Marple-Schweitzer Lecture
The Marple-Schweitzer Memorial Award in Chemistry was established in 1946 by Northwestern PLU and Prof. Byron Riegel in memory of Paul T. Marple and Kenneth J. Schweitzer. Marple and Schweitzer were chemistry department graduate students who accepted commissions in the Navy during World War II and lost their lives in the conflict. Prof. Reigel stated:
A university...never lost two finer men than these two men. It is a terrible price to pay because of our inability to promote peace.
Marple and Schweitzer were good friends, excellent students, and members of Phi Lambda Upsilon. The lecture series is designed to be of general scientific interest. The lecture topics serve to demonstrate the timely and creative aspects of chemical research in hopes of attracting more undergraduates into chemistry.
In honor of Marple and Schweitzer's scholarship, the Marple-Schweitzer Award is given to a senior majoring in chemistry who has demonstrated outstanding ability in the classroom and in the laboratory. This honorary lecture complements the presentation of the Marple-Schweitzer Award.
Nominations are solicited at the winter members' meeting every year in January for a speaker for the following spring. If you would like to nominate a speaker, please email the PLU president at [email protected].
In honor of Marple and Schweitzer's scholarship, the Marple-Schweitzer Award is given to a senior majoring in chemistry who has demonstrated outstanding ability in the classroom and in the laboratory. This honorary lecture complements the presentation of the Marple-Schweitzer Award.
Nominations are solicited at the winter members' meeting every year in January for a speaker for the following spring. If you would like to nominate a speaker, please email the PLU president at [email protected].