ACS President's Award for Local Section Government Affairs
The
The Green Mountain
Section engaged federal legislators and
provided a forum for members to learn about, debate, and discuss items of
relevance to the chemistry community, such as energy, environmental, education,
and
The
Best Student Affiliates Event
To kick off NCW 2006, the Wisconsin Local Section sponsored a haunted house with a chemistry twist! The event, which was completely planned and staffed by students from chemistry organizations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, attracted around 200 visitors and was featured on the front page of the Wisconsin State Journal.
Most Original Hands-on Activity or Chemical Demonstration
Northeastern (Streaming
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Northeastern Local Section
celebrated NCW with over 1500 participants at the
Outstanding Community Involvement in NCW
NCW 2006 events for the
Indiana Local Section started with a publicity blitz featuring a week of
advertisements in local papers and a T-shirt giveaway in downtown
Outstanding Event for a Specific Audience
The Michigan State University Local Section hosted a highly successful “Chemistry Day” at Impression 5 Science Center, a local hands-on science museum, with free admission thanks to local business sponsorship. They specifically invited Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops to earn an NCW patch by conducting hands-on activities presented primarily by students (undergraduate, graduate, and high school students).
Outstanding Event for the Public Using the Yearly Theme
The Pittsburgh Local
Section's two-day event at the
Outstanding Industrial Involvement
Outstanding On-Going NCW Event
For seventeen years, the students and faculty representing the local universities in the Erie Local Section have organized, developed, and presented hands-on activity programs reflecting NCW's yearly theme at the largest shopping area in the region. With large numbers of volunteers, generous donations from local businesses, and outstanding media participation, the Erie Section's Chemistry Mall Show truly represents the spirit of NCW!
Outstanding Teacher Program
For the sixth year in a row,
the Cleveland Section sponsored a highly successful chemistry workshop for
educators at the annual fall conference of regional science teachers. At the
workshop, 50 educators received a self-contained kit of materials, script, and
training to present an NCW-themed program to their students. New this year, the
teacher programs kit and scripts were aligned with the Ohio K-12 Science
Benchmarks for each grade level.
Recognition of Innovation and Outstanding Service to Members of a Division
Chemical Information (CINF) (Streaming
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In 2006, the Chemical Information Division expanded its collaborations with outside organizations to include an international collaboration with German counterparts. They also experimented with podcasting to share the division’s programming with members who cannot attend annual meetings.
Chemical Technicians (TECH) (Streaming
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Through collaboration with Technician Affiliate Groups, TECH offered quality programming targeting technician needs, and increasing technician participation and attendance at three regional meetings. For many technicians, this was their first ACS experience beyond their local section and their first opportunity to interact at the National level.
Fuel Chemistry (FUEL) (Streaming
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FUEL provided outstanding service to its members with two projects during 2006: Access to searchable and downloadable PDF files of all FUEL preprints published from 1957 to 2000 on the Division Web Page; and a 5-day integrated symposia and Presidential Event addressing challenges for the Hydrogen economy.
Polymer Chemistry, Inc. (POLY) (Streaming
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POLY Division recorded the
“Entrepreneurship in Polymers and Technology" symposium at the 232nd
National ACS Meeting and made it available as an on-demand Web-cast reaching a
broader audience and providing a new member benefit.
Outstanding Local Section Career Program Award (Large to Very Large)
Northeastern (Streaming
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The Northeastern Section presented the activity “Holding Your Home Together—Nails, Nails, Nails” as part of two day-long events held at Wellesley College and the Boston Museum of Science attended by approximately 1500 people in total. In this hands-on activity, participants learned about the properties of different types of nails by performing a series of experiments which used magnetism, density and reactivity to illustrate the differences.
Outstanding Local Section Career Program Award (Small to Medium Large)
The
Best Activity or Program in a Local Section Stimulating Membership
Involvement
The Georgia Local Section
produced and distributed 4,500 magnetic car bumper stickers promoting
chemistry to meeting attendees during
the March, 2006, ACS National Meeting in
Most Innovative New Activity or Program in a Local Section
Northeastern (Streaming
Video) (Picture)
The Northeastern Section created a blog to provide information on numerous career development topics, links to useful Web resources, and a forum to share advice and solicit feedback on often sensitive career issues. The site receives 800 - 1,000 hits per day.
Outstanding Performance by a Local Section Large Size Category Award
Minnesota Local Section as it
marked its 100th anniversary with a
visit to a museum chronicling the flour
milling industry in
Outstanding Performance by a Local Section Medium Large Size Category
Award
The section enhanced communication with its members through its website and mailings, partnered with outside organizations to help members find jobs, assisted students and instructors to find travel funds, and celebrated NCW with innovative events.
Outstanding Performance by a Local Section Medium Size Category Award
The 2006 ACS Central Regional Meeting was a resounding success due to the efforts of the Midland Local Section. The meeting welcomed over 750 attendees from 14 countries and 30 states, with students comprising 24% of attendees. Jean-Michel Costeau delivered the keynote address.
