Candidates for chair-elect must submit to the chair of the Nominations and Elections Committee a statement, a short biography, and a head-shot photo with at least 150 dpi resolution.
Candidates for all other offices must submit to the chair of the Nominations and Elections Committee a short biography.
The information submitted will be published in the October issue of The Midland Chemist.
Our Section has a lot to be proud of. It is active and creative, a model section for the ACS. The passion for the ACS, which I share with many in this Section, is to see it continue to offer the finest in scientific content to its membership. I have been active in the ACS because of its high-caliber scientific excellence and its relevance to my interests. We must be vigilant, as a local section, to maintain this scientific excellence, and we need to work hard to keep its content relevant to our membership. I especially like the idea of topical symposia and speakers for achieving this purpose. The “Green Chemistry” theme at the Fall Scientific Meeting is an example of the relevant scientific forums I would promote. I believe that membership in our section will correlate with our program’s scientific excellence and relevance.
We have many retirees in our section who possess considerable untapped experience and talent. I believe that we should more actively target their needs such that we could benefit from their wisdom and participation. We should also continue our deliberate community outreach, as epitomized by our activities at the Midland County Fair this summer, Sci-Fest, Project SEED, and National Chemistry Week.
Finally, we need to creatively provide career services to students and others looking for employment in the chemical industry. We should promote collaborative arrangements between local universities and industry, which play an important role in training and mentoring students for careers in industry.
Limit: 250-300 words
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Name:
Work History: (starting with current position or position when retired)
Education: (starting with most recent)
ACS Activities: Joined ACS (year); (starting with most recent, try to limit to activities within last 15 years)
Other Information: (whatever you think is relevant)
Limit for chair-elect, councilor, and alternate councilor candidates: 250 words
Limit for all other candidates: 200 words
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Examples
Name: Catherine Blakely
Work History: Senior Research Manager (retired), Midwest Manufacturing, 1993-2000; The Dow Chemical Company, 1985-1993; Sunoco Corporation, 1973-1985
Education: Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, University of Oklahoma, 1973; M.S. Organic Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1971; B.S. Chemistry, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
ACS Activities: Joined ACS 1973; Science for Kids (committee chair), 2000-2004; section chair and chair-elect, 1998-2000; director, 1995-1998; Awards Committee, 1994; chair, Keynote Speaker Committee, Fall ACS Scientific Meeting, 1993; Publicity Committee (co-chair), 1991; Chemistry Olympiad, 1985-1993; various other committee positions and activities, 1973-present.
Other Information: 32 external publications, including 4 presentations at national ACS meetings; active member of Sigma XI; several science writing awards; special interests include elementary science education, increasing public understanding of science, and women in science
Name: James Flynn
Work History: Chemistry Teacher, Northwest High School, 1995-2004; Science Teacher, Bay Harbor Middle School, 1993-1995
Education: M.S. Education, Central Michigan University, 1993; B.S. Chemistry, Central Michigan University, 1991
ACS Activities: Joined ACS 1991; Science for Kids Committee, 2002-2004
Other Information: judge for Northwest High School science fair, 1993-2004; mentor for ACT and SAT testing, 1995-2004; volunteer for city-wide clean-up day, 2000-2004; foster parent, 1993-2004; special interests include chemistry history and environmental issues