Awards
Dr. Beane
2021 Presidential Innovation Professorship (Award)
President, Provost, and Vice President for Research & Innovation,
Western Michigan University
2020 Darrell R. Latva Biological Sciences Teaching Excellence Award
Department of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University
2018 Honorary Faculty Fellow (Award)
Lee Honors College, Western Michigan University
2018 Excellence in Discovery Award
Western Michigan University
2018 Distinguished Research & Creative Scholarship Award
Office of the Vice President for Research, Western Michigan
University
2017 NSF CAREER Award
Division of Integrative Organismal Systems, National Science
Foundation
Beane Lab Graduate Students
2018- Luke Kinsey, Doctoral Candidate
WMU Graduate Research and Creative Scholar Award
(Ph.D. - Teaching), 2021
Society for Developmental Biology Travel Award, 2019
2018- Allison Witucki, Doctoral Candidate (Mallinson Institute for Science Education)
WMU All University Graduate Teaching Effectiveness Award, 2018
WMU Graduate Research and Creative Scholar Award
(Ph.D. - Teaching), 2017
2016-21 Alanna Van Huizen, Ph.D.
National American Dissertation Fellowship from American
Association of University Women (AAUW), 2020-21
Society for Developmental Biology Travel Award, 2019
2nd Place, Best Poster Competition, BioEM 2019 Conference
BioEM 2019 Graduate Student Travel Award
WMU Graduate Research and Creative Scholar Award
(Ph.D. - Research), 2019
Best Poster Award, WMU Research and Creative Activities
Poster and Performance Day, 2109
Distinguished Graduate Student in Biological Sciences, 2018
Society for Developmental Biology Travel Award, 2017
2014-8 Taylor Birkholz, Ph.D.
WMU Graduate Research and Creative Scholar Award
(Ph.D. - Teaching), 2018
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Travel
Award, 2018
WMU Graduate College Graduate Student Travel Award, 2018
Society for Developmental Biology Travel Award, 2017
Distinguished Graduate Student in Biological Sciences, 2017
Best Poster Award, WMU Poster Day, 2016
Midwest Society for Developmental Biology Travel Award, 2014
2013-6 Michelle Deochand, M.S.
Midwest Society for Developmental Biology Travel Award, 2014
University Fellowship Award (Doctoral Assistantship), 2013-5
Beane Lab Undergraduate Students
2019-20 Sarah Gaffon, Member Lee Honors College
Research Funding: Lee Honors College Research & Creative Activities Award, Summer 2019
2019-20 Jacqueline Greene, Member Lee Honors College
Research Funding: OVPR Undergraduate Research Excellence Award, Spring 2020
2019-20 Nik Nur (Sabrina) Binti Nik Azli
Research Funding: OVPR Undergraduate Research Excellence Award, Summer 2020
2018-21 Tashifa Fayyaz, Member Lee Honors College
WMU Distinguished Senior in Biomedical Sciences, 2021
Jensen Chemistry Scholarship Award, WMU, Spring 2019
Merze Tate Endowed Medallion Scholar, (WMU’s most
prestigious merit-based scholarship)
2018-21 Yarielis Rosario, Member Lee Honors College
Frank Hinds Zoology Award, 2019
Research Funding:
OVPR Undergraduate Research Excellence Award, Spring 2020
OVPR Undergraduate Research Excellence Award, Spring 2018
2017-19 Emily Bolhuis, Member Lee Honors College
Research Funding:
CAS Undergraduate Research & Creative Award, Spring 2018
OVPR Undergraduate Research Excellence Award, Fall 2017
2016-19 Marwa Saad, Member Lee Honors College
Discovery Driven Pillar Award, Lee Honors College, Spring 2019
WMU Presidential Scholar for Biological Sciences, 2019
(University-Wide Academic Honor)
WMU Presidential Scholar for Chemistry, 2019
(University-Wide Academic Honor)
Research Funding:
Lee Honors College Research & Creative Activities Award, Spring 2019
Lee Honors College Research & Creative Activities Award, Spring 2018
OVPR Undergraduate Research Excellence Award, Spring 2017
CAS Undergraduate Research & Creative Award, Fall 2016
2016-19 Breanna Varker
Research Funding:
CAS Undergraduate Research & Creative Award, Spring 2018
OVPR Undergraduate Research Excellence Award, Fall 2017
2016-18 Gabrielle Watson, Member Lee Honors College
WMU Distinguished Senior in Biomedical Sciences, 2018
Research Funding:
Lee Honors College Research & Creative Activities Award, Spring 2018
OVPR Undergraduate Research Excellence Award, Fall 2017
OVPR Undergraduate Research Excellence Award, Summer 2017
Lee Honors College Research & Creative Activities Award, Spring 2017
CAS Undergraduate Research & Creative Award, Fall 2016
2016-18 Luke Kinsey, Member Lee Honors College
Research Funding:
Lee Honors College Research & Creative Activities Award, Spring 2018
CAS Undergraduate Research & Creative Award, Fall 2016
2015-18 Marcos Santiago, Member Lee Honors College
Research Funding:
CAS Undergraduate Research & Creative Award, Fall 2017
OVPR Undergraduate Research Excellence Award, Summer 2017
CAS Undergraduate Research & Creative Award, Fall 2015
2015-17 Jacob Morton, Member Lee Honors College
WMU Distinguished Senior in Biomedical Sciences, 2015
Research Funding:
Lee Honors College Research & Creative Activities Award, Spring 2016
2014-17 Marine Bolliet, Member Lee Honors College
WMU Presidential Scholar for Biological Sciences, 2017
(University-Wide Academic Honor)
Best Thesis Presentation Award, Lee Honors College, 2017
Haenicke Presidential Endowed Medallion Scholar,
(WMU’s most prestigious merit-based scholarship)
Research Funding:
OVPR Undergraduate Research Excellence Award, Spring 2017
CAS Undergraduate Research & Creative Award, Fall 2016 Lee Honors College Research & Creative Activities Award, Spring 2016
Lee Honors College Research & Creative Activities Award, Fall 2015
2013-16 Jessica Bacher, Member Lee Honors College
Research Funding:
CAS Undergraduate Research & Creative Award, Fall 2015
Lee Honors College Research & Creative Activities Award, Summer 2015
2013-15 Khoa Duong
Research Funding:
CAS Undergraduate Research & Creative Award, Fall 2015
2013-14 Kylie Dennis, Member Lee Honors College
Presidential Endowed Medallion Scholar
(WMU's most prestigious merit-based scholarship)
