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	ACS Connecticut Valley Section
	Anna J. Harrison Awards In the spring of 2001, the Anna J. Harrison Awards were established to honor the memory of Dr. Anna Jane Harrison. Dr. Harrison was an important force in chemistry and chemical education during the mid to late 20^th century. After receiving her Ph.D. in 1940 and starting her teaching career at Tulane University, she moved to Mount Holyoke College in 1945 and taught there until her retirement in 1979. Besides chairing the Chemistry Department for a number of years, Dr. Harrison also was elected the first woman President of the American Chemistry Society as well as the first woman to chair their Division of Chemical Education. She was awarded numerous honorary degrees from schools all over the country. The Harrison Awards have been made possible by the very generous gift from Griffith and Joan Garland to endow the award fund. Joan was a student of Dr. Harrison when attending Mt. Holyoke during the early 1950s. They specifically want the awards to encourage young women with an interest in chemistry to pursue a science career. The Garlands have also offered to match additional contributions to the Award Fund on a one for two basis. The Harrison Award Committee is proposing that two awards be made during the spring of 2003. The first would be a $1,000 award to be given to the female high school student who is the top performer in the Connecticut Valley Section=s Chemistry Olympiad, held each spring in March. The winner will be expected to take the National Olympiad exam and, if selected, to go on to the National Olympiad training camp at Colorado Springs. The college level Anna Jane Harrison Award will be another $1,000 award to be presented to a woman who has carried out a research project in chemistry as part of her undergraduate degree program. It will be tied to the Undergraduate Research Symposium sponsored by the Connecticut Valley Section each spring, and information and an application will be available during the late winter. to top of page to local links page to home page
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