2011
National/State Awards
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship: Amme Geprges, Colin Rathbun
NSF Graduate Research Fellowships: Valerie Winton
NAS Divisional Student Awards
Cancer Federation Award: Robert Sjoholm
Phi Beta Kappa:
Ryan Alfuth, Emily Bauss, Julia Becker, Bradley Boelkins, Kelsey Bos,
Shannon Brenneman, Nicole Buccella, Caitlyn Buscher, Michael Debowski,
Jeanine DeJong, Silvia Diffenderfer, John Donkersloot, Jacob Douma,
Sara Dykstra, Sarah Eklov, Cameron Flint, Heather Fuglseth, Andrew Gehl,
Laura Grimm, Megan Haserodt, Scott Hawken, Jonathan Herrman, Benjamin
Hertel, Leah Hottel, Laura Imbrock, Lucas Johnson, Abbey Johnston, Stephanie
Kahn, Andrew Klinkman, Brittany Lawson, Thao Le, Jeana Longoria, Chelsea
Lynch, Ian Magrath, Lauren Miller, Karly Murphy, Loan Nguyen, Anna Nieboer,
Pieter Norden, Caleb Park, Stephen Pedersen, Julia Peterson, Jacob Rollenhagen,
Katelyn Rumsey, Kendra Short, Rachel Sikkema, Danielle Silletti, Kevin
Soubly, Sarah Stern, Susan Stevenson, Sarah Stinson, Mary Tennant, Kylie
Topliff, Elizabeth Van Oss, Lyndi Weener, Anne Willmert, Melissa Winegar,
Valerie Winton, Lauren Zahn
Departmental Student Awards
Biochemistry
The Undergraduate Award for Achievement in Biochemistry: Anne Georges
Biology
Biology Book Award: Mallory Smith, Meredith Whitehead
Biology Service Award: Alexis Nickols De Kruif Writing Prize: Hilary
Bultman, Nickolas Davros, Jennifer LaRoche
Patterson Memorial Prize: Emily Leathley, Pieter Norden
Wolterink Prize in Biology: Jessica Kozack
Senior Sigma Xi Research Awards: Stephen Agauas, Annalise Almdale,
Lisa Alvine, Julia Becker, Christina Bowles, Jonathan Brooks, John Donkersloot,
Danielle Fegan, Cecilia Kovach, Emily Leathley, Steven Lewis, Peter
Luzzi, Colleen McIntyre, Zachary Mobley, Alexis Nickols, Pieter Norden,
Jonathan Oldham, Kelsey Reimink, Anne Short, Danielle Silletti, Daniel
Smith, Jeffrey Stusick
Chemistry
ACS Analytical Award: Robert Sjoholm
Chemistry Department Award for Excellence: John Donkersloot, Susan
Stevenson
First-Year Chemistry Book Award: Alexandra Benson
Organic Chemistry Book Award to the Outstanding Student in Organic
Chemistry: Samantha Pahls, Cory Schmidt
Physical Chemistry Award: Xisen Hou
Chemistry Department Service Award: Alyssa Cassabaum, Megan Haserodt
Hope Chemistry Senior Award for Research: Scott Hawken, Steven Lewis,
David Todd
Almon T. Godfrey Prize in Chemistry: Valerie Winton
Senior Sigma Xi Research Awards: Olajide Banks, Bradley Boelkins, Joshua
Borycz, Olivia Brockway, Emily Cordes, Christian Damon, John Donkersloot,
Amanda Gernentz, Scott Hawken, Kent Kammermeier, Eric Lauzon, Steven
Lewis, Curtis Merrick, Pieter Norden, Nicholas Rebhan, Hao SHen, Danielle
Silletti, Kyndra Sluiter, Susan Stevenson, David Todd, Valerie Winton
Computer Science
The Russell J. Kraay Award: Timothy Cooke, Nicolle Leclair, Erik Westenbroek
The Boundy Computer Science Award: Ronald Largent
Computer Science Senior Prize: Cameron Flint
Senior SIgma Xi Research Awards: Ryan Alfuth, Benjamin
Bockstege, Cameron Flint, Ronald Largent, Nathaniel Martin
Engineering
Freshman Engineering Prize: Lauren Aprill, Brigid Toner
Senior Engineering Award: Lucas Johnson
The Van Putten Engineering Design Prize: Eric O'Brien
Senior Sigma Xi Research Awards: Emily Bauss, Benjamin Bjerke, Stephen
Burgett, Lucas Johnson, Brett Kopinski, Lauren Miller, Abigail Phillips,
Ashley Wortelboer
Geology & Environmental Science
Ancient Mystic Order of the Trilobite Award: Connor Mulcahy
Michael Visscher Memorial Book Award: Leah LaBarge
Faculty Book Award: Rachel Medina
Tulip City Gem and Mineral Club Award: Wyatt Curry, Megan Haserodt
Reinking Memorial Scholarship: Dean Hazle
Senior Sigma Xi Research Awards: Megan Haserodt, Wyatt Curry
Mathematics
Albert E. Lampen Mathematics Prize:Kelsey Bos, Kylie Topliff
John H. Kleinheksel Math Award: Eric Greve, Joshua Kammeraad, Megan
Kelley, Andreana Rosnik, Emily Scott
Senior Sigma Xi Research Awards: Kelsey Bos, Danelle Koetje, Zachary
Mitchell, Kimberly Slotman, Kylie Topliff, Daniel Waldo
Nursing
The Pre-Nursing Award: Courtney Mulder
Sophomore Nursing Award: Lena Jaynes
Junior Nursing Award: Amanda Sutton
Christian Service Awards: Andrea Brower
Senior Nursing Award: Laura Nyitray
Miriam Joyce Van Eyl Award: Grace Olamijulo
Sigma Theta Tau: Kristin Compagner, Kaitlin Cooper, Sara Dykstra, Heather
Fuglseth, Amanda Goodyke, Brittany Lawson, Amanda Meekhof, Sara Myler,
Anna Nieboer, Kaor Nieuwsma, Laura Nyitray, Grace Olamijulo, Kelle Tyitye,
Laura Wollan, Jannette Zandstra
Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Nursing: Heather Fuglseth
Senior Sigma Xi Research Awards: Kristin Compagner, Heather Fuglseth,
Anna Heckenliable, Brittany Lawson, Angela Martinez, Laura Nyitray,
Grace Olamijulo, Sarah Patton, Nicole Spagnuolo
Physics
Freshman Physics Award: Caitlin Ploch
Douwe B. Yntema Prize: Von Bunnell
Senior Sigma Xi Research Awards: Andrew Bunnell, Raina Khatri, Daniel
McNeel
