Sigma-Aldrich Establishes Student Grant Program Company Strengthens Ties to SIUE Nick Dalton, Supervisor of the Chemical Extraction Group at the Sigma-Aldrich Research Production at the Dekalb Street facility in St. Louis, Missouri, and a group of his colleagues set out to strengthen the company’s relationship with SIUE by establishing the Sigma-Aldrich Student Grant Program in fall 2004. “We’ve offered internship opportunities for over ten years to SIUE students and been impressed with the caliber of their work. The grant allows us to further our relationship with SIUE,” said Mr. Dalton. “Over the years we’ve hired a number of SIUE graduates who went on to have long and successful careers with Sigma-Aldrich. We hired not only Chemistry graduates, but other disciplines, as well,” explained Ron Tellor, a 1971 SIUE alumnus with an Master of Science in Organic Chemistry. After a 33-year career with Sigma-Aldrich, Tellor retired in 2004 as the Vice President of Manufacturing. To continue producing cutting-edge products for researchers, Sigma-Aldrich depends on a highly qualified workforce – one that truly understands the chemistry and biology behind producing chemical reagents, building blocks, and innovative molecular biology. The Student
Grant Program will encourage the types of students Sigma-Aldrich looks for in an employee. The Sigma-Aldrich Grant is open to wellrounded junior or senior Chemistry or Biology majors who live in the greater St. Louis and Metro-East area, have a 2.5 grade point average or higher, and are interested in an industrial chemistry career. Recipients must also have a previous employment history, with preference for experience in the chemistry field.
SIUE Probst Lecture Series Sigma-Aldrich is also a generous sponsor for the SIUE Probst Lecture Series, which The Department of Chemistry initiated in 1975 as a memorial to one of its founding faculty members, Professor William J. Probst. Each year, a noted chemist is invited to the university to present lectures on various chemical research topics.
An SIUE Chemistry student perfects his skills in the lab.
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