Established October 23, 1946, by William Lloyd and Cora Roberts Evans in honor and memory of their son. Income provides a scholarship for a mechanical engineering student.
Lieutenant, Junior Grade, William Arthur Evans, killed in action during World War II.
William Lloyd Evans (b. 1871) received his M.S. degree in 1896 from Ohio State and joined the Chemistry Department faculty in 1905 after having received his Ph.D. degree that year under Professor Ulric Nef at the University of Chicago. In 1928, he was named Chairman of the Chemistry Department, succeeding Professor William McPherson.
During his tenure as Chairman he guided the Department toward increased emphasis on graduate research. Following his retirement in 1941, Professor Evans was elected President of the American Chemical Society, and he continued his work in chemistry during active retirement until his death in 1954 at the age of 83.
William and Cora’s son, William Arthur Evans, was born September 14, 1917. He graduated from Ohio State in 1940, with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. William Arthur volunteered for service in the US Navy in January of 1942, one month after Pearl Harbor. Evans served as Radar and Communications Officer aboard the submarine U.S.S. Tullibee and was awarded the Naval Commendation Ribbon for his work during the ship’s second patrol into enemy controlled waters. On the Tullibee’s fourth patrol, north of Palau on March 26, 1944, the submarine encountered a convoy of seven Japanese ships, including a destroyer and two escort vessels. While attacking the convoy the Tullibee was destroyed, possibly by one of its own torpedoes. Only one man out of a crew of 81 survived the destruction of the Tullibee. William Arthur Evans did not survive.
Upon approving this scholarship in 1946, the Board of Trustees notes include the following,
“William Arthur Evans’ life was bounded by two wars: a fate that was inconsistent with his generous, friendly and spiritual nature. These same qualities, however, challenged him to tasks involving great courage and sacrifice. It is the earnest hope of the donors that this award will aid recipients in pursuing peaceful and productive futures.”
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