Robert Purcell, ’57 chemistry alumnus, was named the 2009 Distinguished Alumnus for the College of Arts and Sciences. Purcell, one of the lead researchers behind hepatitis vaccines, was the keynote speaker at the college’s honors and awards banquet in April. He is the co-chief of the Laboratory of Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Following his speech, the college presented more than 60 scholarships and awards, recognizing about 200 students including national scholarship recipients and Top 10 Seniors. April 2009 Arts and Sciences Honors and Awards Banquet, Distinguished Alumnus 2009 Stillwater, Oklahoma College of Arts and Sciences 26 From left, Damien Williams, OSU Foundation; Pattie Haga, OSU Alumni Association; and Robert Purcell ’57. From left,, Robert Purcell with Peter M.A. Sherwood and Gillian Sherwood. Robert Purcell and Lorene Roberson Hickey ’84, media and alumni relations for the College of Arts and Sciences, tour the Stillwater campus. From left, Mark Nelson, a senior pursuing degrees in aerospace engineering and Russian; Robert Purcell; Kyle Ensley ’09; and John Cooper, a senior pursuing degrees in chemistry and microbiology. From left, Robert Purcell with 2009 alumnus Kyle Ensley. Ensley was the recipient of a Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship and a National Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship. alumni album
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