2022 Awards Ceremony Group Photo

Every year, our biology students and faculty make Ball State University the one to watch by securing grants, winning awards, publishing in scientific journals and earning scholarships. Here’s what our students and faculty have been up to in the last year.

Fall 2022
Morgan L Adkins
Joshua O Alexander
Rachel S Alexander
Kevin Aragon
Logan T Ayres
Taylor J Baker
Aidan J Bane
Amanda N Barrett
Rachel B Baumgartner
Graysen A Beatty
Travis S Beckett
Julianna R Bennett
Samantha G Biernat
Dilynn G Blair
Matthew Boersma
Brooke V Bolton
Allison I Bond
Julianna N Borgia
Allison R Bornkamp
Kennedy A Brantley
Luke D Brewer
Angela M Broom
Elizabeth I Brown
Brandon L Bzdyl
Kolbi S Cambric
Grace L Carey
Olivia K Carolan
James B Carty
Alexis Cathey
Kylie M Catron
Charline Charles
Josephine L Cialkowski
Jillian R Cieslik
Emily J Clark
Cora J Conatser
Sydney W Cook
Natalie E Coomer
Carrie M Cooper-Randolph
Eliana M Cox
Chance S Creviston
AlJa X Culbreath
Nathaniel R Dallmann
Emily L Danzeisen
Shelby N Davis
Max L Deater
Alexandria E Deel
Emily Desai
Courtney P Detwiler
Stephen J Doll
Dante P Dowden
Hannah E Dukeman
Edward T Dziennik
Emily E Ellis
Abigale J Elgert
Abby N Engle
Emma S Eubank
Grace F Evans
Rianna N Evans
Jonathan Fason
Alyssa M Fernung
Jason D Fivush
Broc H Fletcher
Chaeli J Fletcher
Logan B Foster
Tabitha C Fox
Alexa G Fraley
Haley J Franklin
Jordyn A Friend
Jacey M Fultz
Erica H Galindo
Andrew J Galvez
Nathan W Garreth
Clayton W Garrison
Emma R Geisler
Grace A Gilbert
Olivia P Glaeser


Mya E Gregory
Lanie L Guinn
Maya G Guinn
Joseph M Gumina
Amelia G Guyer
Kaitlin N Gwin
Emma C Haefling
Reygan M Hall
Sai A Hamm
Christopher D Hardiman
Bryce H Harman
Sara A Harmeyer
Sydney R Harris
Katelyn R Harris
YaMenyce A Harris
Emily R Hartranft
Porter F Haught
Abigail A Hawkins
Natalie C Hedden
Gabrielle A Heiser
Allison E Helmer
Micah D Hess
Nicole R Hoefflicker
Shelby N Hofferth
Robert M Hook
Emma E Horton
Samantha L Horton
Celeste A Horvath
Benjamin S Houchin
Morgan J Houchins
Cassidy L Houston
Jeremy C Houston
Kerrigan H Huffman
Sarah K Huggins
Heidi M Hughes
Victoria N Hutchings
Luis A Ibarra
Kiera Irvin
Amy M Isaac
Eileen E Jarp
Jordyn E Jeffers
Abigail L Jenkins
Tanisha S Jimenez
Dre'An C Johnson
Lance J Johnson
Alexia Jones
Chloe J Jones
Lillyanna R Jones
Kyle M Jordan
Hayley M Joslyn
Breanna J Julian
Brian H Kacerski
Jassleen Kaur
Maria A Kelly
Alexandra M Kindley
Samuel W Klein
Sarah J Kloepper
Kaitlin J Knight
Lily G Kreun
Aislyn O Labadie
Ella M Lautzenheiser
Baylee D Lawler
Kami Leach
Lydia H LeClaire
Laura E Lemen
Alyssa R Linder
Wesley B Livingston
Sajahane R Lloyd
Sherlyn Lopez-Contreras
Kaylee K Luttman
Alyssa Pearl Mallorca
Alexandra L Marshall
Samuel J Marshall
Madison M Mathew
Fayden R Mauke
Lucy M McGovern
Ashton J Mcgrew
Michelle M McIntyre
Juvell Medina Valles
Logan Mercuri
Gabriel M Minichiello
Jacee M Moon
Adelyn R Moore
Skylar R Moore
Bridie T Murphy
Madison Murray
Snehashree Muthuramesh
William B Nicely
Sakdidach Nobpatsorn
Kaylin S Nolen

