www.acs.org
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Council Agenda
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 8:00 AM
Grand Ballroom B Hilton San Francisco Union Square Hotel San Francisco, California
American Chemical Society
COUNCIL, AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 8:00 A.M., August 13, 2014 Hilton San Francisco Union Square Hotel, Grand Ballroom B San Francisco, California AGENDA ITEM I.
RESOLUTION HONORING DECEASED COUNCILORS
II.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF MARCH 19, 2014 (attached) ............................ 4-17
III.
NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS A. Election to Committee on Committees (attached) ............................................................. 18-25 (1) Introduction of candidates for Committee on Committees (oral) B. Election to Council Policy Committee (attached) ............................................................... 26-33 (1) Introduction of candidates for Council Policy Committee (oral) C. Election to Committee on Nominations and Elections (attached) ...................................... 34-43 (1) Introduction of candidates for Committee on Nominations and Elections (oral) D. Request for suggestions for 2016 Elected Committees (attached) ................................... 44-47 E. Ballot counts, previous elections (attached) ............................................................................. 48
FOR COUNCIL ACTION
PAGES
IV.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS A. President (attached and oral) ................................................................................................... 49 B. President-Elect (attached and oral) .......................................................................................... 50 C. Immediate Past President (attached and oral) ................................................................... 51-52 D. Chair of Board of Directors (attached and oral) ....................................................................... 53 (1) Minutes of the March 14-16 and Report from the June 2014 Board meetings (attached) ........................................ 54-58 E. Executive Director (attached and oral) ............................................................................... 59-60 (1) Report of the Governing Board for Publishing (attached) ........................................... 61 ® (2) Report of the Governing Board for the ACS Green Chemistry Institute (attached)62-63
V.
REPORTS OF ELECTED COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL A. Council Policy Committee (1) Minutes of March 18, 2014 meeting (attached) ..................................................... 64-68 (2) Oral report on current activities - Vice-Chair
B. Committee on Committees (attached) ..................................................................................... 69 (1) Oral report on current activities FOR COUNCIL (2) Recommendations for continuation of selected committees (oral) ACTION (3) Recognition of service (attached and oral) ............................................................ 70-72 C. Committee on Nominations and Elections (attached) .............................................................. 73 (1) Oral report on current activities
VI.
REPORTS OF SOCIETY COMMITTEES AND COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE A. Committee on Budget and Finance (attached) ........................................................................ 74 (1) Oral report on current activities B. Committee on Education (attached)................................................................................... 75-76 (1) Oral report on current activities C. Committee on Science (joint with Board) (attached) ................................................................ 77 (1) Oral report on current activities
8/14
(continued)
2
PAGES
ITEM VII.
REPORTS OF COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES A. Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs (attached) ........................................... 78-79 (1) Oral report on current activities FOR COUNCIL (2) Approval of the “Professional Employment Guidelines” (attached)........................ 80-87 ACTION B. Committee on Meetings and Expositions (attached) ............................................................... 88 (1) Oral report on current activities C. Committee on Divisional Activities (attached) .......................................................................... 89 (1) Oral report on current activities D. Committee on Local Section Activities (attached) .................................................................... 90 (1) Oral report on current activities FOR COUNCIL (2) Approval of the change in a Local Section territory (attached)............................... 91-92 ACTION E. Committee on Membership Affairs (attached) ................................................................... 93-94 (1) Oral report on current activities F. Committee on Constitution and Bylaws (attached) .................................................................. 95 (1) Oral report on current activities VIII.
REPORTS OF OTHER COMMITTEES A. Analytical Reagents (attached) ................................................................................................ 96 B. Chemical Safety (joint with Board) (attached) .................................................................... 97-98 C. Chemistry and Public Affairs (joint with Board) (attached and oral) ................................. 99-100 D. Chemists with Disabilities (joint with Board) (attached) ......................................................... 101 E. Community Activities (joint with Board) (attached) ................................................................. 102 F. Environmental Improvement (joint with Board) (attached and oral) ....................................... 103 G. Ethics (attached and oral) .............................................................................................. 104-105 H. International Activities (joint with Board) (attached and oral) ......................................... 106-107 FOR COUNCIL (1) Petition to charter one new International Chemical Sciences Chapter ...................... 108 ACTION I. Nomenclature, Terminology, and Symbols (attached) ........................................................... 109 J. Patents and Related Matters (joint with Board) (attached) .................................................... 110 K. Professional Training (joint with Board) (attached and oral) .................................................. 111 L. Project SEED (attached and oral) .......................................................................................... 112 M. Public Relations and Communications (joint with Board) (attached and oral) ....................... 113 N. Publications (joint with Board) (attached) ............................................................................... 114 O. Senior Chemists (joint with Board) (attached and oral).......................................................... 115 P. Technician Affairs (attached and oral) ................................................................................... 116 Q. Women Chemists (joint with Board) (attached and oral) ....................................................... 117 R. Younger Chemists (joint with Board) (attached and oral) ...................................................... 118
8/14
IX.
OLD BUSINESS
X.
