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Election Statements Of Candidates For Region V Director Aspecial election is being conducted

for director from Region V to fill ι the vacancy created by the death

of Region V Director Charles B. (Chuck) lindahl (C&EN, Apnl 15, 1996, page 7). Candidates for the post are Clara D. Craver, Paul R. Jones, and, by petition, Elizabeth Ann Nalley. The winner will serve the remainder of the 1995-97 term and a full 1998-2000 term.

Only members with ACS mailing ad­dresses in Region V are eligible to vote in this election. Region V consists of lo­cal sections having their headquarters in Arkansas, Illinois, (except the Univer­sity of Illinois), Iowa, Kansas, Minneso­ta, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas (except the Brazosport, Rio Grande Valley, Sab-

ine-Neches, and Greater Houston Sec­tions), and Wisconsin, and those mem­bers with addresses in Arkansas; Illinois; Iowa; Kansas; Minnesota; Missouri; North Dakota; South Dakota; Texas; Wis­consin; Dickinson County, Mich.; Curry County, N.M.; and the Canadian prov­ince of Manitoba who are not assigned to local sections.

Ballots will be mailed first-class on Feb. 24. Deadline for their return to ACS headquarters in Washington, DC, is close of business, March 24. These questions were posed to the candidates: What would you hope to accomplish as director of ACS? What specific changes, if any, in the ACS organization or pro­grams would you propose to achieve your goals?

Clara D. Craver St. Louis Section. Craver & Craver Inc., French Village, Mo. Date of birth: 1924 Academic record: Ohio State University, B.S., 1945 Honors: Phi Beta Kappa; Doolittle Award, ACS Division of Organic Coatings & Plastics, 1954; Honorary D.Sc, Fisk University, 1974; American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM) Award of Merit and Fellow, 1982; Wil­liams-Wright Award in Industrial Spectrosco­py, 1985; lota Sigma Pi, National Honorary Member Award, 1989; National Honorary Member, Coblentz Society, 1991; Special Leadership Award for Women, St. Louis, YWCA, 1984 Professional positions (for past 10 years): Craver & Craver Inc., 1979 to date; adjunct professor, Fisk University, Nashville, 1996; president, Chemir Laboratories, 1958-90; vice president, Polytech Laboratories Inc., 1986-90; director, Fisk Infrared Institute/ Vanderbilt University, 1986 to date Service in ACS national offices: Committee on Nominations & Elections, 1994-96, 1989-90; Committee on Meetings & Expositions, 1991-94, 1988, consultant, 1989-90, commit­tee associate, 1981, 1978-79; Committee on Budget & Finance, 1979-87, vice chair, 1987, committee associate, 1978; ACS History of Chemistry Task Force, 1981-82; program co­ordination adviser, 1977-97; Awards Evalua­tion; ad hoc Committee on Expositions, 1985; Centennial Coordinating Committee, 1976

Service in ACS offices: Member ACS since 1947. Division of Polymeric Materials: Sci­ence & Engineering: councilor, 1978-99 chair, 1974; chair-elect, 1973; treasurer 1971-72; executive committee, 1970-71; St. Louis Section: Nominations Committee, 1979 1977; Awards Committee chair, 1977-78; So cial Committee chair, 1977 Member: American Institute of Chemists Coblentz Society; Society for Applied Spec­troscopy; Joint Committee on Atomic & Mo lecular Physical Data; ASTM. ACS divisions: Business Development & Management; Poly­mer Chemistry; Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering Related activities: American Institute of Chemists, Fellow and Certified Professional Chemist, 1980-98; Battelle Memorial Institute 1949-58, spectroscopist, group leader; Ex­xon Research Labs, N.J., 1945-48; Society for Applied Spectroscopy: National Member­ship Education Committee chair and short course coordinator, 1991-92, coordinator-elect, 1990, St. Louis Section chair, 1988, program chair, 1987. Lecturer, spectroscopy and polymer short courses, 1959 to date; Ar­izona State University, short course lecturer, 1989 to date. National Academy of Sciences Advisory Committee on Asphalt Research, Strategic Highway Research Program, Depart­ment of Transportation, 1985-88; Board of Managers, Coblentz Society, 1958-62; manag­er of joint Canadian Institute of Science & Technology and National Institute of Stan­dards & Technology Spectral Data Projects, 1979-81 and 1986-87; ACS tour speaker, 1989, 1987; Joint Committee on Atomic & Molecular Physical Data; member-at-large,