Joshua P Novack
Chloe M Nye
LiLi F O'Malley
Abdelrahman B Omar
Ashley M Owens
Olivia P Oyler
Kylie M Parr
Logan E Parrett
Reva F Patil
Ken'Nisha L Patton
Hailee E Pernsley
Emily R Peterson
Mary Kate E Phillips
Lily E Plumlee
Kelsey R Poehlein
Gwenyth A Porod
Aaron M Porter
Katelynn L Pranger
Izabela C Price
Noelle R Quiroga
Jaycee E Rardin
Makhai E Reed
Kenneth C Reed
Natilie N Ressler
Collin G Rhodes
Carlie A Richardson
Claire L Richter
Javon E Rodgers
Summer L Romick
Gregory J Rosen
Angelina N Russo
Amelia R Sabinske
Katelyn G Sadlon
Stephen D Schmidt
Alexa S Schwendenman
Dylan C Seiler
Mackensie L Shears
Blake A Shell
Corri A Shepherd
Bradley D Shue
Jaisha R Shumpert
Zeeshan A Siddiqui
Johnna M Siegrist
Jacob S Siewers
Kelsey G Slattery
Elena E Sloan
Leah M Sodo
Brayden A Sowers
Evan J Spell
Alexandra N Stapinski
Kali M Stinson
Sarah N Strecker
Julia A Stover
Nicholas E Stuber
Allison L Studenmund
Ophelia C Stultz
Kelly M Sulek
Grace E Sumner
Lillian M Sutton
Aleigha C Sweet
Jaliyah D Tate
Anastasia M Taylor
Tylar C Tebben
Alyson J Teeter
Makayla D Templeton
Griffin L Thomas
Austin L Tolston
Tiffani A Torres
Taran N Tyo
Kira M Verburg
Anna M Vincel
Rachel P Waechter
Bailey M Walker
Emma A Walker
Marisa S Wallace
Hailey A Wallett
Macy V Walters
Rheanna E Walther
Kyra D Watts
Matthew P Webber
Calvin J Whitney
Alyssa M Wilhelm
Maureen S Willauer
Alonna F Williams
Trinity E Wine
Donita L Wright
Abigail L Yake
Camden L Young
Fareeda F Yusuf
Katelyn S Zeiger


Outstanding Senior in Biology
Rachel Williamson

Robert Esther Cooper Science Student Award
Mahmoud Daraghmi

Drs. Nancy and Mohammad Behforouz Biology Scholarship
Rheanna Walther

Dr. Robert R. and Mrs. Harriet M. Pinger Award for Student Travel
Bryce Kuschel

Russell E. Siverly Memorial Research Award for Environmental Biology Research
Brooke Karasch

Thomas R. and Beatrice J. Mertens Award
Alexandra Norton

Thomas and Carol McComish Award for Aquatic Biology & Fisheries Graduate Student of the Year
Brooke Karasch

Thomas S. McComish Scholarship in Aquatic Biology
Veronica Hamilton

Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Lab Sciences
Kelsey Woodruff

Dr. Mahin D. Maines Biology Graduate Student Award for Outstanding Graduate Student in Lab Sciences
Samantha Turk

Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Field Sciences
Abby Bourne

Outstanding Graduate Student in Field Sciences
Lara Jones

Outstanding Senior in Wildlife Biology
Abby Bourne

Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Science Education
Margarita Rios

Homer D. Paschall Outstanding Anatomy and/or Physiology Graduate Assistant Award
David Lakanen
Nona Mehrnia

Mahmoud Daraghmi - Ball State University Top 100 Recognition

Bethany Darby - Presentation at the Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference

Ellen Doss - Manuscript published (co-author) in microPublication Biology

Lora Estera - Manuscript published (co-author) in Neuroscience Research

Gabriella Fluhler-Thornburg - Manuscript accepted for publication in Journal of College Science Teaching

Lara Jones - Amos W. Butler Audubon Society Grant; Indiana Academy of Sciences Senior Research Grant; Robert Cooper Audobon Fox Research Grant; Presentation at the Fish & Wildlife Conference

Veronica Hamilton - Phycological Society of America Grant-in-Aid

Jordan Headen - Manuscript published (co-author) in Neuroscience Research

Danny Heinz - Poster Presentation at Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference

Rachael Stenger - Manuscript published (co-author) in Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science; Nominated for BSU Udall Scholarship; Participated in 2021 IAS BioBlitz