2024-2025 Dr. Thomas M. and Candace C. Grogan Scholars

Congratulations to the 2024-2025 Dr. Thomas M. and Candace C. Grogan Scholars!

Clara Donovan
Clara Donovan is a sophomore CBC and Franke Honors student studying biochemistry and molecular and cellular biology. She is from Saint Louis, Missouri and was brought up in several African countries. Clara aspires to join the medical field and help improve healthcare access and equality; a goal sparked by the healthcare disparities she witnessed during her upbringing in Africa. The Dr. Thomas M. and Candace C. Grogan Scholar Award will help alleviate the financial burden of college, assisting me to achieve my academic and career goals, and contribute to a more inclusive and equitable society.

JosieAnna Hewitt
Hello, my name is Josi Hewitt and I will be going into my senior year at the University of Arizona, majoring in Chemistry and minoring in Public Health. I am very excited and fortunate to receive this award. Over the past couple years at the University of Arizona I have been a member of Ardor Dance Company as well as a peer mentor and student ambassador for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. I also have worked as a Chemistry and Math content tutor for Think Tank on campus. I have enjoyed many of my classes through my undergraduate program and have found a passion for both the medical and biological areas of chemistry. After graduation, I plan to pursue a degree in higher education in the sciences. In my free time I really enjoy baking, getting coffee, and hiking with my friends.

Caleb Konecek
“My name is Caleb, and I am a rising fourth-year student at the University of Arizona. I am pursuing majors in biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology, and Spanish with minors in classics and professional and technical writing, and I am also part of the W. A. Franke Honors College. Over this summer, I am working full-time in the MCB department’s Charest Lab as part of the MARC Program. In the future, I hope to complete a master’s in environmental biochemistry at the University of Galway before pursuing a full-time career in environmental research.

I am honored to have been selected as a recipient of the Dr. Thomas M. and Candace C. Grogan Scholar Award. As a first-generation student, I depend entirely on scholarships and grants to help fund my education. This award will help to alleviate the financial stress of attending college while allowing me to focus 100% of my attention on my courses, research, and extracurricular activities. It is due to the generosity of donors such as Diane and John Patience that I am able to be a successful student, and I am very grateful that these scholarships have given me the opportunity to succeed in the field of science.”
 

Audrey Winkle
Hi, I'm Audrey, and I'm a junior double majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology with a minor in Psychology. I am a Tucson native interested in researching the genetic connective tissue disease Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. After obtaining my degree, I hope to go to graduate school and continue any research started during undergrad."