Executive Committee, 1985-97, chair, 1981-84, Infrared Subcommittee, chair, 1974-80; ASTM, Executive Committee of E-13 on Mo­lecular Spectroscopy, chair, 1979-81, ASTM E-13.03, Infrared Spectroscopy, chair, 1974-78; Forensic Science Committee, D-30, Wa­ter D-19, and E-49 on Computerization of Ma­terial & Chemical Property Data. Gordon Research Conference on Vibrational Spectros­copy, chair, 1976; invited lecturer, Gordon Re­search Conferences on Organic Coatings, 1966,1964,1954; lecturer, Latin American Fisk Infrared Institute, Brazil, 1965, FIRI, Nashville, 1959-97. Invited speaker: Monaco, 1965, Technology Assessment & the Oceans, 1975; ISTA Conference on Man & the Oceans, Tex­as A&M University, 1976; Chemical Research Institute, Beijing, China, 1980; Pittsburgh Con­ference, invited lecturer, 25th Anniversary, 1976; University of Minnesota, Chemical Inter­pretation of Infrared Spectra Continuation Course, guest lecturer, 1960-69. Edited books on spectroscopic characterization of polymers, 1971, Plenum Press; 1993, 1990, and 1983 ACS Advances in Chemistry Series; five books and 11 volumes of infrared spectral data, nu­merous book chapters, five research publica­tions, two patents

Craver's statement My enthusiastic service to ACS has ex­tended throughout my professional ca­reer. I have devoted much thought and time to technical programming, to our scientific meetings—regional, national, and international—served as a tour speaker for local sections, and served on appointed and elected committees and ad hoc task forces. These have been in the areas of awards, history, celebrations, expositions, publications, development of guidelines for the Science Committee, and determining the financial impact of council initiatives during my nine-year term on the Committee on Budget & Fi­nance.

As a member of the ACS Board of Di­rectors, my initiatives would be toward solving our more stubborn and persistent problems, specifically, improved employ­ment opportunities for chemists and pro­motion of improved public understand­ing of chemistry.

Chemists should be in greater de­mand in all kinds of businesses. They are highly motivated, sincere, hard-working, brighter-than-average college graduates. They have diverse aptitudes and interests that would fit them to work in broad business fields and as in-house specialists in government offices, environmental en­terprises, law firms, industrial manage­ment, investment firms, foreign business development, sales, and journalism. Put­ting people who understand chemistry into some of our broad societal and deci­sion-making positions must be an impor­tant goal.

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We need curricula for which basic chemistry courses are combined with business, economics, public speaking, and writing skills to spur a broader de­mand for chemists. This could take many forms; for example, a combined master's degree. We need to think about what can be done to make chemical training and chemists' talents in greater demand. This is a market economy. Our educa­tional product needs to be wanted.

In the area of public relations, we have started down the right path with in­itiatives such as National Chemistry Week, the Smithsonian Institution exhi­bition "Science in American Life," and marvelously useful educational material for elementary school teachers and par­ents. We fall short on catch-up education for the older generations. But that is where public support must come from, and that is where I will focus new ef­forts.

My specific goals are to: • Improve employment opportunities

and salary levels for chemists. • Develop and encourage implemen­

tation of university curricula that qualify chemists for a broader range of careers.

• Prepare chemists for the multiple careers needed in today's work environ­ment, a trend that we can expect to con­tinue.

• Increase continuing education and retraining courses for chemists who need to change employment.

• Counter the negative perception of chemistry that arises from many sources of overly dramatic media hype.

• Fill the need of concerned, non-chemist citizens for realistic, balanced in­formation concerning the importance of chemistry to advanced, comfortable, healthy societies. Many of the world's conflicts arise from deprivation. The sci­ence of chemistry can help developing countries. ACS must help the public rec­ognize the challenges that the chemical industry faces to provide energy, food, and materials for the world's growing population while maintaining an ecologi­cally sound environment.

