Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Neidig, Dr. Howard Anthony "Tony"  January 19, 2008
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News from 1/25/2008 
  Neidig, Dr. Howard Anthony "Tony"   
   
   
  Dr. Howard A. Neidig ANNVILLE Dr. Howard Anthony "Tony" Neidig, professor 
  emeritus of chemistry at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pa., died on 
  Saturday, January 19. Formerly a resident of Palmyra, he resided with his wife, 
  Helen, at The Woods, Cornwall Manor, Cornwall, Pa. Born in Lemoyne, Pa., on 
  January 25, 1924, he was the son of Howard A. Neidig Sr. and Rhae A. Gutshall. 
  Dr. Neidig was predeceased by his first wife, Gene Bowman Neidig. He and Helen 
  were married in 1972. A 1940 graduate of Lemoyne High School, Dr. Neidig 
  received a B.S. from Lebanon Valley in 1943 and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in organic 
  chemistry from the University of Delaware in 1948. Dr. Neidig was a widely 
  known and respected chemistry educator. He was active in speaking engagements 
  and participated in conferences throughout the United States and 
  internationally. A professor at LVC from 1948 to 1985; from 1951 through his 
  retirement, he served as chairman of the chemistry department. He served on the 
  college Board of Trustees from 19691979. He and his wife, Helen, were honorary 
  cochairs of the Great Expectations Campaign and co-chairs of the Science 
  Initiative to renovate the Garber Science Center, being renamed the 
  NeidigGarber Science Center. The Neidigs established and endowed the Neidig 
  Fund for Chemistry Scholarship, the Neidig Chemistry Research Fund, and the 
  Howard Anthony Neidig Award for an Outstanding LVC Senior. He was co-founder of 
  Chemical Education Resources, serving as publisher from 1984 to 2000. Dr. 
  Neidig was an avid and knowledgeable jazz enthusiast. He was a director of the 
  laboratory program for the Chemical Bond Approach and was the program director 
  for the Modular Laboratory Program in Chemistry. Dr. Neidig was a member of 
  numerous professional organizations, including the American Chemical Society, 
  American Institute of Chemists, Middle Atlantic Association of Liberal Arts 
  Chemistry Teachers, National Science Teachers Association, New York Academy of 
  Science, Pennsylvania Association of College Chemistry Teachers, Pennsylvania 
  Science Teachers Association, Society of Sigma Xi, and Chemical Heritage 
  Foundation. In 1970, Dr. Neidig received the Manufacturing Chemists' 
  Association Award for Excellence in Chemistry Teaching and in 1978, the E. 
  Emmet Reid Award from the American Chemical Society. He was awarded an honorary 
  doctorate degree from LVC in 2004. Surviving are his wife of 36 years, Helen; 
  and daughters, Katy Calabrese, Bethlehem, Pa., Nancy Bentzel, Dover, Pa., Linda 
  O'Leary, Arlington, Virginia; son, John Banigan, New Cannan, Connecticut; and 
  10 grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. A memorial service is being 
  planned for April 12 at 11 a.m. at the Miller Chapel on the campus of Lebanon 
  Valley College. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Neidig 
  Research Fund or the Neidig Scholarship Fund, Lebanon Valley College, 
  Development Office, 101 North College Avenue, Annville, PA 17003. Rothermel 
  Funeral Home Inc. is entrusted with arrangements.  
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 1/25/2008.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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