Students Honored for Excellence in Chemistry



	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 05/01/2008

	Students Honored For Excellence In Chemistry

	BRIDGEWATER, Va. — Bridgewater College's chemistry department has cited four students for their accomplishments in chemistry and research. The following awards were presented April 29 at the annual Awards Convocation: the American Chemical Society's Senior Award to Ian McNeil, the Garland Reed Project Award to Jamie Doyle, the John Martin Organic Chemistry Award to Nicholas S. Sirica, and the Chemical Rubber Company Freshman Award to Margaret Gullman. McNeil, the winner of the American Chemical Society's Senior Award, received a one-year membership in the American Chemical Society and an engraved Merck Index. A 2004 graduate of Nicholas County High School, McNeil, a chemistry major with a minor in mathematics, is the son of Scott and Kimary McNeil of Summersville, W.Va. Doyle, who received the Garland Reed Project Award, was given a prize of $500. The Reed Award recognizes the best chemistry project at the College conducted during the year and includes a $500 cash prize. The award is named in memory of Garland L. Reed, a 1948 Bridgewater graduate in chemistry, who had a distinguished career in the Food and Drug Administration. Doyle, a biology and chemistry major, is the son of Jim and Julie Doyle of Meyersdale, Pa. Sirica, who received the Martin Award, was presented a $300 cash prize. The award is presented in memory of Dr. John W. Martin Jr., class of 1947, who served on the Bridgewater faculty for 24 years preparing students for careers in medicine and pharmaceutical work. Sirica, a chemistry major, is the son of Alphonse and Annette Sirica of Glen Allen, Va. Gullman, who won the Chemical Rubber Company Freshman Award, received a copy of the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. The award is presented to the top freshman in a chemistry course. Gullman, a biology major, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gullman of Linville, Va. Bridgewater College, a private, four-year liberal arts college, enrolls more than 1,500 students. Founded in 1880 and located in the Central Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, it was the state's first private, coeducational senior college.

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