 Markie FlemingMarkie Fleming, a sophomore biology major/chemistry minor from Basseterre, St. Kitts, is planning on pursuing a career in medicine. Markie is very involved on campus through the Krannert Center Activities Board, Black Student Association, HHOPE and the Bonner Scholars Program. One of his favorite things about Berry is seeing the many deer on campus. He also enjoys a good game of basketball. |
 Mariah LerouxMariah Leroux is a Biology major originally from Los Angeles who wishes to pursue a career in pediatric medicine. Mariah also enjoys a variety of activities outside of the sciences-taking guitar lessons, serving as president of Berry’s Exaltation Christian Singers and as a member of Orgullo-Pride in Hispanic Culture. Off campus she is works with Cinderella’s Closet, a non-profit established by her mother. |
 Will CorleyWill Corley, biology major/chemistry minor, from LaGrange, GA, says that one of his favorite things about being a science major is the fact that he is able to apply what he learns in class to everyday life. He is involved with Emerging Leaders on campus as a facilitator and works as a tour guide in the Office of Admissions. He enjoys hiking, biking and alternative music. |
 Katherine BorekKatherine Borek is a senior from Warner Robins, GA, currently pursuing a dual-degree in mechanical engineering. Katherine has been the president of the campus Math Education Society for two years and also spends some of her time as a teaching assistant in the School of Math and Natural Sciences. She also considers herself a guitar enthusiast and has even been labeled by her iTunes Genius an Indie Rock fan. |
 Anna Sanders ScottAnna Sanders Scott (1999) was awarded the 2010 Outstanding
Biology Teacher Award by the National Association of Biology Teachers. She currently teaches Biology and Anatomy
& Physiology at Athens Academy in Georgia. Dr. Scott earned a Ph.D. in Science Education
from UGA in 2006. |
 Viking Trail Solar SystemAerial view of the Viking
Trail at Berry College where Physics and Astronomy
faculty painted a one billion-to-one scale model of the solar system, at a
scaled distance of 2.7 miles from the Sun.The model aids in understanding the relative distances and sizes. More>> |
 Bruce ConnOur dean, Bruce Conn, was selected to participate in the prestigious
Jefferson Science Fellowship and will serve as an adviser to the State
Department in Washington, D.C., for the 2010-2011 academic year. More at http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/Jefferson/PGA_046613. |
 Keiko StobaeusKeiko leads the “Green Team” at Berry College
and is the Student Sustainability Program Coordinator. She says the “environmental awareness” at Berry College
has become a part of her message when she gives tours for prospective students
and their families. |
 Scott LaneScott is a training/research fellow with the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, reviewing African diseases and gaining practice with PCR’s and cell cultures. Berry biology courses, especially Cell and Immunology, have paid off! Scott will further his education at Emory University and will seek a doctorate in immunology.
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 Tom BaldvinsTom Baldvins worked as an intern during summer 2010 with Dr. Emi Ito at the University of Minnesota Limnological Research Center. He will present a poster on his summer research on the “Paleoflora of Wild Rice Communities” at the annual Geological Society of America Conference in Denver this fall. |
 Stephanie TuckerStephanie attends Washington University in St. Louis, where she is pursuing a Ph.D. in Biological Inorganic Chemistry. In her senior year at Berry, she was awarded a Fulbright research grant to work with a government lab in Marseille, France.
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 Crystal SmithermanCrystal is pursuing a Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Georgia State. Her research group is studying mechanistic enzymology of redox enzymes, esp. flavin-dependent enzymes, to determine the influence on the energetics of reaction intermediates and transition states. |
 Eric McDowellThe very talented mathematics professor and department chair, Dr. McDowell composed lyrics for “Hey, Mr. Mathman” to “prove” that Intro to Calculus can be set to music. The highly entertaining YouTube video is also informative! |
 Reneé CarletonCome back, Bluebird! Dr. Carleton has a passion for reestablishing the eastern bluebird to the Berry College campus and has encouraged their habitat and breeding with a great deal of success. She welcomes opportunities to share her experiences with bluebird enthusiasts. |
 Kevin HokeThe 2010 recipient of the McRae Award, Dr. Hoke is an inorganic chemist at Berry who studies the ability of protein molecules to exchange electrons with electrodes and makes new catalysts for chemical reactions. |
 Tyler McCaslinChemistry major and 2010 Kirbo Scholar, Tyler is researching ways to improve the production process and durability of amperometric biosensors for real-time monitoring of cholesterol. |
 Elizabeth SteppElizabeth is a biology major who does coral research with Dr. Michael Morgan. Presently, they are studying gene expression profiles of corals exhibiting Caribbean Yellow Band Disease on the island of Puerto Rico. Elizabeth is a 2009 Richard Scholar at Berry. |
 Katherine DiTulioKate was awarded Richards Scholarship funds to assist her with her research at Berry with Dr. Jay Daniel to examine the expression of the ghrelin receptor in bovine fat. Kate hails from the state of Tennessee and is planning to go to veterinary school after graduation. |