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2021 Earth Sciences Spring Awards

2021 School of Earth Sciences
Spring Banquet Awards Announcement

Click through the pictures above to find out more about our graduate student activity this year!

 

Check out the Earth Sciences 2021 Banquet slide show, virtual edition!

 

Thank you and congratulations to our outstanding faculty, students, and alumni

 

FACULTY RECOGNITIONName of Recipient 
Faculty Distinguished Graduate Teaching AwardWendy Panero 
Faculty Distinguished Undergrad Teaching Award
Derek Sawyer 
Mentor Award 
Ian Howat
 
AIPG AwardJonathan Calede  
   
GRADUATE AWARDSName of Recipient Graduate Programs 
Orton Award - Distinguished ServiceAllison Chartrand Earth Sciences  
   
Geodetic Science Graduate Book AwardYihang Ding Geodetic Science 
Geodetic Science Graduate Book AwardBen Kurtz Geodetic Science 
Geodetic Science Graduate Book AwardJason Oltero-Torres Geodetic Science 
Geodetic Science Graduate Book AwardShengdao Wang
 Geodetic Science 
Geodetic Science Graduate Book AwardXuechen Yang
 Geodetic Science 
   
Estwing Award - Distinguished First Year Graduate Ben Erickson Geodetic Science 
Estwing Award - Distinguished First Year Graduate Mara Figueroa Berroca Geodetic Science 
Estwing Award - Distinguished First Year Graduate 
Franco Sebastián Sobereo
 Geodetic Science 
Estwing Award - Distinguished First Year Graduate Yixin Xiao
 Geodetic Science 
Estwing Award - Distinguished First Year Graduate Hannah Field 
 Earth Sciences  
Estwing Award - Distinguished First Year Graduate Brandon Bell
  Earth Sciences  
   
Distinguished Graduate Teaching AwardBrandi Lenz  Earth Sciences  
Distinguished Graduate Teaching AwardGabriel Martinez  Earth Sciences  
Distinguished Graduate Teaching Award
JJ Kim 
 Earth Sciences  
   
Spieker Book Award - Distinguished Senior Graduate Mohammed Aljafar Geodetic Science 
Spieker Book Award - Distinguished Senior Graduate Michael Whaley Geodetic Science 
Spieker Book Award - Distinguished Senior Graduate Rowan McLachlan  Earth Sciences  
Spieker Book Award - Distinguished Senior Graduate Max Wheeler Earth Sciences  
   
Michael Johnson Graduate Award - Ph.D. candidate Hongzhi Yao Geodetic Science 
Michael Johnson Graduate Award - Ph.D. candidatePeter Matheny
 Geodetic Science 
Michael Johnson Graduate Award - Ph.D. candidate Devin Smith Earth Sciences  
   
Kaarina and Weikko A. Heiskanen Award - Senior  Steve Hilla Geodetic Science 
Kaarina and Weikko A. Heiskanen Award - Junior  Vibhor Agarwal Geodetic Science 
   
UNDERGRADUATE AWARDSName of Recipient 
Undergraduate Book AwardKat Meiner 
   
Undergraduate Newhart AwardElijah Mullins 
   
Undergraduate Lieberman AwardErica Lee 
Undergraduate Lieberman AwardHenry Tennant 
   
Undergraduate Rector AwardCorbin Lanker 
Undergraduate Rector Award Ian Gilles 
   
Undergraduate Buschman AwardBriana McNeal 
Undergraduate Buschman AwardMaxwell Carter 
   
Undergraduate Echols AwardRyan Benefiel 
Undergraduate Echols AwardFaz Ab Rahaman 
Undergraduate Echols AwardFattin Mohamad Nasir 
   
Undergraduate Shipley AwardZoe Watson 
Undergraduate Shipley AwardHarper Luckeydoo 
Undergraduate Shipley AwardJustin Duty-Marcus 
Undergraduate Shipley AwardDaniel Courtwright 
Undergraduate Shipley AwardMallory Price 
   
UnderGrad Spieker AwardNolan Howell 
   
Field Camp ScholarshipsIntan Nurfazlyn Binti Ab Rahaman 
Field Camp Scholarships
Ryan Benefiel 
Field Camp Scholarships
Michael Cachat 
Field Camp Scholarships
Jonah Conley 
Field Camp Scholarships
Eli Hall 
Field Camp Scholarships
Danny Hansen 
Field Camp Scholarships
Nolan Howell 
Field Camp Scholarships
Stevie Lohbeck 
Field Camp Scholarships
Joey Meadows 
Field Camp Scholarships
Kat Meiner 
Field Camp Scholarships
Christopher Metrovich 
Field Camp Scholarships
Fattin Izzaty Binti Mohamad Nasir 
Field Camp Scholarships
Elijah Mullins 
Field Camp Scholarships
Megan O'Quin 
Field Camp Scholarships
Mallory Price 
Field Camp Scholarships
Ren Renicker 
Field Camp Scholarships
Sarah Rish 
Field Camp Scholarships
Erica Scarpitti 
Field Camp Scholarships
Jeremy Washburn, 
Field Camp Scholarships
Jacob Snyder 
   
ALUMNI AWARDSName of Recipient 
 SES Distinguished Alumni Award Denis Balcer  
 SES Distinguished Alumni Award Julie Mansfield 
 Director’s Award for Outstanding Support of SESKeith Knabe