During the Kentucky Academy of Science’s 99th annual meeting, Berea College faculty and students earned 17 awards, including eight first-place awards, tying Northern Kentucky University for the most first-place awards in Kentucky.
Since 1913 the Kentucky Academy of Science Annual Meeting has provided a venue for Kentucky’s scientists and student scientist to publicly present their research before more than 800 attendees.
Dr. Megan Hoffman, professor of biology, received the academy’s honor as the 2013 Outstanding College/University Teacher award. For more than 20 years, Hoffman has taught introductory and upper-level biology and general education courses. She has been active in campus governance and served for four years as the as director of the Center for Learning, Teaching, Communication and Research.
In cellular and molecular biology, Berea students earned the top three awards and in physics and astronomy Berea students earned the top two awards.
The following 16 students all received recognition for placing in the top three in a category.
Undergraduate Oral Presentations: Cellular and Molecular Biology
First Place Taylor Rutherford
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Second Place Shanequa Roscoe
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Third Place Franceska Mehmeti
Chemistry: Analytical/Physical
Second Place Pyae Phyo
Chemistry: Organic/Inorganic
Third Place Michael McCann
Ecology and Environmental Science
First Place Leif VanLaar
Physics and Astronomy
First Place Danielle Schaper
Physics and Astronomy
Second Place Kyle Godbey
Psychology First Place Priyanka Shrestha
Undergraduate Poster Presentations:
Agricultural Sciences
First Place Caitlin Thomas
Cellular and Molecular Biology
First Place William Assan
Engineering First Place Denzell Barnett
Health Sciences Third Place Amber Boothe
Physics and Astronomy
Second Place Preston Tucker
Psychology Third Place Rachele Johnson
Science Education First Place Joshua Wedding
The Kentucky Academy of Science is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science in our Commonwealth. The Academy encourages scientific research, promotes the diffusion of scientific knowledge, and unifies the scientific interests of the Commonwealth.
