Jodi Stewart graduated from the University of California Santa Cruz in 2005 with Bachelor of Science degrees in Environmental Chemistry and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Ms. Stewart completed her Chemistry degree with honors for her senior thesis entitled "HPLC of the invasive species Hypericum canariense to assess rapid evolutionary changes in defensive chemistry." She also received highest honors for her Biology degree. Jodi was one of 20 national recipients of the 2005 Young Botanist of the Year Special Achievement Award from the Botanical Society of America. |