• Increase understanding by the pub­lic, regulating agencies, and Congress most of all of the necessity for making choices among risks. ACS should speak out clearly in the area of risk assessment involving specific useful chemicals.

• Increase our communications with Congress to build a better understanding of the importance of both theoretical and applied research, and of the need for long-term funding.

• Increase dialogue and cooperative-ness between ACS and industry. We need to heighten management aware­ness of the need for chemists to attend courses and scientific meetings in order to keep up with recent advances in their fields, and thereby increase their value to their employers. Chemists should be in­cluded in management training and busi­ness aspects of the industries in which they are employed. Broad experience will help chemists be invaluable employ­ees when mergers occur or business em­phasis shifts.

• Increase communication between ACS management and members to in­crease awareness of member needs.

• Strengthen the role of local sections and divisions in ACS strategic thrusts and the communications needs already de­scribed.

• Carry through on prior recommen­dations for a committee on ethical behav­ior. We need a heightened awareness of the damage that unethical behavior by a few can cause to the profession as a whole.

Candidates have been asked to dis­cuss specific changes we would propose in the ACS organization. I think the orga­nization is very sound and working well. To achieve my goal of increased approv­al of chemistry will require expanded efforts from many parts of ACS. Educa­tion and Public Outreach are obviously involved.

I envision that local sections and re­gional councilors will contribute direct­ly, and that we should make great strides at both regional and national

meetings. We should make these meet­ings well publicized in the communities and states where we meet to obtain synergistic interaction with local indus­try, science education leaders, school teachers, environmentally active groups, and city and state departments that have environmental or other technical con­cerns. Any appropriate club or group holding a meeting during the time of an ACS meeting in their area should be of­fered speakers or a panel of scientists for interactive presentations on timely sub­jects about chemistry that reflect local in­terests or concerns.

ACS should be in the local news be­fore the meeting arrives. It should leave lasting information and contacts for con­cerned citizens or organizations to con­tinue using. Unfounded fear can be over­come by knowledge and familiarity.

Some committees, for example, Sci­ence and Environmental Improvement, along with well-recognized experts in a given controversial subject will need to produce position papers or organize facts about chemicals or chemical indus­tries in the news. Channels for publicity need to be used effectively.

I believe that we can slowly but effec­tively improve the public perception of chemistry and the chemical industry, and that we can effect advancement in em­ployment opportunities for chemists.

I would like to help in this challeng­ing task as Region V director of ACS. My broad background in management of my own chemical business, in research at Exxon and Battelle, and in teaching qual­ifies me to respectfully ask for your votes.

Paul R. Jones

Dallas-Ft. Worth Section. University of North Texas, Denton (e-mail: pjones@unt.edu) Date of birth: 1940 Academic record: Pennsylvania State Uni­versity, B.S., 1962; Purdue University, Ph.D., 1966 Honors: Student Association Honor Profes­sor, University of North Texas, 1994; Scholar of the Month, North Texas State University, 1986; Doherty Award, ACS Dallas-Fort Worth Section, 1985; Sigma Xi; Phi Lambda Upsilon Professional positions (for past 10 years): University of North Texas, professor, 1979 to date; Center for Organometallic Research & Education, founder and director, 1985-91, 1994 to date; Korean Small Industries Promo­tion Corp., Seoul, consultant, 1990 Service in ACS national offices: Committee on Committees, 1994-99; Region V Councilors Caucus, chair, 1995-98; Committee on Constitu­tion & Bylaws, 1988-93, chair, 1991-93; Council Policy Committee (nonvoting), 1991-93

