Near the end of this month, Friday, October 26th to be exact, we will be hosting our annual Rochester Section Recognition Dinner (formerly known as the Awards Banquet). It is a night where we can salute special members within our Section who have reached milestones in their membership or chemical professionals are being recognized as the best in their area of expertise. There is probably no finer or prouder moment for a Chair of this Section than to be part of this acknowledgement. Thus, I am hoping you will join me at this event to salute these special people.
Membership milestones are very important. The ACS is taking great strides to acknowledge those who have maintained their membership in the Society for multiple years. We get the chance to salute them on the local level when they reach the 50-year membership level and, new for 2007, the 60-year level. In this article, I want to personally acknowledge their names in recognition of their special anniversaries.
2007 50-YEAR MEMBERS
Dr. Charles J. Battaglia
Dr. John B. Bourke
Mr. Dugald A. Brooks
The Late Mr. John F. Carroll
Dr. Robert E. Heeks
Mr. Lewis L. Lincoln
Mr. Joseph Mammino
Dr. Richard B. McGriff
Dr. Robert J. Tuite
2007 60-YEAR MEMBERS
Mr. David G. Bush
Dr. Donald P. Harnish
Dr. James Y. Oldshue
Mr. John A. Wenrich
As they do every year, members of the Retired Chemists Committee have written biographies of the new 50-Year Members. The individual biographies can be viewed by clicking on their names, above. Alternatively, all of the 50-year ACS Member biographies can be viewed together on this page.
It is also an honor to salute those who have been selected as winners of our local section awards in 2007. This is the 2nd year for our new "Rochester Section Award for Volunteer Service" (replacing the old "Rochester Section" award). I am pleased to announce that Steve Locke has been selected as this year's winner! I cannot even begin to count the endless hours Steve has put in building up our successful High School Chemistry Awards program. Steve, you deserve this recognition. Congratulations!
Two awards are given to people who may or may not be members of the ACS. These awards are the "Rochester Section Award for Excellence in High School Teaching" and the "Rochester Chemical Technician Award". I am proud to be part of the event honoring Janice Mantell of LeRoy High School as the High School Teacher award winner and Terrence O'Connell from the University of Rochester as the Chemical Technician winner. Congratulations to both of you!
At our dinner in October, we will also be saluting five students from the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at RIT. Earlier this year, these students received awards from the ACS Committee on Technician Affairs (CTA) for outstanding upper-level chemical technology students who demonstrate a high level of performance in the laboratory and the classroom, excellent oral and written communication skills, integrity and reliability. I spent one of my best days as Chair of this Section joining ACS President Katie Hunt on her visit to NTID/RIT in February. It is amazing what these students can do! For this, I join Katie Hunt in saluting the following students:
Kerri Bailey
Christina Cogswell
Quinn Cruise
Kyle Edenzon
Grace Kennedy
The Recognition Dinner this year is timed to fall during National Chemistry Week as we expand our efforts around this special week of the year for chemical professionals. I hope each of you will make an effort to join us in celebrating National Chemistry Week and the accomplishments of these individuals on Friday, October 26th (and be part of an exciting chocolate tasting as well!). Please refer to the dinner flyer in this month's newsletter for reservations, or go directly to our web site at
http://www.rochesteracs.org
2007 Chair
Rochester Section, ACS
d.richard.cobb@kodak.com
(585) 727-4903
