POLYED Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry

POLYED is a consortium of groups interested in science education in general and polymer education in particular.  Membership in POLYED is derived from the American Chemical Society Divisions of Polymer Chemistry and Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering.  The purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding performance in organic chemistry and to make students aware of the field of polymer chemistry.  POLYED began the organic awards program in 1988 at B.S. granting colleges and universities.  POLYED suggests the following award criteria: 

  1. The recipient must be a chemistry major whose future plans include a career in chemistry.
  2. The awardee’s grade point average should be at least B+ (~3.4).
  3. The student must have outstanding performance in a two-semester organic sequence.

Recent recipients:

1991            Jill M. Fitzjerald

1992            Gerald A. Weisenburger

1993            Mary J. Smitley

1994            Kevin D. Erlinder

1995            Brian J. Plattner

1996            Jeffrey C. Rastatter

1997            Aaron T. Boyer

1998            Carrie Lee Johnson Waller

1999            Amanda L. Schlein           

2000            Stephanie N. Marshall

2001            Timothy L Hathway

2002            Diane E. Cowel

2003            Carrie E. Wolffe

2004            Kara M. Williams

2005            Bryce A. Cunningham

2006                Ryan T. Funk

2007            Joshua N. Pitzen and Terese A. Kreifels

2008            Craig D. Koch

2009            Jenny M. Van Kirk

2010            Beth A. Boudreau

2011            Joshua G. Hinman