Chemistry Foundation Funds

Chemistry & Biochemistry Department (Fund #2195)

Contributions from former students and friends of the Department enhance our teaching and research programs, including classroom innovation, undergraduate research and faculty development. By partnering state funds, gifts from alumni, private donations and grant monies, we are able to provide educational excellence to our students. Your financial support of our programs represents the kind of partnership for excellence we highly value and strive to maintain.

Swenson Science Building Chemistry Excellence Fund (Fund #7219)

The Swenson Science Building, constructed in 2005, is allowing us to do more science, better science, and more collaborative work and to engage more students in the laboratory. We recognize the responsibilities that come with this wonderful structure and we are working hard to realize its promise and to respond to the trust our many donors have placed in us to do this. Your gift to the Swenson Science Building Excellence Fund will help us to advance the mission of the UMD Chemistry and Biochemistry Department by supporting students, scholarships, equipment, and research.

UMD Chemistry Graduate Fellowship (Fund #5226)

This fund was established in 2000 to provide financial support to graduate students during the summer, when they are focusing on their research programs. The Chemistry M.S. program is a major factor in the department's scholarly health, besides contributing to our instructional program in many ways. This fund is matched by the University's 21st Century Graduate Fellowship Endowment, so your donation is doubly appreciated.

Larry C. Thompson Inorganic Chemistry Award (Fund #6782)

Professor Larry Thompson recently retired from the UMD Chemistry Department leaving a forty-three year legacy of excellence and commitment. From his first year at UMD in 1960 until his retirement in 2003, Dr. Thompson's leadership and wisdom shaped the department and contributed to its mission of teaching excellence, distinguished scholarship and dedication to student success.In honor of Professor Thompson and his contributions to the department, we established the Larry C. Thompson Inorganic Chemistry Award to recognize the highest achievement in inorganic chemistry by a senior chemistry or biochemistry major.

UMD Ronnie Lindstrom International Student Scholarship (Fund #5763)

This fund was recently established by Dr. Ron Caple and his family to honor Ronnie Lindstrom, a former UMD student who joined the Air Force to serve in Vietnam, where his F-4 Phantom Jet was shot down in a mission over Laos. The loss of this young man had a profound impact on Dr. Caple, who devoted his academic career in chemistry to the promotion of international understanding. This scholarship will provide financial assistance to deserving students from developing countries wanting to pursue undergraduate studies in chemistry or biochemistry & molecular biology at UMD. Applications from any developing country will be considered, with preference given to female students, who are typically underrepresented in the educational systems of their home countries.