Lilly Johnson '25 is the recipient of the Dr. Glenn C. Vogel and Dr. Majorie R. Chelly Endowed Scholarship Award

The Dr. Glenn C. Vogel and Dr. Majorie R. Chelly Endowed Scholarship Award is given to a student that embodies Dr. Chelly’s tremendous work ethic, and has achieved excellence through extraordinary effort. 

About Lilly: 
 

Lillian Johnson is a senior chemistry major with minors in mathematics and deaf studies. She is a teaching assistant for the chemistry department, part of the department prelab team and has been a part of the Haaf Lab group for three years. Her previous research here at Ithaca College was attempting to streamline the enantioselective synthesis of stegobinone, a sex pheromone of the furniture beetle, which is a part of a collaboration with scientists at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that aims to develop traps to prevent damage to their cultural heritage objects. After completing her studies at Ithaca College, Lilly plans to attend graduate school to pursue a PhD in Chemistry.

Other Academic Achievements

Outstanding First Year Chemistry Award

Dean's List School of H&S

Sigma XI Honors Research Society Member

Previous Award Recipients

2023: Enzo Martellucci ('23)

2022: Nya Evans ('22)

2021: Nya Evans ('22)

2020: Emily Carey ('21)

2018: Darnell Harris ('18)

2017: Erin Higgins ('17)

2016: Erica Bravo ('17)

2015: Taylor Reeves ('16)

2014: Max Klemes ('15)

2013: Kevin Litwin ('13)