This award recognizes outstanding achievement in the classroom and research lab by a student in the Neuroscience Minor and encourages students to consider careers related to neuroscience. It is named the Florence Robinson Neuroscience Award in honor of Professor Susan Fahrbach’s mother-in-law, an economist with a love for education who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease in 2003.


2024

Samantha Roslyn Dankner (with Dr. Katy Lack)

2023

Hannah Sage Yoder (with Dr. Katy Lack)

2022

Amber Adkins

2021

Mia Allen

2020

Grace Anderson

2019

Jennifer Elaine Stern (with Dr. Wayne Silver)

2018

Carolina Burgos Aguilar (with Dr. Wayne Silver)

2017

Hope Peterson (with Dr. Wayne Silver & Dr. Susan Fahrbach)

2016

Nanami Miyazaki (with Dr. Wayne Silver)

2015

Alexa Ciesinski (with Dr. Wayne Silver)

2014

Dan Powell (with Dr. Wayne Silver)

2013

Matt Whitmill

2012

Maria Binney (with Dr. Wayne Silver)

2011

Gregory Alberto (with Dr. Erik Johnson)

2010

Emily Ware

2009

Rob Lowe (left) and Colston Edgerton (right)