Biology Scholarship and Award Opportunities

The W. Christina Carlson Fund was established by friends and colleagues in memory of Chris Carlson, who taught biology at Rhode Island College from 1925 (prior to her graduation) until 1954 when she became the institution’s registrar. Her principal interest was botany, but she was knowledgeable and taught successfully in all areas of biology. The recipient of this award must be a biology major who has demonstrated exceptional potential for research in the biological sciences. Students may be nominated by any faculty member of the Biology Department

As a faculty member, Theodore Lemeshka won high esteem and admiration from faculty, staff and especially students during his 20 years of service to Rhode Island College. Ted came to the college in 1956 to teach biology and initiated courses in microbiology in 1960. The Theodore Lemeshka Award is given annually in his memory to a graduating senior biology major. The recipient must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in all courses taken at the college and must have a minimum of 3.5 in the following Rhode Island College courses: Chemistry 103 (General Chemistry I), Chemistry 104 (General II), Biology 231 (Human Anatomy), Biology 335 (Human Physiology) and Biology 348 (Microbiology). Students will be identified and named by the members of the Biology Honors Committee.