The 2009 Honors and Awards Ceremony was held on Thursday May 28th at 3:30 pm in JHN-102, hosted by ESS Chair Robert Winglee. There were numerous honors, awards, and scholarships given during this ceremony, but as promised, Robert kept the ceremony down to less than an hour, before adjourning to an outdoor reception on a beautiful sunny day.
The major awards from the 2009 ceremony are :
- Undergraduate Service Award : Peter Neff
- Top Undergrad Merrill Prize : Ryan Erickson
- Top Graduate Student Johnston Prize : Sanjoy Som, Aaron Wech
- Teaching Excellence : Liz Nesbitt
- Barksdale Service Award : Ed Mulligan
![Photo of Peter Neff receiving Undergrad Service Award.](img/DSCF2557.jpg)
![Photo of Ryan Erickson receiving the top undergraduate Merrill Prize.](img/DSCF2559.jpg)
![Photo of Sanjoy Som receiving the top graduate student Johnston Prize.](img/DSCF2575.jpg)
Missing from photo is co-winner Aaron Wech.
![Photo of Liz Nesbitt receiving the Teaching Excellence Award.](img/DSCF2547.jpg)
![Photo of Ed Mulligan receiving the Barksdale Service Award.](img/DSCF2542.jpg)