The J. Frank Seely Society

Many considered J. Frank Seely the heart of the department for four decades. A much-loved and highly respected faculty member, he earned his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering at NC State in 1938 and stayed on as a grad student, faculty member and department head for 44 years.

Benefits of Each Five-Year Membership

• Invitations to a special dinner each fall
• Plaque recognizing you as a Frank Seely Society member
• Your name placed on a recognition board in EB1
• Recognition in the annual Chemical Engineering newsletter

Current Seely Society members

Gold – $15,000 and up

• Tim Calnon (BS ’68)
• Mike Killian (BS ’68)
• Frank Culberson (BS ’60)
• Russ O’Dell (BS ’75, PhD ’78)
• Wayne Day (BS ’65)
• Ron Srebro (BS ’82)
• Bill Garwood (BS ’60)
• Sharon Srebro (BS ’84)
• Jeff Garwood (BS ’84)
• Alan Weinberg (BS ’63)

Silver – $10,000-$14,999

• Norvin Clontz (BS ’65, MS ’67, PhD ’69)
• Rolf Kaufman (BS ’52, MS ’55)

Bronze – $5000-$9,999

• Victor Agreda (BS ’75, MS’77, PhD ’79)
• Johnnie Pearson (BS ’70, MS ’79)
• Mack Bailey (BS ’68, PhD ’73)
• Richard Phillips (BS ’64, MS ’66, PhD ’70)
• Quint Barefoot (BS ’85)
• Warren Piver (BS ’65, MS ’70, PhD ’72)
• Jim Boone (BS ’73)
• Joe Privott (BS ’61)
• James Bray (BS ’69)
• Ann Quillian (BS ’85)
• Charles Brock (BS ’71)
• George Roberts (Prof)
• Ron Brown (BS ’74)
• Ron Rousseau (Prof)
• Ruben Carbonell (Prof)
• Matt Russ (BS ’68)
• Eugene Erickson (PhD ’57)
• John Seely (BS ’68)
• Jim Ferrell (PhD ’54)
• Lucille Seely and Family
• Allan Forbes (MS ’49)
• Jim Smeaton (BS ’66)
• Theresa Freeman (’85)
• Ben Sorrels (BS ’64)
• Andre Goineau (MS ’70, PhD ’72)
• Roger Spence (PhD ’75)
• Carol Hall (Prof)
• Rich Spontak (Prof)
• Herb Hooper (BS ’85)
• Alston Stafford (BS ’49)
• Russell Howell (MS ’81)
• Susanne Stannett
• Randy Jester (BS ’75, MS ’77)
• Robin Sullivan (BS ’80)
• Karen Johnson (BS ’78)
• Hank Thomas (BS ’40)
• Bill Koros (Prof)
• Jim Tyson (BS ’76, MS ’78)
• Henry Nicholson (BS ’78)
• Joe Voss (BS ’64)

Student and Faculty Endowments

An endowment gift is among the most powerful forms of philanthropic support. Endowments are permanent presences on campus, boosting our efforts to attract and keep top talent for decades to come.

Endowed Graduate Fellowship Donors

• Norvin A. Clontz/Milliken ’65, ’67, ’69
• Wayne T. Day ’65
• James K. Ferrell ’54 (Ph.D.)
• Theodore A. & Peggy B. Hardaway ’47
• Francis P. “Russ” O’Dell ’75, ’78
• Henry B. and Virginia T. Smith ’38

Endowed Professorships

• Alcoa Professors: Bob Kelly, Saad Khan, Gregory Parsons
• Camille Dreyfus Distinguished University Professor: Carol Hall
• Camille Dreyfus Professor Emeritus: Hal Hopfenberg
• Frank Hawkins Kenan Professor and Distinguished University Professor: Ruben Carbonell
• William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor: Joseph DeSimone
• W. H. Clark Distinguished University Professor: Keith Gubbins
• Distinguished University Professor: David Ollis
• Celanese Professor: Jan Genzer
• INVISTA Professor: Orlin Velev
• Vivian T. Stannett, Professor

Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship Donors

• Ernie and Beverly Alexander ’72
• Ernest J. & Ethel H. Angelo (Bill Angelo) ’42
• Robert M. Barefoot (Quint Barefoot) ’85
• John K. Beasley ’44
• Chisa K. Brookes ’02
• C. Dennis Carroll ’68
• Michael B. Christie Memorial ’86
• S. Frank & Doris Culberson ’60
• John E. & Ana Piqueras Davis ’91
• William R. Edwards ’55
• Theresa Mooney Freeman ’85
• Elin E. Gabriel ’85
• Garwood Family (Bill & Jeff Garwood) ’60 & ’84
• William J. Goodrum ’44
• Carlos D. & Barbara Hoyle Gutierrez ’60
• Theodore A. & Peggy B. Hardaway ’47
• Herbert & Leila Hooper ’85
• Randy D. Jester ’75
• James M. & Laura B. Johnson ’37
• Richard M. Jones (2) ’47
• Robin Barker Jones Memorial ’85
• Donald C. Martin ’65
• Sidney F. Mauney, Jr. Memorial (2) ’22
• Alan M. & Nancy D. McGee ’49
• Forest O. & Sandra Mixon, Jr. (2) ’52
• Zach Nicholson ’09
• Francis P. “Russ” O’Dell (2) ’75
• Johnnie L. Pearson ’70
• Verna Strickland Ramsey (Ron Brown) ’74
• George W. Roberts Memorial Prof
• Caldwell / Seely (J. Frank Seely) ’38
• Henry B. & Virginia T. Smith ’38
• Henry C. & Nancy A. Thomas (2) ’40
• Milton G. “Milt” Williams ’61
• Vaden Family (Tom & Mike Vaden) ’56 & ’72

Named Facilities

Spaces throughout Engineering Building I, the home of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, carry the names of donors who’ve helped build the department into the national leader it is:

• Albemarle Corporation Meeting Room 2006A
• Ron Brown Faculty Lounge 2002
• S. Frank Culberson Lecture Hall 1005
• Francis P. “Russ” O’Dell Conference Room 2018
• E. E. Randolph Reading Room 2013
• Sealed Air Corporation Computer Labs 1008