The Seemon Pines Award is sponsored by the late Dr. Seemon Pines, Ph.D. alumnus of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois with Prof. Nelson Leonard, who went on to an illustrious career at Merck, where he helped develop a large number of life-enhancing therapeutic drugs such as cortisone, easing the suffering of millions. He served as Vice President of Pharmaceutical Process R&D and was awarded Merck's highest scientific honor, the Director's Scientific Award. Dr. Pines used this cash prize to establish the Seemon Pines Award and the Pines Travel Award to foster student development at the University of Illinois. The Seemon Pines award is awarded each year for the most outstanding research presentation at the annual Beak-Pines Organic Area Allerton Conference.

 

2024Matthew Bock (Denmark)
2023Yunyan Sun (Moore)
2022Marya Ornelas (Mehta)
2021no conference
2020no conference
2019Chris Huck (Sarlah)
2018Soumitra Athavale (Denmark)
2017Kenton Hetrick (van der Donk)
2016Lucas Hernandez (Sarlah)
2015Michelle Richter (Hergenrother)
2014Anthony Grillo (Burke)
2013Spencer Peck (van der Donk)
2012Kyle Dunbar (Mitchell)
2011Joseph Bair (Hergenrother)
2010Eric Woerly (Burke)
2009Diana West (Hergenrother)
2008John Whitteck (van der Donk)
2007Douglas Davis (Moore)
2006Kenneth Fraunhoffer (White)
2005Benjamin Leslie (Hergenrother)
2004Rebecca Coppins (Silverman)
2003Joseph Rule (Moore)
2002Gregory Beutner (Denmark)
2001Anobel Tamrazi (Katzenellenbogen)
2000Matthew Epperson (D. Gin)