Dr. Arnold A. Hiltz Memorial Scholarship

Awarded to a graduate student in the Department of Chemistry enrolled in or entering a Master of Science or PhD program within the Faculty of Science at the University of Prince Edward Island. This scholarship honors Dr. Arnold Hiltz, who was born in Sea View, PEI in 1924 and had a distinguished career as a scientist with General Electric, serving as a senior scientist and later as manager of materials applications for GE's spacecraft operations division. His expertise was called upon by NASA, and he published 27 papers in chemistry and was awarded four US patents. Dr. Hiltz earned a B.Sc. in Chemistry from Acadia University in 1947 and a Ph.D. from McGill University in 1952. He was recognized by UPEI with an honorary doctorate degree in 2004 and passed away in 2009.