Giving to the Department of Chemistry
Who to contact to help
- Gifts in-kind: Michelle Merfeld
- Internship and post-graduation employment opportunites: Dr. Shawn Hitchcock, Co-Op Coordinator
- Make a gift now (online), print and mail your own form, or call 309-438-2294
- Major gifts:
Please contact Steph Sellers (309-438-7725 or seselle@ilstu.edu) from the Development Office to discuss these opportunities or the possibility of deferred gifts or other planned gifts in the form of securities, property, etc.
Endowment Opportunities
Opportunities exist to create named, endowed fellowships, professorships, laboratories, and even a building, if you are so inclined. Giving levels for each named opportunity are determined by the University President and are currently as follows:
| Opportunity | Minimum gift |
|---|---|
| Re-name the Science Laboratory Building | contact the Foundation |
| Named Laboratory | contact the Foundation |
| Endowed Professorship | $500,000 |
| Visiting Professorship | $250,000 |
| Faculty Award | $150,000 |
| Endowed Graduate Fellowship | $300,000 |
| Endowed Summer Graduate Fellowship | $115,000 |
| Expendable Graduate Fellowship | $40,000 |
| Expendable Summer Undergraduate Fellowship | $10,000 |
Established Funds
The Department also maintains a number of scholarship and award funds. Gifts of all amounts are important and welcomed to any of these funds including:
Academic Scholarships
- Sol Shulman Fellowship
- James B. Sedgwick Memorial Scholarship in Chemistry
- Sheryll (Renken) and Todd Rockway Endowed Scholarship
Research Support
- Undergraduate Chemistry Student Research Fund
- Mike Kurz Research Fellowship
The Chemistry Department Excellence Fund provides general support for the activities, programs, and operations of the department. The Fund also helps provide new instrumentation, supports the visits of scholars, and supports local opportunities for presentation of research results by students. Our General Fund also supports several divisional awards and scholarships including:
- Analytical Chemistry Student Award
- Biochemistry Student Award
- Chemistry Education Award
- Chemistry Education edTPA Scholarship
- Freshman Chemistry Student Award
- Inorganic Chemistry Student Award
- Organic Chemistry Student Award
- Physical Chemistry Student Award