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Thank you for supporting the Department of Chemistry.

Your donations directly advance research tackling climate change, health care, and everyday materials. Every gift makes a difference.

Our students drive this impact through their work in faculty labs, and scholarships greatly improve their lives as they contribute to solutions that benefit us all.

Join us by donating to Chemistry’s funding areas, listed below. We are grateful to the many individuals, families, businesses, and foundations whose generosity sustains our programs and research.

For other ways to support, please contact Nelly Divricean at 801‑585‑7896 or nellyd@chem.utah.edu

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Prefer to give by check or money order?

Send a check or money order to:

University of Utah Advancement Office
Department of Chemistry
(Please note any special instructions for allocation: e.g. “Curie Club”, “Student Development Fund” etc…)

P.O. Box 58006

Salt Lake City, UT 84158

Department of Chemistry Funding Areas

Chemistry Greatest Needs

All gifts are welcome and will benefit the Department of Chemistry, including scholarships, its programs, and its students. Your donations have a direct impact on the science that will find solutions for climate change, health care, and everyday materials.

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The Dr. Rory “Ziggy” Uibel Memorial Endowed Award

This endowed award, established by the family of Dr. Rory “Ziggy” Uibel to honor his life, recognizes chemistry graduate students who demonstrate exceptional creativity, intellectual curiosity, productivity, and excellence in scientific research, particularly in the areas of analytical chemistry, spectroscopy, and advanced methods of data analysis.

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Ronald and Eileen Ragsdale Endowed Fund in Chemistry

Ronald and Eileen Ragsdale’s legacy endures in the lives they enriched through knowledge, mentorship, and service. This endowment ensures lasting support for future chemistry students and the Department of Chemistry.

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Sigman-Marks Endowed Fellowship

Your donations to this Fellowship will provide support and recognition to outstanding graduate students demonstrating a research focus or interest in physical organic chemistry.

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Curie Club

The Curie Club supports our graduate and undergraduate students as they work together, ensuring all scientists are given the opportunity to help shape the future. Funds will support programs that build and retain a community of belonging in our department.

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Gary E. Keck Endowed Graduate Fellowship

The Keck Fellowship, in honor of Distinguished Professor Gary Keck, will provide financial support to one graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemistry each year.

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Harris Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Analytical Chemistry

In honor of Dr. Joel Harris, donations will provide support and recognition to outstanding students in analytical chemistry.

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Jack & Peg Simons Endowed Chair in Chemistry

Donations to this area are critical in attracting and retaining world-class researchers to our Department, and will provide resources beyond conventional federal and state funding.

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Campbell Memorial Staff Award

Created in honor of Diana Campbell, this award will recognize a staff member who meaningfully and consistently contributes to and supports graduate students in ways that go above and beyond.

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Roy E. McDonald and Family Scholarship

Funded by the family of Roy E. McDonald, one of Salt Lake City’s preeminent physicians, tise scholarship’s purpose is to help defray the cost of higher education for students with financial need in the Department of Chemistry.

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The Noble Friends of Chemistry

Xenon Level ($50,000+)
Carlos Bowman
Christine Lake and Heber Jacobsen
Cynthia Burrows and Scott Anderson
Dale Poulter and Susan Poulter
David Casarotto and Danielle Deluca
Don Reese and Rebecca Reese
Eileen Ragsdale
Henry White

Jeffrey Marks and Nancy Yu
Jerry Murry and Cecile Savarin
Joel Harris and Frances Harris
John Simons and Margaret Simons
Josef Michl
Karen Huntsman
Matthew Sigman and Deborah Burney-Sigman
Mitchell Johnson and Diana Johnson

Mitzi Brady
Peter Armentrout and Mary White
Peter Stang and Christine Stang
Rebecca Uhlig and Thaddeus Eagar
Sally Hunnicutt  and Michael Hunnicutt
Tom Thatcher and Kathy Thatcher
Valeria Molinero and Diego Fernandez

Krypton Level ($10,000-$50,000)

Arthur Ruoff
Bryant Rossiter and Betty Rossiter
Carrie Wager and Travis Wager
Charles Atwood  and Judy Atwood
Charles Wight and Victoria Rasmussen
David Clemmer  and Wendy Saffell-Clemmer
David Sorensen and Kimberly Sorensen
Ena Ladi and Derek Walter
Joel Miller and Elaine Miller
Kay Stremler
Anthony D. Haymet

Hyung Shin and Young Shin
Per and Kersten Kaijser
Kenneth Savin and Lisa Wenzler
Kirk Ririe
Kisoon Park and Moonyoung Park
Larry Marsh
Linda Lee
Lori Nixon
Melissa Harwood  and Eric Harwood
Merle Carlson
Michael Weaver and Jan Weaver
Michael Wiley and Dana Cochran-Wiley
Paul Weider and Sandra Weider
Peter Flynn and Carla Flynn
Peter Rogers and Susan Rogers
Scott Gore and Larisa Gore
R Kent Jex and Terri Jex
RJay Murray
Stanton McHardy and Melanie McHardy
Thanh Truong and Ayumi Ueno
Victor Gill and Tamanna Gill
William Jack
Argon Level ($5,000-$9,999)

Anita Orendt
Charles Ebert and Dana Ebert
Claudia Luttrell
Cynthia Conner and Igor Best-Devereux
Cynthia Squire and Thomas Richmond
Dana Ebert and Charles Ebert
Dennis Lombardi  and Patricia Lombardi
Dennis Sauer and Charlotte Sauer
Dinesh Patel and Kalpana Patel
E Dean Flanders and Teri Flanders
E Marlowe Goble and Michele Goble
Erin Umbriaco  and Jacob Umbriaco
Gail Miller and Kim Wilson

Jeffrey Driggs and Jane Driggs
Jeffrey Nichols and Teresa Nichols
Jiang-Hua Wang and Hanju Wang
John Straub
Joseph Brown
Joseph Gardella
Kathryn Robinson
Kenneth Woycechowsky
Kevin Dockery and Kelly Reynolds
Mark McLaws and Jennifer McLaws
Mark Sherwood
Michael Risbud Bartl and Aditi Risbud Bartl
Alexander Boldyrev

Mihir Bhayani and Stephanie Bhayani
Norman Dovichi and Susan Sharpe
Patrick Zimmerman and Lisa Zimmerman
Roger Leach and Lisa Leach
Ruth Novak
Shelley Minteer and Robert Churchwell
Thomas Richmond and Cynthia Squire
Todd Talley
Tomo Kodama and Chikako Kodama
Victor Cee and Holly Rausch
Kenneth D. Jordan
Yifan Shi
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