Bartlesville, Okla., couple make gift to K-State’s College of Engineering

Scott and Karen Love, Bartlesville, Okla., have made a commitment of $20,000 to the College of Engineering at Kansas State University to establish the Scott and Karen Love Chemical Engineering Excellence Fund.

Their gift will be matched by $20,000 from ConocoPhillips, Houston, where Scott serves as fellow of heavy oil research and development, at the ConocoPhillips’ Bartlesville Technology Center.

The purpose of this fund is to honor Scott and Karen Love and to provide financial assistance to the chemical engineering department at K-State. Funds will be used at the discretion of the department head of chemical engineering.

Scott Love is a native of Overland Park, Kan., and met Karen when they were attending Johnson County Community College in Overland Park. Scott graduated from K-State in 1980 with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. He has received numerous accolades including being honored by K-State’s College of Engineering with the Professional Progress Award and also as a College of Engineering Alumni Fellow. He served as a director for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers from 2003-2005, and as Secretary of the Institute from 2006-2009. Scott and Karen are members of the KSU Foundation’s Presidents Club, a philanthropic leadership organization for friends and alumni of K-State.