Other Vagelos Programs
P. Roy Vagelos is a very accomplished alumnus (College '50, Chemistry) and has been generous to Penn. Thus there are quite a few programs that carry his name or his name with Diana, his wife. In addition to the Life Sciences and Management program, those specifically for undergraduates are:
The Roy and Diana Vagelos Scholars Program in the Molecular Life Sciences is entirely contained in the College of the School of Arts and Sciences. Students begin as freshmen and major in two sciences or submatriculate for a MS in the standard four years. Students in this program plan to pursue scientific research careers. Scholars are invited from the admitted pool of high school seniors at the beginning of April.
The Roy and Diana Vagelos Science Challenge Award is given to outstanding undergraduates who are Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemistry or Physics Majors in the submatriculation program in Chemistry or Physics. This Award is equal to the current tuition and fees and is awarded independent of financial need to about five students in May of each year.
The Roy and Marianthi Vagelos Scholarship was established by Roy and Diana Vagelos in memory of his parents. This is administered by Student Financial Services.
The Roy Vagelos Innovation Grant Program was funded by a group of Trustees and friends led by Leonard A. Lauder of Estée Lauder Companies to provide support for undergraduate summer internships.
At present, the University of Pennsylvania maintains two endowed chairs in the Chemistry Department and a Building that carries the Vagelos name.
In addition to his well known association with Merck, Dr. Vagelos attended medical school at Columbia, was on the Washington Unversity (St. Louis) faculty, and resides in New Jersey.