Billy Collins Receives 2009-2010 Othmer Scholarship

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) chose Billy Collins (OSU Senior in Chemical Engineering) to receive a Donald F. and Mildred Topp Othmer National Scholarship Award. Each year, fifteen students from various schools in the nation are selected for this award.

Selection is based on a combination of academic performance, student leadership, and other activities that reveal a commitment to using chemical engineering to have a positive impact on society.

He will receive this award at the 2009 Annual AIChE Student Conference.

Billy is from Plano, TX. His leadership activities include: AIChE Student Chapter President, Student Foundation Chairman, CEAT Student Council Executive Officer (Freshman Council Coordinator).

The photo shows him at work last summer in his internship with ConocoPhillips in Alaska.

Billy enjoys computers, racquetball, kayaking, and working out at the Colvin Student Center.

For his future he is considering either attending law school for intellectual property law, or working for a major energy company as a production and development engineer.