Dr. Murphy Brochure

Huntingdon College

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

1500 East Fairview Avenue

Montgomery, AL 36106-2148

Dr. Maureen K. Murphy

Professor and Chair

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Department of Chemistry& Biochemistry at Huntingdon

DR. MAUREEN K. MURPHY

Professor and Chair

Department of Chemistry &

Biochemistry

2012-2013

Huntingdon College

“The success of every student is the focus of

everything we do.”

In May 2013, Dr. Murphy

and Dr. Jimmy Jeffcoat

plan to lead a Huntingdon

Travel Tour to Germany,

visiting sights in Munich,

Dachau, Frankfort, Witten-

burg and more!

In March 2012, Dr. Maureen Murphy and Professor

Eric Kidwell led Huntingdon’s first trip to Sydney,

Australia on a trip called “Chemistry Down Under.”

In 2006 and in 2009, Dr. Murphy led a Hunting-

don Travel “Fire and Rain” Tour of the Big Island

and Oahu in Hawaii.

Dr. Maureen Murphy (Chemistry, Class of 1978) re-

ceives the 2011 Alumni Loyalty Award from the Hun-

tingdon Alumni Association and President West. AUSTRALIA 2012

TRAVEL-STUDY TOURS

GERMANY 2013

HAWAII 2006 & 2009

Maureen Kendrick Murphy, Ph.D.

Faculty Profiles

2012“Exploration of the relationship between ring size,

degree of nitration, and strain energy in a series of polycyclic

explosives,” Dallas Thomas, B.J. Foroughian and Maureen

K. Murphy, presented at the 2012 Research & Creative Activ-

ity & Nanobiology Symposium,

Alabama State University, March

15, 201

“Structure, Pricing, and Common

Medications Prescribed for the

Treatment of Prostate and Breast

Cancer,” Suzanne M. Mock , Kellie R. Hilton, Elizabeth A.

Perdue and Maureen Kendrick Murphy, presented at the

2012 Research & Creative Activity & Nanobiology Symposi-

um, Alabama State University, March 15, 2012.

HONORS IN CHEMISTRY

PRE-PHARMACY ADVISING

2011-2012

PRESENTATIONS

2011 “Exploration of the relationship between ring

size, degree of nitration, and strain energy in a series of

poycyclic explosives ,” Frank

Q. Mitchell, Cole P. Smith,

Andrew J. Swift, Ginger Tyson

and Maureen K. Murphy, pre-

sented at the 241st national

American Chemical Society

meeting, Anaheim, CA, March

27-31, 2011.

“Binding of Lanthanide and Actinide Ions to Oxytocin: A

Model for Radioactive Ion Binding to Proteins,” Tiffany

Dean, Tarnisha Lawson, Ashlee Walters, John Sloan and

Maureen K. Murphy, presented at the 242nd national

American Chemical Society

meeting, Denver, CO, August 21-

24, 2011.

2012 “Can Molecular Me-

chanics Predict Flexibilty in Bio-

logical Molecules?” Paige Lathem, Mary Elizabeth Terrell,

and Maureen K. Murphy, presented at the 2011 Research

& Creative Activity & Nanobiology Symposium, Alabama

State University, March 15, 2012.

“DNA as a Wire: Using the Particle-in-the-Box

Formalism to Calculate the Rate of Electron

Transfer Through the DNA Helix,” Andrew J.

Swift and Maureen K. Murphy, presented at the

2012 Research & Creative Activity & Nanobiology

Symposium, Alabama State University, March 15,

2012.

COURSES TAUGHT

Dr. Murphy enjoys teaching General Chemistry (CHEM

105/106), Critical Thinking courses (PACT 103 and CHEM

475), Advanced Inorganic, Physical Chemistry, Research

in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, and travel seminars.

She enjoys helping and advising students at all levels.

Dr. Murphy receives the

2011 Julia Lightfoot

Sellers Faculty Award at

graduation. She also

won the award in 1999.

The award is voted on

by members of the

junior and senior class .

Dr. Maureen Kendrick Mur-

phy is a 1978 Chemistry

graduate of Huntingdon.

Through an accelerated

program, she finished her

B.A. degree in three years,

earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry

and Biochemistry from the University of South Carolina,

and completed postdoctoral study and research at the

University of Chicago. She was one of the first female

chemistry professors at the University of Alabama, and

also taught high school in Russellville, AL. She is the

recipient of a Lilly Foundation Teacher-Scholar Award,

GTE Fellowship, Tandy Technology Scholars Award, and

the Outstanding Chemistry Teacher Award for the

Southeastern U.S. from the American Chemical Society.

She has received each teaching award at Huntingdon,

some twice. She has more than 40 publications to her

name, many with undergraduates. She enjoys teach-

ing, traveling with students, and helping students to be

successful. Come by Bellingrath 105 and meet her!

As part of the Huntingdon Pre-

Health Professions Committee

(HPPC), Dr. Murphy has been

advising pre-pharmacy stu-

dents and pre-health profes-

sions students for the past 16

years. From 1997-2012, 27

(100%) of our majors have

been accepted to Pharm.D.

programs at pharmacy schools

across the nation.

Kellie Hilton (Chemistry, Class of

2012 ) receives her white coat in

June 2012 at South Univ. SOP.

Senior chemistry and biochemistry majors with a 3.50

GPA or higher are eligible to conduct an “Honors in

Chemistry” project with faculty and graduate with de-

partmental honors. Dr. Murphy has conducted honors

projects with students each semester.

Seven of our majors were accepted to pharmacy

schools during the 2011-2012 academic year!