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Service in ACS offices: Member ACS since 1963. Dallas-Fort Worth Section: councilor, 1986-97; alternate councilor, 1983-84, 1979; Southwest Retort, business manager, 1996 to date; Budget Committee, chair, 1992 to date; Executive Committee, 1982 to date, 1977-79; Long-Range Planning Committee, 1991 to date; Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws Revi­sion Committee, chair, 1990-92; Nominating Committee, 1990-91, chair, 1990; reporter, 1971-73. 50th Southwest Regional Meeting: Site Selection Committee, 1992; Budget & Fi­nance Committee, chair, 1993-95 Member: Alpha Chi Sigma. ACS divisions: Chemical Education; Inorganic Chemistry Related activities: Alpha Chi Sigma: grand recorder (national secretary-treasurer), 1992 to date; grand master alchemist (national president), 1990-92, plus all other major offic­es; Alpha Chi Sigma Educational Foundation, secretary-treasurer, 1992 to date, president, 1990-92, Board of Trustees, 1986 to date. Organizing Committee, VIII International Sym­posium on Organosilicon Chemistry, 1987; chair and organizer, 11th Annual Texas Mech­anisms Conference, 1987; vice chair, 1986; Symposium on Main Group Organometallic Compounds, Combined 38th Southwest & 6th Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting, 1982; Sym­posium on Reactive Organosilicon Intermedi­ates, 32nd Southwest Regional Meeting, 1976; VII National Organosilicon Symposium, 1973; instructor, ACS Short Course on ESR Spec­troscopy, 1976. More than 50 publications, in­cluding seven book chapters, and 90 papers at scientific meetings

Jones's statement

It was both a surprise and an honor to be asked to serve as a candidate for the ACS Board of Directors. The thought of serv­ing on the board that leads the largest and most influential scientific society in the world humbles me. I believe that my experience in academics, administration, industry, and society governance can benefit ACS members.

My primary goal as a member of the board of directors would be to make the society more responsive to the needs of its members. These needs span a wide range of significant issues, including:

• The level of scientific literacy for people and government leaders.

• The quality of scientific education from kindergarten through 12th grade through graduate degrees in the chemi­cal sciences.

• The needs of ACS members in in­dustry, in the job market, and in society governance.

• The role of women and minorities in the chemical profession.

• The key position that ACS holds in publishing primary scientific literature and preserving and providing access to the secondary scientific record.

With National Chemistry Week, Won-derScience, and the media activities of the Public Outreach office, we have made a

good start in informing the public of the significance of chemistry today. We have begun to explain its contributions and the prudent management of the risks that al­ways accompany progress. Government outreach has informed Congress and the Administration on issues important to our members. We should enhance these efforts. Long-term, improved general un­derstanding of science depends on the quality of science education from kinder­garten through 12th grade. To this end, ACS should intensify its efforts at involv­ing teachers in society activities. We should increase programs valuable to teachers. This could include providing incentives such as reduced dues or a spe­cial class of membership for science teachers at the precollege level. We can leverage these efforts by enhanced inter­action and cooperation with other orga­nizations of science teachers.

ACS is recognized as the leader in dis­cipline-based science education. Approv­al of undergraduate degree programs continues to serve in strengthening cur­ricula and administrative support of un­dergraduate chemistry departments. We should continue the approval program with increased emphasis on the stimula­tion of innovation in curriculum develop­ment. In contrast, the ultimate quality of a graduate program is governed by its success in the competition for students, funds for student support, and place­ment of its graduates, all of which entail external evaluation. ACS should not be engaged in formal approval of programs for graduate degrees in chemistry or oth­er chemical sciences.

For-profit industries employ nearly two-thirds of ACS members. Many of these members are facing the effects of corporate downsizing, including under­employment and unemployment. The so­ciety must continue and expand its ef­forts to provide links between employers and potential employees. The develop­ment of a professional database network accessible by both members and employ­ers could help strengthen current pro­grams. Moreover, we must expand ef­forts to involve more industrial members in society governance. In that way, they can effectively delineate their needs and help ACS address them.

ACS has begun to make progress in recognizing and encouraging the contri­butions that women and minorities make to science overall and to the chemical sciences in particular. Through Project SEED, the new Minority Scholars Pro­gram, and the efforts of the Women Chemists Committee, we have dimin­ished the factors that limit full participa­tion of these groups in the sciences. De­spite these efforts, women and minori­ties continue to be underrepresented in the profession, especially on college fac­ulties and at the upper management lev­els of the for-profit sector. We must con­tinue enabling efforts so that the majori­ty in the populace will also represent the majority in the profession.

