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14th ANNuAl CheMluMiNAry AwArdSAMeriCAN CheMiCAl SoCiety

244th NatioNal MeetiNgPeNNSylvANiA CoNveNtioN CeNter

PhilAdelPhiA, PAaugust 21, 2012

Since 1999, the American Chemical Society

has honored the efforts of volunteer members

through the ChemLuminary Awards program.

The awards recognize participants in American

Chemical Society Local Sections, Committees,

Divisions, and Regional Meetings whose efforts

have helped to achieve excellence.


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8:00 p.m. Poster Session/Social Hour — Terrace Ballroom One Foyer

8:45 p.m. Doors Open — Terrace Ballroom One

9:00 p.m. Awards Presentation — Terrace Ballroom One

Award for Volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Committee on Public Relations and Communications Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Women Chemists Committee Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Younger Chemists Committee Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Committee on Divisional Activities Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Joint DAC & LSAC Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Society Committee on Education Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Committee on Project SEED Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs Award . . . . . . . . 13

Committee on Environmental Improvement Award . . . . . . . 14

Leadership Advisory Board Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Committee on Minority Affairs Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

International Activities Committee Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Committee on Chemists with Disabilities Award . . . . . . . . . . 18

Committee on Meetings & Expositions Award . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Committee on Community Activities Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Committee on Local Section Activities Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

10:00 p.m. Celebration and Dancing — Terrace Ballroom One


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A W A R D S P O N S O R

American Chemical SocietyAWARD

Award for volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society

“Service: A footprint from and for your heart”

Dr. Ingrid MontesProfessor

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Dr. Ingrid Montes is recognized for being a champion of chemistry and having unparalleled productivity, selfless dedication, and a far-reaching impact on ACS, its members, its student chapters, and the wider public.


CPRC These awards are given to recognize local sections for outstanding efforts in promoting chemistry to the public.

The Helen M. Free Award for Public Outreach, established in 1995, recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of Public Outreach by a member of ACS.

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Committee on Public relations and Communications

AWARDS AND FINALISTS

helen M. Free Award for Public outreach

Ron Perkins Retired High School Teacher and Entrepreneur

The 2012 Helen M. Free Award for Public Outreach is presented to Ron Perkins, a former high school teacher and retired entrepreneur, known to the public as an inspirational chemistry demonstrator, and credited by his peers in the education community for improving access to safe and scientifically accurate demonstration resources. Described as “a creative genius of presenting science to the public-at-large” and “a teaching giant… [who] inspires greatness,” Ron has presented over 800 chemistry demonstrations for audiences of all kinds over five decades. Ron was an early and significant advocate for safety in chemical demonstrations. Just as important, Ron has encouraged a generation of students, science teachers, and chemistry professionals to be passionate demonstrators and educators.

outstanding Continuing Public relations Program of a local Section

u Georgia u Louisiana u Syracuse

Best New Public relations Program of a local Section

u California u Chicago u Puerto Rico


WCC This award is given to a local section by the Women Chemists Committee to recognize outstanding efforts in promoting women in the chemical sciences.

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women Chemists Committee

AWARD AND FINALISTS

Best wCC Program for iyC 2011u Chicago u Nashville u Puerto Rico


CEPA These awards recognize Local Section Career Programs that have contributed significantly to ACS members’ career management and development.

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Committee on economic and Professional Affairs


outstanding local Section Career Program

Small to medium large Size category award

u Central Texas u Indiana u Virginia

outstanding local Section Career Program

large to Very large Size category award

u North Jersey u San Diego u Southern California u St. Louis


YCC These awards are given to Younger Chemists Committees of ACS Local Sections in recognition of their efforts to serve chemists under the age of 35.

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younger Chemists Committee


outstanding or Creative local Section younger Chemists Committee eventu Central Texas u Michigan State University

u Puget Sound

outstanding local Section younger Chemists Committee

u Chicago u Detroit u St. Louis

outstanding New local Section younger Chemists Committee

u Central Texas u Colorado u Puerto Rico


DAC This award recognizes innovative and outstanding service to members of a division.

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Committee on divisional Activities

AWARD AND FINALISTS

recognition of innovation and outstanding Service to Members of a division

u Division of Business Development & Management BMGT

u Division of Organic Chemistry ORGN

u Division of Professional Relations PROF

u Rubber Division RUBB


DAC&LSAC This award recognizes outstanding collaboration between an ACS division and local section.

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Committee on divisional Activities & Committee on local Section Activities

AWARD AND FINALISTS

outstanding Collaboration Between a division and local Section

u Division of Cellulose and Renewable Materials and the Virginia Local Section

u Division of the History of Chemistry and the Chicago Local Section

u Division of Small Chemical Businesses and the Georgia Local Section


SOCED The Society Committee on Education recognizes local sections that have developed outstanding chemical education activities during the previous calendar year.

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Society Committee on education


Fostering interactions Between local Sections and Student Chapters

u Georgia u Puerto Rico u Virginia

outstanding high School Student Program

u New York u North Jersey u Oklahoma

outstanding Kids & Chemistry

u Detroit u Midland u San Joaquin Valley


SEED This award is given annually by the Committee on Project SEED to recognize the local section organizing the most outstanding Project SEED program.

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Committee on Project Seed

AWARD AND FINALISTS

outstanding Project Seed Program

u California u New York u North Jersey


CCPA This award recognizes a local section for outstanding efforts to increase member involvement in government affairs and to advance public policy to benefit science and society.

