As classes finished and exams just on the horizon, the Department of Biological Sciences held their Celebration of Excellence to highlight the achievements of all the amazing graduate students in the department. Ronald Batallas received a DBS Teaching Award for excelling as a TA during the fall 2016 semester teaching BIOL 208. Amanda Jorgensen received recognition as one of four finalists from the department who competed in the 3 Minute Thesis Challenge.  And finally Kelsey Jones was given the Julia O Hrapko Graduate Scholarship in Plant Ecology scholarship for her proposed Master’s thesis work with mountain pine beetle. Congratulations to all three of you for your amazing work!