Yvonne Waddell '90

Career Academic and Athletic Achievements

• Earned six (6) Varsity Letters/Pins - Track (3), Cross Country (3)
• 1989 Team Captains Award: Cross Country
• 1990 Team Captains Award: Track and Field
• 1987-1989; Academic Letter and Pin Awards
• The U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete Award (Academic and Athletic Excellence)
• 1990 JGHS Women’s Physical Education and Athletics Award
• Team Awards: 1987 Cross Country Rookie Award, 1988 Track Rookie Award, 1988 Cross Country MVP Award, 1989 Cross Country MVP Award
• Western Lakes Activities Association (WLAA) All-Division Team (Cross Country) 
• All-Area Observer Girls Cross Country Team 
• 1988 Cross Country Regionals (Qualified for State), 1988 MHSAA Class A State Cross Country Championships 

Medaled: Western Lakes Activities Association (1988, 1989), State Regionals (1988) Cross Country, State Regionals (1988) Track – 3200 Meter, Dearborn Invitational (1988, 1989), Alpena Invitational (1987, 1988, 1989), Franklin Relays, Monroe Relays, Edsel Ford Track Invitational (1988; 3200-meter run, 1600-meter run)

University of Florida (BS, Health Science Education), Johns Hopkins University (MS, Biotechnology)

25+ year Career at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

2012 American Society of Transplantation (AST) Distinguished Service Award