Daniel P. Babb Fund 

The purpose of this fund is to provide funds for the Chemistry Department at Marshall University to use to benefit the education of undergraduate chemistry students. The source of the initial endowment is the estate of Professor Daniel P. Babb and it reflects his life long commitment to quality undergraduate education in chemistry.

In January of each year, the Alpha Chi Sigma Educational Foundation will notify the chair of the Chemistry Department at Marshall University of the amount of money available for disbursement that year and will disburse said amount to the Marshall University Foundation. The Marshall University Foundation then will distribute the funds according to instructions from the Chemistry Department. At the discretion of the Chemistry Department, any unused funds may be carried over to succeeding years.

The Chemistry Department may use these funds in any way that will directly benefit undergraduate students. Examples of appropriate expenditures include, but are not limited to:

• purchase and/or repair of instruments for undergraduate students. 
• purchase of computers and/or software for undergraduate students.
• purchase of chemicals or other laboratory supplies for undergraduate students.
• travel expenses for an outside seminar speaker on a topic of particular interest to undergraduates.
• travel expenses for an alumnus of the Chemistry Department as a seminar speaker.

At the end of the year, the Chemistry Department will submit a brief report to the Alpha Chi Sigma Educational Foundation as to how the funds were used.