2022-2023 Student Awards Convocation
Congratulations to all of our Biomedical Sciences student award winners! We wish to recognize and honor your accomplishments and celebrate your academic excellence.
You can download a copy of our Awards Booklet, which contains greater detail, here: Awards Booklet
Excellence-in-a-Discipline Award
The Excellence-in-a-Discipline Award honors one student from each undergraduate and graduate discipline. Faculty from the department select the recipient based upon an earned minimum number of credit hours at an exceptional grade point average.
Outstanding Undergraduate Student
Jonathan McCabe, Biomedical Sciences
Abigail Milkins, Microbiology
Outstanding Graduate Student
Olivia Sweeney, Master of Health Science in Biomedical Sciences
Steve Hecht Memorial Scholarship
The purpose of this scholarship is to support students pursuing a degree in Biomedical Sciences.
Jonathan Tran, Biomedical Sciences
Duke Tanaka Jr. Anatomy Scholarship
This scholarship was established in hopes that students will share in the passion of Anatomy and Biomedical Sciences as Duke Tanaka Jr. did.
Aidan VanderHart, Clinical Exercise Science
Ilene I. Schooley Biomedical Sciences Scholarship
This scholarship is intended for GVSU students majoring in Biomedical and Health Science. It is further intended that recipients demonstrate interest in pursuing post-graduate work in health-related research.
Kaitlyn Knapp, Biomedical Sciences
Isaac Laucky, Biomedical Sciences
Annabel Maag, Biomedical Sciences
Graduates of Distinction
Our Graduates of Distinction must meet a GPA minimum, be sponsored by a faculty member, and apply to be considered. Recognition as one of our Graduates of Distinction in the Biomedical Sciences is an exceptional achievement as they represent the top 2% of the BMS major, and 0.1% of the University.
Nina Alpers, Biomedical Sciences & Spanish
Erik Bouwhuis, Biomedical Sciences
Lindsey Bunday, Biomedical Sciences
Aydia Cain, Biomedical Sciences
Colin Carter, Biomedical Sciences
Nicholas Cetlinski, Biomedical Sciences
Taylor Dohm, Biomedical Sciences
Savannah Dzumaryk, Biomedical Sciences
Megan Gasparaitis, Biomedical Sciences
Isabella Kandes, Biomedical Sciences
Kaitlyn Knapp, Biomedical Sciences
Rebecca Koratich, Biomedical Sciences & Behavioral Neuroscience
Josh Kurlinski, Biomedical Sciences
Jonathan McCabe, Biomedical Sciences & Philosophy
Abigail Milkins, Microbiology
Jordyn Plichta, Biomedical Sciences
Jillian Roux, Biomedical Sciences
Delaney Sacra, Biomedical Sciences
Naiya Summerville, Biomedical Sciences
Marie Topolski, Biomedical Sciences
Sydney Zimmerman, Biomedical Sciences