The 2016 Honors and Awards Ceremony was held on Thursday May 16th at 3:30 pm in JHN-102, hosted by ESS Chair Bruce Nelson. There were numerous honors, awards, and scholarships given during this ceremony before adjourning to a reception in the Johnson Hall Courtyard.
The major awards from the 2016 ceremony are :
- Undergraduate Student Service Award : Cleo Woodcock
- Merrill Prize for Excellence : Brittany McManus
- Coombs Excellence in Teaching Award : Hope Marie Sisley
- Johnston Prize for Research Excellence : Elena Amador, Bradley Markle
- Faculty Teaching Excellence Award : Eric Steig
- Barksdale Service Award : John Vidale
![Photo of Cleo Woodcock receiving the Undergrad Service Award from Gerard Roe and Bruce Nelson.](img/Woodcock_UG-Service-Award.jpg)
![Photo of Brittany McManus receiving the Merrill Prize for Excellence from Gerard Roe.](img/McManus_UG-Merrill-Award.jpg)
![Photo of Elena Amador receiving the Johnston Prize for Research Excellence from Ken Creager and Bruce Nelson.](img/Amador_GS-Johnston.jpg)
![Photo of Bradley Markle receiving the Johnston Prize for Research Excellence from Ken Creager and Bruce Nelson.](img/Markle_GS-Johnston.jpg)
![Photo of Eric Steig receiving the Bassett Faculty Teaching Excellence Award from Bruce Nelson.](img/Steig_Bassett-Award.jpg)
![Photo of John Vidale receiving the Barksdale Service Award from Tucker Barksdale.](img/Vidale_Barksdale-Service-Award.jpg)
![Photo of Nancy Sackman receiving the North Seattle Lapidary & Mineral Club Award from Marcia Skinner and Rick Fogel.](img/Sackman_NSLMC_Award.jpg)