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Undergraduate
Honors
Convocation
Friday, June 11, 2021
6:30 PM
2021 Golden Apple Winner
Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching
Matthew McHenry, PhD
Program Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Frank M. LaFerla, PhD
Dean and Chancellor’s Professor
Undergraduate Honors
Convocation Speaker
Raju Metherate, PhD
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education
Past Golden Apple winners
Nancy Aguilar-Roca, PhD, ‘20
Procession of Students Michael Leon, PhD, ‘19
Julia Massimelli, PhD, ‘18
Georg F. Striedter, PhD, ‘17
Justin F. Shaffer, PhD, ‘16
Kim Green, PhD, ‘15
Closing Remarks Aimee L. Edinger, VMD, PhD, ‘14
Raju Metherate, PhD Kailen A. Mooney, PhD, ‘13
Melissa B. Lodoen, PhD, ‘12
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education Susana Cohen-Cory, PhD, ‘11
Christine Suetterlin, PhD, ‘10
Steven D. Allison, PhD, ‘09
Marcelo A. Wood, PhD, ‘08
Shiou-Chuan (Sheryl) Tsai, PhD, ‘07
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Undergraduate Honors Howard A. Schneiderman Prize
Convocation Awards Grace Jean Timothy Shimizu
The Howard A. Scheiderman Prize was established in support of
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research excellence in research to commemorate Dr. Howard A. Schneiderman,
member of the National Academy of Sciences and third Dean of the
David Csuka Allyssa Ha UCI School of Biological Sciences. The prize is used to recognize both
Tri Dong Avril Stulginski outstanding research projects in the Excellence in Research program
and outstanding posters.
These awards are given to students who demonstrated outstanding
work in the Excellence in Research program as selected by the
Honors Committee. Honors in Biological Sciences
For award winners, see page 7
Excellence in Research Poster Awards Students in the School will receive the Honors in Biological Sciences
Samantha Cadondon Shreya Gupta notation on their transcript if they fulfilled the following requirements:
completed the Excellence in Research program, received an overall 3.5
Jeanine Esteban Henry Nguyen GPA as well as a 3.5 GPA in all required Biological Sciences courses and
Daniel Soroudi completed the Honors Seminar in Biological Sciences.
As part of the Excellence in Research program, students submitted
posters which summarized their work in visual form. The Poster Honors in Neurobiology
Awards recognize students for their exceptional posters. For award winners, see page 7
Students in the School will receive the Honors in Neurobiology notation
Robert Ernst Prize in Biological Sciences on their transcript if they fulfilled the following requirements: completed
the Excellence in Research program, received an overall 3.5 GPA as well
Cheyenne Beheshtian Jonathon Nguyen as a 3.5 GPA in all required Biological Sciences courses and completed
Quynh Do Oluchi Ofoegbu the Honors Seminar in Neurobiology.
Fion Ma Jaehyuk Song
Robert Ernst Prize in Plant Biology Brian Atwood Scholarship
Kathy Vo Rachel Azar Jonathan Lee
David Csuka Jose J. Vasquez
Dr. Robert Ernst received a PhD in Biological Sciences in 1979 after
retirement from a career in organic chemistry. He was fascinated by Established in 2007, the Brian Atwood Scholarship is awarded to
orchids and their physiology, and he grew orchids for many years, two junior Biological Sciences majors who have demonstrated
combining this interest with his academic knowledge. Since 1983, outstanding achievement in both scholarship and service to the UCI
the Robert Ernst Prizes have been given for outstanding research in community.
the area of plant biology and in biological sciences.
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Robert H. Avnet Memorial Scholarship Carol Becker McGaugh Award
Agatha Augustynski Ashima Kundu Vivian Chau Lia Xiao Dolan
In memory of Robert H. Avnet, the Avnet Scholarship was Rayomand Kapadia
established by Lillian Marks to assist students interested in becoming
physicians. The recipients must be majors in the School of Biological The Carol Becker McGaugh Award was established in 2003,
Sciences, accepted to, or have an excellent chance of being by Carol Joyce Becker McGaugh and Dr. James McGaugh.
accepted to medical school or other health professional schools and Selected by a committee appointed by the Director of the
have financial need. Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, the
award recognizes juniors who conduct outstanding research
Kyle Farol Memorial Award in the area of the neurobiology of learning and memory. This
award recognizes students who excels in both scholarship and
Daniela Gonzalez Roman Ariel Jr. Meza research and will support the students in completing research
Victoria Pham during the subsequent academic year.
