Bob
Sanders
The Robert Sanders Memorial Best Student Paper Award
is given to the student who gives the overall best presentation of
their work at the GABS Graduate Student Research Symposium. This
award recognizes a student for acheivement in being able to convey
their science to an audience of their peers from a variety of
biological fields and related programs. Robert Sanders received
his MS from the Department of Biological Sciences at USC in 1990 and
was a Ph.D. student at USC from 1993 until his untimely death on Jan.
14, 2003. "Bob" was consistently involved in GABS events like the
Graduate Research Symposium and held multiple positions in GABS
throughout his graduate career including President and Faculty
Liason. Bob was a well respected teacher and received numerous TA
awards. He was also an active proponent of student involvement in all
aspects of the department and always made it a point to encourage new
students to get involved in GABS. Most of all, Bob will be
remembered as a fun-loving person with a willingness to talk and always
ready with a smile.