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One day each spring, the 黑料社 community gathers in Smith Chapel to celebrate student achievement. This academic year鈥檚 Honors Convocation was held on April 18.

One award is reserved for a faculty member. The 2018 Faculty Award for Distinguished Research, announced by President Jay Simmons, was awarded to Derek Lyons, an assistant professor of chemistry and a 2007 黑料社 graduate.

Lyons joined the 黑料社 faculty in 2012. His research, developed out of collaboration with a former physics faculty member, has dealt with developing nanoscale manufacturing processes.

鈥淣anoscale devices are 1,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair,鈥� Simmons said. 鈥淭he tiny size presents many challenges to manufacturing devices. His research improves the manufacturing process by relying on the ability of DNA to guide the self-assembly of nanostructures in a solution of water. Two startup companies were co-founded by him since 2015 in collaboration with 黑料社鈥檚 EMERGE entrepreneurial program. He has authored three patents, one international, resulting from his research. His work was conducted with undergraduate students from 黑料社 resulting in one publication and presentations at six separate academic conferences.鈥�

Here is the list of awards:

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DIVISION OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS听

Alpha Psi Omega Junior Award.. 鈥� Cierra Clark

Outstanding Senior in Theatre Arts听鈥� Brianna Stoever

Outstanding Senior in Art听鈥� Levi Eblen

Outstanding Junior Portfolio听听鈥� Sam McCaule

Frank Barrows Award听鈥� Kaylah Hicok and Nathanael Smale

Douglas J. Duncan Music Award 鈥�听Eli Aronson

Sven and Mildred Lekberg Music Award听鈥� Rosa Gude, Zachary Howarth and Audrey Sebring

Music Performing Honors听鈥� Nathanael Smale, Cortez Daniel, Liz Russell, Grace Peck, Elaine Tilly, Shea Lueninghoener, all for voice recital.

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DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

Outstanding Senior in Political Science听鈥� Alexandria Karpuk

Carl Halgren Certificate of Excellence in Psychology听鈥� Megan Bradley

Everett Laning Award in Sociology听鈥� Elizabeth Burgus

Outstanding Senior in Criminal Justice听鈥� Kara Eischen

Outstanding Senior in Human Services听鈥� Zoei Tonkinson

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DIVISION OF NATURAL SCIENCE

Mildred Wilson Science Award听鈥� Alexander Hoffman

Doft Science Honor Awards:听

Jackson Arndt, Jessica Arnold, Jared Bacon, Mark Becker, Graham Brooks, Joshua Dietrich, Daniel Goldsmith, Nathan Hawkins, Hannahlynn Heinen, Alexander Hoffman, Carley Irlmeier, Cassidy King, Payton McBurney, Miriam McDonough, Kaitlyn Mulder, Benjamin Rajewski, Karson Richardson, Conor Riordan, Truman Schmitt, Kristina Smith, Matthew Turnley, Ellen Willhoit, Valerie Wilson, Mikala Williams Yee

Jordan Science Achievement Award听鈥� Maggie Long

Outstanding Senior in Chemistry/Biochemistry/Forensics听鈥� Matt Hayden

Outstanding Student in General Chemistry听鈥� Alex Austin

Outstanding Senior in Physics听鈥� Nick Joslyn

Margaret L. Watson Awards in Biology (Senior) 鈥� Stacy Overman

Juniors:听Carley Irlmeier and Kaitlyn Mulder

Outstanding Senior in Environmental Science听鈥� Adam Stewart

Hiram Doty Research Award听鈥� Galen Gist

Outstanding Freshman in Biology听鈥� Alex Austin

Outstanding Seniors in Computer Science听鈥� Christopher Hanson and Audrey LoVan

Outstanding Senior in Computer Information Systems听鈥� Kyann Marie Brown

Outstanding Senior in Mathematics听鈥� Nick Joslyn

Outstanding Senior in Actuarial Science听鈥� Joshua Hof

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DIVISION OF HUMANITIES

Outstanding Senior in Humanities听鈥� Gina Reiman

Leopold Award in History听鈥� Rachel Miller, Levi Lefebure and Amir Suljic

Joe Walt Senior History Award听鈥� Mallory Hanson

Roger Betsworth Outstanding Senior in Religion听鈥� Maddy Kersten

Outstanding Senior in English听.. 鈥� Gina Reiman

Clerk鈥檚 Award听鈥� Sarah Miller

Outstanding Students in World Language and Culture Studies听鈥� Adam Stewart and Chau Tran听

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DIVISION OF EDUCATION, SPORT & HEALTH SCIENCES

Dick Starr Award听鈥� Ellen Gallagher

Outstanding Senior in Sport Science听鈥� Jacque Luth

Leadership in Education听 鈥� Kim Boehm and Emily Jermeland

Outstanding Senior in Elementary Education听鈥� Annika Wasson

Outstanding Senior in Secondary Education听鈥� Christian Bengtson

Outstanding Graduate Student in Secondary Education听鈥� Peggy Lundquist

Dr. Donna J. Helble 鈥�71 Award Winner for Outstanding Junior in Elementary Education听鈥� Sarah Nutting

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DIVISION OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION & MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION

Outstanding Senior in Public Relations听鈥� Brandi Putz

Outstanding Senior in Multimedia Journalism听鈥� Laura Wiersema

Outstanding Senior in Management听鈥� Alexandria Karpurk

J. Samson CEO (Collegiate Entrepreneurs鈥� Organization) Award听鈥� Emily Sassman

Outstanding Senior in Global Management 鈥� Valeria听 Vanessa Gonz脿lez Contreras

Lisle C. Wilson Outstanding Junior 鈥斕�Madison Paulson

Feyerharm Award for Outstanding Junior听鈥� Jackson Arndt

Heckert Award-Outstanding Senior in Economics听鈥� Joshua Hof

Financial Executives International Awards听鈥� Brianna Marie Fisher and Christopher Harris

Institute of Management Accountants听鈥� Zachary R. Leonard

Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants听鈥� Kyann Marie Brown

Outstanding Senior in Health Services Leadership听鈥� Brock L. Rodgers

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Volunteer of the Year Award听鈥� Andrea Casaretto

ODK Emerging Leader Award听鈥� Elizabeth Stolte

E.G. Booth Award听鈥� Noreen Morrow

Alpha Lambda Delta Society鈥檚 Maria Leonard Book Award听 鈥� Matthew Hayden and Annika Wasson

Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies Program Scholarship Award听鈥� Sydney Baty and Mandy Brown

Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies Program Activism Award听鈥斕�听 Liz Nimmo

Barborka Award听鈥� Garrett Pochop

President鈥檚 Award in Human Relations听鈥� Cecilia Martinez

Distinguished Research Award听鈥� Derek Lyons, assistant professor of chemistry.

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SCHOLARSHIPS听

Dr. Dean and Sandra Blinn Research Scholarship听鈥� Kelby Kies

Joe K. Moody Research Scholarship听鈥� Benjamin Rajewski

Dr. Alan & Karen Orr Biology Research Scholarship听鈥� Kameron Hartung