The Madison Scholar Award is awarded by the  faculty in the College of Science and Mathematics in recognition of the cumulative accomplishments of an individual, with emphasis given to scholarly work done at JMU.  Recipients are nominated by their colleagues or department and a committee selects the recipient. Below is a list of recipients: 

  • 2022: Nathan Wright, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • 2021: Elizabeth Johnson, Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences
  • 2020: Anca Constantin, Department of Physics and Astronomy & Gina MacDonald, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • 2019: Roshna Wunderlich, Department of Biology 
  • 2018: Anca Constantin, Department of Physics and Astronomy 
  • 2017: Roshna E. Wunderlich, Department of Biology
  • 2016: Chris Lantz, Department of Biology
  • 2015: Chris Hughes, Department of Physics and Astronomy
  • 2014: Mark Gabriele, Department of Biology
  • 2013: Ioana Niculescu, Department of Physics and Astronomy
  • 2012: Christopher Rose, Department of Biology
  • 2011: C. Steven Whisnant, Department of Physics and Astronomy
  • 2010: Conley McMullen, Department of Biology
  • 2009: Caroline Lubert, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
  • 2008: David Pruett, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
  • 2007: John Gilje, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • 2006: Grace Wyngaard, Department of Biology
  • 2005: James Liu, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
  • 2004: Ivor Knight, Department of Biology
  • 2003: Kevin L. Giovanetti, Department of Physics
  • 2002: Bruce Wiggins, Department of Biology
  • 2001: James Sochacki, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
  • 2000: Gary Peterson, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
  • 1999: Reid Harris, Department of Biology
  • 1997: Thomas DeVore, Department of Chemistry
  • 1996: Daniel Downey, Department of Chemistry
  • 1994: Carl Droms, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
  • 1991: Carter Lyons, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
  • 1989: Raymond Serway, Department of Physics
  • 1988: Benjamin DeGraff, Department of Chemistry
  • 1987: Gordon Fisher, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
  • 1983: Robert Shapiro, Department of Chemistry

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