Undergraduate Student Awards

These are the annual awards granted by the department to outstanding undergraduate students:

Gerald S. Gussack Award goes to the most outstanding graduating senior in Cell and Molecular Biology.  The recipient is chosen based on excellence in Grade Point Average, creativity in honors thesis research, and a demonstration of well-balanced academic achievement.  The award is named in honor of the late Gerald Gussack, a Professor of Otolaryngology at Emory University School of Medicine, who was a 1975 graduate of Tulane College. (1 award)

Honors Thesis Award for the outstanding thesis in Cell and Molecular Biology. (1 award)

Professor Erik G. Ellgaard Award for Excellence in Cell and Molecular Biology for the best Graduating Senior in Cell and Molecular Biology.  ($300 procured from Department of Cell and Molecular Biology).  Professor Ellgaard was very popular with students because of his excellent teaching and his devotion to advising and helping students achieve their career goals.  The Erik G. Ellgaard Fund awards money each year for a graduating senior in Tulane/Newcomb College for demonstrating excellence in cell and molecular biology. (1 or 2 awards)

Liz Earley Prize in Cell and Molecular Biology is based on excellence and proficiency in laboratory science. (1 or 2 awards)

Cell and Molecular Biology Prize is special recognition for interest, enthusiasm and proficiency in Biology.  (1 award)

Senior Honors Scholar Awards are given to the very best CMB students and is not solely based on G.P.A. Other contributions and difficult curriculum can also be considered.  The student should be a member of the Tulane Honors Program and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.6, and doing an honors thesis. (Can be multiple awards)