2015 Scholarship Awards Ceremony

The College of Optical Sciences celebrated a new generation of scholars as well as the unwavering support of donors at the 2015 Scholarship Awards Ceremony. The event took place on the evening of September 11 in Meinel 307 and was followed by a delicious reception in the 3rd floor lobby. Ceremony speakers included Dean Thomas L. Koch, Founding Dean James C. Wyant and Ph.D. student Brian Goodell. We wish to thank all of the friends, family, staff and donors who attended.

Photos from the event are now available online in our Photo Gallery section.

FoTO Graduate Student Scholarships

• Justin Hyatt - Roger Angel Graduate Student Scholarship in Optical Sciences
• Wenbo Gao - Boye Family Graduate Student Scholarship in Optical Sciences
• Brandon Hellman - Arthur G. (Jerry) and Beatrice DeBell Memorial Graduate Student Scholarship in Optical Sciences
• Babak Amirsolaimani - DeMund Foundation Graduate Student Endowed Scholarship in Optical and Medical Sciences
• Weichuan Gao - Joseph W. Goodman Graduate Student Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences
• Ian Arnold & Brian Goodell - John B. Hayes and Jane C. Quale Graduate Student Endowed Scholarships in Optical Sciences 1 & 2
• Ryan Rhoades - Lawrence A. Johnson Graduate Student Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences
• Andrew Schaffer & Shu Yang - Willis E. Lamb Jr. Graduate Student Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences 1 & 2
• Caleb Gannon & Isaac Trumper - Kenneth E. and Michele L. Moore Graduate Student Endowed Scholarships in Optical Sciences 1 & 2
• Hwang-Jye Yang - Optical Data Storage Graduate Student Endowed Scholarship
• Ross Uthoff - Jacobus M. and Michelle L. Oschmann Optical Sciences and Business Leadership Scholarship
• Benjamin Cromey - Roland V. Shack Graduate Student Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences
• Chongyuan Huang - Robert R. Shannon Graduate Student Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences
• Jeremy Katz - Richard L. Shoemaker Graduate Student Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences
• Kukun Qin - SPIE Graduate Student Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences
• Bradley Collier - U.S. Army Capt. John E. Tipton Graduate Student Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences
• Nikki Etchenique - Louise A. Wyant Memorial Graduate Student Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences
• Kevin Kuper - John M. and Sophie Zavada Memorial Scholarship in Optical Sciences

Graduate Student Fellowships

• Joseph Lowney - Nicolaas Bloembergen Graduate Student Scholarship in Optical Sciences
• Nirantha Balagopal - Mary Jo Lake Memorial Fellowship in Optical Sciences
• Derek Keyes - Kenneth E. and Michele L. Moore Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences
• Austin Wilson - Romeo I. and Erlinda Mercado Scholarship in Optical Sciences
• William Duncan - Philip N. and Joan A. Slater Scholarship in Optical Sciences

Undergraduate Student Scholarships

• Kaitlyn Williams - David H. Cushing Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences
• Jared Hout - Eustace L. Dereniak Family and Friends Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences
• Nicholas Lyons - Norman W. Edmund Merit Scholarship in Optical Sciences
• Dana Kralicek & Fabian Wilenstein - Jack D. Gaskill Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences
• Travis Sawyer - John E. Greivenkamp Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences
• Khalid Omer - Marathay Family Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship in Optical Sciences
• Andrew Rocha - James M. Palmer Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences