Overcoming Challenges Award
This award recognizes a female undergraduate for her efforts in overcoming hardship to achieve success in chemistry.
Nomination Deadline
April 1
Award Winners
2000 Virginia H. Hanson
2002 Chynthia J. Ignaszewski
2003 Teresa McMillian
2004 Linda Hendrickson
2005 Susan D. Spencer
2006 Grace Kennedy
2007 Nicole Nevorski
2008 Erika Tutko England
2009 Stefanie Sacknoff
2010 Christine Bonvillian
2011 Taylor C. Hood
2012 Jade Bing
2013 Kortney Rupp
2014 Resheeda Gilbert
2015 Ashley Neybert
2016 Jherian K. Mitchell-Jones
2017 Stacy Guzman
2018 Kricia Ruano
2019 Kathleen Lugo
2022 Riley Atrops
Eligibility
Applicant must be an individual* undergraduate currently enrolled in a two-year chemistry-related program or pursuing a major or minor in a four-year chemistry program at a school that does not grant doctorates in chemistry. Applicant must have completed one semester of college-level chemistry.
Applicant must demonstrate that she has overcome hardships (economic, personal, or academic) in pursuit of her education.
Applicants are reviewed on:
- Improvement
- Initiative
- Successes
- Grades from the previous two semesters (not cumulative grade point average)
How to Apply
Application packages must include:
- A letter of request for the award including: full name; address; telephone number; email address; and, explanation of the hardships that the applicant has overcome and her current successes
- One letter of recommendation
- School transcripts (official or unofficial)
*This includes women (both cis and trans) and persons assigned female at birth (AFAB). For more information regarding the gender inclusive language used in this document, please click here
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