The Ward J. MacNeal Educational and Scientific Memorial Trust Distinguished Dissertation Award
for University of Michigan
Microbiology and Immunology Graduates
This award honors Ward J. MacNeal (A.B. 1901, Ph.D. 1904, M.D. 1905, Honorary Sc.D. 1939). Dr. MacNeal was a pathologist who specialized in cancer research and was a noted authority on bacterio/phage. From 1912 until his death in 1946, he served as professor of bacteriology and director of the Bacteriology Service at New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital. This award has been made possible by a gift from the estate of Charlotte Etzold MacNeal (A.B. 1932), the wife of Ward MacNeal's son, Perry S. MacNeal (A.B. 1933, M.D. 1936, Residency 1940).
This departmental award is given to a Ph.D. graduate from a pool of nominees each academic year. Nominees are reviewed for:
- Overall scholarly credentials
- Degree of innovation, creativity, and insight
- Scope and importance of the work
- Effectiveness of the writing, including whether it is written in language that is reasonably understandable to readers in a variety of disciplines
History of Recipients
2004–2005, Ari B. Molofsky
Presently finishing his M.D. at U of M Hospital
Graduate from the laboratory of Michele Swanson
2003–2004, Wenfeng An
Presently at Johns Hopkins University
Graduate from the laboratory of Alice Telesnitsky
2002–2003, Ping Ye
Presently at Johns Hopkins University
Graduate from the laboratory of Denise Kirschner
2000–2001, Julie K. Pfeiffer
Presently at University of Texas Southwestern
Graduate from the laboratory of Alice Telesnitsky
1999–2000, Melody Neeley
Presently at Wayne State University
Graduate from the laboratory of David Friedman
