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Marie McElyea, Winner of the 2018 Rawls Award for Outstanding Biology Senior

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Biology

Maria McElyea, 2018 Rawls Awardee and Tim Sherman, Chair of Bioloyg

Marie McElyea has been named as the recipient of the 2018 Rawls Award for Outstanding Biology Senior. Marie is a dual Biology/Psychology major who has manage to maintain a 4.0 GPA. She has been involved in research in the lab of Dr. Glen Borchert and plans to pursue a doctoral degree.

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