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Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs

AWARD AND FINALISTS

ACS President’s Award for local Section government Affairsu Central Texas u Delaware u Minnesota


CEI This award recognizes a local section that has introduced a new and outstanding program promoting sustainability at the local level.

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Committee on environmental improvement

AWARD AND FINALISTS

outstanding Sustainability Activitiesu Brazosport u Nashville u Syracuse


LAB This award is given to a local section, technical division, or regional meeting for outstanding efforts to promote leadership development through the ACS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM™ among its members.

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leadership Advisory BoardAWARD AND FINALISTS

outstanding leadership development Programu Kentucky Lake u St. Louis


CMA This award recognizes a Local Section Committee on Minority Affairs that consistently promotes and encourages the participation and leadership of underrepresented minorities in the chemical sciences.

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Committee on Minority Affairs

AWARD AND FINALISTS

Best overall local Section Minority Affairs Committee

u Georgia u Nashville u Puerto Rico


This unique, one-time award recognizes a local section, technical division, and committee for exemplary contributions to the celebration of the International Year of Chemistry.IYC

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international Activities Committee

AWARD AND FINALISTS

the international year of Chemistrylocal Section award

u Brazosport u California u Puerto Rico

the international year of ChemistrydiViSion award

u Division of Analytical Chemistry ANYL

u Division of Business Development & Management BMGT

u Division of Chemical Health & Safety CHAS

the international year of Chemistrycommittee award

u Committee on Community Activities CCA

u Younger Chemists Committee YCC


CWD This award recognizes the outstanding effort of a local section that has a program designed to increase the participation of people with disabilities in the wonderful world of chemistry.

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Committee on Chemists with disabilities

AWARD AND FINALISTS

Chemists with disabilities inclusion

u Nashville u Southern Illinois


M&E This award is presented by the Committee on Meetings and Expositions in recognition of outstanding performance in organizing and hosting a regional meeting.

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Committee on Meetings & expositions

AWARD AND FINALISTS

outstanding regional Meetingu Central Regional Meeting CERM 2011

u Northwest Regional Meeting NORM 2011

u Midwest Regional Meeting MWRM 2010

u Joint Southeastern/Southwest Regional Meeting SERMACS/SWRM 2010


The Committee on Community Activities’ awards recognize local sections that have demonstrated exemplary performance in the development and implementation of outstanding activities in support of National Chemistry Week (NCW) and Chemists Celebrate Earth Day (CCED).

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Committee on Community Activities


outstanding Community involvement in NCwu Cincinnati u Cleveland

u Dallas-Fort Worth u Pittsburgh

outstanding Community involvement in

Chemists Celebrate earth dayu Nashville u Syracuse u Virginia

outstanding NCw event for a Specific Audience

u Cleveland u Orange County u Western New York


The Committee on Community Activities’ awards recognize local sections that have demonstrated exemplary performance in the development and implementation of outstanding activities in support of National Chemistry Week (NCW) and Chemists Celebrate Earth Day (CCED).

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CCA AWARDS CONTINUED

Best ChemClub NCw eventu Indiana u Puerto Rico u Syracuse

Best Student Member NCw eventu Dallas-Fort Worth u Indiana

u Puerto Rico

outstanding on-going NCw eventu Cleveland u Michigan State University

u Orange County

Most Creative NCw Celebration using the yearly theme

u Northeastern u Virginia

Creative and innovative use of Chemists Celebrate earth day theme

u California u Nashville u Virginia


The Committee on Local Section Activities recognizes local sections for outstanding overall performance and for excellence in individual programs or activities.LSAC

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Committee on local Section Activities


Best Activity or Program Stimulating Member involvement

u California u Ole Miss u Syracuse

Most innovative New Activity or Program

u Middle Georgia u North Jersey u Richland

local Section Partnershipu Brazosport u California u Illinois-Iowa u Syracuse

outstanding Performance by a local Section Small Size category award

u Kentucky Lake u Ole Miss u Penn-Ohio Border u Southwest Georgia


The Committee on Local Section Activities recognizes local sections for outstanding overall performance and for excellence in individual programs or activities.LSAC

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LSAC AWARDS CONTINUED

outstanding Performance by a local Section medium Small Size category award

u Brazosport u Mid-Hudson u Savannah River

outstanding Performance by a local Section medium Size category award

u Oklahoma u Richland u St. Joseph Valley

outstanding Performance by a local Section medium large Size category award

u Detroit u Eastern New York u Lehigh Valley

outstanding Performance by a local Section large Size category award

u Georgia u San Diego u St. Louis

outstanding Performance by a local Section Very large Size category award

u California u New York u North Jersey


THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Improving people’s lives through the transforming power of chemistry

With more than 164,000 members, the American Chemical Society (ACS) is the world’s largest scientific society and one of the world’s leading sources of authoritative scien-tific information. A nonprofit organization, chartered by Congress, ACS is at the forefront of the evolving worldwide chemical enterprise and is the premier professional home for chemists, chemical engineers and those who study related fields around the globe.

The Society publishes numerous scientific journals and databases, convenes major research conferences and provides educational, science policy and career programs in chemistry. It also plays a leadership role in educating and communicating with public policy makers and the general public about the importance of chemistry in our lives, in such areas as designing new materials, improving public health, protecting the en-vironment and finding new energy sources for the future.

ChemLuminary Awards Local Section Size Categories

SIzE CAtEgoRY NuMBER of MEMBERS

Small fewer than 200

Medium Small 200 – 399

Medium 400 – 799

Medium Large 800 – 1,599

Large 1,600 – 3,199

Very Large 3,200 and above

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