Awrds and honors
Our students are recognized each year for their excellence in academics and research, and their community impact.
Biological Sciences Academic Excellence Award
Awarded to the graduating senior who best displays overall academic excellence. In addition to having an excellent grade point average, the recipient must be involved in activities that enhance the academic performance of others and show a commitment to community activities such as tutoring, instructing undergraduate laboratories and volunteering.
Kailey Jaeger
2026 Biological Sciences Academic Excellence Award
Sarah Lovett
2026 Biological Sciences Academic Excellence Award
- 2025 - Medha Annam, Jessica Benito, Owen Donnelly, Sarah Garner, Dilpreet Rayat
- 2024 - Hanna Weile, Award Derek Wu
- 2023 - Migachelle Romano
- 2022 - Jaanvi Mehta
- 2021 - Gabby Pancio
- 2020 - Dante Calise
- 2019 - Benjamin Pierson Emery
- 2018 - Michelle Hope Dellalana, Nicole Brianna Dumigan, Umma Kaniz Fatema, Danielle C. Hummel, Adrienne Suemin Kim
- 2017 - Catherine Dolan, Christina Gulla
- 2016 - Nicholas Jennelly, Lindsey Szymanski
- 2015 - Emily Zhang
- 2014 - Dylan Kahler
- 2013 - Kevin Michael Rowley
- 2012 - Alex Michael D’Angelo
- 2011 - Kimberly Stevenson
- 2010 - Brian William Barnette
- 2009 - Lauren Hope Isaacs
- 2008 - Brian Grindel
- 2007 - Amanda Bayley
- 2006 - Liang-I Kang
- 2005 - Joseph S. Fotos
- 2004 - Bryan Townsend
- 2003 - Erwin Puente
- 2002 - Suzanne Biehn
Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Award
Awarded to the graduating senior who has shown exceptional ability in academics and research while at the University of Delaware as evidenced by publications or presentations at scientific meetings and plans to enter a graduate or combined MD/PhD program.
Krisha Parekh
2026 Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Award
- 2025- Donna Price, Gabriel DaSilva
- 2024 - Madison Endres, Chloe Sylvester
- 2023 - David Hawtof
- 2022 - Shannon Pfeiffer
- 2019 - Bailey Weatherbee
- 2018 - Jennifer Hoi-Ping Lawrence, Jessica Lynn McAnulty
- 2017 - Shannon Marshall
- 2016 - Joshua Barton, Joshua Tworig
- 2015 - Rebecca Pollak
- 2014 - Laura Powell
- 2013 - Elizabeth Hetterly
- 2012 - Erica Lee Boetefuer
- 2011 - Matthew Ryan King
- 2010 - Tyler John Larsen
- 2009 - Ritka Samant
- 2008 - Vivek Desai
- 2007 - Wen Allen Tseng
- 2006 - Madeline Dillon Gregoritis
- 2005 - Erin Kenaley
- 2004 - Arthur Suckow
- 2003 - Erin Henninger
- 2002 - Justin DiAngelo
Paynter Memorial Award
Awarded to the graduating senior with the highest academic index and outstanding personal qualities who is going on to medical school.
Kailey Jaeger
2026 Paynter Memorial Award
Alexandra Misikova
2026 Paynter Memorial Award
Arya Mittal
2026 Paynter Memorial Award
- 2025 - Medha Annam, Owen Donnelly, Sarah Garner
- 2024 - Abram Banoub, Zachary Waterman
- 2023 - Vasilios Lomis
- 2022 - Jean Filo
- 2019 - Shane V. McNamara
- 2018 - Umma Kaniz Fatema, Morgan Sussman
- 2017 - Catherine Dolan, Christina Gulla, Victoria Longo
- 2016 - Shelby Rae Smith
- 2015 - Hannah Anderson
- 2013 - Kelsey Elizabeth McGlade and Torey Roesch
- 2012 - Jeffrey William Burgess
- 2011 - Christopher Gentile
- 2010 - Aleksey Dvorzhinskiy
- 2009 - Tessa Lynn Reisinger
- 2008 - Stephen Rybicki
- 2007 - Megan Dowling
- 2006 - Vivek Prashant Patel
- 2005 - Brian P. Gladnick
- 2004 - Jason Walls
- 2003 - Peter M. Moffett
- 2002 - Suzanne Biehn
- 2001 - Amy Humfield
- 2000 - Troy Markel
- 1999 - Jill Clemmer
- 1998 - Wesam Yacoub
- 1997 - David DeFeo
- 1996 - Vinay Harpalani
- 1995 - Lisa Merson
- 1994 - John Hart
- 1993 - no award
- 1992 - Tracy Evans
- 1991 - Yasmine S. Wasfi
- 1990 - Colleen Rogers
- 1989 - Greg Viehman
- 1988 - Catherine Mahoney
- 1987 - James M. Sunday
- 1986 - Laura Nicholson
- 1985 - Susan Page Livesay
Patricia A. DeLeon Undergraduate Research Award
Miriam Gerges
2026 Patricia A DeLeon Undergraduate Research Award
- 2025 - Deron Tchuente
- 2024 - Narra Swanson
- 2023 - Anh Ho
Richard M. Johnson Memorial Award
Awarded annually to exceptional undergraduate juniors who best exemplify the ideals of sound scholarship or interest in research for its own sake, active pursuit of truth, intellectual leadership, appreciation of the significance of science to mankind and community service.
