Hayley Raquer ’16, a major in Biology with a minor in Biotechnology, was awarded the Saint Clare Medal. This award is presented to the female graduate judged outstanding in academic performance, personal character, school activities, and constructive contribution to the University. Haley is graduating with a 3.918 GPA. She is a member of the University Honors Program, a current research assistant in the Biology Department, is a board member and co-founder of the Santa Clara University STEM Alumni Panel which attempts to build relationships between Santa Clara and the local biotech community, and is the President and Founder of SCU Women in STEM. One of her favorite memories from Santa Clara was spending two summers in the research lab under Dr. Leilani Miller. She is moving to Washington, D.C. in July for a two year fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in the Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease where she will study autoimmune diseases in a molecular immunology lab. She plans to pursue her PhD after that. She advises students to "be open to opportunities when they present themselves" and wants to thank her parents and the biology department and faculty for their support.