Ann R. Stasch established this endowment in 2000 to foster the academic success of female graduate students studying chemistry. In 1956, Ann became the first female to earn a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Florida. She also received her master’s degree in chemistry from UF. After leaving Florida, she worked in Georgia, Mississippi and California in agricultural research. She was a professor at California State University, Northridge, where she taught for 25 year