further study in chemistry. One student from each of the colleges in the Mid-Hudson Section was presented with a monetary award. The names of the worthy recipients and their research advisors are listed below.

Photo Credit: Lynn Robinson

Recipients for 2023

The 2023 College Recognition Awards were presented during the Undergraduate Research Symposium held on Friday, April 21st at Bard College. The purpose of the award is to recognize achievement in the field of chemistry and to encourage further study in chemistry. One student from each of the colleges in the Mid-Hudson Section was presented with a monetary award. The names of the worthy recipients and their research advisors are listed below.

From left to right: Dr. Miles Wilklow-Marnell, Dr. Dustin McCall, Meg Bechtle, Dr. Joe Tanski, Abigail Whittingon, Dr. Emily McLaughlin, Abigail Wilson, Dr. Suparna Bhalla, Christopher Christiano, Dr. Dawn Riegner, Dylan Golden, Dr. Jocelyn Nadeau, Jessica Bluitt; Not pictured: Canis Speranza
Photo Credit: Gwen Malick, Bard College

Recipients for 2022

The 2022 College Recognition Awards were presented during the Undergraduate Research Symposium held on Friday, April 29th at Mount Saint Mary College. The purpose of the award is to recognize achievement in the field of chemistry and to encourage further study in chemistry. One student from each of the colleges in the Mid-Hudson Section was presented with a monetary award. The names of the worthy recipients and their research advisors are listed below.

Left to right: Dr. Dustin McCall, Faustina Elia, Dr. Elisa Woolridge, Anthony Perpetua, Lilith Schwartz, Tahmid Siddique, Dr. Christopher LaFratta, Calvin Havnaer, Dr. Pamela St. John, Victoria Kearns, Dr. Dawn Riegner
Awardees not pictured: Makenzie Rivera, Andrew Maguire

2021:

The 2021 College Recognition Awards were announced during the Virtual Undergraduate Research Symposium held on April 27th. The purpose of the award is to recognize achievement in the field of chemistry and to encourage further study in chemistry. One student from each of the colleges in the Mid-Hudson Section was presented with a monetary award. The names of the worthy recipients and their research advisors are listed below.

2020:
The Mid-Hudson ACS is pleased to present the following College Recognition Awards for 2020. One student from each of the colleges in the Section has been chosen by their school's faculty to receive this award in recognition of their dedication and achievement in the study of chemistry. Due to the COVID-19 situation, these awards could not be presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium. We recognize them here and wish them success in their future endeavors.

2019:
The 2019 College Recognition Awards were presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium held on April 24th at Vassar College. The names of the worthy recipients and their research advisors are listed below.

2018:
The 2018 College Recognition Awards were presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium held on April 18th at Vassar College. The names of the worthy recipients and their research advisors are listed below.

2017:

The 2017 College Recognition Awards were presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium held on April 21st. The purpose of the award is to recognize achievement in the field of chemistry and to encourage further study in chemistry. One student from each of the colleges in the Mid-Hudson Section was presented with a certificate and a monetary award. The names of the worthy recipients and their research advisors are listed below.
Educational Institution                 Student                  Student's Hometown                     Advisor
Mount Saint Mary College         Ryan Forster                   Patterson, NY                    Dr. Janet Petroski
USMA at West Point                 Timothy Naudet                 Tujunga, CA                     Dr. Dawn Riegner
Bard College                               Tamaki Chiba                    Tochigi, Japan                    Dr. Swapan Jain
Vassar College                            Bufan Zhang                       Beijing, China                    Dr. Joe Tanski
SUNY Dutchess                          Patrick Powell                     Holmes, NY                    Dr. Jeff Cavalieri
SUNY Orange                              Jacob Jordan                            Alaska              Dr. Timothy MacMahon
Marist College                        Carolyn Turcotte             Hopewell Junction, NY       Dr. Paula Checchi
SUNY New Paltz                        Abigail Fagan                      Needham, MA               Dr. Pamela St. John