Why people give
Every scholarship or fellowship comes with a story: someone else’s generosity, the impact of a particular professor, research with personal resonance. And each underscores the fact that for every interest or inclination, there is a need to fill.
Here are a few of recent examples of personal gifts made to support biology education and research at the College of Biological Sciences.
- Juliamarie Andreen Grilly earned a B.S. in bacteriology from the University of Minnesota in 1946. She worked her entire professional career as a research scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. She was also an accomplished cellist and golfer. After Juliamarie died in November 2005, her husband, Edward Grilly, established Juliamarie Andreen Grilly Scholarship in her memory with a gift of $150,000. The gift supports undergraduate students who conduct research in molecular biology.
- Dr. Clark Burbee made a gift of $25,000 toward the David Grantham Burbee Memorial Scholarship fund to honor the memory of his son, David Grantham Burbee (B.S. biochemistry, 1977). David continued his education at Cornell University and went on to a career in biochemistry and genetics. He attributed the development of his interests to faculty and friends at the University of Minnesota. David Burbee passed away in October 2005. Clark Burbee’s gift has been matched by the President’s Scholarship Fund.
- The Wallace Armstrong/Venkateswarlu Pothapragada Graduate Fellowship honors Walllace Armstrong, a biochemistry faculty member from 1934-74, who discovered the protective effects of fluoride. It was created with a $25,000 gift from Venkateswarlu Pothapragada (Ph.D. physiological chemistry, 1962) and his employer, 3M. The gift has been matched by the University of Minnesota 21st Century Graduate Fellowship Endowment. Preference will be given to applicants who have a connection to or strong interest in India.
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