Jennings, Bojan Hamlin, 1920-2015 (Wheaton Prof. of Chemistry, Emerita)
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Instructor in Chemistry, 1950-1953 Asst. Professor of Chemistry, 1953-59 Assoc. Prof. of Chemistry, 1959-1963 L.O.A. 2nd Sem. 1955-56 L.O.A. 1960-61 Prof. of Chemistry 1963-1985 L.O.A. 1967-1968 Chairman of Chemistry Department: 1968- Sabbatical Leave 1974-75 First Semester A. Howard Meneely Prof. of Chemistry 1975-78 Sabbatical 1981-82 Endowed chair named in her honor, Feb. 1985 Prof. Emerita, 1985-
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Funds for Carr-Sh-Pick, Unknown
File — Box 6, Folder: 5
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Dr. Jennings was passionate about giving due diligence to the women scientists who made significant contributions to their field. She was disappointed in how little literature there was about women scientists, a fact that became obvious to her over the years as she received reports on the same few women from her students every year after assigning them a research paper on significant women scientists. Determined to provide her students with a better understanding of their field and the...
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Unknown
NSF Grant Info - Hist Sci, 1979 - 1980
File — Box 12, Folder: 1
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Prof. Jennings was one of the first Wheaton professors to employ students in conducting research over the summer. She brought in students from area colleges (such as Harvard College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart). These students collaborated with select Wheaton students through the prestigious undergraduate research grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This particular grouping includes the research notebooks she provided for her students’ use, their research data...
Dates:
1979 - 1980