Demonstrated commitment to the study of and a career in biology. The scholarship will be awarded to junior or senior undergraduate biology majors who are enrolled full time in the Department of Biology. Demonstrated commitment to the study of and a career in aquatic science or environmental biology. Mary Caughey Helms Eligibility Graduating senior biology major with the most outstanding record in scholarship and contribution to the department, the university and the community. The outstanding Biology senior is selected each spring semester by the departmental scholarship committee.
Selection is based on scholarship, leadership, and extracurricular activities.
Students to be considered should graduate between first session summer school and spring semester. Nominations normally close in early March. This award is made in recognition of academic merit. Recipients must have an overall GPA of 3.0.