NEW BUSINESS A. Resolutions
3
Page 1 of ITEM II Council Minutes DRAFT MINUTES COUNCIL AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY March 19, 2014 Dallas, Texas The Council of the American Chemical Society met in Dallas, Texas, on March 19, 2014, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Tom J. Barton, President of the Society and of the Council, presided. The following Councilors, Alternate Councilors, and accredited representatives were present: Ex-Officio: John E. Adams, Tom J. Barton, George M. Bodner, Ronald Breslow, Bruce E. Bursten, William F. Carroll, Jr., Charles P. Casey, Bonnie A. Charpentier, Pat N. Confalone, Helen M. Free, Thomas R. Gilbert, Ned D. Heindel, Rigoberto Hernandez, Catherine T. Hunt, Nancy B. Jackson, Madeleine Jacobs, Valerie J. Kuck, Thomas H. Lane, Flint H. Lewis, Ingrid Montes, E. Ann Nalley, Attila E. Pavlath, Eli M. Pearce, Dorothy J. Phillips, Elsa Reichmanis, Barbara A. Sawrey, Diane Grob Schmidt, Kathleen M. Schulz, Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, Edel Wasserman, Marinda Li Wu. Bylaw: Judith H. Cohen, Catherine C. Fenselau, Sara J. Risch. Divisions: Agricultural & Food Chemistry, Michael Appell, John W. Finley, Michael J. Morello, Agnes M. Rimando. Agrochemicals, Rodney M. Bennett, Jeanette M. Van Emon. Analytical Chemistry, Michelle V. Buchanan, M. Bonner Denton, Roland F. Hirsch, Donna Nelson*. Biochemical Technology, Arindam Bose, Kurt A. Brorson*, Theresa A. Good, Sharon P. Shoemaker. Biological Chemistry, Christine S. Chow, Thomas J. Magliery, Nicole S. Sampson. Business Development & Management, Janet L. Bryant, Michael Hurrey. Carbohydrate Chemistry, Derek Horton, John R. Vercellotti. Cellulose and Renewable Materials, Kevin J. Edgar. Chemical Education, Renée S. Cole, Sally B. Mitchell*, Ellen J. Yezierski. Chemical Health & Safety, Robert H. Hill, Jr., Russell W. Phifer. Chemical Information, Helen Anne Lawlor, Andrea B. Twiss-Brooks. Chemical Toxicology, Steven E. Rokita*. Chemistry & The Law, James C. Carver, Alan M. Ehrlich. Colloid & Surface Chemistry, Eric M. Furst, Tina M. Nenoff, Maria M. Santore. Computers in Chemistry, Emilio X. Esposito, Peter C. Jurs, Ralph A. Wheeler. Energy & Fuels, Archibald C. Buchanan, III, Martin L. Gorbaty, Lisa Houston, Umit S. Ozkan*. Environmental Chemistry, V. Dean Adams, Dionysios D. Dionysiou*, Alan W. Elzerman, Martha J.M. Wells. Fluorine Chemistry, David A. Dixon. Geochemistry, R. Lee Penn. History of Chemistry, Roger A. Egolf, Mary Virginia Orna. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, Spiro D. Alexandratos, Melanie J. Lesko, Mary K. Moore, Connie J. Murphy*. Inorganic Chemistry, Debbie Crans**, James K. McCusker, Silvia Ronco, Sheila R. Smith*. Medicinal Chemistry, Jane V. Aldrich, John Butera*, William J. Greenlee. Nuclear Chemistry & Technology, Silvia S. Jurisson, Graham F. Peaslee. Organic Chemistry, Huw M.L. Davies, P. Andrew Evans, Scott R. Gilbertson, Cynthia A. Maryanoff. Physical Chemistry, Michael R. Berman, Ellen B. Stechel, Steven E. Wheeler*, Angela K. Wilson. Polymer Chemistry, Frank D. Blum, William H. Daly, Mary Ann Meador, John Pochan. Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering, Benny D. Freeman, David J. Lohse, Theodore Provder*, Dean C. Webster. Professional Relations, Lynne P. Greenblatt, R. Daniel Libby. Rubber, John M. Long. Small Chemical Businesses, Sharon V. Vercellotti. Local Sections: Akron, James E. Duddey, Daryl L. Stein. Alabama, Tracy P. Hamilton. Ames, Malika JeffriesEl. Auburn, Edward J. Parish*. Baton Rouge, Bryan K. Franklin. Binghamton, Wayne E. Jones, Jr. Brazosport, Carolyn Ribes. California, G. Bryan Balazs, Michael T.H. Cheng, Sheila Kanodia, Lee H. Latimer, Alex M. Madonik, Eileen M. Nottoli, Elaine S. Yamaguchi. California Los Padres, Albert C. Censullo. Carolina-Piedmont, Matthew K. Chan, Daniel Rabinovich. Central Arizona, Richard C. Bauer. Central *Alternate Councilor **Temporary Substitute Councilor 8/14
(over)
4
Page 2 of ITEM II Council Minutes Arkansas, Martin D. Perry. Central Massachusetts, Christopher Masi. Central New Mexico, Donivan R. Porterfield. Central North Carolina, Robert A. Yokley. Central Ohio Valley, Gary D. Anderson. Central Pennsylvania, Lori S. Van Der Sluys. Central Texas, Diane M. Kneeland, Barry J. Streusand. Central Utah, Jennifer B. Nielson. Central Wisconsin, C. Marvin Lang. Chattanooga, Verrill M. Norwood, III. Chemical Society of Washington, Joseph M. Antonucci, Elise A. Brown, Regina J. Cody, Michael P. Doyle, John M. Malin, Kim M. Morehouse, Jason E. Schaff, Robert J. Wiacek, Jennifer Young Tanir. Chicago, Cherlynlavaughn Bradley, Charles E. Cannon, David S. Crumrine, Kenneth P. Fivizzani, Herbert S. Golinkin, Fran K. Kravitz, Margaret Stowell Levenberg*, Milt Levenberg, Inessa Miller, Susan M. Shih. Cincinnati, Bruce S. Ault, Kathleen Gibboney, Roger A. Parker. Cleveland, David W. Ball, Dwight W. Chasar. Coastal Georgia, Will E. Lynch. Colorado, Sandra J. Bonetti, David L. Dillon, Connie Gabel, Michael D. Mosher, Susan M. Schelble. Columbus, Donald C. Songstad, Virginia H. Songstad, Jeffrey B. Trent*. Connecticut Valley, Ronald D. Archer, Kevin M. Shea, Julianne M.D. Smist, Frank J. Torre, Ronald J. Wikholm. Cornell, Thomas A. McCarrick. Corning, Roger F. Bartholomew. Dallas-Fort Worth, Mary E. Anderson, Linda D. Schultz, E. Thomas Strom. Dayton, Steven Trohalaki. Decatur-Springfield, Harry Elston**. Delaware, Tiffany N. Hoerter, Martha G. Hollomon, Nora S. Radu*, Margaret J. Schooler. Detroit, Mark A. Benvenuto, James M. Landis, Jr., Walter O. Siegl. East Central Illinois, Ellen A. Keiter. East Tennessee, Alan A. Hazari. East Texas, Michael Sheets. Eastern New York, Mary K. Carroll, Warren D. Hull, Jr. Eastern North Carolina, Satinder Ahuja. Erie, Adrienne M. Gilbert. Florida, Béla S. Buslig, Carmen V. Gauthier. Georgia, Lissa Dulany, David S. Gottfried, Donald G. Hicks*, Terence E. Say. Greater Houston, Simon G. Bott, Carolyn A. Burnley, Amber S. Hinkle, Mamie W. Moy, David M. Singleton, Kerry K. Spilker. Green Mountain, Willem R. Leenstra. Hampton Roads, Lisa S. Webb. Hawaii, T. Blake Vance, Jr. Heart O’Texas, Darrell G. Watson. Huron Valley, Ellene T. Contis, Harriet Lindsay. Idaho, Joshua J. Pak. Illinois Heartland, Gregory M. Ferrence. Illinois-Iowa, Richard G. Rogers. Indiana, Dawn A. Brooks, David Mitchell, Robert A. Pribush. Indiana-Kentucky