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Undergraduate Awards

Jeanne C. Mellinger Award

  • Clare Smith
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Outstanding Psychology Undergraduate Researcher Award

  • Taylor Gepes-Carroll
  • Ezra Lynch-Holland
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Outstanding Campus Leader Award

  • Hannah Zimmerman
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Faculty Choice Award

  • Vlera Baftija
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Outstanding Psychology Undergraduate Research Assistant Award

  • Connor Monke
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Outstanding Faculty Award

  • Jennifer Brielmaier
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Outstanding Adjunct Award

  • William Kochen
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Outstanding Undergraduate Learning Assistant Award

  • Aisun Abedinzadeh
  • Vanessa Arevalo
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Jeane C. Mellinger Award Honorable Mention

  • Ciera Dixon
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Outstanding Faculty Honorable Mention

  • Yi-Ching Lee
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