PREVIOUS ASB AWARD WINNERS

PREVIOUS SUPPORT Winners
The Lafayette Frederick Underrepresented Minorities Scholarship ($1200)
  • 2022 - Candace Swepson, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
  • 2021 - No award given
  • 2020 - David Smith, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
  • 2019 - Tania Perez, Miami Dade College, Miami, FL
  • 2018 - Dominique Levy, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA

Support Award for Graduate Student Members of ASB ($250 plus ASB Banquet ticket)
  • 2022
    • Henson Leigha, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    • Hope Hebert, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, LA
    • Claire Martin, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    • Sushil Dahal, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
    • Nicholas Engle-Wry, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
    • Ashley Hull, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    • Nelle Jenkins, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, LA
    • Alexander Gregory, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA
    • Thomas Hennessey, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
    • Shannon Gillen, James Madison University, Harrisburg, VA
    • Justin Hinson, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA
    • Avery Young, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
    • Garret Billings, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
    • Brandon Wheeler, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
  • 2021
    • Hannah Partridge, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
    • Amanda-Jean Blackburn, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
  • 2020
    • Chasity Moore, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
    • Jesse Sockman, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
    • Jonathan Kilroy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
    • Katie Krogmeier, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    • Kristin Conrad, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
    • Lauren Pharr, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
    • Molly Gooden, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
    • Nicholas Shieler, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
    • Rebekah Shupe, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
    • Shannon Matzke, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
    • Tyler Annarino, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
  • 2019
    • Courtney Alley, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
    • Sara Carter, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
    • Claire Ciafre, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
    • Logan Clark, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    • William Commins, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
    • Mary Feely, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
    • Miranda Gulsby, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
    • Amanda Hall, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
    • Morgan Hussey, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
    • Victoria Mendiola, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
    • Thomas Murphy, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
    • Devin Preston, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
    • Marietta Day Shattleroe, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    • John Shelton, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
    • Elvan Karina Shor, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
    • Christine Verdream, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
  • 2018
    • ​Courtney Alley, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    • Sarah Britton, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
    • Clark Logan, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    • Bleu Jackson, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
    • Amanda Lafferty, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
    • Monica Miles, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    • Paola Molina, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
    • Kelder Mondar, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
    • Emily Riffe, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    • Lee Rumble, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
    • Marietta Shattelroe, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    • John Shelton, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    • Michael Sinclair, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
    • Kaitlyn Whitley, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    • Lauren Wood, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, NC
    • Kelly Zalaskus, Old Dominion University​​​, Norfolk, VA
  • 2017
    • Isaiah Amos, Old Dominion University
    • Emily Brown, University of Alabama
    • Penny Carroll, Middle Tennessee State University
    • Neil Gilbert, University of Alabama
    • Hannah Grice, Kennesaw State University
    • Nikolai Hay, Appalachian State University
    • Nathan Katlein, University of South Alabama
    • Chelsea Miller, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
    • Hannah Mullally, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
    • David Nielsen, Appalachian State University
    • Tyler Porter, University of Louisiana Monroe
    • Adam Ramsey, University of Memphis
    • Chathurani Ranathunge, Mississippi State University
    • Carolina Siniscalchi, University of Memphis
    • Eranga Wettewa, Mississippi State University
    • James Wood, University of Georgia
    • Lauren Wood, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • 2016
    • Sean Binninger, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
    • Erin Fegley, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
    • Thomas Green, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
    • Ashley Hawk, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
    • Jaclyn Inkster, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
    • Jennifer McKenzie, University of Lexington, KY
    • Ramhari Thapa, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
    • Yianni Laskaris, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
    • Adam Ramsey, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
    • Philip Lowe, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
    • Stephanie Momeni, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
    • Marina Osier, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
    • Christopher Payne, UNC Chapel Hill, NC
    • Taylor Perkins, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, TN
    • Garrett Wilkerson, University of Louisiana at Monroe, LA
  • 2015
    • Alexandria N. Albers, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    • Jessica Lea Allement, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
    • Regis Burkhardt, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
    • Catherine J. Cole, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    • Scott T. Cory, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    • Jared A. Elmore, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
    • Kelsey J. Gibson, Troy University, Troy, AL
    • John A. Jones, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    • O. Rayne Leonard, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
    • Eric L. Margenau, Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, AL
    • Jesse E. D. Miller, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
    • Stephanie S. Momeni, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
    • David Nielsen, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    • Adam J. Ramsey, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
    • Sarah A. Smiley, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
    • Kevin Trostel, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
    • Lauren K. Wood, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • 2014
