African American, Hispanic/Latino and Native American recipients are eligible to receive $2,500 to $3,000 and awards are renewable. Students in chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemistry, environmental science and related disciplines at two- and four-year colleges may apply for scholarships.
The deadline to apply for the program is February 15. For more details about the ACS Scholars Program and an online application form, visit www.chemistry.org/scholars or call 1-800-227-5558, extension 6250.
The Society expects to award approximately $850,000 this academic year to current and new scholars.
"The purpose of the American Chemical Society Scholars Program is to diversify the chemical sciences, both in academe and the workforce, by helping those minority groups underrepresented in this arena to achieve their undergraduate degrees, and to encourage them to advance in chemistry or a chemically related field," says ACS President Elsa Reichmanis.
The Society's 2000 ChemCensus Report showed that relatively few minorities major in science-related disciplines at the college level. In 2000, for example, Hispanics, who make up 14 percent of the U.S. population, represented 2.6 percent of the chemistry workforce; African Americans, at almost 12 percent of the population, comprised less than 2 percent of the chemical workforce; and Native Americans, representing 1 percent of the population, made up less than 1 percent of the chemical workforce.
Since the Scholars Program was launched with a $5 million grant in 1995, more than 1,350 underrepresented minority students have received scholarships based on a mix of academic achievement and financial need. In total, students in the program represent 391 colleges and universities in 49 states and territories, according to Robert Hughes, the program's manager.
PPG and other firms including AstraZeneca, Bayer, DuPont, GlaxoSmithKline, Procter & Gamble and Xerox have all contributed $100,000 or more to the program. Many companies also offer mentoring and paid internships to selected program participants as an integral part of a student's academic and career development plan.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Following is a list of the 2003 American Chemical Society Scholars Award winners.
2003 American Chemical Society Scholars Winners
Alabama
Odinakachukwu A. Ehie (Xavier University)
Michael A. White (Vanderbilt University)
Alaska
Andrea C. Shaffer (Colorado School of Mines)
Arizona
Jose L. Guzman (Arizona State University)
Silvia C. Robles (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Manuel Parra Vasquez, III (Univ. of Arizona)
California
Amy C. Avelar (Univ. of California Riverside)
David Castillo (California Lutheran University)
Shirley Lemus Hufstedler (Harvard University)
Oliver Montes (Rio Hondo College)
Oliver Montes (Pasadena City College)
Colorado
Alana M. Montoya (University of Denver)
Connecticut
Danea J. Campbell (Yale University)
Ryan R. Richardson (Northeastern University)
Delaware
Natasha M. Safaee (Virginia Wesleyan College)
Florida
Cheryl L. Allen (Brown University)
Luis A. Bryce (University of Miami)
Yamicia D. Connor (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Carolina Curtis (University of South Florida)
Nduka O. Enemchukwu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Joseph H. Gaskins (Florida State University)
Nicolas J. Londono (Univ. of California Berkeley)
Brian A. Moses (Duke University)
Katherine Quinones (Florida International Univ.)
