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Biology Students Win National Research Awards

June 04, 2018

Three Angelo State University biology students won top prizes for their research presentations at the national meeting of the Beta Beta Beta (Tri-Beta) national biology honor society held May 30 – June 1 in Monterey, Calif.

ASU Tri-Beta members with their awards certificates at the 2018 national meeting. ASU Tri-Beta members with their awards certificates at the 2018 national meeting. Competing against students from Tri-Beta chapters at universities throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, ASU students won the following awards: 

Tri-Beta Logo ASU’s Tri-Beta chapter also won first place in the Chapter History competition for its scrapbook entry. 

Ten ASU Tri-Beta members attended the national meeting accompanied by Jones. The other attending students were Tyler Birk, Stephen Medrano, Marisa Negley, Angela Rollins, Morgan Seals, Marisa Thompson and Rose Wilhoyt. Birk and Rollins also made research presentations. 

In April, ASU’s Tri-Beta chapter was named the Outstanding Chapter in District 2, which encompasses all of Texas, for the 2017-18 academic year. Thompson is the ASU chapter president and Jones is the faculty advisor.