Humanities and Sciences Events Series
The C. P. Snow Lecture Series
C. P. Snow Scholar Award
2008 C. P. Snow Scholars
David Widmer is an environmental science major, with minors in H&S honors and
history. He received the Best Paper Presentation prize for his presentation at the Phi Alpha Theta
History Honor Society conference in spring 2007, and during the spring 2008 semester has served as an
intern with Christa Construction Corporation (the contractors for the Gateway building project),
assisting with organizing and tracking LEED submittals.
Colleen O'Loughlin is a biochemistry major, with an art minor. She has served as
president of the Ithaca College Chemistry Club, and worked as a teaching assistant during the spring
2008 semester for the new interdisciplinary course, Chemistry and Art, co-taught by art history
professor Gary Wells and Michael Haaf, associate professor of chemistry.
The C. P. Snow Scholar Award, a $500 gift, is presented to one or two students each year "who have fulfilled Snow's vision on their schoolwork and extracurricular activities" by finding a way to bridge the gap between the sciences and the humanities.
Students nominated for the award go through a competitive process. They must maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average, submit two faculty letters of reference, and write a 1000-word essay in which they explore the importance of integrating the sciences and the humanities and discuss how they've achieved this in their studies and beyond.
The award was first given in May 1980 to Jennifer Miller, a planned studies major. She received the award just two months before the death of C. P. Snow.
For information on how to apply for this award, click here.