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EEB award winners

Getz Award

The Dr. Lowell L. Getz and Mary R. Getz Undergraduate Research Award was established by Dr. Lowell L. Getz and his wife, Mary R. Getz. Dr. Getz was a faculty member in the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior, who provided research opportunities for hundreds of undergraduates to study the evolution of mating systems in voles. This award supports undergraduate students conducting research in any aspect of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior.
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Winner: Greg Neppl
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Winner: Crystal Luo

Edwin M. Banks Memorial Award

The Edwin Banks Memorial Fund was established by Dr. Banks' wife, Mrs. Hilda Banks, and family to honor his long and distinguished career as a faculty member in the Department of Ecology, Ethology and Evolution at the University of Illinois (1957-1985). Dr. Banks was a pre-eminent researcher in the areas of mammalian sociality and reproduction and this award was established to support research in Animal Behavior.
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Winner: Rebecca Carranza

Odum-Kendeigh Research Award

Dr. Eugene Odum is considered to be one of the fathers of modern ecology and published an influential textbook, Fundamentals of Ecology in 1953. Dr. Odum established the Odum-Kendeigh fund for graduate research in the fields of ecology, behavior and evolution in the Department of Animal Biology in honor of his major professor, Dr. Charles Kendeigh and the Department of Zoology from which he received his Ph.D in 1939.
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Winner: Avi Berger
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Winner: Kaitlin Karl
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Winner: Amanda Martinez
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Winner: Abby Weber
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Winner: Wilfred Tang

Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Summer Stipend Award

The EEB Summer Stipends are made possible with support from Block Grant Funds from the Graduate College. 
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Winner: Anne- Danielle Aka
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Winner: Annika Bagazinski
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Winner: Shriram Bhat
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Winner: Jack Calvery
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Winner: Julia Jehn
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Winner: Tim Legare
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Winner: Francis Dinh

Thomas Frazzetta Award for Outstanding Teaching in Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Biology

This award was established in honor of Dr. Frazzetta who was a passionate teacher at Illinois for 50 years. It is given to a current Evolution, Ecology, and Behavioral graduate student in recognition of their sustained excellence in teaching.
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Winner: Shriram Bhat
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Winner: Julia Jehn