GIVING BACK:
SPOTLIGHT
COSAM faculty make a difference through generous support
Auburn University has one of the highest faculty and staff participation rates in the SEC. In
2014, campus employees contributed almost $300,000, enough for 300 annual scholarships.
COSAM faculty and staff give back for a variety of reasons through meaningful, charitable
donations to areas of the college that inspire them personally.
Ortiz is Recipient of Stone Award
Vincent Ortiz, Ruth W. Molette Professor and
former chair of the Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, is the recipient of the Charles H.
Stone Award. The Stone Award of the CarolinaPiedmont Local Section of the American
Chemical Society is given every two years to the
most outstanding chemist in the southeastern
United States. The prestigious award recognizes
contributions to the field of chemistry through
activities in the scientific community, public
outreach, education, and research. Previous winners
from Auburn are Stewart Schneller (2001) and
Dave Worley (2004).
Why I give: Stewart Schneller
Why I give: Kat Milly West
After serving as chair of the Department
of Chemistry at the University of South
Florida, Stewart Schneller became dean of
the College of Sciences and Mathematics
at Auburn University in 1994, a title he
held until 2010 when he assumed his other
academic role as professor of chemistry
and biochemistry where he leads a team of
researchers.
Kat Milly West is the faculty coordinator
for the Laboratory Science and Medical
Laboratory Science curricula within the
Clinical Laboratory Science program in the
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
“When I turned 5, my mother, Nancy Johnson
Milly, went to work as an aerospace engineer
for NASA. As the youngest of five siblings,
I fondly remember mom coming home from
work, starting dinner, and heading out to
exercise with my dad. She raised five kids and
helped send man to the moon. We did our
homework at the kitchen table and had an
amazing science and math tutor: Mom.
“Her model for me was, ‘