Giving To Chemistry
There are many activities and programs of the MSU Department of Chemistry that are actively supported by donations. Endowed Faculty Chairs, Graduate Student Scholarships, Undergraduate Awards, Funds for the Library, Seminars, and Recruitment, and funds for discretionary use by the department chair to meet various immediate needs.
Department of Chemistry (A505)
Description: Department discretionary fund.
James L. Dye Endowed Chair in Materials Chemistry (A50561)
Description: This fund supports an endowed faculty position in materials chemistry.
Greg L. Baker, Ph.D. Memorial Lectureship (A50543)
Description: This lectureship is to be held in the Chemistry Department each year and consist
of at least one lecture from one or more prominent scientists in the field of Chemistry
or chemically-related science.
Thomas Alan Deline Endowed Scholarship (A50500)
Description: The scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students majoring in Chemistry and selected
on the basis of work performed as part of a research project conducted for credit,
either as part of required coursework or independently under the direction of a faculty
member.
Dr. Roger J. Tull Memorial Fund (A50502)
Description: Programmatic/Expendable
Walter R. and Margaret W. Yates Memorial Scholarship (A50503)
Description: The fund will be used for undergraduate scholarships for students in chemistry and
electrical engineering.
Dr. Ralph C. Huston Memorial Scholarship (A50504)
Description: MSU Foundation. Recipients must be in the top 25% of college graduating class - Masters
candidates eligible if no Ph.D.
Laurence Quill Scholarship Fund (A50505)
Description: Student/Expendable
Richard C. Nametz Memorial Endowed Award in Chemistry (A50506)
Description: Preference is given to those expressing an interest in fire retardant chemistry.
Recipients shall be selected on the basis of academic merit and commitment to careers
in the field of chemistry.
Endowed Chairs - Enrichment Program - Chemistry (A50507)
Description: To be used for research in Chemistry.
Alumni Distinguished Lectureship Award (A50508)
Description: This fund was created by friends and alumni of the Department of Chemistry to bring
prominent scientists to visit the department for an extended time period. During their
visit, the Scientists will present either a series of lectures or participate in regular
instructional program of the department, and will interact with faculty and students
in a collegial atmosphere.
Department of Chemistry K-12 Outreach Program (A50509)
Description: Programmatic/Expendable
Discretionary Endowment Fund for MSU Chemistry Department (A5051)
Description: Earnings shall be used to further the mission of the Department of Chemistry by funding
those programs, acquisitions and/or personnel deemed best to enhance the Department.
Ronald E. Goldsberry Family MSU Black Alumni Natural Science Scholarship (A50510)
Description: This recipient shall be a declared major in the College of Natural Science with preference
given to Chemistry majors. Recipients must be a full-time student. MSU will focus
on recruitment of African-American applicants. Financial need may be considered. Minimum
2.7 cumulative GPA for current MSU students. Incoming freshmen are eligible to apply
provided their minimum high school GPA is 3.0.
Department of Chemistry Undergraduate Learning Laboratory (A50511)
Description: Programmatic/Expendable
Chemistry Library Endowment Fund (A50512)
Description: Income from this endowment shall be used solely for the purchase of books on or about
Chemistry and other purchases essential to the well-being of the Chemistry Library.
Department of Chemistry (A50513)
Description: Unrestricted/Expendable
Tulinsky Endowed Fund (A50514)
Description: This fund provides a graduate award for students enrolled in graduate studies in
Chemistry and studying a topic related to structural chemistry. Financial need may
be considered.
Hershel Goren Scholarship Fund (A50515)
Description: Recipients must be enrolled in Chemistry 419, Chemistry 400H or Chemistry 420 and
have an outstanding academic record.
Karabatsos Lectures Endowment Fund in the Chemical Sciences (A50516)
Description: The fund provides financial support of the Karabatsos Lectures and honors the dedication
and contributions of Professor Gerasimos J. Karabatsos to NMR spectroscopy and the
field of Organic Chemistry.
Details: More information.
Naomi and Donald Hack Distinguished Staff Award in Chemistry (A50517)
Description: Candidates will be assessed by the following criteria with the understanding that
all criteria may not be appropriate for each nomine: excellence in overall job performance,
well above normal expectations; outstanding interpersonal skills and working relationship
that contribute to the climate and morale of departments; contributions to the department
or university as a whole that lead to improved efficiency or effectiveness; valuable
service to the department or university (committees, outreach, volunteer work).
Details: More information.
Rogowski Chemistry Graduate Fellowship Fund (A50518)
Description: The fellowship will be awarded to matriculating candidates to the graduate program
in the Department of Chemistry.
Carl H. Brubaker, Jr. Endowed Fellowship Fund in the Chemical Sciences (A5052)
Description: Recipients shall be selected on the following basis: 1) enrolled in graduate studies
in the Department of Chemistry, 2) an outstanding academic record, 3) studying a topic
related to inorganic chemistry, 4) financial support may be considered.
Hershel Goren Undergraduate Chemistry Scholarship (A50520)
Description: Recipients shall be of junior or senior status at the time of distribution of the
award majoring in Chemistry and have an outstanding academic record.
Gerald T. Babcock Endowed Fund in Chemistry (A50521)
Description: This fund supports graduate students selected on the basis of previous academic achievement,
professional goals, and perceived research potential.
Dow Chemical Chemistry Fellowship Fund (A50522)
Description: Student/Expendable
Dow Chemical Chemistry Lectureship Fund (A50523)
Description: Programmatic/Expendable
Ralph and Dorothy Bertolacini Chemistry Student Research Fund (A50524)
Description: This endowment is for the Department of Chemistry chairperson for enhancing the attractiveness
of departmental stipends to benefit graduate recruiting and providing research grants
to encourage undergraduate participation in individualized research projects.