Roberto E. Valle (University of Florida)
Georgia
Oluseyi Abiola Adeniyi (Univ. of Mich. Ann Arbor)
Mario C. Flores (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Jacques E. Jocelyn (Oakwood College)
Jennifer L. Johnson (Duke University)
Illinois
Erica Nicole Collins (University of Michigan Ann Arbor)
Nicholas A. Pearce (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Indiana
Daniel J. Ditzler (Goshen College)
Derek L. Garcia (Indiana University-Purdue University)
Olisaemedua C. Ojeh (Northwestern University)
Candice J. Thorpe (University of Indianapolis)
Louisiana
Natasha W. Bernhardt (Louisiana State University)
Dominique S. Colbert (Loyola University)
Dawanne M. Eugene (Nicholls State University)
Maryland
Silvana R. Arevalo (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Jeremy H. Austin (Geneva College)
Carmen R. Jones (Carnegie Mellon University)
Massachusetts
Alisha C. Holland (Princeton University)
Shailise S. Ross (Norfolk State University)
Jillian A. Smith (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Michigan
Candice J. Givan (Harvard University)
Kenneth J. Hines, II (Denison University)
Edwin O. Idusuyi (Wayne State University)
London L. Reece (J. F. Drake State Technical College)
Tiarah R. Winston (Michigan Technological University)
Minnesota
Aways S. Mohamed (University of Minnesota Twin Cities)
Mississippi
Chris R. Collins (Copiah-Lincoln Community College)
Robert N. Garner (Jackson State University)
Mallarie D. McCune (Spelman College)
Demarcio L. Reed (Jackson State University)
Missouri
Airee V. Mobley (University of Minnesota Twin Cities)
Kendra C. Wash (Tennessee State University)
Oladapo M. Babatunde (Yale University)
New Jersey
Luciann L. Cuenca (Catholic University of America)
Daniel A. Diaz (Rutgers University)
Eric J. Diaz (Montclair State University)
Kristine Diaz (New York University)
Wisna Jean (Rutgers University)
Christopher E. Leonor (Stephens Institute of Technology)
Alexandra Severino (Barnard College)
New Mexico
Nichole A. Alex (University of Arizona)
Shanadeen C. Begay (Northern Arizona University)
Adria N. Helmich (University of Notre Dame)
Samantha J. Kilroy (New Mexico State University)
New York
Katrina R. Adams (Wesleyan University)
Jordan I. Amatuegwu (SUNY at Stony Brook)
Maria Julieth Ballesteros (CUNY: NYC Technical College)
Jason A. Buitrago (University of Rochester)
Renee S. Carrington (Pace University)
Hilda S. Castillo (Hobart and William Smith Colleges)
Halimatu S. Mohammed (Clarkson University)
Laura Nollah (SUNY at Stony Brook)
Theodore T. Nyame (Cornell University)
Hernan R. Rengifo (CUNY: City College of New York)
North Carolina
Mayada F. Fadulalla (Univ.of North Carolina Chapel Hill)
Jordan A. Holmes (North Carolina State University)
Oscar F. Kromah (Lebanon Valley College)
Keally Jay Miranda (Davidson College)
Bryant A. Price (Morehouse College)
Roshanda R. Ruffin (North Carolina A&T State University)
Jake R. Hager (University of North Dakota)
Ohio
Louis Davis (Ohio State University)
Knatokie M. Ford (Clark Atlanta University)
Dionne H. Griffin (Edinboro University of Pennsylvania)
Sherice Dionne Hall (Capital University)
Donnie A. Jefferson (Miami University)
Angela M. Lynn (Carnegie Mellon University)
Anita M. Person (Cleveland State University)
John Patrick Rogers (Howard University)
Sanithia L. Williams (Ohio University)
Oklahoma
Abid A. Quddus (University of Oklahoma)
Brian DeRon Shine (University of Central Oklahoma)
Pennsylvania
Tudie - Ann R. Henry (Penn State University)
Yann G. Le Gall (Princeton University)
Puerto Rico
Jorge L. Almodovar (Iowa State University)
Doris M. Grillo-Gonzalez (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Jenixa M. Miranda (University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez)
Raul E. Vidal (Pennsylvania State University)
Karen Diane von Dory Miranda (University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez)
South Carolina
LaToya M. Lee (Virginia State University)
Mila B. Ortigoza (Claflin University)
Kevin D. Pate (Florence-Darlington Technical College)
Kurt A. Aberle (South Dakota School of Mines &Technology)
Tennessee
Brittani A. Kridler (University of Tennessee)
Cherelle R. Walls (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Texas
Mark E. Coleman (Prairie View A&M University)
Adrian Skye Fortier (University of Texas at El Paso)
Blanca A. Fuentes (University of Texas at Austin)
Fabiola D. Gomez (University of Texas at El Paso)
Philip A. Hernandez (Rice University)
Veronica Jimenez (Texas A&M University Kingsville)
Naxhiely Martinez (Our Lady of the Lake University)
U.S. Virgin Islands
Samuel Rivera (University of Delaware)
Virginia
Tracy L. Alexander (North Carolina A&T State University)
Chikezie I. Eseonu (Harvard University)
Nikkia L. Jones (Old Dominion University)
Marisa J. Patterson (Virginia Polytechnic Institute)
Erika N. Roberts (University of Virginia)
Washington
Debra G. Carter (Northwest Indian College)