The Department of Chemistry Leadership Board was established in the Spring of 2011 to provide guidance and support for the Department’s continual drive for excellence. The Board, made up of business, academic, and community leaders, adopted the mission statement: “To offer leadership and guidance, to provide financial strength, and to achieve national acclaim as a top 10 Department of Chemistry.”
Pascale Atallah, PHD ’13 – The Woodlands, TX:
Dr. Atallah is a Polymer Scientist with Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. Her current role is Product and Social Sustainability Manager.
Carl Joseph Bilgrien, PHD ’86 – Grafton, MA:
Dr. Bilgrien VP for R&D for Alpha Assembly Solutions.
Michael John Collins, BS ’65 – Matthews, NC:
Dr. Collins is President & CEO of CEM Corp.
Kern M. Davis, HS/BS ’76 – Saint Petersburg, FL:
Dr. Davis is a pathologist and President of Pathology Associates.
Charles M. Ged – Jacksonville, FL:
Mr. Ged is a Founder of Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc.
Todd Allen Gillespie, PHD ’89 – Greenwood, IN:
Dr. Gillespie is retired. The majority of his career was in Small Molecule Design/Development with Eli Lilly & Co.
Kay Henderson, BS ’80/MBA ’82 – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL:
Ms. Henderson is a Vice President/Teradata DBA Group with Bank of America.
Eugene L. Inman, PHD ’82 – Gainesville, FL:
Dr. Inman is an Analytical Consultant with Pharmaceutical Development, having spent most of his career at Eli Lily.
Robert Owen Kincart, BS ’72- Lakeland, FL:
Mr. Kincart is President of A-C-T Environmental & Infrastructure.
Mike Seung Chon Lee, MS ’85/Ph.D. ’87 – Newtown, PA:
Dr. Lee is President of Milestone Development Services.
James Arthur Scott, BS ’80/MD ’86/Ph.D. ’88 – Ponce Inlet, FL:
Dr. Scott is a neurologist practicing in Ormond Beach, FL.
Howard M. Sheridan, BS ’65 – Fort Myers, FL:
Dr. Sheridan was a Physician with Radiology Regional Center.
Leigh Shultz, PhD, MBA
Leigh Shultz is currently Associate Vice President, International Commercial Operations at Merck & Co., Inc.
Rebecca Huff Shultz, BS ’95 – Maplewood, NJ:
Dr. Shultz is an Assoc VP, Project Mgmt with Merck.
Donovan L. Thompson, PHD ’14 – Baton Rouge, LA
Dr. Thompson is and Executive Director & Dean of Energy Sciences Division and Energy Consortium for River Parishes Community College.