Molly Caron recipient of the Frederick H. Radke Memorial Award for the Outstanding senior in Biochemistry.
This award was established in 1978 at the University of Maine in memory of Frederick H. Radke, faculty member and Chair of the Department of Biochemistry. Dr. Frederick Radke came to the University of Maine in 1952 and was Head of the Department of Biochemistry from 1958 until his death in 1977. This award recognizes outstanding achievement by an undergraduate student majoring in biochemistry.
Robert Soohey (left) and Robert Soohey (right) recipients of the E. Reeve Htichner Memorial Scholarship for the Outstanding Seniors in Microbiology.
This award is in memory of E. Reeve Hitchner, faculty member and Chair of the Department of Microbiology. Dr. Hitchner was Head of the Department of Microbiology from 1922 to 1959 and is the person for which Hitchner Hall is named. This award recognizes outstanding achievement by an undergraduate student majoring in Microbiology.
Laura Horowitz recipient of the E. Reeve Hitchner Scholarship
This award is in memory of E. Reeve Hitchner, faculty member and Chair of the Department of Microbiology. Dr. Hitchner was Head of the Department of Microbiology from 1922 to 1959 and is the person for which Hitchner Hall is named. This award recognizes an undergraduate student based on financial need and academic merit.
Emily Illingworth recipient of the Susan Elliot Judd Roxby Memorial Scholarship
Susan Elliot Judd Roxby joined the Department of Biochemistry as a part-time, temporary instructor in 1977. Her intelligence, considerable energy and dedication not only to her own teaching but also to making sure the teaching labs ran smoothly for all the faculty quickly made her an indispensable member of the department. Although Susan retired from her roles as teacher and organizer of the biochemistry teaching labs in 1997 the impact of her devotion to the laboratory classes and the department is still evident. The fund for this award was established in her memory by her family and friends after her death in 2002.
Grace Smith recipient of the Richard P. Fournier, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
This award was established in 2000 by Richard and Leanne Fournier in memory of their son Richard Fournier, Jr. The Fournier Memorial Scholarship is given to a Maine high school graduate with financial need and who is an undergraduate student in the Department of Molecular & Biomedical Sciences.
Katherine Larochelle recipient of the Dr. Mary Rumpho-Kennedy Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 2005 with an initial gift from Barbara and Russell Bodwell, members of the classes of 1945 and 1944 respectively. The scholarship is awarded to deserving students attending UMaine who are majoring in Biochemistry, Microbiology or Molecular and Cellular Biology.
Colleen Mayberry (left), Brittany Seman (left) recipients of the Anne Hanson Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant in MBMS and Christian Zwirner (not shown) recipient of an Anne Hanson Undergraduate Scholarship
This award was established at the nivesity of Maine in 2013 with gifts from her family, freiends and colleagues in memory of Anne Hanson, a long-time instructor for the department. In honor of Anne’s commitment to excellence in teaching the fund is used to provide support for outstanding graduate student Teaching Assistants in the department and undergraduates of merit.
James Barry (left), Drew Brooks (right) and Audrey Hoyle (not shown) recipients of the Edie McKay King Scholarship in microbiology.
This fund was established in 2005 with a gift from Edie McVay King, a member of the class of 1967. Mrs. King majored in bacteriology and worked in the State of Maine’s public health lab for twenty-five years. The scholarship is awarded to deserving third or fourth year undergraduate students attending the University of Maine and majoring in microbiology.
Linda Archambault for Outstanding Graduate Research
Conner Lajoie and Mary Nguyen recipients of the Professor
Frederick H. Radke Award
The Professor Frederick H. Radke Award was established at the University of Maine in 1997 with a gift from his widow, Margaret H. Radke. This award is given to an outstanding third- or fourth-year student in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology. Recipients of the award are recognized for the academic excellence that Dr. Frederick Radke strove to inspire in his students.
Tammy Gosselen, the Chair’s MVP
For outstanding contribution to the department as our new Financial Manger.