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2025 Awards

The Great Lakes Regional Meeting presented three ACS awards along with a new award in memory of Martin Rudd, recognizing excellence in mentoring within the Great Lakes region.

The 2025 Great Lakes Regional Meeting also saw the first offering of the Peer's Choice Poster Award. Student presenters took part in a poster competition evaluated by their fellow students.

award winners

(l to r) Jenny-Meade Butler, Lydia E. M. Hines, Graeme R. A. Wyllie, and Gina Frey for ISTP

2025 Great Lakes Regional Award
for Excellence in Mentoring

2025 Stanley C. Israel Great Lakes Region Award
for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences
Hines photo

Lydia E. M. Hines
(Kalamazoo LS)

Inclusive STEM Teaching Project
(ISTP)

2025 E. Ann Nalley Great Lakes Region Award
for Volunteer Service

2025 CHED Great Lakes Region Award
for Excellence in High School Teaching

Graeme R. A. Wyllie
Red River Valley LS

Jenny-Meade Butler
Houghton High School

Click here for descriptions of the individual awards.

Peer's Choice Award

Four poster sessions were held and undergraduate and graduate winners were selected for each. Winners received a certificate and a cash award (donated by the Great Lakes Region Board.) 

undergraduate students graduate students
   
E. Staves, A. Arbaugh, M. Rogge, K.A. McGarry. Screening for antimicrobial activity in extracts of Lentinula edodes. E.T. Kowalczyk, M.J. Meyer, K.M. Medubi, M.A. Toriola, G.T. Yocum, C. Emala, L. Arnold. Pegylated Imidazodiazepines: A pro-drug strategy for asthma treatment.
   
B. Berens, I. Bauer, J.E. Mondloch. PFAS adsorption in zirconium and cerium based metal organic frameworks. O. Adedeji, A. Rahman, M. Hossain. Design and synthesis of novel HDAC2 inhibitors as potential therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases.
   
C. Studinski, B. Martin, M. K. Powers. Biocatalytic synthesis of noncanonical amino acids from a hydroxy aldehyde surrogate. Z. Fike, G.K. Friestad. Configuration-encoded approach to 1,5-polyol synthesis: Diol-containing building blocks.
   
G.E. Wallis, V. Sharma, F.H. Billiot, K. Morris, C. Heldt. Antiviral efficacy and interaction mechanism of green surfactants with enveloped viruses. B. Mercado Velez, V. Sharma, S.A. Kriz, P. Goetsch, C. Heldt. Covalent immobilization of biomacromolecules for AFM characterization.

Questions about these awards can be directed to the Award Chair Graeme Wyllie at wyllie@cord.edu.