To honor the memory of Kyle Farol, this award is presented to an
outstanding undergraduate in the School who has dedicated their
time as a volunteer in a clinical setting. Carol and James McGaugh Award
Avril Stulginski
M. Marlene Godoy Award In memory of Carol McGaugh and to honor Dr. James McGaugh,
this award was established in 2018 by daughter Janice
Daniela Gonzalez Sohrab Kharabaf McGaugh Morrow and son-in-law William Morrow. The award
recognizes a hard-working student with a strong moral character,
The M. Marlene Godoy Award was established in 2004 by alumna integrity, and demonstrated potential for making a difference in
Marlene Godoy DDS, Biological Sciences class of 1976. This neuroscience.
award is given to support a graduating senior who is pre-med or
pre-dental. The recipient is one who is actively involved in both
philanthropic community service and university service, and is
active in undergraduate research. The James Tait Goodrich Award for Excellence
in Neurobiology in Honor of James McGaugh
Dr. William F. Holcomb Scholarship Jorge Miguel Mendoza Angeni Macawee Muralidhar
Eryka Jynae Anderson Ashley Noheli Diaz This award was established in 2018 by James Tait Goodrich,
MD, PhD and Mrs. Judy L. Goodrich to honor long-time
Johnny Han mentor and friend, Dr. James McGaugh. The award recognizes
The William F. Holcomb Scholarship was established to support an undergraduate student completing his/her junior year for
an undergraduate student conducting research in the area of outstanding achievement in neurobiology.
biomedical, marine biology and/or other related studies.
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Laurence J. Mehlman Memorial Scholarship Honors in Biological Sciences
Ashley Noheli Diaz Anh Phuc Nguyen David Mina Barsoum Fion Ma
Damani Taye Fields Timothy Shimizu Cheyenne Beheshtian Karina Murillo
Jerry Zhang Nadine Ben Romdhane Henry Nguyen
Established to honor the memory of Laurence J. Mehlman, an
Daniel Reynaldo Benavides Jonathon Nguyen
outstanding undergraduate of biology at UCI. Laurence was a Linda Teuta Beqaj Trina Thu Nguyen
member of the Biological Sciences Honor Society, graduated Samantha Armada Cadondon Tannoz Norouzi
Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the UCI School of Isaac Reyes Cinco Oluchi Amarachukwu Ebere Ofoegbu
Biological Sciences, and was accepted to the UCLA School of Gabriela De Robles McKenna Kathleen Pace
Medicine, entering the class of 1974. He was highly regarded Thu Annie Do Victoria Tuong-Vi Pham
as a person of great dedication and personal magnetism. The Elizabeth Siyi Duan Jammie-Lyn Faye Quines
award recipients have demonstrated outstanding achievement Sabrina R Gobran Isaryhia Maya Rodriguez
in scholarship and community, school or campus service. Kiana Hashemi Jeongbin Seo
Peter Hsin Timothy Katsuyuki Shimizu
Edward Mittelman Timothy Isaac Hsu Daniel Soroudi
Samuel Wagdy Kades Zayn Sikander Suhale
Memorial Fund Scholarship Sohrab Kharabaf Michelle Vy Nguyen Trinh
Soomin Park Behzad Zabanavar Grace Esther Lee Jaime Anne Vasilev
Colleen Bichquyen Luong Peter Do Vu
A scholarship in memory of Mrs. William D. Redfield’s first Catthi Ly Moira Anne Williams
husband, Edward Mittelman, and her son, Dr. David C.
Redfield, a specialist in infectious diseases who graduated from Jerry Jie-Ping Zhang
UCI in 1970.
Honors in Neurobiology
Jayne Unzelman Scholarship
Agatha Sahra Augustynski Avril Marysia Stulginski
Nadine Ben Romdhane Catthi Ly Nima Hadidi Jose J. Vasquez
Daniela Gonzalez Zaid Parekh Ashima Kundu Rishi Noel Vermani
Vanessa Allison Valdovinos Jordan Van Zhang
Jayne Unzelman, a graduate student in Developmental and Cell
Biology, received the Edward A. Steinhaus Award for outstanding
teaching assistant for the 1971-1972 academic year. She received
her PhD posthumously in June 1973. The scholarship in her name
is awarded to students with high academic achievement who
have served the School and community.
