Notebook • Volume XX VI • 2018
Dean’s Corner Henry S. White
Dear Alumni and Friends, This issue of Notebook shares the stories and experiences
The College continues to provide outstanding opportuni-
of the people who make the College of Science extraordinary.
ties to undergraduate and graduate students. For the third year
People just like you. Today’s students, faculty and friends
in a row, a science student has been chosen for the prestigious
become tomorrow’s alumni, leaders, and supporters.
Churchill Scholarship to study at Cambridge University. Scott
The College will face many challenges and opportunities
Neville, who earned a mathematics degree in December, is one
in the next academic year. Student enrollment at the University
of just 15 students in the United States to receive the Churchill
is nearly 32,000 and is projected to grow significantly in the
Scholarship this year.
The College of Science is committed to student education, scientific discovery, and economic impact in Utah and around the world. next few years. We are working on several initiatives to meet
This issue of Notebook also features an outstanding alum-
the needs of the growing student population. Your financial
nus from the College. Raymond B. Greer, BS’86 in Mathematics,
support and personal participation will be the measure of our
is the CEO of Omnitracs, a billion-dollar company that provides
success in the years ahead. If you are not yet a member of the
telematic devices and logistics to support the transportation
Crimson Laureate Society, I urge you to consider making an
industry. In 2011, Ray established the Sandra J. Bromley schol-
annual gift to the College.
arship – in honor of his mother – to support undergraduate
The Gary and Ann Crocker Science Center on Presidents Circle is now open to students and researchers and the College
students in the College of Science. The College of Science gratefully acknowledges our
celebrated the building dedication on April 20. We are pro-
alumni, friends, and donors. People just like you. Thank you
foundly grateful to Gary and Ann Crocker and their family for
for your support!
their leadership gift that will benefit students, faculty, and staff at the U for generations to come. I invite you to visit campus and see this world-class education and research center.
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Henry S. White – Dean, College of Science
