FoC Alumni Awards

Friends of Chemistry

Alumni Award Nominations

WFU Department of Chemistry Distinguished Alumni Award

This biennial award is to be presented to a Wake Forest Chemistry alumnus/alumna in honor of their preeminent contributions and service to the advancement of any facet of the chemical sciences. Nominees will have a sustained and enduring record of achievement, recognized nationally or internationally, and continue to exemplify WFU’s commitment to excellence in his/her contributions.

How to Make Nominations for the Distinguished Alumni Award

WFU Department of Chemistry Young Alumni Award

This award is to be presented annually to a Wake Forest Chemistry graduate under the age of 40, who has significantly contributed to any facet of the chemical sciences and continues to exemplify WFU’s commitment to excellence in his/her contributions.

How to Make Nominations for the Young Alumni Award

Award Recipients

Distinguished Alumni Award recipients:

2024 – Leslie Poole (B.A. ’80, Ph.D. ’88)

2022 – Keith McDowell (’66)

2020 – Wendy Young (BA’88, MS’89)

2018 – Stephen Stroupe (’66)

2016 – Eric Olson (’77, PhD ’82)

2014 – David Bryant (’58)

Young Alumni Award recipients:

2025 – Dr. Alec Christian (B.S. ’14)

2024 – Mallory Makowsky (B.S. ’08)

2023 – Lauren Rajakovich (’11)

2022 – Chris Junker (’12)

2021 – Wesley S. Farrell (’10)

2020 – Zachary Hood (’13)

2019 – Kasha Patel (’12)

2018 – Erika Bechtold (PhD ’10)

2017 – Cassidy Brown (’06)

2016 – Kerry Ann Pickin Paumi (PhD ’02)

2015 – Peter Tarsa (’99)