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Dr. Lionel and Fay Ng Scholarship Maria Magdy Gerges Victoria Pham
Johnny Han Steve Huy Dinh Phan
Hoang Kim Huynh Ziyuan Ma Kiana Hashemi Tiffany Thuy Duyen Nguyen Quach
Jiaqi Li Yiwen Rao Kim Hoang Tannaz Razzaghi
Hailin Liang Tianrun Xiao Andy P. Huang Maven Mondiguing Sinaguinan
Yichen Lyu Xinyue Yang Alejandra Ibarra Jonathan Davis Tchan
Sarah Hatem Ibrahim Courtney Elizabeth Tom
Mary Zhuang Drew Nathan Justeson Linh Nguyen Phuong Tran
The Dr. Lionel and Faye Ng Scholarships were established by Dr. Maya Nashat Louis Linh Nguyen Truc Tran
Ng and Mrs. Ng, their son Lester Ng, and his wife Vani Ng. Lester Catthi Ly Ilene Phuong-Thao Trinh
is an alumnus of UCI Biological Sciences, and the family wishes to Niayesh Najafi Michelle Vy Nguyen Trinh
award students who display excellence in academics and research, Binh Thi Huong Nguyen Jose J. Vasquez
and are active in the International Students Program in the School of Britney Thuyan Phan Nguyen Christina Renee Wong
Biological Sciences. Ryan Dan Nguyen Jacob Sacamay Yudiono
Latin Honors - Summa Cum Laude
Cheyenne Beheshtian Trina Thu Nguyen Latin Honors - Cum Laude
Elizabeth Siyi Duan Tannoz Norouzi Aneesah Syeda Akbar George Nader Ramsis Francis
Audrey Wen-Juan Fung Kevin James O’Brien Nazanin Alaghemand Jennifer Michelle Gendreau
Katelyn Giap Zaid Parekh Kyle Christian Formentera Allen Monica F. Gerges
Timothy Isaac Hsu Daniel Soroudi Yasmeen Allie Kimia Tiffany Ghasemian
Hongsheen Kim Krista Therese Talamo Kathy Marisol Arroyo Joscelyn Giang
Tori Abigail King Ibrahim Ahmed Thein Carolyn Kaela Bousmail Adam Michael Good
Dean Matthew Madory Kevin Truong Andreana Chen Yeab Guracha
Melissa Dyan Martens Alicia Christine Wells Clare Chen Nima Hadidi
Angie Nguyen Behzad Zabanavar Alwin Cheung Alireza Hakimi Aghdam
Oanh Thi Phuong Nguyen Setarah Zandi Haghighi Amogha Dahal Febronya Michael Hanna
Adam Kuno Dewitt Trang Yen Hoang
Samantha Thu Dinh Katrina Ann Hough
Latin Honors - Magna Cum Laude Nathan Anthony Do Zhiji Hu
Thu Annie Do Mahtab Farahani Jalali
Lia Xiao Dolan Sohrab Kharabaf
Chrissie Alexander Nadine Ben Romdhane
Amanda Lynn Eijansantos Meagan Stephanie Khuu
Rachel Azar Liam Bui
Sabrina Estrada Simran Anil Kukreja
Rounak Baghbaninogourani Michael Minh Bui
Darren Fan Brandon Masaru Kuriki
Grace Ann Baker Nu Nhat Bui
Yasamin Fazeli Ashley A. Lai
Matthew Robert Bang Kaitlin Marie Conroy
Damani Taye Fields Denise Lam
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Special Thanks to Our Donors
Latin Honors - Cum Laude
Dr. Edward K. Wagner Dr. Robert Ernst and Family
Tien Hong Lam Vivek Lakshmi Satish
Grace Esther Lee Neil Chirag Shah
Family and Friends
Sarah Eugenie Lee Haleigh Brooke Sherman Dr. Robert H. Avnet
Janice Li Lingqing Shi Dr. Edward Mittelman Family and Friends
Jason Sk Lo Justin Hoyin Shiu Family and Friends
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