Rebecca J. Simon Memorial Scholarship

Dan Hanus established this cooperative education scholarship in the School of Chemical Sciences (SCS) in honor of Rebecca J. Simon, who served as an advisor and director of the SCS Placement Center. Hanus graduated from the University of Illinois in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. Shortly after, he began a career with Procter & Gamble in the Foods Division and held a number of roles with the company. He worked in research and development as a process engineer, a products researcher, and a long-time package developer. He served as director of packaging for the U.S. Merchandising Solutions Organization in Product Supply Packaging at P&G upon his retirement in 2021. Hanus has often returned to campus to conduct interviews and recruit students. He also has served as a judge at the department's undergraduate research symposium.

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