Prizes
Every year the Biological Sciences department awards prizes to outstanding students. The purpose of the prizes is to reward excellence and commitment as well as to underscore the wide variety of skills necessary for success in science. The descriptions of the prizes together with lists of recent recipients can be found below.
Lingos Prize in Life Sciences: Awarded to a student who has demonstrated both a marked aptitude for independent research and a depth of understanding in the life sciences.
Mary White Peterson Prize in Biological Sciences: For general excellence which shall include evidence of promise, of exceptional ability to do independent work rather than on the basis of an essay or final paper.
Lucy Branch Allen Prize: Established in 1934 by an anonymous friend, in memory of Lucy Branch Allen of the Class of 1897. The Biological Sciences Department awards this prize each year to an exceptional student of natural history.
Adelaide Niles Belyea Prize in Botany: This prize shall be awarded to an advanced undergraduate student who has exhibited general excellence in plant science.
Fiske Prize in Biology: Given in honor of Dr. Virginia Fiske who was a member of the biology department for many years. She was a pioneer in the field of pineal endocrine research and continued to work in the research lab for more than ten years after her retirement. She felt that this prize should recognize and encourage those outstanding students who have show a genuine interest in biology and who will be continuing their study of science or teaching in biology
Lingos Prize in Life Science
| Emilie Mitten | 2010 |
| Christie Sze | 2010 |
| Jean Yau | 2009 |
| Ashmita Banerjee | 2008 |
| Monica Fung | 2008 |
| Jenny Kendall | 2008 |
| Ruth Wang'ondu | 2007 |
| Anne Madden | 2006 |
| Kathryn Swann | 2005 |
| Sogole Moin | 2005 |
| Andrea Hodgins-Davis | 2004 |
| Grace Y. Kim | 2004 |
| Katherine Shea | 2003 |
| Erin Savner | 2003 |
| Jennifer Mahoney | 2002 |
| Heather Keller | 2002 |
| Jeanne Hsu | 2002 |
| Stephanie Schur | 2001 |
| Jean J. Huang | 2001 |
| Leslie Bagay | 2001 |
| Erin Lund | 2000 |
| Thanh Thu Ngo | 2010 |
| Janhavi Athale | 2008 |
| Yvonne Gruber | 2007 |
| Lydia Ho | 2005 |
| Katie Brinkley | 2004 |
| Yamini Ohol | 2002 |
| Laura Floerke-Nashner | 2001 |
| Laurie Burlingame | 1999 |
| Keren Witkin | 1998 |
| Alda Gonzaga | 1996 |
| Katherine Langworthy | 1995 |
| Heather Lynne Tavernier | 1994 |
| Pauline Pei-Ling Feng | 1993 |
| Julie Green | 1992 |
| Carmen Cinniger | 1990 |
| Emily Knurek | 2007 |
| Madeleine DeBlois | 2004 |
| Jennifer Redfearn | 2003 |
| Natasha Teutsch | 2002 |
| Allaire Diamond | 2001 |
| Jessica Griffiths | 2000 |
| Erica Wood | 1999 |
| Kristin Cmar | 1998 |
| Helen Eastwood | 1998 |
| Kyleigh Geissler | 1997 |
| Laura Finlay | 1996 |
| Pavla Zakova | 1995 |
Adelaide Niles Belyea Botany Prize
| Celeste Mallama | 2010 |
| Nicole Bollinger | 2010 |
| Smadar Levy | 2009 |
| Dorhyun Johng | 2008 |
| Hilaire Leavitt | 2006 |
| Joy Delamide | 2005 |
| Dafna Abelson | 2002 |
| Jennifer Hanson | 2001 |
| Sonja Funaro | 2000 |
| Morgan Carr-Markell | 2010 |
| Jessuca Tze | 2009 |
| Susan Downer | 2008 |
| Kaitlyn Lucey | 2008 |
| Sarah Park | 2008 |
| Emily Jones | 2007 |
| Boryanana Mihalylova | |
| Abby Baird | 2006 |
| Courtney Boulton | 2005 |
| Jerri Chen | 2005 |
| Donna Deng | 2005 |
| Liz Storer | 2004 |
| Elizabeth Bartley | 2003 |
| Sarah Van Driesche | 2003 |
| Jennifer Dreiling | 2002 |
| Natalie Stein | 2002 |
| Kristin Hoffman | 2002 |
| Andra Dingman | 2002 |
| Hannah Galvin | 2001 |
| Shani Delaney | 2001 |
| Lisa McReynolds | 2000 |
| Noelle Paffett-Lugassy | 2000 |
| Myla Morales | 2000 |
| Johanne Auerbock | 2000 |
| Angelique Christman | 2000 |