    • Emily C. Adams, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
    • Penny A. Carroll, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
    • Maxwell R. Cox, University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN
    • Daniel P. Ferons, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
    • Daniel M. McNair, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
    • R. Austin Prater, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, TN
    • Peter W. Schafran, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
    • Nathan M. Sedghi, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
  • 2013
    • Spencer N. Bissett, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
    • Laura M. Boggess, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    • Casey Carpenter, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, TN
    • Samira R. Elkharash, University of Louisiana, Monroe ,LA
    • William Futch – University of Louisiana, Monroe, LA
    • Amelia Harris, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, TN
    • Morgan Harris, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    • James C. Haynes, University of Louisiana, Monroe, LA
    • J. Murray Hyde, Troy State University, Troy, AL
    • Jayne Lampley, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
    • Linda A. Major, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
    • Kevin L. McDonald, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
    • Bijay B. Niraula, Troy State University, Troy, AL
    • Kathryn Rogers, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
    • Sheri Shiflett, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
    • Stephen Via, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
    • Lindsay White, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
    • John R. Williams, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
    • David Wilson, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, TN
    • Anastasia M. Woodard, Arkansas State University, Conway, AR
  • 2012
    • Charles Battaglia, University of Louisiana, Monroe
    • Barbara Biebinger, Troy University, Troy, AL
    • Lisa Brown, University of Louisiana, Monroe
    • Indrani Dey, Troy University, Troy, AL
    • Bijay Niraula, Troy University, Troy, AL
    • Evelyn Reategui-Zirena, Troy University, Troy, AL
    • Matthew Reid, University of Louisiana, Monroe
    • Jennifer Stanley, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
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Support Awards for First-Generation Undergraduate Student Members of ASB 
  • 2022
    • Ellen Goza, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA
    • Arilyn Lynch, Catawba College, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
    • Kasey Moore, Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Natchitoches, LA
    • Everette Rhymer, Catawba College, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
    • Heather Sempsrott, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA
  • 2021
    • Austin Snide, Catawba College, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
  • 2020
    • Andrea Appleton, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
    • Noah Brown, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA (ESA sponsored)
    • Elizabeth Cabrera, High Point University, High Point, NC
    • Amanda Harless, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
    • Kabryn Mattison, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    • Quaid Pendleberry, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
    • Victoria Romero, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
    • Sharon Spiess, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton, GA
    • Aamani Thulluru, Stetson University, DeLand, FL
    • Gabriella Tyler, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
    • Danielle Ury, Middle Georgia State University, Macon, GA
    • Bryce Wetherell, Middle Georgia State University, Macon, GA
  • 2019
    • Kabryn Mattison, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    • Jennifer Turner, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
    • Brandon Jack, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
  • 2018
    • Erica Giron, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
    • Destiny Lee, Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC
  • 2017
    • Aakash Nawaz, High Point University, High Point, NC
    • Amy Williams, Reinhardt University, Waleska, GA
    • Dieff Vital, Florida Polytechnic University, Lakeland, FL
  • 2016 (first year of this award)
    • Malia Bergm, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA
    • Melissa Encinas, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
    • Alexandria Gagne, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL
    • Morgan Kennedy, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
    • Haley King, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
    • Viridiana Mandujano, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
    • Virginia Merida, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
    • Karina Noyolo-Alonso, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
    • Michael Schoonover, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, TN
PREVIOUS RESEARCH AWARD WINNERS
 ASB Student Research Award ($1000) – Sponsored by ASB Patron Martin Microscope  
  • 2022 - Erika R. Moore, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
          Reevaluating genetic diversity and structure of Helianthus verticillatus (Asteraceae) after the discovery of new populations
  • 2021 - Skyler J. Fox, Furman University, Greenville, SC
         Citizen science platforms as tools connecting communities to research and education: A case study using     iNaturalist. ABSTRACT
  • 2020 - No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
  • 2019 - Steven Gardner, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
    Natural tissue concentrations in adult Ambystoma maculatum and larval DNA damage from exposure to arsenic and chromium ABSTRACT
  • 2018 - No award was made this year
  • 2017 - Steven Gardner, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
    Developmental and interactive effects of arsenic and chromium to developing Ambystoma maculatum embryos:  Toxicity, teratogenicity, and whole-body concentrations​ ABSTRACT
  • 2016 – Annalee M. Tutterow, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
    Variation in survivorship among North Carolina bog turtle populations
  • 2015 – Stephanie K. Momeni, University of Alabama Birmingham
  • 2014 – Justin C. Strickland, Department of Biology, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
  • 2013 – Sheri A. Shiflett, Department of Biology, Virginia commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
  • 2012 – Lindsay D. Leverett, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
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ASB Senior Research Award ($1000) 
  • 2022 - No award given
  • 2021 - John Quinn, Furman University, Greenville, SC
          Patterns of vertebrate richness across global Anthromes: Prioritizing conservation beyond biomes and ecoregions ABSTRACT
  • 2020 - No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
  • 2019 - Carolina M. Siniscalchi, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
    ​The systematic value of pollen morphology in Chresta Vell. ex DC. (Vernonieae, Asteraceae) ABSTRACT
  • 2018 - John Quinn, Department of Biology, Furman University, Greenville, SC
    Changes in spatial distribution of Southeastern salamanders in the Blue Ridge region with respect to future climate change scenarios
  • 2017 - No award was made this year
  • 2016 – Steven J. Price, Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
    Effects of mountaintop removal mining and valley filling on the occupancy and abundance of stream salamanders
  • 2015 – No award was made this year
  • 2014 – Ashley B. Morris, Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
  • 2013 – Matthew J. Heard, Department of Biology, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
  • 2012 – Michael E. Dorcas, Davidson College, Davidson, NC 

