Graduates from the Chemistry Department have achieved success in a wide variety of career paths. Our graduates have attended the top chemistry and biochemistry graduate programs in the country, including the University of California at Berkeley, Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Wisconsin, Chicago, MIT, Cornell, Northwestern and Illinois. They have been extremely successful in gaining admission to medical school, most notably Indiana University Medical School. Our graduates have completed other postgraduate studies, including law, business and physical therapy. Finally, Wabash chemistry majors have obtained employment immediately following graduation with companies in Indiana and across the United States.
Listed below are some of the various achievements of our chemistry graduates. The list is not meant to be inclusive, but is designed to show some examples of the many areas in which our graduates find employment.
- Gyanu Lamichhane '99 Professor, Johns Hopkins University.
- Deon Miles '97 Professor, University of the South.
- Geoff Coates '89 Professor, Cornell University.
- Frank Selke '78 Professor, Harvard Medical School.
- Mauri Ditzler '75 President, Monmouth College and former Dean at Wabash.
- Thomas Roberts '70 Professor, Harvard Medical School and Dana Farber Cancer Research Institute.
- Chris Fields '92 Principal, Benjamin Franklin Middle School.
- Tom Lutz '91 Chemistry and Math Teacher, and Coach.
- Joseph Trebley '01 Executive Director / Research & Development, Kylin Therapeutics (Purdue Research Park).
- Matt Kriech '00 Rocket Scientist, ATK Launch Systems.
- Ray Kuk '92 Forensic Scientist, Bureau of Alochol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
- Brad Maxwell '83 Principal Scientist, Bristol-Myers Squibb.
- Rick Sasso ' 82 Spine Surgeon, President of Indiana Spine Group.
- Donald Shelbourne '72 Orthopaedic Surgeon, NFL Indianapolis Colts Team Doctor, President/Owner, The Shelbourne Clinic.
- Gary Campbell '99 - Manager Deloitte and Touche
- Bob O'Keefe '85 - Patent Attorney, O'Keefe Egan Peterman & Enders LLP