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1975 Jack A. Kampmeier, Chair 1979 Wi l s o n Co m m o n s Bu i l t on Ri v e r Ca m p u s in 1976 I m p o r t a n t Ac c o m p l i s h m e n t s a n d Ha p p e n i n g s • In a 1977 NSF survey, the Chemistry Department’s faculty was ranked 11th in the nation in terms of federal funding • Coupled with the initiative developed under Bigeleisen’s tenure for chemistry majors, substantially changed non-major’s sequences in chemistry; together, these two initiatives completely overhauled and modernized the undergraduate chemistry curriculum and routinely provided IR spectrometers and gas chromatographs in the organic sections of the laboratories • Key player in the college initiative, “The Rochester Plan,” which created bridges between the College and Medical School, connecting the Department to Medical School science departments for undergraduate education • Actively sought to recruit more female faculty members • Instituted fellowship support for a female graduate student and an annual chemistry student award using the Samuel and Ellen Lattimore Fund, as well as other funds • Introduced the four percent internal overhead on research grants to support the departmental infrastructure 24
1975 Jack A. Kampmeier 1979 Me m o r i a l Ar t Ga l l e r y, f o u n d e d 1913, e x p a n d e d 1936, 1968, 1988 Do o r w a y on Qu a d I m p o r t a n t Ac c o m p l i s h m e n t s a n d Ha p p e n i n g s (c o n t .) • Established the Chemistry Alumni Research Fund in 1977 • In 1978 John Huizenga was named the Tracy H. Harris Professor of Chemistry, a chair he held until 1991 • Completed the funding the Department obtained from NSF and placed orders for a 500-MHz NMR and a new ESR spectrometer • Started two major drives to acquire lasers for experimental physical chemistry and a contemporary GC-mass spectrometer • Actively sought to increase the ties between the Chemistry Department and industry to facilitate job placement for students • Later served as Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for Graduate Studies, and subsequently as Dean of the College • Hired George McLendon and James Farrar • Fulbright Senior Research Fellow, 1979 • Significantly increased the number of postdoctoral fellows in the Department by securing College funds for Postdoctoral Teacing Fellows 25
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