Outstanding Performance by a Local Section Medium Small Size Category
Award
Illinois Heartland expanded its offerings to include a haiku contest, a meeting at the planetarium, a discovery forum, and Earth Day activities. In 5 years, its NCW Chemistry Day grew from 4 to 40 volunteers and from 25 to 600 participants while gaining financial support from local industry.
The Savannah River Local Section co-hosted SERMACS 2006 along with the Central Savannah River Area Section of AIChE, celebrated its 50th anniversary, and hosted a Science Café that was advertised in local media and drew a large attendance and received press coverage.
Outstanding Performance by a Local Section Small Size Category Award
After successfully meeting leadership challenges, the Pensacola Local Section had a very active year hosting 9 meetings, 5 Executive Board meetings, NCW and Earth Day activities, and a WCC luncheon. New electronic communication links were established and utilized.
Outstanding Performance by a Local Section Very Large Size Category
In the process of holding
symposia, recognizing volunteers, providing extensive programming, and
supporting colleagues in search of professional assistance, the North Jersey
Local Section worked to change its culture by reaching out to more groups and
embracing more ideas to provide leadership.
Best Overall Local Section Minority Affairs Committee
Indiana-Kentucky Border (Streaming
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The Indiana-Kentucky Section
hosted activities during NCW that highlighted the diversity of the local
section with classroom visits and demonstrations that exposed young children to
chemists with diverse backgrounds.
Outstanding Project SEED Program Award
Since 1976,
Best New Public Relations Program of a Local Section
The activities of the Georgia
Section's
Helen M. Free Award for Public Outreach
John J. Fortman (Streaming
Video) (Picture)
John Fortman is recognized for more than four decades of outstanding public outreach. He has made an enormous impact through chemistry shows, activities and speeches, which have been presented locally, regionally and nationally. His demonstration shows have led to a collection of chemistry videos and DVD's. In addition to direct public interactions, he has authored over 50 papers on chemical education.
Outstanding Continuing Public Relations Program of a Local Section
The section established five
major activities allowing direct interaction with more than 4,000 persons
through Mega Chemistry Shows and Demonstrations. These initiatives opened new frontiers and
possibilities for the section to partner with local government, industry, and
academia.
Local Section/Division Interaction Award
Midland Local Section and the
Division of Chemical Technicians (Streaming Video) (Picture)
The Mid-Michigan Technician
Affiliate Group, the Division of Chemical Technicians, and the Midland Local
Section collaborated to sponsor a full-day symposium, a half-day workshop, and
a dinner talk by a career/personal development consultant at the 2006 Central
Regional Meeting.
ACS Student Affiliates Chapter Interaction Award
Student Affiliates from
chapters at
Outstanding High School Student Program Award
The section worked with 896 students and 238 teachers that included the National Chemistry Olympiad, NCW, and Mole Day Poster Contests, the NJ Chemistry Olympics, Project SEED, the North Jersey Regional Science Fair, and teacher professional development.
Outstanding Kids & Chemistry Award
The Delaware Kids and
Chemistry program consisted of 1500 hands-on experiments. Of particular note are the events at St.
Mark's High School that resulted from partnerships with local schools and other
organizations to reach students in
Outstanding Outreach to Girls or Young Women
Members of the Georgia Local Section held two events with the local Girl Scouts engaging over 450 girls. The “case of the mystery skull” was solved using chemical tests. The WCC demonstrated food science experiments and distributed NCW gift bags as part of "Girls Stay Fit."
The Richland Girls in Science
brought together 109 girls in grades 6-8 in
Outstanding Overall Women Chemists Committee
The California Section WCC sponsored a networking event at the San Francisco National ACS meeting with posters and snacks and provided a great venue for local section WCCs to share ideas for programs. The WCC also organized a symposium and luncheon at the Western Regional Meeting.
Outstanding Single Event Promoting Women
In collaboration with Georgia
Tech Women in Science, the Georgia WCC sponsored a negotiation workshop for
forty-six graduate students and postdocs from five area universities. Facilitators directed the event which
provided key skills in a topic of great interest and need to young professional
women.
Outstanding Local Section Younger Chemists Committee
The Minnesota LSYCC recruited a new executive committee, met bi-monthly to discuss issues, and sponsored three successful events: a mentoring workshop, research symposia, and a pizza/bowling social.
Outstanding New Local Section Younger Chemists Committee
Indiana-Kentucky Border (Streaming
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The IN-KY Border section used YCC Starter Grant funds to help fund a successful joint academic/industry poster session and a discussion panel on Careers in Chemistry with industrial and academic representatives.
Outstanding or Creative Local Section Younger Chemists Committee Event
The Western New York LSYCC
cosponsored the 24th annual Graduate Students’ Symposium at the University at
Outstanding Programming for Younger Chemists by a Division
Chemical Information (CINF) (Streaming
Video) (Picture)
CINF offered programming for younger chemists at ACS National Meetings and the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education. They provided financial support in the form of scholarships and travel grants, and contributed to informational resources targeted to younger chemists.
