The quality of the educational experience and the dedication of the Marywood faculty are designed to help you reach the University's goal for every student: learning to live responsibly in an interdependent world.  What better way to understand and contribute to contemporary society than through the study of science?

Just the facts:

Average lecture size:
20
Average lab size
16

Marywood Science Graduates . . . . . "Where are they now?"

Mr. David Bruhn (MU'06) graduated magna cum laude in Biotechnology with a minor degree in Chemistry and received the Philip E. Mulry Medal for Excellence in Chemistry for his academic achievements. Mr. Bruhn was active in many on-campus clubs, including the Biology Club and the Student Affiliate Chapter of the American Chemical Society of which he was club President. As an undergraduate student Mr. Bruhn conducted research in the area of genomics and is now enrolled at the Molecular and Cellular Biology Doctoral Program at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

Mr. Dustin O'Keefe (MU'05) graduated summa cum laude in Biology (Pre-Professional) with a minor degree in Chemistry and received the Philip E. Mulry Medal for Excellence in Chemistry for his academic achievements. Mr. O'Keefe was active in many on-campus clubs and served as a chemistry and biology tutor in the Academic Excellence Center. As an undergraduate student Mr. O'Keefe conducted a two-year research project in the area of organometallic chemistry while working part-time at Northeast Eye Institute in Scranton, PA., where he assisted eye-care patients and a variety of ophthalmologists in the office. He was accepted to five (5) Medical Schools for the Fall 2007 semester, and has chosen to attend Temple University Medical School.

Ms. Rebecca Ryals (MU'04) graduated summa cum laude with a G.P.A. of 4.0 in Environmental Science. She was valedictorian of her graduating class and the recipient of many scholarly awards. Ms. Ryals completed a research project entitled, A Novel Sampling Technique to Assess the Removal of MTBE From a Contaminated Water Source. Ms. Ryals went on to earn a Master's degree from Duke University and is now a Graduate student in a Doctoral Program at Berkeley University of California.

Ms. Laura Wisniewski (MU'03) graduated magna cum laude in Biology (Pre-Professional) with a minor degree in Chemistry and was the recipient of the Sister M. Sylvia Morgan Metal for Pre-Medical Studies. Ms. Wisniewski participated in a genomic research project and assisted with the preparation of several biology and chemistry laboratories while at Marywood University. After graduation, she decided to pursue Veterinary Medicine and was accepted recently to the University of Illinois.


 

Clubs:

Biology Club - contact Dr. Michael Kiel for more information at mkiel@es.marywood.edu
American Chemical Society - Student Affiliate Chapter (Chemistry) - contact Dr. Deborah Hokien for more information at hokien@es.marywood.edu
Pugwash (Environmental Science Club) - contact Dr. Jay P. Clymer III for more information at clymer@es.marywood.edu

Comments to Dr. Deborah Hokien, Associate Professor of Chemistry: hokien@es.marywood.edu

 Last update May 2008

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