Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry provides 51 Scholarships and Awards in 2015-16

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences provided 51 scholarships and awards for 2015-16 academic year.

In recognition of outstanding academic achievement and financial need, 23 students who applied were selected to receive a scholarship. Twenty-eight students were selected by nomination to receive awards for exceptional academic achievement. Scholarship and award recipients will be recognized at 4 p.m. during Honors Day, Monday, April 18, in Chemistry Building, Room 105.

The following scholarship recipients each received a $1,000 scholarship, unless otherwise noted. Award recipients received $500, unless otherwise noted.

• Allison Schneider | Amis Chemistry Scholarship
• Jordana Thibado | W. Ves Childs Science Education Scholarship
• Catherine Halloran and Brianna Hooker | DuPont Scholarship
• Sarah Covert | Ethyl Scholarship
• Melanie Curry, Karli Lipinski, Craig McLean and Savannah Ullrich | Arthur and Lois Fry Scholarship
• Cayley McCollough and Darla Roberts | Octa N. High Scholarship (The Octa N. High Scholarship is awarded in the amount of the student's individual spring tuition. The average award was $3,982.)
• Haley Birch, Amy Jame and Kelsey Knobbe | William K. Noyce Scholarship
• Leslie Baldwin, Alexandrea Kim, Justin Klucher, Christopher Randall, Jennifer Silva-Nash and Cody Timmerman | Jacob and Wilma Sacks Scholarship
• Ashley Green, Elika Hamer and Lemuel Reber | Siegel Chemistry Scholarship
• Craig McLean, Jordana Thibado and Levi Watson | Barbara Weirtheim Campbell Award
• Rima Bhakta, Michael Dasso, Christian Goodnow, Daniel Griffin, George Hristoskov, Justin Klucher, Anusha Majagi, Madison Martinez, Attrice Meeks,  Fred William Pohlman, Christopher Randall, Russell Sharp, Hunter Vines, Carly Welsh and Abigail Williams | Coulter W. Jones Award
• Harper Grimsley | Frederick A. Kekulé Award. (The Frederick A. Kekulé Award is given in the amount of $1,000.)
• Garrett Ryan Hadley, Kelsey Knobbe, Madeline Meier, Logan Mills, Collin Mondrik and Elizabeth O'Daniel | CHBC Development Fund Award
• Katherine Naeger | CHBC Achievement Award
• Patrick Pysz | Monica Mabie Award
• Kevin Glennon | CHBC Scholars Award

New in the 2016-2017 academic year, students are encouraged to apply for department of chemistry and biochemistry scholarships through the AcademicWorks system. Begin by visiting this link http://scholarships.uark.edu/application-instructions.php.

The Amis Chemistry Scholarship Fund was established in honor of Professor Ed Amis was a physical chemist who taught in the department of chemistry and biochemistry from the 1950s through the 1970s. He was a very productive research chemist in the field of solution kinetics, and played a major role in establishing the research program of the department. The fund was established by his family, friends, former students, and fellow faculty members.

The Dupont Scholarship was established through industrial gifts from DuPont-Conoco and is awarded to students who exemplify academic excellence.

The Ethyl Scholarship is awarded to outstanding full-time, Fulbright College chemistry or biochemistry students.

The William K. Noyce Scholarship was established in 1966 to honor the contributions made to the department by Professor William Noyce, who died that same year at the young age of 54. Recipients are selected based on scholastic ability, professional promise, and financial need.

The Siegel Chemistry Scholarship Fund was established by Samuel Siegel and his wife. Siegel was a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry for over thirty years before he retired in 1985.

The Octa N. High Scholarship was established in 2009 by the late Octa N. High, a 1933 alumna who almost dropped out of school after her junior year at the University of Arkansas due to her family's inability to afford her tuition during the Great Depression. Fortunately, the institution was able to provide enough financial support for her to earn a bachelor's degree in zoology. She remained grateful throughout her life for the university's assistance. Today the Octa N. High Endowed Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to students in the programs of anthropology, biological sciences, and chemistry and biochemistry. Recipients are referred to as Octa N. High Scholars.

The Jacob and Wilma Sacks Scholarship is named for Jacob Sacks and his wife Wilma. Sacks was a faculty member for more than 20 years and was largely responsible for establishing the biochemistry program. Wilma Sacks was a physician with the Arkansas Department of Health and was responsible for establishing many projects in the areas of maternal and child health.

The Arthur and Lois Fry Scholarship was established by Arthur and his wife Lois. Arthur Fry joined the Chemistry Department in 1951, the year the department's Ph.D. program was established, and he played a major role in its development. His pioneering research brought international attention to the department and earned him a world-wide reputation as the "father of heavy atom isotope effects in elucidating the mechanisms of organic reactions." Fry was twice chair of the chemistry and biochemistry department and served on many National ACS committees. In 1985, he received the ACS Southwest Region Chemist Award. Lois received a graduate degree in nuclear chemistry from the department and was active in both teaching and research.

The W. Ves Childs Science Education Scholarship is named in honor of W. Ves Childs, M.S.'60, Ph.D. '63. After receiving his doctorate, Childs worked for Phillips Petroleum Company for twenty-two years, receiving international recognition for his work in electrochemistry and fluorochemistry. Following his time at PPC, he served as division scientist at 3M for seventeen years, continuing to develop innovative and economical technologies and continuing to receive international recognition. Childs was an inventor on 52 patents, authored five book chapters and numerous articles, and spoke to major symposia and conferences. He was a 50-year member of the Alpha Chi Sigma chemistry fraternity and of the American Chemical Society and a member of Sigma Xi, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

The Barbara Wertheim Campbell Award was established by the late Edgar Wertheim, former chairman of the department, in memory of his daughter. Recipients are senior chemistry major with at least a 3.5 GPA and exhibiting professional promise who have completed all of their undergraduate degree requirements at the University of Arkansas.

The Coulter W. Jones Award was established by Jones, a1905  University of Arkansas chemistry graduate. He became a mining engineer, prospector, and speculator in the region of California, Nevada, and Arizona, and "made it big" in tungsten. In his later years, during the 1950-60s, he would visit the chemistry department regularly making many friends and found himself driven to establish an award fund for passionate chemistry students.

The Frederick A. Kekulé Award is presented to the outstanding sophomore chemistry major on the basis of scholarship and professional promise. It is named to honor the founder of the structural theory of organic chemistry.

The CHBC Achievement and Scholars Awards recognize academic excellence of undergraduate chemistry majors.

The Monica Mabie Award is given in remembrance of this longtime staff member. Mabie joined the department of chemistry and biochemistry in April of 1977. For 28 years she served faculty, staff, and hundreds of graduate and undergraduate students.

The CHBC Development Fund Award is financed by gifts of alumni and friends to support scholarship in the department. The award recognizes the promise of these chemistry scholars.