1. Honoring the Legacy of Wilma Werth Gathering and conversation Remarks about Wilma History and Impact of the Werth Lectures in Chemistry Words from Don Myrvik Remarks from Gerald Werth Spontaneous remarks from guests Closing remarks Further Conversation

2. Memorial Service Wilma Werth Tomorrow, 10:30 am Peace Lutheran Church 1011 12th Ave N Fargo ND

3. Wilma Werth The Richard G. Werth Endowed Lectureship in Chemistry 1999 – 2015+

4. Wilma and Gerald established an endowment to…

5. “support the Richard G. Werth Lectureship in Chemistry, a public event to exemplify excellence in the teaching of chemistry, and to promote an understanding of the many careers in chemistry.”

6. Wilma and Gerald established an endowment to… “support the Richard G. Werth Lectureship in Chemistry, a public event to exemplify excellence in the teaching of chemistry, and to promote an understanding of the many careers in chemistry.” With the integral help of Don Myrvik the funds for the endowment were provided largely from the sale of Richard’s enormous stamp collection.

7. The Werth Lectureships… Take students to the forefront of science Invigorate faculty Inspire students Establish a network for students and faculty Elevate the status of the Department

8. Honoring our own Jody C. Redepenning '80University of Nebraska - Lincoln An Electrochemical Smorgasbord Jan H. Jensen '90University of IowaUnderstanding the Hydrogen Bond Using Quantum Chemistry Glen Kuehn '64New Mexico State University The Human Genome Project: Opportunities for Everyone (And Especially Chemists) in the Genomic Sciences John Herrman '65World Health Organization The role of Scientific Assessments in the Development of International Food Standards Ann T.S. Taylor '93Wabash CollegeInvolvement of a Dual Specificity Phosphates in Plant Defense Response

9. Honoring our mentors Dennis C. JohnsonIowa State UniversityOxidative degradation of organic wastes using electricity Louis PignoletUniversity of MinnesotaAdventures in Transition Metal-Gold Chemistry: The progression of research via good students and a little luck Patricia TheilIowa State UniversityA Mystery of Nature: Quasicrystals Gregory ReinhartTexas A&M University2-Photon Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy: A New Tool to Study Macromolecular Behavior Elias K. MichaelisUniversity of KansasLife Among Neurons: Excitation, Alcoholism, Aging and Neurodegeneration W. Robert ScheidtUniversity of Notre DameNitric Oxide and Hemes: From Toxic Gas toe NRVS

10. Current and future stars

12. Aquaporin Water Channels the Nobel Lecture Peter Agre, M.D. University Professor and Director Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore, Maryland Richard Werth Memorial Lecture Department of Chemistry Concordia College, Moorhead MN 06 February 2009

13. Cake!

14. Excellence continues Werth 2015 Professor Keith Nelson Department of Chemistry MIT (April 24 & 25)

15. Light Interactions With Matter: The Gift that Keeps on Giving, and How Two Concordia College Students Helped Shepherd Our Gift

16. Memorial Service Wilma Werth Tomorrow, 10:30 am Peace Lutheran Church 1011 12th Ave N Fargo ND

18. Concordian Jan 14, 1977

19. Memorial Service Wilma Werth Tomorrow, 10:30 am Peace Lutheran Church 1011 12th Ave N Fargo ND