{"id":1788,"date":"2017-05-23T13:58:23","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T13:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/biology\/?p=1788"},"modified":"2023-09-26T13:20:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T13:20:41","slug":"biology-students-honored-at-hampden-sydney-final-convocation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/biology\/2017\/05\/23\/biology-students-honored-at-hampden-sydney-final-convocation\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology students honored at Hampden-Sydney Final Convocation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Hampden-Sydney Biology Department was well represented at the College&#8217;s Final Convocation, an award ceremony recognizing outstanding academic achievement during the 2016-17 year.<\/p>\n<p>The James R.T. Hewett Biology in recognition of outstanding achievement in the Biology Department was given to James Lau &#8217;17. \u00a0James graduated as the Valedictorian of the Class of 2017 and will be attending Eastern Virginia Medical School in the fall.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1789\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/05\/James-Lau-Convocation.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1789\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1789\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/05\/James-Lau-Convocation-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"James Lau '17 receives the Hewett Biology award from Chair of Biology Alex Werth\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Lau &#8217;17 receives the Hewett Biology award from Chair of Biology Alex Werth<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The H.B. Overcash Prize for outstanding achievement among pre-health junior students was awarded to Nicholas Chase &#8217;18.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1790\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/05\/Nick-Chase-Convocation.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1790\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1790\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/05\/Nick-Chase-Convocation-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Werth enthusiastically awards the Overcash Prize to Nicholas Chase\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Werth enthusiastically awards the Overcash Prize to Nicholas Chase<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The two Sophomore Academic Excellence Awards for highest GPA in the sophomore class were both given to biologists. \u00a0First awarded was Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major Blake Martin &#8217;19.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1791\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/05\/Blake-Martin-Convocation.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1791\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1791\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/05\/Blake-Martin-Convocation-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Director of the Office of Academic Success Lisa Burns presents Blake Martin '19 with his award.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Director of the Office of Academic Success Lisa Burns presents Blake Martin &#8217;19 with his award.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Next awarded was Biology major Coleman Johnson &#8217;19.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1792\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/05\/Coleman-Johnson-Convocation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1792\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1792\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/05\/Coleman-Johnson-Convocation-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Coleman Johnson '19 with Director Burns\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coleman Johnson &#8217;19 with Director Burns<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Finally, to show that Biology majors appreciate the full gamut of the liberal arts, Biology major David Bushhouse &#8217;19 received the Sallie Wright Harrison\u00a0award from the Department of English for his poem which considered the origins of his last name.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1801\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/05\/David-Bushhouse-Convocation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1801\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1801\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/05\/David-Bushhouse-Convocation-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Steele Nowlin, Chair of the Department of English, and David Bushhouse '19\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Steele Nowlin, Chair of the Department of English, and David Bushhouse &#8217;19<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hampden-Sydney Biology Department was well represented at the College&#8217;s Final Convocation, an award ceremony recognizing outstanding academic achievement during the 2016-17 year. 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