Border, Jeffery W. Seyler. Inland Northwest, Jeffrey A. Rahn. Kalamazoo, Lydia E.M. Hines. Kanawha Valley, Madan M. Bhasin. Kansas City, William G. Gutheil, Eckhard Hellmuth. Kansas State University, Yasmin Patell**. Kentucky Lake, Charles M. Baldwin. Lake Superior, Donald K. Harriss. Lehigh Valley, Pamela D. Kistler, Carol B. Libby. Lexington, Mark Blankenbuehler. Louisiana, Alvin F. Bopp. Louisville, James F. Tatera. Maine, Mitchell R.M. Bruce. Mark Twain, Dawood Afzal. Maryland, Merle I. Eiss, Dana Ferraris, Jan E. Kolakowski, Paul J. Smith, Stephanie Watson. Michigan State University, Susanne M. Lewis*. Middle Georgia, Robert J. Hargrove. Mid-Hudson, George W. Ruger. Midland, Bob A. Howell, Tina M. Leaym. Milwaukee, Kevin W. Glaeske, Joseph J. Piatt. Minnesota, Marilyn D. Duerst, Lynn G. Hartshorn, Sarah M. Mullins, Danae R. Quirk-Dorr, Wayne C. Wolsey. Mississippi, G. Reid Bishop. Mobile, Lesli W. Bordas. Mojave Desert, Peter Zarras. Mo-Kan-Ok, The Tri-State, Khamis S. Siam. Montana, Kyle S. Strode. Nashville, Judith M. IriarteGross, Ruth Ann Woodall. Nebraska, James M. Takacs. New Haven, Olivier Nicaise, Gerald J. Putterman. New York, Donald D. Clarke*, Ronald P. D’Amelia, Brian R. Gibney, Neil D. Jespersen, Hiroko I. Karan, Joan A. Laredo-Liddell, Anne T. O’Brien, Patricia A. Redden, Frank Romano. North Carolina, James L. Chao, Alvin L. Crumbliss, Melissa A. Pasquinelli, Laura S. Sremaniak, Alan E. Tonelli*. North Jersey, Jeannette E. Brown, Amber F. Charlebois, Jacqueline A. Erickson, Stan S. Hall, Elizabeth M. Howson, Diane Krone, Fangbiao Li*, Michael M. Miller, Joseph A. Potenza, Monica R. Sekharan, William H. Suits, Jefferson W. Tilley*. Northeast Georgia, Susan D. Richardson. Northeast Tennessee, John Engelman, II. Northeast Wisconsin, Martin D. Rudd. Northeastern, Michaeline F. Chen, Mukund S. Chorghade*, Catherine E. Costello, Michael P. Filosa, Patrick M. Gordon, Morton Z. Hoffman, Christine H. Jaworek-Lopes*, Katherine L. Lee, Doris I. Lewis, Robert L. Lichter, Kenneth C. Mattes, Jackie J. O’Neil, Norton P. Peet*, Mary J. Shultz, Michael Singer, Ruth E. Tanner. Northeastern Ohio, Sarah S. Preston*. Northern New York, Richard Partch**. Northern Oklahoma, Joe D. Allison*. Northern West Virginia, Harry Finklea**. Northwest Central Ohio, Hafed A. Bascal*. Northwest Louisiana, Brian A. Salvatore. Oklahoma, Allen W. Apblett. Ole Miss, Jason E. Ritchie. Omaha, Richard B. Lomneth. Orange County, Robert S. Cohen, Rabin D. Lai, Sanda P. Sun. Oregon, Richard L. Nafshun. Orlando, Darlene K. Slattery. Ozark, Eric Bosch. Panhandle Plains, Mary E. Graff. Penn-Ohio Border, Doris
8/14
5
Page 3 of ITEM II Council Minutes L. Zimmerman. Pensacola, Allan M. Ford. Permian Basin, Kathryn Louie. Philadelphia, Anthony W. Addison, Georgia Arbuckle-Keil, Melissa B. Cichowicz, Deborah H. Cook, Judith N. Currano, Ella L. Davis, Anne S. DeMasi, Rick Ewing, Mark A. Forman, Kathryn A. Lysko, James K. Murray, Jr., Kathleen T. Shaginaw. Pittsburgh, Richard S. Danchik, Joseph D. Jolson*, Vincent M. Mautino. Portland, Angela Hoffman, Marcie J. Merritt*. Princeton, Louise M. Lawter. Puerto Rico, Néstor M. Carballeira, Agnes Dubey. Puget Sound, Gary D. Christian, Gregory L. Milligan, Mark Wicholas, Neal A. Yakelis*. Purdue, Suzanne C. Bart. Red River Valley, William R. Shay*. Rhode Island, Peter J. Bonk. Richland, Richard A. Hermens. Rio Grande Valley, Keith H. Pannell. Rochester, D. Richard Cobb, Richard W. Hartmann. Rock River, Dennis N. Kevill. SabineNeches, John A. Whittle. Sacramento, Janan M. Hayes. St. Louis, Lisa M. Balbes, Lawrence Barton, Donna G. Friedman, Alexa B. Serfis. Salt Lake, Thomas G. Richmond, Peter J. Stang. San Antonio, Larry C. Grona. San Diego, Thomas R. Beattie, Hui Cai, Desiree Grubisha, John G. Palmer, J. Kenneth Poggenburg, Jr., David M. Wallace. San Gorgonio, J. Ernest Simpson, Laurie Starkey*. San Joaquin Valley, Melissa L. Golden. Santa Clara Valley, Abigail Kennedy, George J. Lechner, David R. Parker*, Sally B. Peters, Peter F. Rusch, Herbert B. Silber, Ean Warren. Savannah River, Christopher J. Bannochie. Sierra Nevada, Ana de Bettencourt-Dias. Sioux Valley, Jetty L. Duffy-Matzner. Snake River, Don L. Warner. South Carolina, William H. Breazeale, Jr., Scott R. Goode. South Florida, Milagros Delgado, George H. Fisher. South Jersey, Guenter Niessen. South Plains, Bruce R. Whittlesey*. South Texas, Thomas R. Hays. Southeastern Pennsylvania, Gregory P. Foy. Southern Arizona, Steven L. Brown. Southern California, Rita R. Boggs, Thomas R. LeBon, Virgil J. Lee, Sofia Pappatheodorou*, Eleanor D. Siebert, Barbara P. Sitzman. Southern Illinois, Rachel Morgan Theall. Southern Nevada, John Gerlach**. Southwest Georgia, Subhash C. Goel. Susquehanna Valley, Dee Ann Casteel. Tampa Bay, Marie Bourgeois, Thomas A. Jackman. Texas A&M, David E. Bergbreiter. Toledo, Brenda K. Snyder*. Trenton, Bruce S. Burnham, Benny C. Chan. University of Missouri, Justin R. Walensky. Upper Ohio Valley, Kevin Pate. Upper Peninsula, Martin Thompson. Virginia, Kristine S. Smetana, Ann M. Sullivan, Linette M. Watkins. Virginia Blue Ridge, W. Gary Hollis, Jr. Wabash Valley, Edward A. Mottel. Wakarusa Valley, Joseph A. Heppert. Washington-Idaho Border, Richard V. Williams. Western Carolinas, Lucy P. Eubanks, George L. Heard. Western Connecticut, Edward J. Caliguri*, L. Kraig Steffen. Western Maryland, Don B. Weser. Western Michigan, Mark A. Thomson. Wichita, D. Paul Rillema. Wichita FallsDuncan, Keith R. Vitense. Wilson Dam, Michael B. Moeller. Wisconsin, Martha L. Casey, Ieva L. Reich. Wyoming, John O. Hoberg. Nonvoting Councilors: Brian A. Bernstein, Karl S. Booksh, Susan B. Butts, H.N. Cheng, Denise L. Creech, Mary M. Kirchhoff, A. Maureen Rouhi. Noncouncilors: Elizabeth P. Beckham, Peter K. Dorhout, Brian J. Dougherty, Alicia E. Harris, David E. Harwell, John C. Katz, William A. Lester, Jr., Christopher K. Ober, Christi Pearson, Barbara F. Polansky, Henry F. Schaefer, David T. Smorodin, Simanco R. Staley, Frank E. Walworth, Marleen G. Weidner. The preceding list of attendees at the Council meeting includes the following: 31 Ex- Officio Councilors; 3 Bylaw Councilors; 83 Division Councilors (71 elected, 11 alternate, 1 temporary); 328 Local Section Councilors (297 elected, 26 alternate, 5 temporary); 7 Nonvoting Councilors; and 15 Noncouncilors (staff and others). Approximately 55 observers were in attendance. Resolution The Council ADOPTED the following resolution as presented by Council Policy Committee (CPC) Vice-Chair Alan M. Ehrlich: 1. BE IT RESOLVED That the Council of the American Chemical Society commemorate the passing of the following Councilors, remembering them with respect and affection, and extending sincerest condolences to their families in their bereavement: 8/14
