, Don Brouse Memorial Scholarship
A bequest in the will of Margery Brouse (B.S. 1929, home economics) established this fund in 1990. It is in memory of her late husband Don, who received a doctorate in chemistry from UW–Madison in 1931.
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A bequest in the will of Margery Brouse (B.S. 1929, home economics) established this fund in 1990. It is in memory of her late husband Don, who received a doctorate in chemistry from UW–Madison in 1931.
As a college student at UW–Madison, Edward (B.S. 1963, chemistry) conducted undergraduate research with Professor Howard Zimmerman, which sparked his interest in a career in chemistry. He taught at Tulane University, then joined the R&D branch of BASF in Michigan. His wife, Mary, established this scholarship in his memory.
Edwin Larsen (B.S. 1937, chemistry) worked for the Manhattan Project, then joined UW–Madison in 1946 as an inorganic chemistry faculty member. He and his wife, Kathryn, established this scholarship for students who conduct research in the department.
Eli Lilly and Company established these awards to increase the company’s visibility on campus and honor outstanding graduate student scientists studying organic chemistry. In 2016, the company established a special award for which select incoming graduate students are invited to conduct a summer research internship at Eli Lilly.
Patricia Herscher received a B.S. in chemistry from UW–Madison in 1955. Her husband, Eugene, established this scholarship in 2002.
William (Ph.D. 1946, chemistry) and Virginia Hendrickson established this award in 2004 in honor of William’s doctoral advisor, former Professor Farrington Daniels.
This award honors Francis Craig Krauskopf (Ph.D. 1907, chemistry), a former UW–Madison chemistry professor, who taught general chemistry throughout his entire career, beginning in the early 1900s.
As a chemistry major, Gary (Ph.D. 1966, chemistry) worked with Professor Jerome Berson. The Aspelins support this award as a way to honor the strong Organic Chemistry experience Gary received at UW–Madison, which prepared him for a career in various scientific and international regulatory affairs positions, primarily at Johnson & Johnson, for more than 30 …
Thelma Parr established this award in 1998 in memory of her son, Gary (Ph.D. 1973, chemistry).
George Ziarnik received a B.S. in chemistry from UW–Madison in 1957. He worked for Esso/Exxon, developing new types of polymers in New Jersey and Belgium. George passed away in 2007. Read his complete obituary from legacy.com here.