Salutes
to Excellence is an award program created in
2000 as a way for ACS members to recognize achievements
in chemistry and the positive impact of chemistry
on everyday life in our communities by a practitioner,
a product, or a place of importance in chemistry.
A central part of the event is the presentation
of a commemorative plaque, furnished by ACS
Office of Community Activities (OCA), for the
honoree(s) for the chemistry achievement being
honored.
Since the program was first unveiled by OCA
more than 251 honorees have received Salutes
to Excellence recognition.
ACS President Ann Nalley has volunteer recognition
as one of her three main foci. She has placed
a spotlight on the thousands of volunteers who
have helped to build and maintain this Society.
She is encouraging ACS-affiliated groups to
use the Salutes to Excellence program as one
way to recognize the efforts of their volunteers.
If you have a nominee in mind, i.e., Student
Affiliates chapter, local section members, area
high school chemistry teachers and/or other
community members who make outstanding contributions
to the field of chemistry, please the name of
the nominee (organization/site/person/product)
to be honored, nominee’s address, and
the achievement being recognized to Dr. Kathryn
Louie at klouie@email.arizona.edu.
Click
here for
a user-friendly nomination form in MS Word format
Submission deadline is March 1.
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