(over)
6
Page 4 of ITEM II Council Minutes •
Dr. Albert W. Burgstahler, Professor Emeritus of chemistry at the University of Kansas, and Councilor for the University of Kansas Section from 1965-1968.
•
Dr. Malcolm Renfrew, Professor Emeritus of chemistry at the University of Idaho, and Councilor for the Division of Paint, Plastics and Printing Ink Chemistry 1949-50; Division of Chemical Marketing and Economics 1960-61; and Washington-Idaho Border Section from 1970-1989.
•
Dr. Lucile E. Decker, former Senior Associate Editor in the Biochemistry Department at Chemical Abstracts Service, and Councilor for the Columbus Section from 1977-1979, 19851987, and 1991-1996.
•
Dr. Paul H. Terry, retired research chemist for the United States Government, and Councilor for the Chemical Society of Washington Section from 1982-1993 and 1997-2008.
Councilors observed a moment of silence following the presentation of the preceding resolution. Approval of Minutes 2. VOTED to approve, as distributed, the minutes of the meeting of September 11, 2013. Report of Interim Action, Council Policy Committee 3. VOTED to receive the report of an interim action of the Council Policy Committee (CPC). Election of Elected Committees D. Richard Cobb, chair, Committee on Nominations and Elections (N&E), introduced the following nominees for selection as candidates for President-Elect 2015, and candidates for election to the Board of Directors. 4. In accordance with the provisions of Bylaw III, Sec. 3, b, (1), (b), N&E presented the following nominees for selection as candidates for President-Elect 2015: Peter K. Dorhout, William A. Lester, Jr., Christopher K. Ober, and Henry F. Schaefer III. After each nominee spoke to Council, the Council selected by electronic ballot Peter K. Dorhout and William A. Lester, Jr. as candidates for President-Elect 2015. Mr. Cobb introduced the candidates for the Board of Directors, chosen by voting Councilors in District III and District VI for the election to be conducted this fall for the term 2014-2016: District III, Pat N. Confalone and Anne S. DeMasi; and District VI, Paul W. Jagodzinski and Lee H. Latimer. Mr. Cobb then announced the following candidates for Director-at-Large on the Board of Directors: Dawn A. Brooks, William F. Carroll, Jr., Barbara A. Sawrey, and Ellen B. Stechel. The two successful candidates will fill 2015-2017 terms. Reports of Society Officers President Tom Barton reported that in his first month as President he visited Thailand, where in addition to delivering a scientific lecture at the Pure and Applied Chemistry International Conference (PACCON), he held discussions with some members of ACS’s Thailand International Chemical Sciences Chapter. He also visited Malaysia and took part in an all-day ACS BOOST Program (Building Opportunity Out of Science & Technology). Earlier this year, he also travelled to the Rio Piedras campus of the University of Puerto Rico for their first ACS on Campus event, which was a big success. Dr. Barton announced that this summer he will attend the IUPAC International Conference on Green Chemistry in South Africa, and in preparation for this event, he will be trained for several days at the Green Chemistry Summer 8/14
7
Page 5 of ITEM II Council Minutes School in Golden, Colorado. This has led him to think about ways to introduce students to green chemistry and to the idea of presenting students with actual or imagined industrial processes and asking them to produce alternative processes. His intention is to obtain these problems from our membership and to use C&EN, chemistry blogs, and cash rewards to gain submissions. Finally, Dr. Barton said he has received correspondence from many people from industry who expressed the view that the ACS didn’t have enough to offer them. This is an issue of serious concern, and he and President-Elect Diane Schmidt will be organizing one or more sessions with concerned industrial members to listen to their concerns, and to resolve issues, as best as possible. They will use a jointly authored Comment in C&EN, blogs, and contacts with Councilors to get the word out for suggestions. President-Elect Diane Grob Schmidt stated that it is an honor to be entrusted with the office of president, and pledged to execute her responsibilities in a way that brings additional luster to the world’s largest scientific society. She identified three major areas of focus during her years in the presidential succession: helping to change the conversation in the media and the public around chemicals and the chemical industry; issues related to the education of our youth, especially those expressed through the new American Association of Chemistry Teachers (AACT), which ACS is launching later this year; and working with ACS committees, local sections, and technical divisions along with ACS staff, including Membership & Scientific Advancement staff, to help increase awareness of the value of ACS to industrial scientists. Dr. Schmidt also announced a presidential symposium at the Boston national meeting in 2015 that will highlight the importance of education at multiple levels - formal, informal, and international. Immediate Past President Marinda Li Wu reported that she continues to receive invitations to visit members in the U.S. and overseas, and continues work on “Partners for Progress and Prosperity” initiatives. Last fall, she hosted with the Office of International Activities a summit meeting for current ACS International Chemical Sciences Chapters to share best practices. This spring, an ACS Symposium Series book based on the work of the ACS Presidential Task Force “Vision 2025” was released. Dr. Wu recently returned from a trip to India where she visited universities, institutes, companies, and government officials of the science and technology communities. She said there is much interest in the ACS pilot program for discounted dues for members from India, and in furthering collaborations with ACS with a proposed International