Over $54,000 in Scholarships awarded by Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

In recognition of outstanding academic achievement, the department of chemistry and biochemistry in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences selected 16 undergraduate chemistry majors to receive scholarships for the fall 2013 term.

Congratulations to the following students who each were awarded a scholarship in the amount of their individual fall tuition fees: Jacob Baxter, Caroline Chen, Minh Dang, Robert Engler, Kevin Glennon, Piper Keaton, Sushanth Kumar, Rebekah Langston, Samuel McLelland, Jesse Roberts, Rachel Rogers, Allison Schneider, Hasan Shumon, Vasupradha Suresh Kumar, Jordana Thibado, and Russell Sharp.

The Octa Norma 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.

All chemistry majors and students enrolled in chemistry coursework are encouraged to apply each fall term for department of chemistry and biochemistry scholarships. The application form can be found at chemistry.uark.edu in the undergraduates section.