* Possible recipients: This award goes to the senior psychology major who shows the most promise as a researcher in psychology.

    * Award History: The award is named for one of the department's most promising young scientists, Andy Wensel, class of 1987, who died suddenly while a graduate student in neuroscience at New Orleans University. While at Wheeling, Andy's senior thesis was entitled "Immediate effects of moderate-dose aspartame vs. sucrose on consumption and mood."

1992 Aimee Faso and Theresa Yuncke 1993 Nan Armstrong 1994 Jennifer Fahey 1995 Angela Yoho 1996 Melanie Bassa 1997 Holly Opatick 1998 Erin Ryder and Monica Wood 1999 Regina Shia 2000 Jennifer Hornyak 2001 Brian Meyer 2002 Nathan Corley 2003 Emily Hedges Keener 2004 Phillip Zoladz 2005 RJ Canter 2006 Robert Bayley 2007 Trevor Cessna 2008 Ramsey Miller 2009 Tim Wright 2010 Megan Foutty 2011 Stefanie Mertz