Dr. Richard A. Bunce, professor of chemistry at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, has been named winner of the Medal for Excellence in Teaching at a Research University. Now in his 29th year at OSU, Bunce has established a national reputation as a leading organic chemist, recently earning a grant for the development of broad-spectrum antibiotics to treat drug-resistant anthrax.Bunce brings his expertise and passion for chemistry to the classroom, where he teaches introductory chemistry for majors and non-majors as well as upper-level and graduate courses in organic chemistry. As the undergraduate adviser for all chemistry students at OSU, he has been credited with doubling the number of chemistry majors in the past five years.