Published on March 29, 2021
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Sydney is a junior Chemistry major at Samford, with plans to teach and conduct research in natural product synthesis and medicinal chemistry.
Sydney has been conducting research for the past two years with Dr. Dale Wilger of our Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and she is already the lead author of a published paper. Coincidentally, as the announcement regarding Sydney’s Goldwater appointment was released last Friday, Dr. and Mrs. Wilger welcomed their second child. It was a great day for Sydney and the Wilger family.
The world is better because of Sydney Bottcher, her towering intellect, and the presence in her life of a gifted mentor, Dale Wilger.
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.
