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The UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is seeking gifts to expand the reach of the endowment that honors the two UCLA chemistry faculty who were largely responsible for the development of biochemistry within the department. Atkinson and West arrived at UCLA in 1952 and joined Max Dunn, who at that time was the only biochemist in the department. By the time they retired in the early 1990s, there were 18 biochemistry faculty members, and Atkinson and West had played major roles in recruiting most of them. Both Atkinson and West were exceptionally valued by their faculty colleagues, the students in their laboratories, by the national and international research communities, and by the multitude of undergraduates they taught. These awards and fellowships were inaugurated in 2016 to honor the significant contributions of both men to research, education, and the strength of the UCLA academic community.

The Atkinson-West endowment now funds prizes to undergraduate and graduate students to recognize their excellence in this area. Additionally, the endowment supports fellowships for summer research in Chemistry and Biochemistry faculty labs for undergraduate and graduate students. New gifts to this fund will enable the department to expand its support of these summer fellowships.

If you would like to learn more about the Atkinson-West endowment, please visit http://atkinsonwest.chem.ucla.edu/ or contact Sharon Chang, Director of Development, at 310-617- 9162 or by email at schang@support.ucla.edu.

Gifts can be made using the form below. Thank you for your support!




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If you have any questions about this donation, please contact Sharon Chang, Director of Development at 310-617-9162 or by email atschnag@support.ucla.edu.

Gifts are managed and invested in accordance with UCLA’s endowment investment policies. The total return earned in excess of the amount approved annually for payout will be retained in the endowment principal to protect from the effects of inflation and to allow for growth. At the Chancellor’s discretion, when the payout is not needed for purposes of the fund, the return of payout may be added to the endowment fund principal. In the event the fund does not reach endowment minimum; or the program ceases to exist at UCLA, proceeds from the fund will be utilized in an area and manner as closely related as possible to the original intent and purposes for which the fund was established.
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