Wentz Undergraduate Scholarships 2009-10

Two chemical engineering undergraduates will each receive $2,750 scholarships from the Lou Wentz Foundation during the 2009-2010 academic year.

Jodie Millemon is a sophomore in our environmental option who will be working with ChE associate professor Dr. Karen High this summer as a research assistant. She is from Ponca City, and performing the extra work at OSU leading to graduating with Honors. Jodie is a strong participant in extracurricular activities including serving on the CEAT student council, OSU Crew team (secretary), CEAT ambassador, and SWE & AIChE student chapters. She is also a CEAT Scholar.

After graduation, she hopes to enter a career that permits international traveling. Her hobbies include quilting, bike riding, photography, antique browsing, kayaking, and obviously, OSU spectator sports.

Billy Collins’ hometown is Plano, TX. In addition to his ChE degree, he is pursuing a minor in Philosophy and an Honors College Award, and has participated in a summer of study abroad at Cambridge University, England.

In 2006, his summer internship was with Chevron Phillips as an IT analyst and technical support. In 2008 with ConocoPhillips as a production and well optimization engineer in Central Texas, and this summer, he will work with ConocoPhillips’ Production and Liquefied Natural Gas groups in Anchorage, Alaska.

Billy is also active in Extra Curricular Activities, which include AIChE, CEAT Student Council, Intramural sports (football, handball, racquetball, and Frisbee), Student Government Association.

His post-graduation plans are not set. Billy writes, “Though I am still unsure of what I would like to do, upstream engineering in the area of production and processing is very interesting. I am also preparing to take the entrance test to law school because I am quite interested in regulatory and policy law.”