2024 De Silva, First Citizens Award Honorees Named

Adam Reitzel, professor of Biological Sciences, was awarded the 2024 First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal. Since 1988, this award has recognized a senior full-time faculty member annually for outstanding scholarship, creativity and/or research. Last year’s honoree was Kirill Afonin, professor of Chemistry.

The 2024 Harshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award was presented to Juan Vivero-Escoto, professor of Chemistry. Established in memory of the noted professor of biology, the de Silva award recognizes a full-time member of the graduate faculty who evinces outstanding graduate mentoring. The 2023 award went to Margaret Quinlan, professor of Communication Studies.

Ceremonies honoring the two award winners will be scheduled in the spring semester, presided over by the Chancellor, the Interim Dean of the Graduate School and University officers.

Read more about the de Silva Mentor Award, First Citizens Medal and past winners at the Graduate School.

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