INDIANA, Pa. – Indiana University of Pennsylvania will celebrate the opening of John J. and Char Kopchick Hall, the university’s new $90 million, 142,536 square foot science and mathematics building,
Nominations open for 2021 Konneker Medal for Commercialization and Entrepreneurship ohio.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ohio.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Baker Fund awards more than $48k to five faculty proposals for research, scholarship and work Published: May 4, 2021 Author: Staff reports
The John C. Baker Fund awarded $48,355 total to five faculty proposals for research, scholarship and creative work during spring semester 2021.
Endowed in 1961 by a gift of more than $612,000 from 1926 College of Arts and Sciences graduate Edwin L. Kennedy and his wife, Ruth, a 1930 graduate of the College of Education, The John C. Baker Fund was established to support faculty improvement and research efforts. Up to $12,000 is available for each award.
The Baker Fund committee received 10 proposals requesting $106,068 total.
The five faculty award winners include:
Konneker Medal for Commercialization and Entrepreneurship
The Konneker Medal. Credit: Kaitlin Owens/Ohio University.
The Ohio University Foundation established the Konneker Medal for Commercialization and Entrepreneurship to recognize current and former faculty members or students who have demonstrated excellence in innovation, invention, commercialization and entrepreneurship. Up to three awards will be given each year.
The award is named for Wilfred Konneker, an Ohio University alumnus with a distinguished record in research and entrepreneurship. He received his bachelor s degree in chemistry in 1943 and his master s degree in physics and astronomy in 1947. He received a doctoral degree in nuclear physics from Washington University in 1950.