Chemical Sciences Chapter in Mumbai. Finally, she announced there will be a symposium at the 2014 fall national meeting in San Francisco on “Women Leaders from the Global Chemistry Enterprise.” She is also soliciting and has received positive feedback on a new “Partners for Progress and Prosperity” Award for Regional Meetings involving ACS’s local sections, divisions, and international chemical sciences chapters, and other organizations. Board Chair William F. Carroll, Jr., thanked all members of Council who participated in the Open Board Meeting on Sunday, March 16. Board members continue to be pleased by the turnout and quality of these discussions. The ACS Board of Directors considered a number of key strategic issues and responded with several actions. It approved a Society nomination for the National Medal of Science and approved several recommendations from its Committee on Executive Compensation. The compensation of the Society’s executive staff receives regular review from the Board. As part of this process, goals for 2014 were reviewed and discussed. The working group on Society Program Portfolio Management briefed the Board on its activities. The group is charged with delivering a process for evaluating Society programs in the divisions of Membership & Scientific Advancement, Education, and the Office of the Secretary and General Counsel (Office of Public Affairs) for the purpose of understanding the full portfolio of ACS activities. 8/14
(over)
8
Page 6 of ITEM II Council Minutes The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer and her direct reports updated the Board on ACS finances and financial trends, the launch of the recently approved AACT, and the activities and plans of Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) and the ACS Publications Division. Specifically, CAS has a new strategic plan created by CAS President Manuel Guzman and his team. In other business, the Board approved a resolution congratulating Robert Massie on his retirement at the end March for 21 years of successful leadership of CAS. The Board also expressed its gratitude and thanks to Madeleine Jacobs, Executive Director and CEO, who on March 6 announced her plan to retire at the end of the year. The Board has begun a discussion of the process and logistics of identifying and hiring her successor, and expects to have a process in place and ready for execution by the June 2014 Board meeting. As a part of that process, Dr. Carroll will soon be contacting members of Council for their input on a draft position and the proposed process. Executive Director and CEO Madeleine Jacobs focused her report on opportunities and strategies for growth for ACS in two areas: membership and scientific publishing. The thread connecting these two areas is an expanded global presence for the Society. ACS membership should reflect where chemists are employed and that chemical scientists are conducting interdisciplinary research and solving global problems throughout the world. Ms. Jacobs said that we can and must attract industrial members by offering excellent programs that meet their needs and those of their employers. Although 24,000 of our 161,000 members live outside the U.S., we can do more to attract international scientists to join our Society. Many parts of ACS are working on programs to reach out to these two constituencies. Last year, ACS on Campus programs were held at 20 non-U.S. universities with ACS resources, journals, and research tools. The new virtual ACS International Center is rich with content and has heavy visitor traffic. In the area of scientific publishing, the diversity of chemistry and increasing research output is well reflected in our growing portfolio of 44 journals, with more than 83 million articles disseminated online worldwide in 2013. Nearly 70 percent of the more than 39,000 articles were contributed by authors from abroad. CAS databases, which are underpinned by SciFinder and STN, also reflect growing numbers of new molecules, reactions, and patents created by scientists from outside the U.S. On behalf of the Board of Directors, staff in 2013 undertook an in-depth study focusing on countries in the socalled BRICKS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China, Korea, and South Africa - as well as emerging economies. The study identified growth opportunities in membership and scientific publishing and provided recommendations for action, which the ACS Board of Directors adopted in December. Staff is working with governance on a multi-year implementation plan. Reports of Elected Committees Council Policy Committee (CPC) Alan M. Ehrlich, committee vice chair, reported that CPC hosted two orientation programs – a webinar in February (39 attendees) and a session at this meeting (67 attendees) – for new Councilors and Alternate Councilors to provide information about ACS governance, roles and responsibilities of Councilors, and how to get involved with committees. The mentoring program established for new Councilors needs volunteers from among experienced Councilors. CPC considered a number of recommendations from its subcommittees and task forces and responded with several actions. 8/14
9
Page 7 of ITEM II Council Minutes With the advice and consent of N&E, CPC approved guidelines for how a committee can request from CPC the use of a Council meeting to collect data through informal surveys conducted by the audience response system (aka ‘‘clickers”). On the recommendation of the Task Force to Review Councilor Travel Reimbursement Policy, CPC approved an increase in the base reimbursement and inflation escalator and will forward this to B&F for consideration and recommendation to the Board of Directors. CPC approved the recommendations from the N&E-CPC Joint Task Force on Election Timelines and Procedures to slightly revise procedures for national elections; in particular, to shorten some timelines and to give potential petition candidates access to ACS communications earlier in the process if they inform ACS that they are circulating petitions. None of the changes adopted require Bylaws changes. The Task Force on Councilor/Member Duties and Conduct is continuing work on Bylaws authorizing removal of Councilors and Alternate Councilors from office for neglect of duties; procedures under discussion include that a Local Section or Division would recommend