Waterloo Pioneers of Microbiology Graduate Award

An award valued at $1,000 is given annually to a graduate student in the first year of their Master's or Doctoral program in the Department of Biology in the Faculty of Science at the University of Waterloo. The award recipient must have demonstrated research ability, scholastic aptitude, and an interest in pursuing microbiology or related field under the supervision of a Waterloo Biology Faculty member. This Award was initiated by Dr. Joan P. Torrie and made possible by donations from the friends, family and colleagues of Professor Alan Kempton, Professor William Inniss and Professor Colin Mayfield, the founders of the discipline of microbiology within the Department of Biology at the University of Waterloo. Faculty members in the Department of Biology will nominate candidates, and recipients will be selected annually by the selection committee within the Department.