Congratulations to the 2011 Award and Fellowship Winners!

It is wonderful to learn about all the great things our graduate students are doing and especially the research discoveries they have made. We are proud of all of our students and their accomplishments, but each year we have the opportunity to highlight the exceptional achievements of a few of our students. The following students are the winners of the 2011 Schulich Graduate Student award competitions. Each of them is the best of the best! Congratulations to all!

The Collip Medal Award

Dr. Kenneth Valyear (Neuroscience 2011)

The Collip Medal Award was established in 1959 and is presented annually to the outstanding PhD student graduating from one of the basic science programs in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. This award, in the form of a medal commemorates the contributions to the University of Western Ontario, and to Canadian Biomedical Sciences, of one of the former Deans of Medicine, Dr. J. B Collip. This award is based on the overall performance of a student during his or her tenure at Western and is granted at Spring Convocation.

Dr. Kenneth Valyear is also The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry’s Governor General’s Gold Medal Nominee. Congratulations Dr. Valyear!

Nellie Farthing Fellowship

Bradley Stocks (Biochemistry - 2011)

The Nellie Farthing Fellowship in the Medical Sciences was established in 1960 with money bequeathed by Nellie Farthing to The University of Western Ontario to create a Fellowship for full-time doctoral students in the Medical Sciences that recognized and rewarded excellence in research. The fellowship is valued at $3,000, and is awarded in the summer term.

Drs. Madge and Charles Macklin Fellowship for Publication

Courtney Coschi (Biochemistry-2011)

The Drs. Madge and Charles Macklin Fellowship is a new award available to full-time doctoral students in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry who have published their doctoral research as first author in a peer reviewed journal. This fellowship was established by a bequest from Margaret Macklin Frewen. The fellowship is valued at $3,000, and is awarded in the summer term.

Drs. Madge and Charles Macklin Fellowship for Teaching & Research

Katherine Kasper (Microbiology and Immunology—2011)

The Drs. Madge and Charles Macklin Fellowship is a new award available to full-time doctoral students in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry that recognizes and rewards excellence in teaching and research. This fellowship was established by a bequest from Margaret Macklin Frewen. The fellowships are valued at $3,000 each, and are awarded in the summer term.

The Morris Kroll Memorial Scholarship in Cancer Research:

Alysha Croker (Anatomy and Cell Biology—2011)

This scholarship was created to give recognition to a full-time graduate student in the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry for excellence in the field of cancer research as part of his/her graduate program. The Scholarship was made available by Mr. Franklin Shostack and Dr. Zane Cohen (former Western students in memory of Morris Kroll. The scholarship is valued at $500 and is awarded biennially.

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