Published on March 31, 2022 by Sean Flynt  
AAS 2022
Students Jacqueline Hintz, Kathryn Jones and Simi Komenda with department chair Anthony Overton at the meeting

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøBiological and Environmental Sciences students earned top honors at the 2022 meeting for the Alabama Academy of Sciences in March.

Kathryn Jones and Bryce Pierce took home the prizes for Outstanding Undergraduates in the paper presentation competition. Simi Komenda won first place in the undergraduate division for poster presentations.

Other ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøpresentations featured projects by Alex Armor, Frank Gonzalez, Catherine Gurley, Madeline Guy, Jacqueline Hintz, Mattie Grace Holley, Alice Hunt, Kathryn Jones, Anna Martin, Camryn Pierce and Sarah Thomas.

 
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