“We are pleased to announce the recipient of the 2013 Roger and Jo Bates Graduate Fellow. Established by Professor and Mrs. Bates in 1996, this annual award recognizes overall excellence in research, teaching and service for a Ph.D. student in the analytical chemistry division. This year’s winner was Ms. Whitney Stutts, a member of the Yost research group and a 2008 graduate of North Carolina State University. Whitney’s research involves the development of novel MALDI-MS and mass spectrometric imaging techniques for the analysis of lipids and their oxidation products in biological tissues. She expects to graduate in the summer, 2013 semester. Congratulations Whitney!”