Chemistry Staff Excellence Awards

The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce three new awards to honor excellence in staff service. The recipient will be awarded $1,200 from an endowment established by an anonymous donor.

The award this year will be presented at the Annual Chemistry Holiday Gathering. Details about the date, time, and location of this year's ceremony will follow in the near future.

  • Wheeler P. Davey Award for Excellence in Scientific and Technical Support

  • George Gilbert Pond Award for Excellence in Support of Undergraduate Education

  • Gerald Wendt Award for Excellence in Support of Research and Graduate Programs

2009 Nominations

The Staff Awards committee is seeking nominations for the "Wheeler P. Davey Award for Excellence in Scientific and Technical Support."

The nomination form is available in Microsoft Word and PDF/Adobe Acrobat format.  Please remember that letters of support should be included with your nomination form.

Additional letters of support can be sent to Elisabeth Vose at eav112@psu.edu or sent to mailbox #67 (please place in a sealed interoffice envelope marked confidential).  THE DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS AND LETTERS OF SUPPORT IS MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2009.

Eligible Staff

  • Evelyn Bradley
  • Rod Kreuter
  • Jim Miller
  • Eric Younken
  • Bob Crable
  • John Lintner
  • Russ Rogers
  • Dave O'Neill
  • Ken Shope

Eligibility Requirements

  • Must be employed by the Department of Chemistry for at least 2 years
  • May not have received an award in a previous cycle
  • Must be a full time employee of the Department of Chemistry

Please feel free to contact any of the members of the Staff Awards Committee if you have any questions.

Thank you,
Staff Awards Committee
Sandy Berkey (chair), Elisabeth Vose (secretary), Amanda Ault, Craig Haynal, Larry Johns, April Leiter, and Linda Price