The department of Microbiology & Plant Pathology (MPP) had the pleasure of hosting this year's Graduate Student Invited Lectureship and Awards Ceremony 2021-2022 on May 27, 2022, in the Genomics Auditorium & Lobby.

As the first major event back on-campus for the department, we were excited to have all of this year's award recipients present, both in-person and via Zoom, to accept their awards, which have been provided by our generous donors.

This year's award recipients included:

     Nathan McLain - Peter and Pamela Tsao Endowed Graduate Student Scholarship Award 

     Hannah Shulman - Microbiology and Plant Pathology Departmental Graduate Student Scholarship Award

     Dylan Enright - Microbiology Award for Excellence in Mycology 

     William Samson - Edmond C. Calavan Memorial Scholarship Award

The event concluded with a reception to further celebrate these meritorious students and their amazing achievements.

A summary for each of these awards and their donors can be found below.

Congratulations to this year's award recipients!

Photo from L to R: William Samson, Dr. Shou-Wei Ding, Nathan McLain, Dylan Enright.

Peter and Pamela Tsao Endowed Graduate Student Scholarship Award:

The Peter and Pamela Tsao Endowed Graduate Student Scholarship Award was established on behalf of Drs. Peter and Pamela Tsao, who began their research careers at UC-Riverside in 1956. The Tsao Scholarship is awarded to meritorious graduate students in the Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology. A faculty committee identifies an applicant(s) that has demonstrated excellence in research and creative forward-thinking in their dissertation research.

Microbiology and Plant Pathology Departmental Graduate Student Scholarship Award

This award was established by the MPP department to highlight this diversity and to recognize excellence in student research as a major contributor to the interdisciplinary strengths of the department. The Microbiology Scholarship will be awarded annually to one meritorious graduate student in the laboratory of a Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology (MPP) faculty member at the University of California, Riverside. A faculty committee will identify an applicant that has demonstrated excellence in research and creative forward-thinking in their dissertation research.

Microbiology Award for Excellence in Mycology

 The Microbiology Award for Excellence in Mycology was established on behalf of the San Diego Mycological Society in honor of Dr. Moselio Schaechter. The Microbiology Award for Excellence in Mycology will be awarded to one meritorious graduate student in the Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology (MPP) at the University of California, Riverside. A faculty committee will identify the applicant that has demonstrated excellence in research and creative forward-thinking in their dissertation research.

Edmond C. Calavan Memorial Scholarship Award

The Calavan award was established in memory of Dr. Edmond Calavan, who was among the most influential scientist to the citrus industry worldwide. The scholarship is awarded annually to one meritorious graduate student in the Plant Pathology Graduate Program at the University of California, Riverside.