Martin Zung Memorial Chemistry Award

Type

Scholarship / Fellowship

Year Established

2013

Purpose

Scholarship fund to provide support to a junior or senior studying Chemistry. (GF000210)

Description

Recipients of this scholarship must be U.S. citizens majoring in Chemistry; must be in their junior or senior year, with a minimum GPA of 3.2. Students should demonstrate both strong academic performance and outstanding independent research.

History

Jonathan Zung, son of Martin Zung, obtained his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the Florida Institute of Technology in 1986 and his doctoral degree in analytical chemistry from Emory University in Atlanta. Jonathan’s professional career started as an analyst chemist with Pfizer in 1991 and, since then, has held different executive leadership positions in the pharmaceutical services industries over the past 25 years. He has pharmaceutical development experience in oncology, immunology, cardiovascular disease, and other major therapeutic areas. Moreover, he served as group president for clinical development and commercialization services for Covance Drug Development, which is a LabCorp company, and was Vice President and Head of Global Development Operations (GDO) at the global pharmaceutical giant, Bristol-Myers Squibb. Not to mention, Jonathan served as a member of the Florida Institute of Technology Board of Trustees for six years (2010-2016) and, currently, serves as an advisor to the CEO of WCG clinical and president of one of their divisions.

His support and friendship with the university have helped several students since 2013 when he established the Martin Zung Memorial Chemistry Endowment Fund in memory of his father Martin Zung, who was an educator, pharmacist, and strong supporter of the sciences and of Florida Tech and its mission. “I’ve always been a staunch supporter of Florida Tech and value the education I received there. The chemistry faculty at Florida Tech provided me with amazing opportunities, and taught me how to be a problem solver and to think strategically. I created the scholarship to acknowledge the impact Florida Tech has had on me and the importance education had to my father”, Jonathan said.

If you would like to contribute to this fund, please go to Panther Fund and use the "other" designation to identify that you wish to give to this named endowment fund.