ASB Student Oral Presentation Award – Animal Biology ($300)
  • 2022 - Shannon Gillen, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
          Pilfering Passerines? Inter-Class Competition: A New Direction in Foraging Ecology
  • 2021 - Jean Ross, Elon University, Elon, NC
          Multiple functions for multiple signals: the role of sound and vibration in mediating courtship and competition in a            Neotropical katydid
  • 2020 - No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
  • 2019 - Melissa Encinias, James Madison University, Harrisburg, VA
​         Divergence of male mating preferences in sympatric Calopteryx aequabilis and C. maculata populations
  • 2018 - Sarah Britton, Western Carolina University, Asheville, NC
          Indirect effect of a competitor on life history and reproductive traits in a cavity nesting bird
  • 2017 - Robin Hauschner, Berea College, Berea, KY
    Climate change and the effect of temperature on the release of Proterometra macrostoma (Trematoda: Digenea) cercariae from their snail intermediate host
  • 2016 – Kathryn M. Greene, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
    The effects of conspecifics on burrow selection in juvenile spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum)

ASB Student Oral Presentation Award – Aquatic Biology ($300)
  • 2022 - Jessica Lenz, University of Northern Alabama, Florence, AL
          Antipredator Behavior of Elimia paupercula, Sooty elimia, in response to Faxonius yanahlindus, the Spinywrist crayfish
  • 2021 - James Valentine, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
          Linking males, females, and nymphs of Perlesta species (Plecoptera: Perlidae) in Mississippi using DNA barcoding
  • 2020 - No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
  • 2019 - Christa Edwards, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL
    Antrhopogenic sound in the sea: are ascidians affected?
  • 2018 - Harrison Seitz, High Point University, High Point, NC
    An examination of UV radiation tolerance and photoenzymatic repair capabilities across temperature in the freshwater cladocerans Scapholeberis mucronata, Diaphanosoma birgei, and Moina spp.
  • 2017 - Hannah Grice, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
    Effects on Campostoma oligolepis digestive morphology and gut microbiota composition across a gradient of  urbanization
  • 2016 – Devin N. Kinney, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH
    Effects of roundup and reduced hydroperiod on the behavioral response of Hyla versicolor tadpoles to predators

ASB Student Oral Presentation Award – Cell and Molecular Biology ($300)
  • 2022 - Jonathan Jansma, High Point University, High Point, NC
          Fenbendazole exerts antiproliferative effects on cervical cancer cells by inhibiting mTOR signaling pathway
  • 2021 - Jonathan Black, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
          Synthesis and assembly of functionalized RNA nanorings
  • 2020 - No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
  • 2019 - Tania Perez, Miami Dade College, Miami, FL
    Investigating the assembly pathway for the yeast mitoribosomal small subunit
  • 2018 - Ogechukwu Otiji, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
    Do correlations exist between harm avoidance, risk assessment, the stin2 polymorphism, and marijuana use in college students?
  • 2017 - Chathurani Ranathunge, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
    Patterns of selection acting on transcribed and anonymous microsatellites in latitudinal populations of common sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)
  • 2016 – Taeler Dahm, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
    p53 mediated regulation of CCNH in response to paclitaxel-induced mitotic stress