Chemical Abstracts Service and the scientific publications of ACS embody its premier role in the preservation and dis­semination of scientific knowledge. These activities form the basis of the so­ciety's enduring contribution to man­kind. At the same time, they are key­stones in the financial viability of ACS. Rapidly changing methods for the ex­change of information with the advent of the World Wide Web demand agility and foresight in maintaining the society's pre­eminent position in this area. I fully sup­port the reorganization in the manage­ment and governance of publications that is currently under way. While we will preserve the quality of ACS publica­tions, we will significantly enhance the ability to respond to changes in technol­ogy and in the marketplace.

All these activities demand expendi­ture of both time and money. In contrast to the federal government, ACS cannot just throw money at problems. Prudent management of the members' invest­ment in the society demands continuing evaluation of program effectiveness ver­sus cost. Difficult but informed objective-based decisions on the continuation of

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old programs and the establishment of new ones must be a primary leadership function of the board of directors.

The members of the society deserve a board that is responsive to their needs and proactive in addressing issues that will shape the future of the profession. My experience in the management and governance of Alpha Chi Sigma, the professional chemistry fraternity; in in­dustrial and academic research and ed­ucation; and in ACS governance will al­low me to provide this service to the members of the society. I hope that you will share your ideas and concerns with me and support my candidacy with your vote.

Elizabeth Ann Nalley

Wichita Falls-Duncan Section. Cameron University, Lawton, Okla. Date of birth: 1942 Academic record: Northeastern Oklahoma University, B.S., 1965; Oklahoma State Uni­versity, M.S., 1969; Texas Woman's Universi­ty, Ph.D., 1975 Honors: Henry Hill Award, ACS Division of Professional Relations, 1996; Cameron Uni­versity Faculty Hall of Fame Award, 1996, Distinguished Service Award, 1995, Out­standing Adviser Award, 1993, Student Gov­ernment Outstanding Professor Award, 1986; Sigma Xi; Sigma Pi Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi; lota Sigma Pi; Honorary Member, Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Delta Kappa; Cameron University Phi Kappa Phi Distinguished Faculty Award, 1978; Phi Kappa Phi Meritorious Service Award, 1989, 1981; Phi Kappa Phi Alumni Award, 1980; Outstanding Young Women of America, 1978 Professional positions (for past 10 years): Cameron University, professor, 1978 to date; Cameron University Research Center, hard science facilitator, 1988-92; University of Oklahoma, adjunct professor of environmen­tal science and civil engineering, 1990-91, visiting professor, summers 1990, 1989; Uni­versity of Texas, Dallas, visiting scientist, summers 1987, 1986 Service in ACS national offices: Committee on Chemical Safety, committee associate, 1996; Committee on Membership Affairs, committee associate, 1995; Committee on Economic & Professional Affairs, 1994; Com­mittee on Economic Status, 1984-93, vice chair, 1989-91, secretary, 1988, 1985-86; Joint Task Force on Employment Services, 1984-91; Task Force on Industrial Sabbati­cals, 1987-89; Task Force on Certification & Licensing, 1989-91; Task Force on Revitaliz­ing Student Affiliates Chapters, 1989; Task Force on Student Affiliates Faculty Adviser Manual, 1990; Committee on Local Section Activities, 1982-83, secretary, 1983 Service in ACS offices: Member ACS since 1972. Wichita Falls-Duncan Section: council­or, 1985-98, 1980-83; alternate councilor, 1984; chair, 1979; chair-elect and program committee chair, 1978; secretary-treasurer, 1977; Nominating Committee, chair, 1980; historian, 1980-81; National Chemistry Day Committee, chair, 1987-96; Education Com­

