November 14, 2016
Sigma Xi recognized its 2015–2016 chapter award winners during a dinner ceremony on November 11 at the Annual Meeting in Atlanta.
Chapter of Excellence Awards have been bestowed on the following Sigma Xi chapters for exceptional chapter activity, innovative programming, and true community leadership during 2015–2016. Nominees for chapter awards were chosen by the regional and constituency directors based on chapter annual reports and winners were selected by the Committee on Qualifications and Membership.
1. University of Michigan
2. Rice University
3. A tie between Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and General Motors R&D Center
Chapter Program of Excellence Awards have been bestowed on the following chapters for organizing and/or hosting a single outstanding program during 2015–2016.
1. Mayo Foundation for programs that promote STEM education and recognize STEM teachers
2. University of Maryland for the Tour of the James Webb Space Telescope at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
3. University of Florida for a group visit to a special presentation at the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium at Santa Fe College
Top 15 Electing Chapters
The following chapters are recognized for initiating the most new members in 2015–2016:
Brown University
Washington University
Princeton
Ohio State University
Fordham University
Georgetown University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
University of Michigan
University of California-Berkeley
Texas A & M University
Cornell University
Lehigh University
North Carolina State University
Harvard University
Vanderbilt University
Photo caption: Chapter award winners who had a delegate the Annual Meeting in Atlanta on November 11, 2016, were recognized and received a certificate for their award. Pictured fourth from the left is Cristina Gouin-Paul, the Mid-Atlantic Region director and president of the District of Columbia Chapter, who was honored with the 2016 Evan Ferguson Award for Service to the Society.