ASB Student Oral Presentation Award – Microbiology ($300)
  • 2022 - Amber Richards, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
          Epidemiological analysis of two Salmonella serovar Kentucky lineages in food animal production and human illness
  • 2021 - Two winners
          Jonathan Kilroy, Boston University, Boston, MA
          Proposal of three models of extractive-fermentation bioreactors for the conversion of crude glycerol to biobutanol            by Clostridium pasteurianum
          Jessica Wakeman, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
          Optimization of Dunaliella salina growth using commercial fertilizers and salts
  • 2020 - No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
  • 2019 - Eric Weingarten, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
    ​Microbial community compositional and functional differences observed along wetland salinity transects
  • 2018 - John Spencer, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
    The effects of antimicrobial peptides WAM-1 and LL-37 on multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
  • 2017 - Jordan Lewis, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
    The effects of coastal renourishment on the presence of Escherichia coli
  • 2016 – Tyler Wilson, High Point University, High Point, NC
    Synergistic effects of amoxapine and beta-lactam antibiotics against MRSA​​​

ASB Dr. Floyd Scott Award for Best Oral Presentation in Herpetology
  • ​Nelle Jenkins, University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, LA
          Investigation of a shell-rot disease affecting freshwater turtles in a northeast Louisiana bayou

ASB Student Poster Presentation Award – Animal Biology ($300)
  • 2022 - Paige Brewer, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
          Diversity and abundance of ectoparasites on birds in Northeastern Arkansas
  • 2021 - Sierra Croney, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
          The effect of canopy openness on saproxylic Coleoptera diversity in the Wilson Creek Watershed
  • 2020 - No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
  • 2019 - Josh Hendricks, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
    ​Population dynamics and unique foraging ecology of copperheads in the Red River Gorge, KY
  • 2018 - Amanda Lafferty, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
    A comparison of habitat selection and cold tolerance of the invasive fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, in piedmont and montane regions of the Carolinas
  • 2017 - Kristen Carlisle, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
    Preliminary comparison of L-cysteine, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, and apple peel protective effects on acrylamide toxicity in embryos of Xenopus laevis
  • 2016 – Brian K. Bonville, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    Effects of genotype, environment, and their interaction on leaf terpenes and the abundance of a specialist aphid in Solidago altissima

ASB Student Poster Presentation Award – Aquatic Biology ($300)
  • Ashleigh Woods, Wesleyan College, Macon, GA
          Lavender Essential Oil Reduces Aggression in Male Crown-tail Betta splendens
  • 2021 - Perla Morales, Nash Community College, Rocky Mount, NC
          Geometric morphometric analysis of candidate species within Desmognathus fuscus
  • 2020 - No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
  • 2019 - Wesley Franklin, Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, AR
    ​Microfiber prevalence and abundance in freshwater fishes from Lake Columbia, AR
  • 2018 - Christopher Elsey, Shorter University, Rome, GA
    Investigation of the presence and identity of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners in the Coosa River and its Rome tributaries in Floyd County, GA
  • 2017 - Cara Vielhauer, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
    Identifying Daphnia species by morphological traits and DNA barcoding
  • 2016 – Anna Lee Whitaker, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
    The effect of female egg production on male mating behavior in the copepod Tigriopus californicus

