Scholarships & Awards

All scholarships and awards recipients will be invited to the Arts and Sciences Honors Banquet.

Arthur W. Friedel Scholarship

• Awarded to Chemistry majors based on academic achievement and scholarship application
• Funding provided by Dr. Art Friedel, Chemistry faculty member from 1967-2007 and recipient of the 1988 Friends of the University Teaching Award
• Chosen by the Chemistry Scholarship Committee

Leepoxy Scholarship

• Awarded to Chemistry majors
• Based on outstanding academic achievement and scholarship application
• Provided by Larry Lee of Leepoxy Corporation
• Selected by the Chemistry Scholarship Committee

Faculty/Alumni Scholarships

• Based on academic achievement, student activities, and the essay submitted with the scholarship application
• Funding provided by faculty and alumni

CRC Freshman Chemistry Award

• The Handbook of Chemistry and Physics is given to a freshman chemistry student based on academic achievement
• Houghton Mifflin/ICUC First-Year Chemistry Award
• Sponsored by the International Center for Undergraduate Chemistry (ICUC) and Houghton Mifflin Company
• Annual award for excellence in first-year undergraduate chemistry
• Based on academic performance in chemistry, understanding and awareness of chemistry as a scientific discipline, understanding and awareness of the role of chemistry in our world
• Winner will receive a certificate and choice among selection of Houghton Mifflin trade books

William F. Erbelding Award in Analytical Chemistry

• Outstanding performance by a student in an Analytical Chemistry course
• Awarded by the American Chemical Society
• 8-month subscription to the Analytical Chemistry journal
• Presented in memory of the late Dr. Erbelding, professor of Chemistry 1968-1983

Outstanding Student Affiliate Award

• Given to the student whose activity and efforts on behalf of the Student Affiliates have made the organization exceptionally effective for the academic year
• Name engraved on plaque

Outstanding Chemistry Major

• Recognizes leadership, ability, character, and scholastic achievement
• Presented to top graduating senior
• Selected by faculty vote

American Institute of Chemistry Award

• The chosen student will receive a certificate and a letter from the American Institute of Chemists Foundation and a free membership in AIC for one year

Robert E. Wise Arts & Sciences Scholarship

• Shared among 8 departments on a rotating basis.
• Scholarship awarded, typically once every four years to a chemistry major, at the junior or senior level and based on academic achievement.
• Endowed by the late professor emeritus of physics (1948-1982)