Students see value of science endowment

Environmental science students have new and exciting opportunities to pursue multi-disciplinary areas of research, travel and participation in conferences and other out-of-class learning. These are the types of transformative experiences that stir passion in sophomores Anna McNabb and Lexi Page-Boyd.

Anna and Lexi, both environmental science majors with biology minors, got an opportunity Thursday to thank the donor who has provided funding for these experiences. They spoke about their enthusiasm for their field of study when Heidelberg dedicated the field biology lab in Gillmor Science Hall in honor of Dr. Charles Sherlock McGill.

Dr. McGill was the father of 'Berg alumnus Charles McGill, who, along with his sister, Charlotte Rodriguez, were on campus for the ceremony.

In honor of his 50th Heidelberg class reunion earlier this year, Charles created an endowment fund for biology and environmental biology. The fund supports student travel to conferences and other career-informative opportunities. Through these opportunities, students learn more about career paths and make critical connections for mentoring, possible internships, jobs or graduate programs.

Learn how the McGill gift is already having an impact.