ASB Student Poster Presentation Award – Cell and Molecular Biology ($300)
  • 2022 - Nazneen Begum, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR
          Up-regulation of Osh6 targets an anti-aging membrane trafficking pathway
  • 2021 - Jordan Ogg, Stetson University, DeLand, FL
          Amyloid-Beta-Induced chemotaxis behavior and neuronal morphology in transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans
  • 2020 - No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
  • 2019 - Noha Shendy, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
    The epithelial stem cell phenotype is controlled by the expression and activity of NF-KB family members
  • 2018 - Emily Lucero, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    Macrophage susceptibility and behavior when exposed to oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus
  • 2017 - Josh Herman, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
    The roles of Gaq and PLC in regulating mechanosensory and thermosensory behavior in Drosophila melanogaster
  • 2016 – Maria A. Trujillo, High Point University, High Point, NC
    Mapping the sorting signals of the cytoplasmic domain of atg27
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ASB Student Poster Presentation Award – Microbiology ($300)
  • 2022 - Hannah Walsh, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
          Characterization of Entomopathogenic Fungi Metabolites Isolated from North Carolina Soil
  • 2021 - Annie Bright, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
          Identification and characterization of oil degrading bacteria
  • 2020 - No award was made this year (COVID-19 pandemic)
  • 2019 - Madison Studstill, Union University, Jackson, TN
    Biofilm formation and virulence factors of Candida albicans in JEG-3 cell line
  • 2018 - Joshua Herndon, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
    Exogenous polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) promote changes in growth, phospholipid composition, membrane permeability and virulence phenotypes in Escherichia coli
  • 2017 - Kadiatou Keita, Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, AL
    ​Multi-walled carbon nanotube effects on soil microbes and plant growth
  • 2016 – Lyssa Y. Baker, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
    Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) impact antimicrobial peptide resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae and cause reduced motility in P. aeruginosa

ASB Dr. Floyd Scott Award for Best Poster Presentation in Herpetology
  • ​2022 - Ryan Davenport, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawerenceville, GA
          Froggy Goes To School: Hylid Frogs on a Suburban Campus

ASB Student Poster Award ($300) - This award was revised in 2016 (see above)
  • 2015 – Anna R. Moravec, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
    Membrane remodeling via utilization of exogenous polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) modifies virulence phenotypes in Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus
  • 2014 – Pratikkumar P. Patel, Department of Biology, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
  • 2013 – Carol B. Starkey, Department of Biology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
  • 2013 – Lauren E. Carter, Department of Biology, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
  • 2012 – Chance D. Ruder, Davidson College, Davidson, NC

ASB Research Award in Microbiology ($500) - This award was revised in 2016 (see above)
  • 2015 – Blake W. Nelson, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH
    ​Assessing the abundance and distribution of Escherichia coli on oceanic beaches in South Carolina
  • 2014 – Andrew J. Jajack, Department of Biology, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH
  • 2013 – Matthew Boyce, Department of Biology, Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk, VA
  • 2012 – No award was made
PREVIOUS CAREER AWARD WINNERS
ASB John Herr Lifetime Achievement Award 
  • 2022 - No award made this year
  • 2021 - No award made this year
  • 2020 - No award made this year
  • 2019 - No award made this year
  • 2018 - No award made this year
  • 2017 - James Caponetti, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
  • 2016 – Lafayette Frederick, Tuskeegee University
  • 2015 – No award was made this year
  • 2014 – Raymond O. Flagg, Carolina Biological Supply Co.
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ASB Meritorious Teaching Award 
  • 2022 - Dr. Riccardo "Ricky" Fiorillo, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA
  • 2021 - Ray Williams, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • 2020 - Jennifer Rhode Ward, University of North Carolina Asheville, Asheville, NC
  • 2019 - Lytton Musselman, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
  • 2018 - Howie Neufeld, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • 2017 - No award was made this year
  • 2016 – Claudia Jolls, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
  • 2015 – Bill Ensign, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
  • 2014 – No award was made this year
  • 2013 – Kim Marie Tolson, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA
  • 2012 – Jennifer Davis, Shorter University, Rome, GA

ASB Lucrecia Herr Outstanding Biology Teacher Award 
  • 2022 - No award made this year
  • 2021 - Multiple recipients
    • Mr. Charles Duncan, Russellville High School, Russellville, AR
    • Ms. Nerissa DeRamus, Thompson High School, Alabaster, AL
    • Ms. Amber Lawson, Salisbury High School, Salisbury, NC
    • Ms. Annette Buckner, Dalton High School, Dalton, GA
    • Mrs. Christina Nicholas-Hurt, Siegel High School, Murfreesboro, TN
  • 2020 - Nicole Mossblech, Vero Beach High School, Vero Beach, FL
  • 2019 - Thomas Cox, Brentwood Academy, Brentwood, TN
  • 2018 - Kathy Seastead, Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, SC
  • 2017 - Ben Johnston, Bob Jones High School, Madison, AL
  • 2016 – Jessica Sandel, Jordan-Matthews High School, Siler City, NC
  • 2015 – Rachel Gordon, Pope John Paul II High School, Hendersonville, TN
  • 2014 – Kirstin Bullington, W. J. Keenan High School, Columbia, SC
  • 2013 – No award was made this year
  • 2012 – William E. Schuyler, Forsyth Central High School, Cumming, GA

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