Chanelle Chua of Oak Brook Receives Award at MBC's Honors Convocation

2015 Apr 10

Students, faculty, staff, and friends of Mary Baldwin College gathered inside Francis Auditorium on March 26 for Honors Convocation, a ceremony to recognize student academic achievement.

At the ceremony, Chanelle Chua of Oak Brook received the Alice McCaa Class of 1976 Biology Award: The Alice McCaa Award honors a 1976 graduate of Mary Baldwin College who majored in biology and whose friends and classmates wanted to honor her memory by establishing an annual award for biology majors. The award is intended to “encourage and recognize excellence in the field of biol­ogy.” It is given to an undergraduate biology major based on academic standing and excellent performance in laboratory and research settings. The recipient is chosen by the biology faculty and includes a cash award.