such removal to Council, a committee of Council, or specifically to CPC for consideration of appropriate action. The procedures must provide for due process. The task force is also continuing work on revising the Bylaw for expelling members from ACS for “conduct that in any way tends to injure the Society or affect adversely its reputation, or which is contrary to or destructive of its objects” (Article IV, Sec. 3). The intent is to streamline an unwieldy procedure, not in expectation of any need to discipline members. CPC voted to support the following action items for this meeting: a proposal from the Committee on Committees (ConC) that the Committees on Chemical Safety (CCS), on Chemistry and Public Affairs (CCPA) and on Minority Affairs (CMA) be continued subject to concurrence by the Board of Directors; the revision of the formula to distribute division funding as proposed by the Committee on Divisional Activities (DAC); the absorption of the territory of the former Monmouth Local Section by the North Jersey Local Section as recommended by the Committee on Local Section Activities (LSAC); the recommendation by the Committee on Budget and Finance (B&F) that the membership dues be increased for 2015 to $158 from the current $154; and the establishment of ACS Chemical Sciences International Chapters in Malaysia and South Korea, as proposed by the Committee on International Activities (IAC). CPC voted to authorize the Special Discussion topic for this meeting “What can ACS do to increase the quality of science education in grades K-12?” Committee on Committees (ConC) Dawn A. Brooks, committee chair, reported that ConC conducted its annual New Chairs Training Session in Dallas, Texas, January 24-26, 2014, as part of the ACS Leadership Institute; ConC is developing its recommendations for 2015 committee chairs, members, associates, and consultant appointments for consideration by the President-Elect and Chair of the Board; and performance reviews for CCS, CCPA, and CMA are complete and are on the Council agenda for action. 5. VOTED, on the recommendation of the Committee on Committees (ConC), and subject to concurrence by the Board of Directors, that the Committee on Chemical Safety (CCS), the Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs (CCPA) and the Committee on Minority Affairs (CMA) be continued. Councilors were reminded to complete their online evaluation preference forms for 2015 for the period April 7 – June 9, 2014, at www.yellowbook.acs.org. Nominations and Elections (N&E) D. Richard Cobb, committee chair, reported the results of the morning’s elections to the Council Elected Committees (see item 4). All candidates, including the two elected by Council today and any other petition candidates certified by the July 15 deadline, will be placed on the ballot this fall. 8/14
(over)
10
Page 8 of ITEM II Council Minutes N&E has reviewed the distribution of member population within the six electoral districts to assure that the districts have equitable representation, that is, the year-end member population of each electoral district must be within 10 percent of the average number of members residing in each district. The December 31, 2013 year-end report was not in compliance, but with the new redistricting that went into effect January 1, 2014, we should be in compliance by year-end 2014. The committee developed slates of potential candidates for the CPC and ConC for 2015-2017 terms. The names of the candidates will appear in the San Francisco fall Council agenda. The Task Force on Campaign Services and the Joint N&E/CPC Task Force on Election Timelines both continue to consider improvements to the election process so that nominees and candidates are served more effectively. Reports of Society Committees and the Committee on Science Budget and Finance (B&F) Bonnie A. Charpentier, committee chair, reported that for 2013, ACS generated a Net from Operations of $15.1 million, which was $2.0 million favorable to the budget. This represents the Society’s tenth consecutive year of positive operating results. Total revenue was $490.5 million, which was $8.8 million (or 1.8 percent) lower than budget, and essentially flat when compared with 2012. The result was largely attributable to cost containment measures throughout the ACS. Unrestricted Net Assets rebounded in 2013, rising to $207 million, and more than doubling from the 2012 level. Dr. Charpentier presented information on the 2015 fully escalated dues calculation, and also a comparison of ACS dues amounts with those of other scientific societies, wherein ACS falls in the middle in terms of cost and likely will remain there in 2015. The committee voted to recommend to Council that member dues for 2015 be set at the fully escalated rate. 6. VOTED, on the recommendation of the Committee on Budget and Finance (B&F), with the concurrence of the Council Policy Committee (CPC), that the member dues for 2015 be set at the fully escalated rate of $158. Education (SOCED) Charles Baldwin, committee vice-chair, reported that SOCED approved a pilot program to form ACS International Student Chapters; received an overview of and update on the American Association of Chemistry Teachers (AACT), which will serve K-12 teachers of chemistry with resources, networking, and professional development; and voted to establish a new ChemLuminary Award for Outstanding U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad programs, to begin in 2015. SOCED also received an update from staff in the Office of Public Affairs on activities related to federal and state science education policy. The committee discussed three expiring policy statements that address the teaching of evolution, the importance of hands-on laboratory activities, and visa restrictions. SOCED supports continuing the evolution statement without change, subject to Board approval. SOCED appointed working groups to revise the policy statements on hands-on activities and visa restrictions. The policy statement on visa restrictions will be revised in collaboration with IAC. Science (ComSci) Barry Streusand on behalf of the chair, Katherine C. Glasgow, reported on three important areas: identifying and promoting efforts at the frontiers of science, recommending eminent chemists for prestigious awards outside of ACS, and developing public policies to advance science in society.