Zoe Hassett
2026 Richard M Johnson Memorial Award
Matthew Shuhay
2026 Richard M Johnson Memorial Award
- 2025 - Krisha Parekh, Ashna Patel
- 2024 - Emily Borell, Lilly Smull
- 2023 - McKenna Millar
- 2022 - Sabrina Luther
- 2019 - Nicole Rossi
- 2018 - Michaela Scanlon, Bailey Weatherbee
- 2017 - Umma K. Fatema
- 2016 - Christina Gulla, Katie Holland
- 2015 - Nicole Place and Prashanth Moku
- 2014 - Brooke Palus and Molly Peters
- 2013 - Christine Ahn Dang and Laura Amanda Powell
- 2012 - Allison Frances McCague and Ramkrishna Ashok Patel
- 2011 - Bruce Aldred and Christine McGrath
- 2010 - Danielle Bond
- 2009 - Aleksey Dvorzhinskiy
- 2008 - Ritika Samant
- 2007 - Brian Grindel
- 2006 - Wen Allen Tseng
- 2005 - Liang-I Kang
- 2004 - Brian Gladnick
- 2003 - Arthur T. Suckow
- 2002 - Erwin Puente
- 2001 - Justin DiAngelo
- 2000 - Erin Engle
- 1999 - Debra Roberts
- 1998 - Katherine Wong
- 1997 - Katie Gustavsen
- 1996 - Brian Irwin
- 1995 - Jennifer Gilbert
- 1994 - Elizabeth Asuncion
- 1993 - Chelsea Spect
- 1992 - Bonnie De Vivo
- 1991 - William F. Fagan
- 1990 - Yasmine Wasfi
- 1989 - Gregory W. McDivitt
- 1988 - Shawna Smith
- 1987 - Catherine Mahoney
- 1986 - Brian McGonigle
Jeremie M Axe, MD Summer Scholars Award
Awarded to a student majoring in biological sciences who is involved in undergraduate research. Applicants for this award are evaluated on their GPA, research experience, and written research proposal.
John Caputo
2025 Jeremie M Axe, MD Summer Scholars Award Winner
- 2024 - Krisha Parekh
- 2023 - Kailey DeGeorge
- 2022 - John Salsini-Tobias, Lauren Stewart
- 2021 - Elizabeth McCulla
- 2019 - Sabrina Luther
- 2018 - Nicholas Finell
Milton H. Stetson Memorial Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Awarded annually to a rising senior active in undergraduate research. Applicants for this award are evaluated on their GPA, research experience, written research proposal and recommendations. Preference is given to students working on an aspect of animal or cell physiology with plans to attend graduate school.
Daivik Arora
2025 Milton H. Stetson Memorial Undergraduate Research Fellowship
- 2024 - Morgan Wilson
- 2023 - Adam Kerzner
- 2022 - Kailey DeGeorge
- 2021 - Erin Smith
- 2019 - Jaclyn N. Littmann
- 2018 - Bailey Weatherbee
- 2017 - Morgan S. Kim
- 2016 - Nathaniel Borders
- 2015 - Troy Rubenstein
- 2014 - Rebecca Pollak
- 2013 - Kelsie Landis
- 2012 - Kahina Ghanem
- 2011 - Lyana Labrada
- 2010 - Dylan Devlin
- 2009 - Christopher Ahmer
- 2008 - Sander Frank
- 2007 - Adam Brady
- 2006 - Carla Boyd
- 2005 - Lauren Bennett
Enoch Lee Memorial Award
Awarded to an outstanding graduating senior biological sciences major who, like Enoch, is generous with his/her time, gives back to the community and is intent on making others smile.
Valeria Rivera-Perez
2023 Enoch Lee Memorial Award
- 2022 - Zion Manuel
- 2021 - Sierra Enea
- 2019 - Andre Ahman Cunningham
- 2018 - Lauren Anne Lynch
- 2017 - Peter Cloney, Andy Kyeadea-Amponsah
- 2016 - Naimisha Movva
- 2015 - Grace Firestone
