A Niagara University alum and his wife have donated $2.5 million to permanently endow a chemistry chair there whose first honoree is chemistry professor Mary McCourt, a PhD scientist whose groundbreaking work on drug delivery technology is poised to transform the pharmaceutical industry.
Niagara University alumnus Michael Kakos, ’60, and his wife, Aimee, have pledged a $2,500,000 gift to establish the Michael J., ‘60 and Aimee Rusinko Kakos Endowed Chair of Chemistry and
Niagara University alumnus Michael Kakos, 60, and his wife, Aimee, have pledged a $2,500,000 gift to establish the Michael J., 60 and Aimee Rusinko Kakos Endowed Chair of Chemistry and to support the compensation and research of Dr. Mary McCourt, professor of chemistry, who will hold that position.
Niagara University alumnus Michael Kakos, ’60, and his wife, Aimee, have pledged a $2,500,000 gift to establish the Michael J., ‘60 and Aimee Rusinko Kakos Endowed Chair of Chemistry and
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