The Chemistry Department granted all of these awards to its students at a ceremony that took place in July of 2006. The awards in the first set were made for superior performance in a variety of areas.
American Chemical Society (ACS) Louisiana Section Award: LaToya Clark
American Institute of Chemists Award: Jessica Butler
ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Undergraduate Award: Vincent Vu
ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry Award: Tony Davis
Merck Index Award: Chinwe Obiaga and Courtney Tafesse
Peter Paytash Award: Tony Davis
Hypercube Scholar Award: Shameka Darisaw
These awards were granted for superior performance in individual courses or areas of study.
CRC Freshman Chemistry Awards: Jocelyn Hooks and Thuy Nguyen
Excellence in Organic Chemistry: John Andry, Desmin Milner, and Alona Williams
Excellence in Quantitative Analysis: Tony Davis
Excellence in Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences: Courtney Tafesse
Excellence in Physical Chemistry: Shameka Darisaw
Excellence in Molecular Structure & Organic Synthesis Lab-Randy Colvin
Excellence in Biochemistry: Shameka Darisaw
Excellence in Undergraduate Research: LaToya Clark, Rodney Clark, Kaylend Manley, Vincent Vu, Michelle White
Excellence in Advanced Inorganic Chemistry: Shameka Darisaw
Excellence in Toxicology: Kirsten Gambrell
Excellence in Instrumental Analysis: Shameka Darisaw
Excellence in Advanced Synthesis Laboratory-Chuong Do
These students were presented awards for service to the Department and its student organizations.
Nicole Bell,Chika Chukwu, LaToya Clark,Shameka Darisaw, Tony Davis, Christopher Gillard, Nichole Guillory, Greg Jean-Noel, Madisa Macon, Alecia McCall, Therese Ndessko, Nyote Oliver, Janira Rodriguez, Courtney Tafesse, and Peter Tran.