Undergraduate Chemistry Scholarships

Gary G. Marconi Scholarship Fund in Chemistry

The Gary G. Marconi Scholarship Fund in Chemistry was established in February of 2004, by Dr. Marconi. The income from this endowment provides a need-based scholarship to a junior or senior undergraduate chemistry major who is pursuing the American Chemical Society's accredited Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. Multiple awards are given by the Department of Chemistry to qualified students on the basis of their career goals, ambition in chemistry, grades, rank, and financial need.
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James McFarling Endowment Scholarship Fund

The James McFarling Endowment Scholarship Fundwas established in April of 1994, by Kenneth and Luanne Prudhoe Lashutka, with the assistance of The A.W. Fenton Company, Inc. Kenneth received his BS in Business Administration from OSU in 1969, and Luanne received her BS in Nursing at OSU in 1969. This scholarship gives preference to a hard-working junior or senior chemistry major. The Vice Chair of Undergraduate Studies selects the appropriate candidates. This scholarship is intended to maintain and improve the quality of our graduates in order to permit them to be competitive in their chosen fields. Multiple awards are given by the Department of Chemistry on the basis of grades, rank, and financial need.

Charles E. Waring Memorial Scholarship Fund in Chemistry

The Charles E. Waring Memorial Scholarship was established on March 3, 2006 by a generous donation from Geraldine Howald Waring's estate, and provides scholarships to undergraduate or graduate Chemistry students.

Gary Booth Scholarship Fund in Chemistry

The Gary Booth Scholarship Fund, established in 2007, provides full tuition need-based scholarships for in-state sophomore, junior and senior students who have declared a major in Chemistry and whom have the potential for graduate work.

The William Marshall MacNevin Memorial Fund

The William Marshall MacNevin Memorial Fund was established in February of 1963, by William Marshall MacNevin's wife, Jean Hamilton MacNevin, the Carbon Club of the Chemistry Department, and friends, in his memory. Mrs. MacNevin was a former OSU employee. The scholarship was funded to provide awards for undergraduate chemistry majors. Multiple awards are given by the Department of Chemistry on the basis of grades, rank, and financial need.

The Bertram Thomas Memorial Fund

The Bertram Thomas Memorial Fund has just recently been established by the children of Bertram Thomas, in his memory. Dr. Thomas was president of Battelle from 1958 until `968, and was a valuable member of The Ohio State University Board of Trustees from 1966 to 1984. He was the only person to serve as president of Battelle and on the OSU Board of Trustees. Dr. Thomas passed away in 2004 at the age of 100, had a 50-year affiliation with Battelle and was involved in a number of the research and development giant's most significant accomplishments. He joined Battelle in 1934 as a chemist, participated in the development of fuel for the first nuclear powered submarine, The Nautilus; developed a dry copying process that led to Xerox (Thomas was instrumental in negotiating the first contract with the inventor), moved Battelle into Europe, and assumed management of the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, which was the first of what would become five DOE national laboratories under Battelle management or co-management. Dr. Thomas' two sons and daughters made the presentation to the Department of Chemistry and The Ohio State University on February 20, 2006.

ACS-Hach Foundation Scholarship in Chemistry

Through a generous donation from the ACS-Hach Foundation, The Ohio State University Chemistry department is able to offer scholarships for Chemistry majors who are interested in careers at the K-12 level. The ACS-Hach Foundation assists in our national need for highly qualified Chemistry teachers by providing these scholarships ($6,000 per student per year, of which two scholarships are available, and each is renewable until graduation). Once again, the ACS-Hach scholarships are aimed at Chemistry majors pursuing education careers.

Raymond and Laura Goodrich Undergraduate Scholarship Fund

The Raymond and Laura Goodrich Undergraduate Scholarship Fund, established in 2011, provides academic-year scholarships for undergraduate students majoring in Chemistry and Biochemistry who are involved in research.