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Supporting Chemistry

We Need Your Help!

Whether you are an undergraduate alum, a graduate alum, or simply a friend of VT Chemistry, we need your help to continue the tradition of excellence for which the VT Department of Chemistry is known. 

How You Can Help

Your financial contributions, no matter how large or small, play an important role in ensuring a bright future for the department. Private contributions can be used to attract the best students, faculty and staff - the people who make a department great. There are any number of ways that you can give to VT Chemistry:

Gifts of cash.
Gifts of securities.
Utilizing any gift matching program your employer offers.
Remembering VT chemistry as part of your estate planning.

For more information on how you can support Virginia Tech Chemistry,
visit the following website:  http:///www.givingto.vt.edu/

Support the Chemistry General Fund

The Department of Chemistry has established a Chemistry General Fund. Your contributions to this fund will be used to support the seminar and colloquium program, curriculum enhancements, personnel recruiting, student and faculty travel, and a variety of other activities. These unrestricted gifts provide special support to foster an intellectual community of faculty and students. Here are detailed directions on how to give to VT Chemistry via the University's web page:

To make a contribution online:

1. Go to the Virginia Tech Secure Giving Site (linked from Giving to Virginia Tech)
2. Please fill in the required information.
3. Navigate to the Gift Information section. 
4. Next to Designation 1, from the For drop-down list, select Other- Please Enter Description in the Field Below.
5. Next to Other Designation, in the Amount text box, type the monetary amount you wish to give.
6.In the For text box, type: Chemistry Department. (See figure below) This last step is necessary for Chemistry to receive the donation.

   

How to give online. Online giving example.

 Create a Chemistry Scholarship or Endowment

A scholarship or endowment in your name or the name of a special loved one is a gift that will live forever. You can help our students to become tomorrow’s leaders in industry, academia, and medicine. The Department of Chemistry offers scholarships to both undergraduate and graduate students based on academic potential, academic performance, and financial need. Endowments in support of faculty can help us recruit and retain outstanding professors. For more information on how to create a scholarship for a deserving chemistry student or any other endowment, please contact Jim Tanko, Chair of the Chemistry Department, at jtanko@vt.edu or 540-231-6687.

Recent Donors

of $500 or more:

  • Mike Ogliaruso
  • RJ Reynolds
  • Don Lee
  • Dean Webster
  • Gene Weedon
  • Harry Dorn
  • Gordon Yee
  • Tyvin Rich
  • David Kingston
  • Applied Analytical
  • Custom Analytics
  • Beth Calvey