mittee, chair, 1980-81; Committee on Profes­sional Relations, chair, 1992; Public Rela­tions, 1985-92; Long-Range Planning, 1978-95; Pentasectional Meeting Planning, chair, 1985-86,1980-81. Oklahoma Pentasectional Meeting: chair, 1986, 1981; Southwest High School Teacher Regional Award Committee, chair, 1984. Division of Professional Rela­tions: chair, 1997; chair-elect, 1996; secre­tary, 1990-95; member-at-large, Executive Committee, 1987-89 Member: American Association for the Ad­vancement of Science; Higher Education Council of Oklahoma; American Institute of Chemists. ACS divisions: Chemical Educa­tion, Chemistry & the Law, Organic Chemis­try, and Professional Relations. Related activities: Honor Society of Phi Kap­pa Phi, national president, 1995-98; national president-elect, 1992-95; national vice presi­dent, 1989-92, national regent, 1980-89, board of directors, 1980 to date; Foundation Board of Trustees, 1980 to date. Oklahoma Collegiate Conference on Chemical Educa­tion, chair, 1987; Bicentennial Conference on Chemical Education, Exhibits Committee chair, 1982; 50 scientific papers and publica­tions; service on numerous Cameron Univer­sity faculty groups

Nalley's statement

Chemists and chemistry, the solution to the future: Our profession is at a criti­cal point. Chemistry is made the villain of the environment, bright students choose other professions, chemists are frequently forced into unplanned retire­ment or midcareer changes. For 20 years, I have been actively involved in address­ing these problems at every level of ACS. I am a strong proponent of the slogan that my students and I proposed for Na­tional Chemistry Day: "Chemistry, The Solution To The Future." ACS member­ship is a vital component of that solution. If elected as your regional director, I will

work at the highest level to turn the tide to restore chemistry to its previous stand­ing. Chemistry must once again be viewed as the basis of better living both for its practitioners and the nation in the 21st century.

Do I have the experience? I am a full-time educator, involved for 27 years, personally and daily, with undergradu­ates, giving them a realistic picture of chemistry, hearing their views, serving as a job placement service for them, cele­brating their successes, and crying with them when the employment market is poor. As a member of a department that has one of the largest undergraduate chemistry programs in Oklahoma, an ad­ditional responsibility has been to help place students in graduate and profes­sional programs and then to follow through with their placement as Ph.D. chemists in industry. I have kept abreast of current employment trends. Seven years on the Task Force on Employment Services has thoroughly familiarized me with one of the most important ACS member services. My ACS activities, in­cluding serving as a student affiliates ad­viser, chairing my local section, and serv­ing as secretary and chair-elect of a divi­sion, have provided me with in-depth understanding of the members' needs and problems in 188 local sections and 34 divisions. Fifteen years on the nation­al board of directors of another organiza­tion (with 120,000-plus active members) has prepared me for efficient actions at the highest level.

Is experience enough? Experience and ideas are effective only when imple­mented in a timely manner. As with any large organization, ACS responds slowly to changes. An ACS report determined in 1947 that our members wanted actions on professionalism. Only a wave of mass terminations in our profession turned at­tention to this area 25 years later. Frustra­tion with endless debates following study after study disillusioned many ex­perienced candidates. One must have en­thusiasm, determination, and persever­ance to break the inertia. With all due modesty, in these I yield to no man or woman.

Quo vadis ACS. As a firm supporter of ACS, I would waste my thousand words by reaffirming my strong support for established programs in education, meetings, and publications. Rather, I will highlight some problems of major impor­tance and innovative approaches to their solutions, which I would pursue as your regional director.

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Public image. Our members can do more to promote the public image of chemistry than a multi-million-dollar pub­lic relations campaign, and they can do it at a fraction of the cost. Local sections and divisions can organize a public rela­tions campaign if they believe that it is worthwhile. Form letters from Washing­ton are ineffective. A director, through regular contact with local section and di­vision leaders, should advise them per­sonally and support their actions. Enthu­siasm is indeed contagious, but it needs continuous nurturing.

