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Descriptions of the awards for which students are eligible are listed below,
together with information on how to apply (if appropriate), as well as links to
the webpages that contain the names of past awardees.
Descriptions of the awards for which faculty are eligible are also indicated below,
together with a listing of past awardees.
Undergraduate Student Awards
There are a variety of awards that students may earn over the course
of their stay at the University, based on outstanding academic performance,
undergraduate research, and service activities. Links to the various
awards made through the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry are included
below, along with details on requirements and a list of past awardees. Students
may also be recognized with University-wide graduation awards, such as the USP
Alumni Association Award for the highest GPA in a program, or the Johnson &
Johnson Pharmaceutical R & D Award in recognition of excellence in research.
Only awards sponsored by the Department are included here.
The Department faculty evaluate and recommend students to the University-wide
Awards Committee for all Department Awards. However, the Gibbs
and Reber Awards require the student to first submit
an application. All awards are announced in conjunction with the University
Graduation Ceremony, and the names of students receiving awards appear
on the Graduation Program, as well as on plaques on the walls adjacent
to the Department Office.
Undergraduate Academic Awards include
recognition of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical
Chemistry majors by the Philadelphia Section of the American
Chemical Society for their potential in the future to make a contribution
to the 
Chemical Sciences, based on their undergraduate academic performance,
research and service activities. First awarded in 1951, it is the
Department's oldest award. Students are also recognized for their
contributions as teaching assistants in the chemistry laboratories
("Lena DeLisser Matthews Prize"), in honor
of Professor Matthews (shown working in the lab prior to her retirement),
and for outstanding student service activities, including activities
in support of the Department Student Affiliate of the American Chemical
Society ("Virginia Lebo Osol Memorial Prize"),
in honor of Professor Osol.
Note 1: These awards do not require an application.
Note 2: The American Institute of Chemists Award, given in the past, has been
discontinued.
Note 3: All undergraduate students, including students in first professional degree
programs such as Pharmacy, are eligible for the Lena DeLisser Matthews Prize.
Undergraduate Research Awards include
the "Martin and Karen Gibbs' Prize in Biological Sciences
and Chemistry" and the "Louis A. Reber
Memorial Research Awards in Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmaceutical
Chemistry". Information regarding how to apply for these
research awards, as well as a list of previous awardees are included at this link.
Faculty Awards
Lindback
Award
The Lindback Award is given annually to a faculty member recognized
by the students as the most oustanding instructor at the University.
Awardees are nominated by the students and selected by a committee
of both students and previous faculty awardees. |
Julian Snow, PhD
Rodney J. Wigent, PhD
Robert A. Faltynek, PhD
James R. McKee, PhD
Peter Campbell, PhD
Murray Zanger, PhD
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2003
1994
1993
1987
1984
1983
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Faculty
Special Recognition Award
The Faculty Special Recognition Award is an annual award given
by the University to recognize the faculty member that had the
most outstanding record of achievement in Teaching, Research
and Service. |
Preston B. Moore, PhD
Rodney J. Wigent, PhD
Francis Mayville, PhD
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2007
1992
1991
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Homillar
Award
The William F. Homiller Award is an annual award given by the
University to recognize the enthusiasm for teaching and the
use of innovative teaching techniques by a faculty member.
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Murray Zanger, PhD
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2001
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Alpha
Lambda Delta Outstanding Freshman Teacher Award
The Outstanding Freshman Teacher Award is an annual award given
by the Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honor Society to a faculty
member teaching a course taken by first-year students.
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Catherine M. Bentzley, PhD
Edward R. Birnbaum, PhD
Robert A. Faltynek, PhD
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1999
1997
1992
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Patricia Leahy
Award for Learning Innovation
(formerly the Innovation with Learning (OWL) Award)
The Patricia Leahy Award is an annual award
given to faculty members that have brought innovative teaching
methods into their classes. |
Rick S. Hock, PhD
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1994
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