Internal Awards
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In addition to standard graduate scholarships and fellowships, the Toxicology Graduate Program and the Toxicology Undergraduate Program provide the following special awards opportunities to full-time students. Selection of recepients of the awards is made by the Toxicology Awards Committee in April of each year. The awards are typically presented at the Toxicology Group Annual General Meeting, which is generally held each May. A brief list of the awards and their dollar value is given below, followed by a more in-depth description and recent award winners.
Graduate student awards
• The Dr. Chatur Sisodia Graduate Scholarship ($500)
• The H.B. (Bruno) Schiefer Student Travel Award ($1,000)
• Toxicology Graduate Student's Association Travel Award ($500)
• Alberta Innovates Technology Futures Student Poster Competition Awards ($300, $200, $100)
• Undergraduate student awards
• AREVA Award for Academic Excellence ($500)
• Fisher Scientific International Undergraduate Research Award (Winner $500, $200, $100)
• Fisher Scientfiic Undergraduate Toxicology Presentation Award (Winner $100, two honourable mentions $50)
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"The Poison Apron Award"
Students' choice award for best presentation in TOX 403 (Biotoxins)
Congratulations to Vanessa Cowan in the black apron and Akweley Ninepence in the red apron.
Presenting the awards Dr. Mark Wickstrom Program Chair. 2012-13
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Doug Hancock Memorial Award
This award and a statistic textbook was awarded to Toxicology graduate student Landon McPhee. 2012-13
Presenting the award, Dr. Janz, Toxicology Graduate Chair.
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The Dr. Chatur Sisodia Graduate Scholarship
The Dr. Chatur Sisodia Graduate Scholarship is presented annually to a full-time graduate student registered in the Toxicology Graduate Program who has completed a minimum of two years of formal course work. The $500 award recognizes academic excellence in the field of toxicology and is a tribute to Dr. Chatur Sisodia, the first Academic Coordinator for the program.
Toxicology graduate student David Saunders receives the 2012-13 Dr. Chatur Sisodia Graduate Scholarship.
Presenting the award, Dr. Janz, Toxicology Centre Graduate Chair.
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H.B. Schiefer Graduate Student Travel Award
This award is intended to provide one travel grant of up to $1,000 (or two partial travel grants totaling $1,000) annually to a graduate student(s) in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Toxicology. Students must be presenting research findings from their University of Saskatchewan toxicology graduate work (in either platform or poster format) at a national or international scientific meeting in order to be eligible for the award. Selection will be based on a combination of academic standing, research progress and quality, and financial need.
H.B. Schiefer Graduate Student Travel Award for 2012-13 was received by Leanne Flahr (left) and
Sarah Crawford (right).
Presenting the award, Dr. Janz, Toxicology Centre Graduate Chair.
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Alberta Innovates Technology Futures Student Poster Competition Awards
Each year following the Toxicology Group Annual General Meeting, students have an opportunity to present their research findings in poster format and offer a five minute oral presentation on the material provided in their poster. Awards of $300 (first place), $200 (second place), and $100 (third place) are offered to students working towards an M.Sc. or Ph.D. in toxicology. Judging is focussed primarily on the quality of research material provided, the physical nature and overall appearance of the poster, and the clarity and conciseness of the oral presentation.
Alberta Innovates Technology Futures Student Poster Competition Award for 2012-13
1st place was received by Landon McPhee (right)
2nd place, Jonathon Doering (middle)
3rd place, Sarah Crawford (left)
Presenting the award, Dr. Janz, Toxicology Centre Graduate Chair.
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AREVA Award for Academic Excellence in Toxicology
This award is given each year to the student graduating from the Toxicology Undergraduate Program with the highest grade point average in their core toxicology program courses. The award is in the amount of $500.
The 2012-13 winner of the AREVA Award for Academic Excellence in Toxicology was Matthew Walliser.
Presenting the award, Dr. Mark Wickstrom, Program Chair.
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Vanessa Cowan, 1st Place
Shelby Reid, 3rd Place
Fisher Scientific Toxicology Undergraduate Research Award
The Fisher Toxicology Undergraduate Research Award is presented each year to the student who produces the best paper based on their research TOX 480.3 or TOX 481.6, The award is in the amount of first place $500, 2nd $200 and 3rd $100.
The recipient of the 2012-13 Toxicology Undergraduate Research Award was Vanessa Cowan.
2nd place, Nicole Remenda (unable to attend presentation)
3rd place, Shelby Reid
Presenting the award, Jim Schille, Fisher Representative.
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Fisher Sceintific Toxicology Undergrad Seminar Awards
The Fisher Toxicology Undergraduate Seminar Award is presented each year to the top two student presentations in the Toxicology Seminar (TOX 490) course. The award is in the amount of $100 for first place.
The 2012-13 award of the Fisher Toxicology Undergraduate Seminar was Vanessa Cowan (middle)
Honourable Mentions
Kean Steeves (right) and Dawn Bedell (left).
Presenting the awards,Leanne Flahr and Jonathon Doering, Graduate Students in the Toxicology Program.
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