Industrial and B.S. degree chem­ists. The job-related problems of indus­trial and B.S. degree chemists are serious. Active participation in the many facets of the society has made me well aware of the many benefits of ACS membership. However, to many of our members, ex­isting ACS programs appear to have lim­ited value. We must involve local sec­tions and divisions directly in providing continuing education from local refresh­er courses to industrial sabbaticals. This can help keep our members abreast of rapid changes occurring in our profes­sion and can improve job stability. They represent a large majority of our mem­bers and an even larger majority of those who are not members because of per­ceived lack of concern for them. Various studies have identified their needs. Now, a top priority must be to address these needs.

Dues versus services. For many members, especially those not subscrib­ing to publications (60%) or rarely at­tending ACS meetings (75%), the dues/ benefits ratio appears unbalanced. As we approach a dues rate of $100 per year, our members become restless. Since 1986, we have recruited 110,000 new members, while our rolls only increased by 15,000 members. Yes, services cost money! But the board of directors must pay attention to the majority's interest and balance their needs with ACS re­sources. We either shift to more tangible services or cut the dues for those who do not benefit from existing services.

Actions, not studies. Individual di­rectors must represent all ACS members' interests, and they must have a wide range of vision beyond the borders of their own circle. If elected, I will:

• Establish and maintain continuous and close contact with ACS members in our region.

• Provide information about pending actions and ask for input.

• Create local task forces.

• Use every opportunity to demon­strate that ACS is an organization of, by, and for its members.

Towering problems on the horizon of the 21st century threaten the future of our profession. We must make sure that chemistry will continue to play a major role in industrial development. Anything is possible if we set our mind to it and, in a spirit of cooperation, work together to make ACS not only the largest scientific organization devot-

Nominations for James Flack Norris Award The American Chemical Society North­eastern Section has issued a call for nom­inations for the 1997 James Hack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry. Secondary school teachers and college chemistry professors are eligible for the award, which consists of $3,000 and a certifi­cate. Nominations must be submitted by April 15.

Nominations should focus on the nominee's contributions to and effective­ness in teaching chemistry. The nomi­nee's condensed curriculum vitae, in­cluding honors, awards, and publications related to chemical education, should be submitted.

Any number of seconding letters may be submitted with the nomination, al­though nominations are limited to 30 pages. Materials should be on 8^-inch by 11-inch paper, and should not include books or reprints.

Send nominating materials to Dudley Herschbach, Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford St., Cambridge, Mass. 02138.^

Nichols Medal nominations sought The ACS New York Section is accepting nominations for the 1998 William H. Nichols Medal. The award honors an out­standing contribution in the field of chemistry and consists of a gold medal and a bronze replica. Investigators who have published a significant and original contribution in chemistry during the five years preceding the presentation of the medal are eligible for the award. Nomi-

ed to a single discipline, but the largest scientific organization serving its mem­bers the best. The strength of ACS lies in the volunteer efforts of many mem­bers who believe in our society. As one of those members, I offer my experi­ence and unbroken determination to solve our problems with actions, not with studies. I ask for your confidence, and, if elected, together we will work to solve major problems of ACS and the chemistry profession.^

natmg materials must be submitted by May 31.

The award was established in 1902 and is supported by the Nichols Founda­tion Inc. The medals will be presented at an award banquet, which will be preced­ed by the Nichols Distinguished Sympo­sium featuring presentations in the med­alist's field of expertise.

Five copies of all nomination materi­als must be submitted to the section. Nomination forms are available from the ACS New York Section, c/o Neil Jesper-sen, Department of Chemistry, St. John's University, 8000 Utopia Pkwy., Jamaica, N.Y. 11439; fax (516) 883-4003.^

Nominations solicited for Herty Medal The ACS Georgia Section is soliciting nominations for the 1997 Herty Medal. The gold medal recognizes the work and service of a chemist from the southeast­ern U.S. and is awarded annually. The medal commemorates the work of Charles Holmes Herty, ACS president in 1915 and 1916. Nominations must be submitted by March 1.

Nominees must work in industry, gov­ernment, or academic laboratories in Ala­bama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisi­ana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, or West Virginia. Nominations should include the nominee's curriculum vitae, including a list of awards and publications, as well as supporting letters from colleagues or students.

Send all nominations or inquiries to Henry M. Neumann, School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. 30332-0400; phone (404) 894-4033, fax (404) 894-7452.^

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