Biology Department Top 100 Students

Every year, our biology students and faculty make Ball State University the one to watch by securing grants, winning awards, publishing in scientific journals and earning scholarships. Here’s what our students and faculty have been up to in the last year.

Fall 2024

Kalie N Adams
Ahmad Ahmad
Karim Allam
Livi C Allen
Ahlece M Allen
Alanah D Amman
Caden R Anderson
Sharon F Anderson
Kylie I Archer
Bido B Attallah
Madison J Austerman
Kelsey G Ayres
Mohammed A Aziz
Gabriel M Baker
Lorena N Barb
Kendall M Barnes
Rachel B Baumgartner
Matt C Bell
Gabrielle M Bennitt
Nathaniel W Betteridge
Cassey J Bevelhimer
Dilynn G Blair
Duncan E Bowman
Izzie I Brown
Payton L Bunn
Amanda L Burnell
Ava B Butterfield
Camdyn T Cantrell
Grace L Carey
Kyle A Carnes
Sydney I Castleman
John W Chambers
Charline Charles
Kutemwa M Chishimba
Peyton L Clay
Jasney M Combs
Paizley Cool
Braelyn A Cooper
Rachel A Costello
Ellie M Cox
Haylee M Craney
Jackson T Cranston
Kendall B Creech
Olivia R Crooks
Sarah O Crossley
Twila C Dale
Nate R Dallmann
Clara J Daugherty
Jiah N Davenport
Avery R Davis
Aidan P Davis
Trista D Dean
Ruthie E Dennison
Noah J Dilley
Lance J Dillingham
Keyton M Doran
Emmy J Doulens
Emarie C Dove
Quinlan A Druley
Trinity A Dubree
Kyndall Dufor
Jenna N Dupont
Benjamin B Eikenbary
Kendra A Eller
Emily E Ellis
Angel Esquivel Vazquez
favour F Fadayomi
Madison R Farlow
Patrick T Fawcett
Alyssa M Fernung
Danielle M Finicle
Ashley P Fitch
Chaeli J Fletcher
Emma G Fowler
Tabitha C Fox
Carissa G Fuller
Bella M Fuller
Dorian A Gabbard
Erica H Galindo
Sara D Garcia
Bella P Garofalo
Rose A Gemeinhart
Ethan L Gentis
O'Riya A Gibson
Elizabeth K Gillespie
Olivia P Glaeser
Leo A Gonzalez
Mackenzie K Gordon
Katherine M Greene
Mya E Gregory
Abbie J Grinstead
Maddie R Grove
Maya G Guinn
Julia J Guzman
Kaitlin N Gwin



 



 

Aristotle J Hackbush
Reygan M Hall
Sai A Hamm
Eden L Hammond
Sara A Harmeyer
Brayden J Harris
Sydney R Harris
Maya J Harty
Grace C Havard
Isabella L Havens
Gabrielle A Heiser
Sydney N Helfin
Allison E Helmer
Kiley D Henderson
Morgan A Hensley
Grace A Hillman
Nicole R Hoefflicker
Carleigh E Hofelich
Sarah G Hoggatt
Vanessa N Holloway
Rob M Hook
Jessica R Hougland
Jorja J Houston
Cayden R Howard
Madi G Howell
Heidi M Hughes
Luis A Ibarra
Hannah L Jackson
Owen Jacob
Abby L Jenkins
Tanisha S Jimenez
Bridget N Johnson
Jaylee S Johnson
Dre'An C Johnson
Chloe J Jones
Alexis T Jones
Madyson L Jones
MaKayla S Karagan
Meena Khan
Corbin M King
Annika N Klauss
Shylea N Knapp
Xander D Kohart
Molly Konopa
Lily G Kreun
Sydney W Kring
Ava G Kruger
Maxim A Kruglov
Aislyn O Labadie
Grace J Lacey
Moris E Lalim
Bailey A Lammers
Kaitlyn M Lassen
Damon M Laughlin
Mandy Lauth
Kami Leach
Emi L Leachman
Madyson I Lee
Carly M Lehman
Grace A Leopardo
Lainey J Leslie
Jireh M Leyte
Sarah A Limp
Angel A Lissade
Wesley B Livingston
AJ J Lowe
Dwight I Magsisi
Dylan J Mann
Haley E Martinez
Naielie D Martinez-diaz
Cassie G Maurer
Reid C McAdams
Kait R McCormick
Alyssa L Mcdonald
Lucy M McGovern
Ebonie T Miller
Morgann E Miller
Mikayla Veronica V Mimnaugh
Gabriel M Minichiello
Corbin L Moake
Ava F Montalvo
Greg E Monzel
Star A Moon
Skylar R Moore
Macie A Morehouse
Katlynn J Mork
Nonie M Morris
Sofia I Mulholland
Bridie T Murphy
Sneha Muthuramesh
Callum M Neff
 

