▁on ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁after ▁having ▁suffered ▁a ▁stroke ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 . ▁ ▁Sch ra er ▁End owed ▁Memorial ▁Sch olar ship ▁History ▁and ▁purpose : ▁ ▁Ros em ary ▁S . ▁J . ▁Sch ra er , ▁the ▁sevent h ▁ch an cell or ▁of ▁U CR , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁ch an cell or ▁of ▁a ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁campus . ▁Sch ra er ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁an ▁optim ist ▁and ▁a ▁champion ▁of ▁the ▁under priv ile ged . ▁Her ▁research ▁activities ▁included ▁the ▁bio chem ical ▁aspects ▁of ▁cell ▁structure ▁and ▁cell ▁function . ▁She ▁also ▁collabor ated ▁on ▁scientific ▁endeav ors ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁Har ald ▁Sch ra er , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁co - author ed ▁many ▁scientific ▁studies . ▁Sch ra er ▁served ▁in ▁numerous ▁professional ▁organizations , ▁including ▁the ▁American ▁Chem ical ▁Society ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁University ▁Prof ess ors . ▁Par allel ▁to ▁her ▁professional ▁invol vement , ▁she ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁an ▁impress ive ▁variety ▁of ▁community ▁service ▁organizations , ▁including ▁the ▁United ▁Way ▁Camp aign ▁of ▁the ▁In land ▁Valle ys , ▁R ivers ide ▁Community ▁Hospital ▁gover ning ▁board , ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁University ▁Women , ▁and ▁the ▁Pres ley ▁Institute ▁of ▁Cor re ctions , ▁Research , ▁and ▁Training . ▁Before ▁coming ▁to ▁U CR ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁as ▁executive ▁vice ▁ch an cell or , ▁she ▁served ▁at ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁University ,