Philip and Anne Drago Scholarship in Chemical Engineering

The Philip and Anne Drago Scholarship in Chemical Engineering was established by alumnus Joseph P. Drago in memory of his parents. Philip Drago earned a bachelor’s degree (1948) and a master’s degree in the teaching of French (1950) from the University of Illinois. Joseph P. Drago earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Illinois in 1972, and a master’s degree in nuclear engineering from Illinois in 1974. Joe Drago was a research engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the reactor engineer at the Connecticut Yankee nuclear power plant, the safety compliance officer at Argonne National Laboratory, and a nuclear engineer with US Department of Energy where he performed safety assessments and accident investigations. His current work interests include advancing patient safety in the healthcare sector.

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