The Thornton Award is given each year in memory of Shaun Thornton, a biology major who died in a motorcycle accident in 1993.  The award is given to the presenter(s) of the best oral and/or poster of their research. 

The Thornton Award Winners:

1993    Jason Fitzpatrick

1994    Diane Caunt

1995    Amy Donoghue and Terry O’Connell

1996    Gianna Troiano

1997    Jim Uthoff (oral), James Griffin (poster)

1998    Julie Ploof

1999    Scott Andrea

2000    Mark Cooperman (oral), Deidre Osborne (poster)

2001    Virginia Rainville

2002    Azra Ahmed

2003    Scott Alconada

2004    Anita Lovely

2005    Heather Paquin

2006     Jeane Webster

2007     Jen Bertolasio