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Overview
Richard Scott Conley is a Hamilton College alumnus from the Class of 1992, having enrolled around 1988 from Chatham, New Jersey. During his undergraduate years he was recognized with academic prizes in chemistry, most notably the Tarbell Book Prize in Organic Chemistry and the Dr. Philip I. Bowman Prize Scholarship. After Hamilton, Conley pursued a career in the sciences or related fields. The corpus records him as an academically distinguished student rather than a faculty member or administrator.
Relevance to Research
Conley appears in five consecutive Hamilton College catalogs from 1988–89 through 1992–93, consistently listed as “Richard Scott Conley, Chatham, NJ.” The 1991–92 catalog is particularly informative: it records him winning two prizes — the Dr. Philip I. Bowman Prize Scholarship and the Tarbell Book Prize in Organic Chemistry, and (jointly with Thomas F. D’Aprix Jr.) the Soper Research Prize. He is also listed in abbreviated form as “R. Scott Conley” in prize and award listings. These recognitions identify him as a strong science student during his Hamilton years.
Notes
- Hamilton College alumnus, Class of 1992; hometown: Chatham, NJ
- Enrolled fall 1988; appears in catalogs 1988–89 through 1992–93
- Recipient, Dr. Philip I. Bowman Prize Scholarship (1991–92)
- Recipient, Tarbell Book Prize in Organic Chemistry (1991–92)
- Co-recipient (with Thomas F. D’Aprix Jr.), Soper Research Prize (1991–92)
- Listed consistently by hometown Chatham, NJ in the annual student directories
- No faculty or administrative role recorded; all corpus appearances are in student/prize sections
Related Sources
- yhm-arc-pub-cat-1988-89 — first enrollment listing
- yhm-arc-pub-cat-1989-90 — continued enrollment
- yhm-arc-pub-cat-1990-91 — continued enrollment
- yhm-arc-pub-cat-1991-92 — prize and award recognitions; senior year listing
- yhm-arc-pub-cat-1992-93 — final enrollment listing
Related Topics
- course-catalogs-collection — primary source for enrollment and prize records
- curriculum-and-academic-departments — context of science and chemistry curriculum during this period