 

Curran M O'Connor
Shelby N Oliver
LiLi F O'Malley
Olivia M Owens
Olivia P Oyler
Benjamin M Parsons
Reva S Patil
Doondeeshwar Patnala
Kaikeyi M Paxton
Gavin S Pearson
Veronica G Peitersen
Hailee E Pernsley
Dawson W Perry
Destiny M Peters
Emily R Peterson
Lexi R Pewitt-Hayes
Kellin S Pike
Sarah L Plattner
Gwenyth A Porod
Jordan E Potter
Sydney J Powell
Claire C Price
Corbin J Prince
Sarah C Pruim
Noelle R Quiroga
Jaycee E Rardin
Hayley F Reece
Ken C Reed
Avery W Renshaw
Will D Retherford
Olivia Rickle
Caleb J Ritchie
Peyton K Rodgers
Sophie V Rodionova
Charlie E Rogers
Summer L Romick
Wyatt J Row
Erica N Rumley
Abdur-Rahim Saleem
Gem C Sambugaro
Ainsley R Schaufele
Lexi S Schwendenman
Mackensie L Shears
Kidist Z Shebeshi
Maya Z Shebeshi
Brooklyn G Shields
Alexey N Shinkevich
Brad D Shue
Jacob S Siewers
Jayde N Siler
Gabbi A Simonson
Eli L Slater
Adam E Sloane
Cole Smith
Isabella M Smith
Payton M Smith
Madison J Smith
Leah M Sodo
Josh A Spoor
Rebekah M Starkey
Elizabeth G Stern
Lilli C Stevens
Kaylea A Stewart
Rylee J Stineburg
Julia A Stover
Sarah N Strecker
Grace E Sumner
Michaela C Swartzentruber
Kelsey S Temple
Megan R Tomlin
Isabelle R Torres
Lexi J Trojan
Hamza Tufo
Hayley M Urban
Alex Vance
Kira M Verburg
Julia A Verratti
Cooper R Vincent
Grace A Wade
Rachel P Waechter
Emma E Wagner
Emma A Walker
EA G Walters
Eva J Ward
Chloe E West
Jenna M Whaley
Kaelyn O White
Elise M Whitehurst
Abbey E Wiggam
Ella S Wilhelm
Tony R Williamson
Da'Nechia M Wilson
Iva R Witter
Raina L Wolf
Ashton D Wolf
Emily R Wolf
Alexis M Wynn
Abby L Yake
Alyssa M Linville
Axel N Stapinski
Eeve F Williams

Connie C Burgos
Jackson F Kettery
Addison S Mehlberg
Kaelyn R Valleau
 

Outstanding Senior in Biology
Katelyn Harris

Robert Esther Cooper Science Student Award
Emma Stanley

Drs. Nancy and Mohammad Behforouz Biology Scholarship
Dylan Seiler

Dr. Robert R. and Mrs. Harriet M. Pinger Award for Student Travel
Veronica Hamilton

Russell E. Siverly Memorial Research Award for Environmental Biology Research
Barrett Sullivan

Thomas R. and Beatrice J. Mertens Award
Emily L. Danzeisen

Thomas and Carol McComish Award for Aquatic Biology & Fisheries Graduate Student of the Year
Grace Carter

Thomas and Carol McComish Award for Aquatic Biology & Fisheries Undergraduate Student of the Year
Noah Dilley

Thomas S. McComish Scholarship in Aquatic Biology
Jillian Cieslik

Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Lab Sciences
Emma Eubank

Dr. Mahin D. Maines Biology Graduate Student Award for Outstanding Graduate Student in Lab Sciences
Connor Bailey

Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Field Sciences
Jillian Cieslik

Outstanding Graduate Student in Field Sciences
Veronica Hamilton

Outstanding Senior in Wildlife Biology
Steve Doll

Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Science Education
Emily L. Danzeisen

Outstanding Teaching as a Graduate Student (Carl Warnes Award)
Kate (Kathryn) McGowan

