ChE undergrads awarded six Co-Op scholarships

Davidson School of Chemical Engineering undergraduate students were recently awarded six Co-Op scholarships for 2018-2019, including five scholarships named for Purdue Chemical Engineering alumnus William Nelson (BSChE ’74, MSChE ’75) and his wife, Linda. The scholarships were presented on Wednesday, February 20 during the 2019 Professional Practice Days luncheon, in the Purdue Memorial Union.

Davidson School of Chemical Engineering undergraduate students were recently awarded six Co-Op scholarships for 2018-2019, including five scholarships named for Purdue Chemical Engineering alumnus William Nelson (BSChE ’74, MSChE ’75) and his wife, Linda. The scholarships were presented on Wednesday, February 20 during the 2019 Professional Practice Days luncheon, in the Purdue Memorial Union.

In 2017, William (Bill) and Linda established eight $1,000 scholarships to support Purdue Co-Op undergraduate students. Bill is a 2013 Co-Op Hall of Fame inductee and a 2017 Outstanding Chemical Engineer. The scholarships are awarded for the academic year, four each in the fall and spring semesters.

2018-2019 recipients of the William & Linda Nelson Scholarship include five students from Chemical Engineering:

  • Alex Dobbins – five-term Co-Op with Vantage Specialty Chemicals (Fall 2018)
  • Katie Dudek – five-term Co-Op with Procter and Gamble (P&G) (Fall 2018)
  • Allyson Gilbert - five-term Co-Op with Nufarm Americas (Spring 2019)
  • Talia Fix McNamara – three-term Co-Op with Mead Johnson Nutrition (Spring 2019)
  • Benjamin Pratt – three-term Co-Op with Air Products and Chemicals (Spring 2019)

2018-2019 Co-Op Scholarship Recipients Allyson Gilbert, Alex Dobbins, Katie Dudek, Nichole Szumigalski, and Talia Fix McNamara with Dr. Gabriela Nagy, Director of Industrial Education in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering. Not pictured: Benjamin Pratt.

These students’ names will be added to the William & Linda Nelson Scholarship plaque, located outside of the Office of Professional Practice office suite, in the A.A. Potter Engineering Center. Read more about this year’s recipients at: https://opp.purdue.edu/news/Scholarships/Bill_and_Linda_Nelson.html

Purdue Chemical Engineering undergraduate Nichole Szumigalski, three-session Co-Op with Kimberly Clark, was awarded a $1000 ExxonMobil Scholarship (Fall 2018). Established in 2018, ExxonMobil Scholarships are made available through the generosity of ExxonMobil, which is a loyal supporter of Purdue’s Co-Op program.

Learn more about the Office of Professional Practice: https://opp.purdue.edu/

Learn more about Purdue Chemical Engineering’s Cooperative Education Program: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/academics/undergraduate/co-op

 

Source: Dr. Gabriela Nagy, nagyg@purdue.edu, (765) 496-1710