Mid-Hudson Section Winners 
 
2002 National Chemistry Poster Competition 
“Chemistry Keeps Us Clean”
 
 
3rd-5th Grade First Place Winner 
 Marco DiBello from St. Joseph School
 Prize Award: digital camera 




 
 
 2001 National Chemistry Poster Competition
“Celebrating Chemistry: Then and Now”- Catherine George
 

 
 
 
 
 Catherince George from the Mid-Hudson Section won the national prize 
in the 6th-8th grade category for her poster on “The Impact of the Chemistry on Medicine: Then and Now”.
The poster competition, designed for K-12 grade students, was held during 2001 National Chemistry Week 
in recognition of the role of chemistry in society. The theme of the poster competition was “Celebrating
Chemistry: Then and Now". Participants were invited to draw a poster illustrating how chemists or chemistry 
has contributed to the quality of our lives in the past 125 years.
 
 The Mid-Hudson section sponsored the contest in November and the first place winning posters were 
sent to ACS for further judging. All of the entries were displayed and judged during the 223rd ACS National
Meeting at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. A first place winner and an honorable mention were
selected from each grade category. The winners of the poster design contest were awarded a $500 U.S. savings
bond; the honorable mentions won a $100 gift certificate redeemable for NCW items.