ɡˈɑːɹvæn ænd hɪz wˈaɪf, mˈeɪbəl bɹˈeɪdi ɡˈɑːɹvæn, spˈɑːnsɚd ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kˈɛmɪkəl səsˈaɪəɾiz pɹˈaɪz ˈɛseɪ kˈɑːntɛst fɔːɹ sˈɛvən jˈɪɹz ɪn mˈɛmɚɹi ʌv ðɛɹ dˈɔːɾɚ.
Garvan and his wife, Mabel Brady Garvan, sponsored the American Chemical Society's Prize Essay Contest for seven years in memory of their daughter.