SH, 5/5/06: Future Eagles land $1M science gift - USM Forum -- Message Board

Date: May 5, 2006

SH, 5/5/06: Future Eagles land $1M science gift

Date: May 5, 2006

"The $1 million gift will be spent over five years as scholarships to students who were hard-hit by Katrina. The students must major in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, polymer science or engineering."

I wonder why the other sciences, Geology, Physics, Marine Science, etc. were left out.

Date: May 5, 2006

maybe this answers your question. from the foundation's website:

The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation makes grants to program-related, non-profit research institutions to promote research in chemistry and the life sciences, broadly interpreted, and particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments, and materials that will open up new avenues of research in science. The Foundation does not consider proposals that fall outside of these programs.

Date: May 5, 2006

stinky cheese man wrote:

maybe this answers your question. from the foundation's website: The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation makes grants to program-related, non-profit research institutions to promote research in chemistry and the life sciences, broadly interpreted, and particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments, and materials that will open up new avenues of research in science. The Foundation does not consider proposals that fall outside of these programs.

Thanks for that research, Stinky.

Date: May 5, 2006

info wrote:

... "It gives us scholarship support so that the young people devastated by Katrina's wind and surge will not also have their futures in science and math ravaged." The $1 million gift will be spent over five years as scholarships to students who were hard-hit by Katrina. The students must major in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, polymer science or engineering. Gov. Haley Barbour and George L. Argyros, chairman of the board of the Beckman Foundation, were present for the announcement....

Do they even have those majors on the coast?

Date: May 5, 2006

Except for Biology, of course!

Yay for Biology!

Date: May 5, 2006

stinky cheese man wrote:

The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation makes grants to program-related, non-profit research institutions

Did you say non- profit? Are we still non-profit? What's all that talk about making faculty millionaires? Money for the privileged few seems to be our tag line.

Date: May 5, 2006

Perhaps we could just be happy for the kids that will get to go to college now that may not have been able to before this generous gift.

TBS

Date: May 5, 2006

WLOX

http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=4863334&nav=6DJI

USM Receives $1 Million Grant
May 5, 2006 09:47 AM

USM will soon receive a grant for $1 million, thanks to the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation.

That grant will establish the Beckman Presidential Scholars program for students interested in the sciences and impacted by Hurricane Katrina. After making a few connections, one important phone call started it all.

"I found out that ambassador Argyros was the chairman of the Beckman Foundation and that he and Governor Barbour were friends. And, of course, when I found that out, I immediately called Governor Barbour and said, 'I need your help and I need it bad and I need it right now.' And he said, 'Okay,'" said USM president Dr. Shelby Thames....

Date: May 5, 2006

Slush,

If I could somehow find out who you are, I'd like to punch you right in the lip for your comment.

A benevolent donor (with no apparent tie to the area or admin) gives generously to prospective students and you find fault in in it. Or yet, a way to belittle those at USM that you assume would not steward the gift appropriately.

You must have a self-esteem problem. As I understand, USM produces many wonderful psychologists and even psychiatrists. You should visit one (or more) soon

Date: May 5, 2006

Gator Eagle wrote:

As I understand, USM produces many wonderful psychologists and even psychiatrists. You should visit one (or more) soon

Well, we did.