▁numerous ▁awards ▁in ▁her ▁field , ▁including ▁being ▁named ▁as ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Science ▁( 1 9 8 5 ) ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Union ▁of ▁P ure ▁and ▁App lied ▁Chem istry ▁( 2 0 0 0 ), ▁and ▁receiving ▁the ▁H erman ▁Sk ol nik ▁Award ▁( 2 0 0 9 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Award ▁for ▁Comput ers ▁in ▁Chem ical ▁and ▁Ph arma ce ut ical ▁Research ▁( 2 0 1 7 ) ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Chem ical ▁Society . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁▁ ▁Y v onne ▁Con n olly ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁I rene ▁and ▁El vert ▁Con n olly ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁Martin ▁received ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁from ▁Car leton ▁College , ▁North field , ▁Minnesota . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁chem istry / zo ology ▁major ▁in ▁her ▁year . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁ph arm ac ology ▁assistant ▁at ▁Abb ott ▁L abs . ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁pre do ctor al ▁fellow ship ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Science ▁Foundation ▁for ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 6 0 - 1 9 6 3 , ▁att ending ▁North western ▁University , ▁E van ston , ▁Illinois . ▁She ▁received ▁her ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁physical ▁bio chem istry ▁from ▁North western ▁University ▁in ▁ 1