Honors and Grants
- F21 Faculty For the 21st Century, Project Kaleidoscope, Elected Class of 2004 http://www.pkal.org (Nominee Statement)
- William A Dunn Award for Outstanding Teaching and Scholarly Promise, 2004, Lake Forest College
- Hotchkiss Fellowship, Lake Forest College, Spring 2004 academic leave to pursue scholarship
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Grant, $195,810 (2004-2007)
- NIH-AREA Grant Supplement, $25000 (2004-2005), to support research training of Sara Herrera LFC 05
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Curriculum, Course, & Laboratory Improvement Grant, matched 1:1 by Lake Forest College to $141,878 (2003-2007)
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Grant, Lake Forest College (Co-Investigator with three LFC colleagues) $94,000 (2001-2004)
- Parkinson Disease Foundation research fellowship $2000 for student research & travel stipend for Isaac Holmes LFC 05
- ASBMB Undergraduate Faculty Research Travel Award (2003), Experimental Biology Meeting, (San Diego, CA), April 11-14, 2003
- 2003 Council of Undergraduate Research Fellowship Award $3500 for student research & travel stipend fo Nijee Sharma LFC 04
- Neurological Disorders Grant, Campbell Foundation, Grand Rapids, MI $61,000 (1999-2001)
- Campbell Foundation Research Grant Supplement, Campbell Foundation, Grand Rapids, MI $4,700 (2000-2001)
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories Fellowship, to attend Yeast Genetics course (2000)
- ASBMB Undergraduate Faculty Research Travel Awards (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Postdoctoral Fellow of the Life Sciences Research Foundation (1997-2000) Voluntarily declined after 1998 to join Kalamazoo College FacultV)
- Charles W. Webster Cancer Biology Postdoctoral Fellow (1996-97) Institution: James Kempner Foundation & University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation
- PRMAF Advanced Predoctoral Fellow in Pharmacology & Toxicology (1994-96) Institution: Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America Foundation (PRMAF)
- The Wittenberg Outstanding Young Alumnus Award (1998), Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories Summer Fellowship to attend Human Neurological Diseases course(1997)
- Schiff-Kahn Prize in Molecular Pharmacology & Biological Chemistry (1996), Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL
- Invited tudent Speaker representing Northwestern University (1996) Graduate Student Symposium Annual Meeting of the Chicago Chapter, Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL
- 1st Place Honors-Student Research Poster Competition (1994) Annual meeting of the Great Lakes Chapter- American Society Pharmaceutics and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET), Chicago, IL
- Sigma Xi Graduate Research Prize - 2nd Place honors (1994), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- Gramm Student Research Travel Award (1994), Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL
- President, Wittenberg University Student Government (1990-91) Voting Member, Wittenberg University Faculty Senate (1989-91)
- John F. Mitchell Award (1991), Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH
- Beta Beta Beta (national biology honorary) & Phi Alpha Theta (national history honorary; both 1990-91), Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH
- Student Leader of the Year (1989), Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH
- Omicron Delta Kappa Academic Excellence & Service Award (1989), Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH
- National Talent Search Scholar (1983-87; Voluntarily declined after 1987) National Council of Education, Research & Training, Delhi, INDIA
Institutions: Life Sciences Research Foundation (LSRF) & Howard Hughes Medical Institute
One of 14 fellows chosen from > 700 applicants
First Wittenberg alumnus to receive this award given annually for professional achievements that reflect Wittenberg's ideals
Award for outstanding Ph.D. dissertation in molecular pharmacology and biological chemistry
Student Representative, Wittenberg University Board of Trustees (1989-91)