8/14
11
Page 9 of ITEM II Council Minutes ComSci identified advanced materials and the chemistry of clean and renewable energy as multidisciplinary areas that hold great promise for fostering innovation and opportunities for chemistry-related scientists worldwide. The committee will work with technical divisions and other groups to develop special forums at the 2015 and 2016 national meetings and supporting the multidisciplinary program for future meetings. ComSci also will continue to hold broad forums of eminent scientists and young investigator awardees to help illuminate emerging frontiers in science. This will include a young investigator awardee forum scheduled for the San Francisco national meeting in August. The ACS Board of Directors has approved ComSci’s recommendations for the annual Presidential National Medal of Science, and for the Grand Prix Award in France. The ComSci-led policy statement on forensic science adopted just last year has gained recent traction in both the U.S. House and Senate. The committee recently assumed a lead role for the development of a new policy statement on responsible fracking in collaboration with other ACS committees; and is also lending expertise toward policy statements on visa and immigration policy, sustainability, scientific integrity, federal R&D, and a competitive U.S. business climate for innovation and jobs. Special Discussion Item The Council engaged in a special discussion on “What can ACS do to increase the quality of science education in grades K-12?” In his introductory remarks, Dr. Barton stated that his concerns are not so much directed toward convincing more students to pursue chemistry as a career, but that he is more interested and concerned on the level of science knowledge of the entire population of the country. For decades there have been enough task forces, summit meetings, and blue ribbon commissions on this subject, but far too little has actually occurred as a result. We live in a terribly complex, technological world today which no one has any hope of understanding without scientific knowledge, and all students, regardless of their professional aspirations, need a solid K-12 science education. He invited Councilors to share their thoughts on what they perceive to be problems that need to be addressed, and offered several factors that impact the quality of science education in secondary schools in the U.S.: students, politics, state control of education, length of school year, teachers’ unions, interscholastic sports, and parents. Following the presentation, nearly 40 Councilors offered comments on this focused topic made several suggestions. Dr. Barton concluded the discussion by informing Council that a summary would be sent to all ACS Council-related committees. They would be encouraged to consider and evaluate which proposed ideas would have the most promise, and work toward their implementation. Reports of Standing Committees Membership Affairs (MAC) James M. Landis, committee chair, reported that MAC continues to focus on new efforts to recruit and retain members. The trend in 2014 is positive year-to-date, and the committee is optimistic for the year overall. Last year, several MAC-approved tests were conducted under the Bylaw provisions, and there was discussion of two additional tests at this meeting. The first was international pricing strategies, specifically India, which addresses the income disparity between chemists in India and the U.S. and will allow for a $52 full Member dues rate. This introductory test for 2014 was extended to include new and renewing members in India for three years. MAC also voted unanimously to request that staff develop proposals for tests of group membership models in collaboration with Chemical Abstracts Service and the ACS Publications Division.
8/14
(over)
12
Page 10 of ITEM II Council Minutes The committee discussed the existing ACS member expulsion policy and member code of conduct, and agreed that ACS should have an enforceable expulsion policy that protects ACS and all members. The chair will work with CPC on this issue. Three new affinity partners that will provide benefits for our members were added: Lenovo Computers, Budget Truck Rental, and Office Max. Finally, Councilors were invited to participate in the Member-Get-A-Member program and Local Sections were encouraged to be active in the 2014 President’s Challenge. Economic and Professional Affairs (CEPA) Louise Lawter, committee chair, reported that the new one-stop online shop, “ACS Career Navigator”, was officially launched at this meeting, and brings together ACS’s leadership development, professional education, career services, and market intelligence resources under one unified brand. Enhancements will continue to be introduced through year end. The ACS Career Fair and the Virtual Career Fair at this meeting featured 32 workshops and hundreds of mock interviews and resume reviews. Findings from the ACS 2013 New Graduate Survey have been compiled and reveal some troubling news. Overall unemployment among new graduates rose from 12.6 percent in 2012 to 14.9 percent in 2013. This is primarily due to the high unemployment among the recent Bachelors. The highest paid graduates are employed full-time in Development and Design with a median salary of $62,000 followed closely by Professional Services at $56,000 and Management at $45,000. The median salary of inexperienced Bachelors is down slightly from 2012, moving from $40,000 to $39,560 in 2013. Salaries for inexperienced Ph.D.s are down from a median of $80,000 in 2012 to $75,750 in 2013. For the second year in a row the gender wage gap between inexperienced full-time permanent workers got smaller; males made $44,000 in 2013 while females made a median of $40,000. In 2012, this gap was $6,000, and in 2011 the gap was $8,000. These findings indicate that new graduates must be at the top of our priority list for employment assistance in 2014. In the fall, CEPA will ask Council approval for the newest revision of the ACS Professional Employment Guidelines. Meetings and Expositions (M&E) Will E. Lynch, chair, reported that 10,050 papers were accepted for the 247th National Meeting in Dallas, TX. The total attendance to date for this meeting was 13,680. The Exposition had 376 booths with 246 exhibiting companies. This meeting saw the launch of the new ACS Mobile Application that members can use to find meeting information while on site. Initial reports indicate a very favorable reaction to this new attendee benefit; at the Dallas meeting there were more than 6,000 downloads made by attendees. M&E has recommended to the ACS Board of Directors that San Francisco be designated as the site for the fall national meetings in 2023 and 2026, and the spring meeting in 2029. This block of meetings was approved to strengthen the ACS position when negotiating the convention center lease. If this pilot program with San Francisco proves a benefit to the Society, M&E anticipates expanding this block scheduling to additional Tier 1 8/14
13
