UC Davis Biological Sciences Newsletter - Summer 1998
StudentsRenante Cadiz, a 1998 graduate in biochemistry from Earlimart, Calif., was a recipient of the Charles Hess Community Service Award. He was presented the award, which carries a prize of $1,000, during commencement ceremonies in June. Cadiz has published the results of his research on Lyme disease, tutored first-year students, and served on a curriculum committee. He has also worked with Davis Community Meals, the Explorit Science Center, and Clinica Tepati. Heather Collins, a 1998 graduate in genetics from Citrus Heights, Calif., received the College Medal from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at commencement ceremonies in June. The medal recognizes outstanding scholarship and extracurricular activities and includes a $500 prize. Described by a professor as a “superb scientist-in-training,” Collins has conducted independent research projects and published her findings. She is also the winner of several prestigious scholarships and has volunteered at the UC Davis Medical Center and a convalescent home.Thu-Thao Nu Ha, 1998 graduate in biochemistry from Oakland, Calif., was presented the Mary Regan Meyer Prize during this year’s commencement ceremonies. The $500 prize is given to a student who demonstrates exceptional motivation covering a broad range of interests. Ha finished as the top-ranked student in the class, has served as an activities coordinator of the UC Davis Student Corps, and has volunteered with the Yolo County Food Bank, Davis Community Meals, St. John’s Home for Battered Women, the Davis Soup Kitchen, and both a private dental office and a dental clinic. Jessie N. Schwartz, a 1998 graduate in physiology from Los Alamos, N.M., is one of 50 national winners of a 1998 Phi Kappa Phi national fellowship. Her award will provide $7,000 toward tuition and fees at the Harvard School of Dentistry, which she will enter this fall. Charles Young of Bakersfield, Calif., who completed his junior year in biological sciences in June, won the $900 Lawrence J. Andrews Prize for academic excellence and extracurricular activities. He maintained “A” grades while competing as a member of the men’s swimming team, working with Habitat for Humanity, and attaining certification as an emergency medical technician. UC Davis Biological Sciences Newsletter - Summer 1998 |