Departmental Awards

Chemistry 101: Introductory Chemistry Award

Since 2013, the faculty of the Chemistry Department have selected a student who has clearly demonstrated academic excellence in Introductory Chemistry (Chem 101) to be the Outstanding Introductory Chemistry Student of the year.  The following individuals have earned this honor.

Chemistry 101 Award Recipients
2019 Zhou Paris Glazzard
2018  Austin Davis
2017  Brian Wysel
2016  Beth Connelly and Daisy O'Mahoney
2015  Katrina Brunasso
2014  William Keehn
2013  Aeri Shore

Chemistry 104: General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry Award

Since 2013, the faculty of the Chemistry Department have selected a student who has clearly demonstrated academic excellence in General, Organic and Biological Chemistry (Chem 104) to be the Outstanding General, Organic and Biological Chemistry Student of the year.  The following individuals have earned this honor.

Chemistry 104 Award Recipients
 2013 Pieter van Zyl
 2014  none given

Chemistry 155/156: General Chemistry Award

Since 1967, the faculty of the Chemistry Department have selected a student who has clearly demonstrated academic excellence in General Chemistry (Chem 155 and 156) to be the Outstanding General Chemistry Student of the year.  The following individuals have earned this honor.

General Chemistry Award Recipients
2020 Sara Saib
2019 Kaitlin Williams
2018 William Gonzalez
2017 Ethan Edney
2016 Marissa Condie
2015 Joseph Monarres
2014 Jeremy Cook
2013 Daniel Anderson
2012 Nathan Dailey
2011 Payton Gordon
2010 Lijuan Li
2009 Scott Paulinski
2008 Colin Purcell
2007 Kathryn Fink
2006 Kendahl Goldwater-Feldman
2005 Adrienne Wrightson
2004 Trina Kaufman
2003 Yee-Wan Cheung
2002 Robert Swift
2001 Mary Pack
2000 James Herning
1999 Ashley Sanders Uptain
1998 Elise Fairbairn
1997 Andrea Stouffer
1996 Truc Nguyen
1995 Scott White
1994 Patrick Owens
1993 Mark Harvey
1992 Aquila Chase
1991 Steve Offerman
1990 Maryann Simmons
1989 Dana Fong
1988 Richard Schaefer
1987 Allen Meisner
1986 Nhien Hong
1985 Jeff Childers
1984 Craig Lewis
1983 Madeline Rasmuson
1982 William Kern
1981 Daryl Kirkby
1980 Peter Davis
1979 Kathlene McCaffrey
1978 Tomas Carroll
1976 James Baumbach
1975 Ann Rosecrance
1974 Jeff Curtis
1973 Charles Rundgren
1972 Ping Hang Tse
1971 Michael Silvestri
1970 Douglas Cook
1969 John Hedgepeth
1968 Robert Herming
1967 Paul Hoss

Chemistry 211/212: Organic Chemistry Award

Since 1979, the faculty of the Chemistry Department have selected a student  (or students who share the award) who has clearly demonstrated academic excellence in Organic Chemistry (Chem 211, 212, 221 and 222) to be the Outstanding Organic Chemistry Student of the year.  The following individuals have earned this honor.

Organic Chemistry Award Recipients
2020 Katherine Vineall
Anya Pesniak
2019 Madeleine Babb
2018  Jeffery Max Schrock
2017 Davide Mannin
2016 Grayson Cooke
2015 Samuel Feinstein and Ethan Witt
2014 Daniel Anderson and Andrew Palmer
2013 David Rasicci
2012 Heather Brady
2011 Jason Gehrke
2010 Gino Graziano
2009 Kaelan Butler
2008 Jacob Mercer
2007 David Gerling
2006 Kendahl Goldwater-Feldman
2005 William Belcher
2004 Louise Graham
2003 Robert Swift
2002 Gretchen Keller
2001 Chris Caires
2000 Ashley Sanders Uptain
1999 Sara Signorelli
1998 Azul Lewis
1997 Brigitte Carreau
1996 Kevin Owen
1995 Cliff Ryan
1994 Jennifer Robb
1993 Paul Korver
1992 Nadia Bissani-Ernst
1991 Sara Gardiner
1990 Dana Fong
1989 Lynne Ducharme
1988 Angela Belcher
1987 Robert Decker
1986 Bob Anderson
1985 Jim Doohan
1984 Robert Harrison
1983 Sandy Ross
1982 Joan Bremer
1981 Richard Lain
1980 Sunnie Skiles
1979 Jonathan Comstock

Joseph P. Cosand Award

The Chemistry Department, in conjunction with the Physics and Earth Science Departments, offers the Joseph P. Cosand Award to honor the Outstanding Physical Sciences Student of the year.  The award was established in the name of Joseph P. Cosand, a former Superintendent/President of Santa Barbara City College and a scientist, to encourage students in the physical sciences.  A trophy inscribed with the names of previous winners of the award is on permanent display in the Physics Department.  The following individuals have earned this honor.

Joseph P. Cosand Award Receipients
2000 Ryan Lamore
1995 Martha Wulftange
1994 Mark Harvey
1993 Ray Simmonds
1992 Aquila Chase
1991 David Lipson
1990 Leslie Turrini
1989 Chao-Hui Yang
1988 Jeff Childers
1987 Lori Wilson
1986 Kathy Pickens
1985 Craig Lewis
1984 Ponna Pa
1983 Tracy Karrer
1982 Jan Schultz
1981 Sunni Skiles
1980 Susan Pounder
1979 William Cushman
1978 Darrell Teruya
1977 Michael Burns
1976 James Baumbach
1975 Thomas Flynn
1974 Marta Wolfe
1972 James Campbell
1971 Maureen Matthewson
1970 Thomas Danenhower
1968 Paul Corbett
1967 Jack White
1966 Lily Glockler
1965 Larry Hughes
1964 John Hogan
1963 Ralph Leach