Wendell T. Robie of the class of 1917 and Inez Benzie Robie of the class of 1916 established the Robie Gold Medal Award.
Qualifications for this award include personal integrity, initiative, cooperativeness, enthusiasm, humility, well-rounded interests, active participation in student affairs, service to the University, willingness to give more than required, and love of God and country.

2024 Outstanding Senior Award Recipients:

Shinhye Chloe Park

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Shinhye Chloe Park is graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry.  

Born and raised in South Korea, Chloe’s transformative journey began with her relocation to Tucson during her early teens. As a newly arrived immigrant, she navigated the challenges of adapting to a new language and culture. Following her family’s return to Korea after three years, Chloe ventured back to Tucson alone at 17, driven by her passion for education. She began her academic journey at Pima Community College and was able to continue her studies at the University of Arizona through various opportunities and supportive communities.

Supported by dedicated mentors who recognized her resilience and passion, Chloe’s aspiration for mentorship and community service grew. Her involvement as a chemistry and biochemistry ambassador, peer mentor and preceptor for multiple courses further fueled her passion for mentorship. Chloe’s commitment to community service extended to volunteering at the Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona and donating handcrafted chemo caps to Bag It Cancer. She also participated in the Undergraduate Biology Research Program's pen pal program to spark scientific curiosity in younger students. She engaged in public outreach by sharing her research on KXCI 91.3, Tucson's community radio station. 

Since the summer of 2021, Chloe has been a member of Dr. Anita Koshy's lab through UBRP, investigating the parasite Toxoplasma gondii and its mechanism for prolonged persistence in the brain, evading the immune response of humans and rodents. After graduation, Chloe intends to publish her project while working as a research technician in the Koshy lab.

Her decision to pursue medicine was influenced by her internship at SPARCC, a rehabilitation center for concussion patients, where she witnessed patients’ transformative journeys, particularly student-athletes and others recovering from motor vehicle collisions. Chloe also participated in the Patient Experience Internship at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, meeting with hospitalized patients and communicating their needs to the providers in the emergency department and post-transplant unit.  

Chloe is the 2024 Biochemistry Outstanding Senior and has been awarded the 2023 Galileo Circle Scholarship, an AZ-HOPE (Arizona Health Opportunities Pathways to Excellence) Scholarship, an Arizona’s Science, Engineering, and Math Scholars scholarship and a Lee and Vera Jones Endowment Scholarship. She also made the Dean’s List with Distinction.

Chloe envisions a career dedicated to equitable access to health care and bridging the gap between scientific research and clinical practice, integrating patient care, academic medicine and research.

Noah Weaver

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Noah Weaver is graduating from the University of Arizona with a double major in physiology and medical science from the College of Medicine – Tucson and public health from the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. He also is graduating with a double minor in Spanish and biochemistry.

Noah Weaver was born in Palm Springs, California, but grew up in Iowa City, Iowa. When Noah decided to attend the University of Arizona in 2020, his family also decided to move across the country and make Tucson their new home. Although Iowa City will always hold a special place in his heart, Tucson and the University of Arizona have quickly become his second home. Noah is very blessed to have the opportunity to become immersed both on campus and in the Tucson community and is forever grateful for what this place has given him and for what it will continue to give him.

At the University of Arizona, Noah was the co-president of UA Medical Directive and helped to create a high school and medical school outreach program, providing UArizona students the opportunity to lend advice to high school students from underserved communities and to also connect UArizona students with medical students and students pursuing careers as physician assistants and many others.

Noah worked as a lead scribe at the University COVID-19 vaccination POD in 2021, an experience that cemented his desire to enter the medical field and work with underserved populations to address pressing health disparities. Noah is specifically focused on looking at how we can increase access to healthy food options for low-socioeconomic communities in South Tucson and the entire state of Arizona. Noah was also selected to join the Bobcats Senior Honorary, serving as the current DEI co-chair and All Leadership Council co-chair.  

Throughout his time at UArizona, Noah has been able to share his love for this community through his role as an Arizona Ambassador, Pre Health Ambassador, and Physiology and Public Health mentor. Additionally, Noah has been able to work as a tutor at the Strategic Alternative Learning Techniques, or SALT, Center and was awarded the Outstanding Tutor Award.  

Noah has also been able to become immersed in volunteering activities. His leadership in MexZona, an organization that leads monthly clinics in Mexico, has solidified his love for public health and desire to become immersed in global health initiatives in medical school and as a physician. In Tucson, Noah is a weekly volunteer at the Z Mansion, a homeless shelter that provides food, clothes and medical care to individuals experiencing homelessness. On campus, Noah has been a weekly volunteer at the Campus Pantry, helping to play a role in ensuring that food insecurity is lessened among our campus community.  

Noah is currently a lead research assistant at Memory Development and Disorders Lab, conducting research on how swimming affects cardiovascular function among individuals with Down syndrome and typically developing individuals.  

Noah has been fortunate to be awarded many honors throughout his time at UArizona, including the Heather Lenkin Honors College Scholarship in 2022 and 2023, the PSIO Atwater Scholarship for 2022-23, the Liverman Scholars Program for 2021-22, and the SALT Center Outstanding Tutor Award for 2021-22.

Noah is so excited to announce that he will be attending the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson in the fall. Noah has a great interest in pursuing a specialty within pediatrics. The University of Arizona holds a special place in his heart and it is his greatest honor to continue to call this place his home.