Carlos Prieto-Perez, MAC Scholar
Chasing the ChE Dream – Donations Support Future Innovators
Earlier this year, current and former AIChE Foundation Trustees, Shailendra Bordawekar, Bruce Chinn, Paul Mensah, and Otis Shelton, developed a plan to strengthen the future of the Henry T. & Melinda C. Brown Endowment.
Their ultimate goal is to double the endowment by raising $100,000 each year for the next three years.
Growing the endowment will help to achieve our aspiration that all future MAC Scholars will have a secure and stable source of funding. — Otis Shelton, AIChE Past President and AIChE Foundation Former Trustee
“Growing the endowment will help to achieve our aspiration that all future MAC Scholars will have a secure and stable source of funding,” said Otis Shelton, AIChE Past President and AIChE Foundation Former Trustee.
They are well on their way in 2023, securing more than 40% of their fundraising goal, thanks to personal investments by a concentrated group of donors.
Henry’s devotion to equity for minority engineers made an indelible impression on the Institute. Today it remains imperative that we lead by example to advance AIChE’s commitment to equitable, diverse, and inclusive chemical engineering talent. Not only must we open the doors, we must work to remove barriers to pursuing career dreams.
Texas A&M rising senior and 2020 MAC Scholar, Elizabeth Ajose shared, “Receiving the award gave me an opportunity to pursue a career I love and was a life-saver in helping me pay for tuition.”
A contribution to the Brown Endowment is a statement that chemical engineers are committed to a diverse and inclusive profession, and dedicated to advancing equity.
To help the Brown Endowment exist in perpetuity and award up to 30 high-achieving students annually, we invite you to give the give the gift of inspiration.
Revitalizing the Brown Endowment for the Next Generation of MAC Scholars
Minority students pursuing chemical engineering have Henry Brown, Gerry Lessells, and Jimmy Wei to thank for the creation of the Minority Affairs Community. Now Henry's legacy continues as a group of Trustees, past and present, take up the helm to revitalize the Brown Endowment. With 20% of our annual goal of $100,000 secured already, we invite you to join us by gifting inspiration to the next generation and introducing them to the bold possibilities that await one in science and engineering.
Inspiring the Next Generation of Extraordinary
The Ohio State University Student Chapter pilots the Dow K-12 STEM Ambassador Program in Columbus, OH classrooms. Thanks to the generosity of AIChE Foundation Trustee, Dan Coombs, and his wife Ellen, both Buckeyes, and Dow, which donated the content, including experiments, and supported the students with classroom best practices and other trainings.