Gratitude for Donors

The Chemistry Department would like to offer heartfelt thanks to the generous donors who supported us with financial gifts from June 2022 through May 2023. Your gifts are welcome and much appreciated.

The following donors contributed to the Chemistry Special Gifts Fund: Dennis Bleile ’76, Bob Britcher ’68

Dr. Molly Hoke ’95 donated to the Rowland Memorial Fund in support of the Science Center Complex.

In 2018, Gettysburg College established a fund in honor of retired Chemistry Department faculty members, Prof. Joe Grzybowski and Prof. Bill Parker. The fund supports student/faculty research in the Chemistry Department. Donors to the Parker-Grzybowski Fund include Kenn Hess ’82, Bruce Johnson ’70, Mike Lawlor ’92, Dr. Stephanie Maiocco ’10, Keith McDaniel ’80, Tina Tao ’05 & Jeff Maynes ’05, Vince Venditto ’03 & Kristie Colon.

The following donors made gifts to the Gettysburg Fund, which helps support ongoing expenses of the college. Donors include: Albert Accettola, Jr. ’67, Jenn Becker’97, Tim Calamaras, Ben Chaloner-Gill ’86 and Sandra Weymouth, Mark Chamberlin ’87 & Deana Chamberlin, Rob Clontz, II ’04, Emily Harrison Cost ’18 and Pearson Cost (in honor of Prof. Thompson), Bob Drawbaugh ’69, George Farley, Jr. ’59, Elizabeth Shearer Fisher ’90, Walter Greif ’60, Angie Mendel Hunter ’96, Bruce Johnson ’70, Sophie Johnston’18, David Jones ’67 and Anya Kirvan, Loren Buhle, Jr. ’80, Richard Keeports ’62, Darby Kiley ’97, Anne Heckler Kline ’60 and Jack Kline ’59, Bob Knopf ’54, Gordon Kotora ’87, Art Kriner ’65 & Jean Kriner, George Krone ’59, Janet Heiland Mas ’83 & Greg Mas ’83, Leah Millard ’23, Eileen Quickel Monson ’72 & Tom Monson, Mary Jean & Mark Moroz P’25, Nancy Murray & Brad Steffens P’10, Cynthia Bergman Myers ’81  & Ronald Myers ’69, Lynn Myers, Ron Myers ’61 & Ewha Myers, Donald “Oak” Oakley ’61, Taylor Plank ’12 & Luke Cuculis ’12, Dr. Jay Rossell ’63, Doris Pickel Schumacher ’69, Dottie Lloyd Simpson ’59 & Dick Simpson ’59, Lisa Evans Steel ’92  Adam Steel ’92, Bryan Stokes-Cawley ’14, Richard Strunk ’63, Anne Kuhlman Taylor ’66 and Jerry Taylor , Holly Thomas ’89 & John Finegan ’89, Josh Wagner ’19, Alison Kranitz Walsh ’93, Oscar Weber, Howard Weinberg ’83, Karen & Troy Werley P’23, Bryn Werley ’23, Ellen Rose Williams ‘ 72 & Ken Williams ’73, Dr. Sharon Hilgen Willis ’88  & Dr. David Willis ’90, Bill Wunner ’60 & Kathleen Wunner.

We would like you to know that gifts to the Chemistry Special Gifts Fund or to the Parker-Grzybowski Fund directly benefit Chemistry Department programs and students.

Gifts designated for the Chemistry Department without a specified fund go to the Gettysburg Fund, supporting ongoing, college-wide expenses.

If you would like the Chemistry Department to have direct access to your donation to support student/faculty research, student participation in conferences, instrumentation upgrades or repairs and other specific needs of the department, please make a note on your donation indicating “Chemistry Special Gifts” or “Parker-Grzybowski Fund”.

If you choose to make an on-line donation, you can do so here or by going to the Gettysburg College homepage and clicking on “Make a Gift”. In the Designations portion of the on-line form, select “Other or multiple designations”. Slide the bar to the right of the pop-up down to the bottom, select “Other Fund(s)”, and hit the Continue button. In the box under “Please Specify”, type the fund name (e.g. Chemistry Special Gifts or Parker-Grzybowski Fund).