![Photo of Bruce Nelson hosting the 2017 UW ESS Honors and Awards Ceremony.](img/Honors+Awards-2017--Ceremony.jpg)
The 2017 Honors and Awards Ceremony was held on Thursday May 18th 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 2017 ceremony are :
- Undergraduate Student Service Award : Renee Slininger
- Merrill Prize for Excellence : Mary Alice Benson
- Coombs Excellence in Teaching Award : Keith Hodson
- Johnston Prize for Research Excellence : Landon Burgener, Jillian Schleicher
- Faculty Teaching Excellence Award : Fang-Zhen Teng
- Barksdale Service Award : Nathan Briley
![Photo of Renee Slininger receiving the Undergrad Service Award from Kate Huntington.](img/Honors+Awards-2017--Undergrad-Service.jpg)
![Photo of Keith Hodson receiving the Coombs Fellowship for Teaching Excellence from Ken Creager.](img/Honors+Awards-2017--GS-Coombs-Teaching-Excellence.jpg)
![Photo of Landon Burgener receiving the Johnston Prize for Research Excellence from Ken Creager.](img/Honors+Awards-2017--GS-Johnston-Research-Excellence-1.jpg)
![Photo of Jillian Schleicher receiving the Johnston Prize for Research Excellence from Ken Creager.](img/Honors+Awards-2017--GS-Johnston-Research-Excellence-2.jpg)
![Photo of Fang-Zhen Teng receiving the Bassett Faculty Teaching Excellence Award from Bruce Nelson.](img/Honors+Awards-2017--Fac-Basset-Teaching.jpg)
![Photo of Nathan Briley receiving the Barksdale Service Award from Eric Cheney.](img/Honors+Awards-2017--Barksdale-Service.jpg)