General Chemistry Office Chemistry 142 Student Award (A50525)
Description: This award is intended to encourage students who have demonstrated the capacity to
achieve educational and professional goals, the motivation to achieve these goals
and the initiative to seek opportunities to further their progress. Recipients shall
be selected on the basis of top three point totals achieved in Chemistry 142 in the
spring semester.
General Chemistry Office Chemistry 141 Student Award (A50526)
Description: This award is intended to encourage students who have demonstrated the capacity to
achieve educational and professional goals, the motivation to achieve these goals
and the initiative to seek opportunities to further their progress. Recipients shall
be selected on the basis of top three point totals achieved in Chemistry 141 in the
fall semester.
Dr. Ronald Goldsberry MSU Black Alumni Chemistry Graduate Award (A50528)
Description: This endowment recognizes graduate students who have demonstrated a commitment to
enhancing diversity in science through excellence in teaching of chemistry to underrepresented
undergraduate students at MSU.
Dr. Gordon L. Galloway Memorial Endowment for Chemistry Teaching (A50529)
Description: This fund recognizes post-doctoral candidates whose major teaching interests are
in the area of general chemistry. A qualified candidate must have already been awarded
a Ph.D. in Chemistry or Chemical Education or will be awarded a Ph.D. in the semester
preceding the start of their teaching contract.
Gordon L. Galloway Endowed Distinguished Lectureship Fund in Chemistry (A5053)
Description: MSU Foundation. This fund is available to Chemistry teachers from small colleges.
Preference may be given to applicants from institutions that have been targeted by
the MSU Department of Chemistry as vital to their recruitment efforts, particularly
with respect to minorities and to women.
Edmund P. DePalma Endowment in Support of Undergraduate Chemistry Education (A50530)
Description: The endowment will be used for the Department of Chemistry, at the discretion of
its Chairperson, in support of undergraduate chemistry education purposes, but limited
to scholarship awards for undergraduate students, upgrading of lab facilities or equipment
acquisitions utilized but not limited to undergraduate students pursuing coursework.
David and Sara Taft Graduate Fellowship in Chemistry (A50532)
Description: Expenditures from the endowment will support graduate fellowships in organic chemistry
or in areas of biotechnology within the Department of Chemistry. Rewards are specifically
designated for students who have already completed their first year of graduate study.
Drs. Matthew and Mary Ellen Zabik Natural Science Endowed Scholarship in Chemistry (A50533)
Description: Recipients shall be students who graduated from a U.S. high school pursing a Ph.D.
or masters degree with thesis in the Department of Chemistry.
Taita Chemical Company & Otto Cheng Endowed Fellowship (A50534)
Description: Recipients will be Ph.D. chemistry graduate students working on thesis projects in
the area of polymer science and technology.
H. Bradford Thompson and Jane E. Thompson Summer Research Endowment* (A50537)
Description: The award is to provide stipends for undergraduate students participating in research
under the guidance of chemistry faculty during summers. A student might be expected
to participate in seminars and research group meetings as the faculty member feels
appropriate.
Dr. Richard I. Jackson - Department of Chemistry Discretionary Fund (A50538)
Description: The endowment income will be used for needs within the Department of Chemistry at
the discretion of the chairperson.
Bradford-Adams Endowed Scholarship for Chemistry (A50539)
Description: Preference shall be given to students majoring in Chemistry who are maintaining a
GPA of at least 3.0 and who are gainfully employed at least part-time.
Department of Chemistry Alumni Leadership Spartan Cornerstone Scholarship Challenge (A50540)
Description: This endowment supports students pursuing a graduate degree in the Department of
Chemistry and who are eligible to participate in federal need-based financial programs.
Marjorie Lesher Hunt Chemistry Scholarship (A50541)
Description: This scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate junior or senior student majoring
in Chemistry. Preference will be given to applicants who have an overall GPA of 3.0
or higher and demonstrate financial need.
William E. Marklewitz Undergraduate Scholarship and Research Endowment in Chemistry* (A50544)
Description: Recipients must be pursuing a degree in chemistry. Preference will be given to students
who have achieved sophomore status and who have earned a 3.0 GPA.
Harold Hart Endowed Fellowship in the Chemical Sciences (A5055)
Description: Recipients must have completed two years of graduate study in chemistry and must
be studying a topic related to organic chemistry. Financial need may be considered
and they must have an outstanding academic record.
Harold Hart Portrait Fund (A50550)
Description: Programmatic/Expendable
Details: More information.
James L. Dye Endowment in Chemical Sciences (A5056)
Description: Recipients must be enrolled in graduate studies in the Department of Chemistry. Financial
need may be considered. Must have an outstanding academic record.
Keki and Phyllis and Rohinton Mistry Distinguished Award in Chemistry (A5057)
Description: The recipient shall be selected from applicants who will be in their final undergraduate
year when this expendable scholarship award is activated. Applicants shall have demonstrated
academic excellence, and shall exhibit financial need and be planning to attend graduate
school.
John J. Sculati Discretionary Endowed Fund (A5058)
Description: The fund shall be made available to the chairperson of the Department of Chemistry
for use to advance and benefit the department.
Max T. Rogers Lectureship Fund (A5059)
Description: This lectureship is to be held in the Chemistry Department and consist of three lectures
from a prominent scientist in the field of chemistry or chemically-related science.
Arthur R. Wolf Scholarship (AF0203)
Description: This scholarship is used to assist students with financial need in the Department
of Chemistry.
August F. Frey and Ernest J. Frey Research Fund (AF020)
Description: An unusually bright undergraduate may be given assistance, but only for the purpose
of research project. This fund is for research in chemistry, biochemistry, or chemical
engineering.