Newell C. Cook Sr. & Jr. Scholarship in Microbiology
Kieran Claypool

Velvet Day Memorial Pre-Health Professions Scholarship
Charline Charles

Excellence in Physiology & Anatomy Research
Chhiring Sherpa

Homer D. Paschall Outstanding Anatomy and/or Physiology Graduate Assistant Award
Bryce Kuschel

Ashley Anderson - Ball State University Top 100 Recognition

Quinn Anderson - Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences

Cassandra Araujo - ASPiRE Research Grant

Esther Atutey - Poster presentation at Southeastern Fishes Council, Poster presentation at American Fisheries Society Conference, Poster presentation at Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference

Brian Ault - Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences

Connor Bailey - Presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences, Poster presentation at BSU Student Symposium, Manuscript published (co-author) in microPublication Biology, Manuscript published (co-author) in BioRxiv

Travis Beckett - Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences

Julianna Bennett - Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences

Jillian Campbell - Poster presentation at Southeastern Fishes Council

Grace Carter - ASPiRE Travel Grant, Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences, Presentation at Indiana Water Resources Association

Jillian Cieslik - ASPiRE Research Grant, Bernadette Perham Scholarship

Kieran Claypool - Manuscript published (co-author) in BioRxiv

Clayton Coll - Ball State University Top 50 Recognition

Alexandra Doerner - Manuscript published (co-author) in IEEE 20th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging

Steve Doll - Josie and Geoff Fox Travel Grant, National Udall Undergraduate Scholarship, Deborah S. Wehman Scholarship, Presidential Scholarship

Abdulgadir Elnajdi - Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences

Angela Fletcher - ASPiRE Travel Grant

Samantha Gosser - ASPiRE Research Grant, Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences, Manuscript published (co-author) in BioRxiv

Julian Grudens - ASPiRE Research Grant, Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences

Joseph Gumina - Ball State University Top 100 Recognition

Corwyn Hall - Poster presentation at Southeastern Fishes Council

Katelyn Harris - Ball State University Top 10 Recognition

Brook Karasch - Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences, Presentation at Indiana University Animal Behavior Meeting

Anu Kumal - Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences

Bryce Kuschel - ASPiRE Travel Grant, Presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences, Poster presentation at American Physiological Summit Conference, Poster presentation at BSU Student Symposium

Reaghan Lewis - Ball State University Top 50 Recognition

Alexandra Marshall - Book publication

Madison Mathew - Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences

Kate (Kathryn) McGowan - ASPiRE Travel Grant

Jacob Miller - ASPiRE Research Grant, Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences, Winner of Emerging Scientist Poster Competition for Cell Biology, Poster presentation at BSU Student Symposium, Manuscript published (co-author) in microPublication Biology, Manuscript published (co-author) in BioRxiv

Skylar Moore - Presidential Scholarship, Honors Scholarship

Brit Nahorney - ASPiRE Research Grant, Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences

Ashley Owens - Book publication

Kenzie Persinger - ASPiRE Research Grant, Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences, Presentation at Indiana University Animal Behavior Meeting

Leah Reese - ASPiRE Research Grant

Evan Rogers - Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences

Hayden Schneider - ASPiRE Research Grant

Emeline Scott - ASPiRE Research Grant, Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences

David Shearer - Presentation at Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Presentation at Indiana TWS Chapter Meeting, Manuscript published in Animal Cognition, Manuscript published in Ecology and Evolution Nature Notes

Chhiring Sherpa - ASPiRE Research Grant, Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences, Poster presentation at BSU Student Symposium

Grace Shiller - Presentation at Fine Focus Symposium

Mathew Simpson - Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences

Lauryn Snowden - Ball State University Top 100 Recognition

Brock Spahr - Ball State University Top 100 Recognition

Evan Spell - Poster presentation at RNA Rustbelt Meeting

Barrett Sullivan - ASPiRE Research Grant

Megan Teter - Ball State University Top 50 Recognition

Griffin Thomas - 2023 Goldwater Scholarship Recipient, Presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences, Presentation at Annual Meeting of American Chemical Society

Mary Tragesser-Tina - Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences, Poster presentation at BSU Student Symposium, Manuscript published (co-author) in BioRxiv

Sam Walsh - Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences

Rheanna Walther - Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences

Jessica (Jit) Weir - Manuscript published in PNAS Nexus, Manuscript published (co-author) in Cybium, Manuscript published (co-author) in Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Asia Wyatt - Poster presentation at Indiana Academy of Sciences