2016 – 2017 CNAS Scholarship Recipients Announced
The College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Executive Committee announced the recipients of the 2016 – 2017 CNAS scholarships. Among the recipients were two CNAS Science Ambassadors, Amanda Tedesco and Abigail Burr (pictured here) and UCR's recent Goldwater Scholar, Shannon Sweitzer.
A full list of recipients is listed below. Congratulations to all or our talented and amazing undergraduate and graduate students!
- Bernarr J. Hall Agricultural Scholarship
Alexandra Vanecek, Senior, Entomology
- Dana King Scholarship
Rebecca Dumanski, Junior, Plant Biology
- Hasegawa Memorial Fund
Joshua Dansie, Senior, Plant Biology
Natalie Fischer, Senior, Biology
- Mark and Eve Schroeder Endowed Student Award
Rayanatou Keita, Junior, Mathematics
- Nathaniel T. Coleman Endowed Scholarship Fund
Christ Ordookhanian, Senior, Biochemistry
Shannon Sweitzer, Junior, Mathematics
Amanda Tedesco, Junior, Neuroscience
- Dr. Janet M. Boyce Memorial Endowed Fund for Women Majoring in the Sciences
Fatemeh Barati, Graduate Student, Physics
- Dr. Mir S. Mulla & Leila Mulla Endowed Scholarship Fund
Aleksandr Knyshov, Graduate Student, Entomology
Xueqing Lu, Graduate Student, Genomics, Genetics, Bioinformatics
- Herbert Kraft Scholarship
Paul Masonick, Graduate Student, Entomology
- James and Margaret Lesley Annual Prize
Abigail Burr, Senior, Microbiology
- James Merrill and Adeline Wallace Annual Prize
Yichong Fan, Graduate Student, Environmental Toxicology
- Charles W. Coggins, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund
Beth Peacock, Graduate Student, Plant Pathology
Kelsey Shall, Graduate Student. Entomology
- Tejal Reddy Endowed Graduate Award Fund
Samuel Hinman, Graduate Student, Environmental Toxicology