Page 11 of ITEM II Council Minutes cities. The committee also recommended the spring 2023 and 2024 national meetings be sited in Indianapolis and New Orleans, respectively. M&E is also considering reinstating Chicago as a future national meeting site pending more investigation. The committee received an update on the replacement of PACS, which is the current abstract submittal system. The new system is on target to be launched in August 2014 for the spring 2015 Denver national meeting. Lastly, M&E voted to eliminate the author index in the hard copy program book beginning with the spring 2015 meeting in Denver. Divisional Activities (DAC) Michael J. Morello, committee chair, reported that as required by the Bylaws, DAC voted to recommend to Council a revised formula for allocating dues funds to the divisions, effective with the allocations for 2014 division performance: an increase in the base allotment to 15 percent from 12.5 percent, and a decrease in the total programming allotment to 62.5 percent from 65 percent. The intent is to provide smaller divisions with more funding to produce 1-2 additional sessions each year. 7. VOTED to postpone the implementation of the revised formula for allocating dues funds by one year, to 2015. 8. VOTED, on the recommendation of the Committee on Divisional Activities (DAC), with the concurrence of the Council Policy Committee (CPC), to approve the revised formula for allocating dues funds to the divisions, effective with allocations for 2015 division performance. DAC voted to fund 16 Innovative Project Grants (IPG) totaling $84,000. The committee will consider another set of IPG proposals at the San Francisco national meeting; the deadline for that round of submissions is July 1, 2014. The committee updated its process for acting on division name change requests. The document will be posted on the DAC website no later than April 1, and is also available upon request. DAC is partnering with the IAC to catalog the divisions’ best practices to engage international scientists. This is part of our efforts to support the Society as it develops a strategy to increase international collaboration. The Multidisciplinary Program Planning Group, operating as a DAC subcommittee, proposed the following 2017 national meeting themes to the divisions for their consideration: “Advanced Materials, Technologies, Systems and Processes” (spring, San Francisco) and “Chemistry's Impact on the Global Economy”(fall, Washington, DC). Local Section Activities (LSAC) Martin D. Rudd, committee chair, recognized the following sections for their anniversaries in 2014: 50th – South Plains; 75th – Baton Rouge, Green Mountain, Illinois Heartland, Memphis, Penn-York, Sioux Valley, and Texas A&M; and 100th – Maryland. Local section annual reports for 2013 have been completed by 154 of 186 sections. LSAC awarded 19 Innovative Project Grants totaling $40, 475, and to date has given five mini-grants of $300 each to local sections that attended the 2014 Leadership Institute to partner with neighboring sections to host an activity that would bring value to all members in a specific geographic region. The committee is also developing a funding opportunity that will encourage local sections to host activities and events that will promote the new ACCT and other chemistryrelated K-12 educational resources. LSAC will initiate the process to dissolve the Ocean County Section as a result of the group’s failure to meet the criteria to remain an active section. 8/14
(over)
14
Page 12 of ITEM II Council Minutes LSAC approved the petition for the North Jersey Section to include the area of the former Monmouth County Section in their territory, effective immediately. 9. VOTED, on the recommendation of the Committee on Local Section Activities (LSAC), with the concurrence of the Council Policy Committee (CPC), that the North Jersey Section include the territory of the former Monmouth County Section, effective immediately. Constitution and Bylaws (C&B) Donna Friedman, committee chair, reported that last year C&B certified 16 bylaws, the fourth largest number of bylaws certified in any previous year. Since the beginning of this year, C&B certified six bylaws. Since the 2013 fall meeting in Indianapolis, C&B has submitted detailed bylaw reviews to eight local sections and one division. C&B has a new optional process for expedited bylaw reviews, offering limited customization but faster turnaround than the current three-month’s time. A recent request took less than one month from date of request to date of completion. C&B has also created a new, easier way for local sections and divisions to prepare bylaw revisions for C&B review; these proposed bylaws are not as restrictive as those permitted through the expedited process. The unit must first indicate its desire to update its bylaws. C&B would then offer to create a first draft of proposed bylaw changes for consideration by the unit. Alternatively, the unit may still prepare its own draft changes for C&B review. Councilors were asked to inform their local section or division officers to contact
[email protected] for information on how to update bylaws. There will be no petitions for action in San Francisco, unless an urgent action petition is received. New petitions to amend the Constitution or Bylaws must be received by the Executive Director by April 23 to be included in the Council agenda for consideration at the fall 2014 meeting in San Francisco. We encourage you to send your draft petition to C&B at least a month before the deadline, so that C&B can give initial input. Note that petition guidelines are in Bulletin 5, which is available on the web: www.acs.org/bulletin5. Reports of Other and Joint Board-Council Committees Chemical Safety (CCS) Robert H. Hill, Jr., committee chair, reported that CCS is forming the Task Force on Safety Education Guidelines. The goal of this task force is to provide guidance for the safety topics and areas that should be taught to secondary, undergraduate, and graduate students, and the competencies that should be attained at various levels of chemistry education. CCS published its first-ever Safety Alert concerning the Rainbow Demonstration in Chemical & Engineering News on March 17, 2014. The use of this demonstration has continued to seriously injure students from flash fires in separate incidents over many years extending back to at least 2002. We ask that the use of this demonstration be discontinued, and the committee urged Councilors to pass on the message to their own local science and university teachers to stop using this demonstration. Alternative methods are provided on the CCS website. Chemists with Disabilities (CWD) Karl Booksh, committee chair, reported that in collaboration with the Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, CWD has updated and digitized the committee’s publication, Teaching Chemistry to Students with Disabilities. This new format should be accessible by the end of April 2014 and linked to the CWD website. 8/14
15
Page 13 of ITEM II Council Minutes Merck has graciously volunteered to support a CWD Travel Award for two to three students with disabilities per year to present their research at ACS national meetings. In San Francisco, the committee will be rolling out traveling posters that highlight scientists with disabilities and their accomplishments. CWD anticipates 12 posters in all; the first three will be Thomas Edison, Joseph Priestley, and Sir Humphrey Davy. CWD acknowledged and thanked the Executive Director and staff for forming an accessibility working group. The group is focusing on addressing the accessibility of ACS media. Among other activities, this working group is drafting an accessibility statement for the Society, promoting captioning of presentations and videos, and collecting data to better understand the needs of ACS members. Community Activities (CCA) George L. Heard, committee chair, announced that copies of Celebrating Chemistry, a product of the ACS Department of Volunteer Support in conjunction with CCA, were placed on the chairs at Council. This issue is in advance of Chemists Celebrate Earth Day (CCED), the theme of which is “The Wonders of Water”, exploring the unique properties of water that are crucial for life and a cleaner environment. Local Sections can order up to three boxes (750 copies) of this publication, which contains safety-vetted articles and activities that are appropriate for fourth through sixth grade students. The publication is also available in Spanish. More information can be found on the newly-redesigned CCED webpage at www.acs.org/earthday. CCA held a strategic planning retreat in November and developed a new vision and mission, which were adopted at this meeting. The vision of CCA is “Improving the public understanding and appreciation of chemistry through excellence in outreach”, and the mission is “Supporting ACS members and volunteers by facilitating safe, fun and effective community outreach”. During this meeting, the committee also voted on a theme title for CCED 2015, “Climate Science: More than Just a Weather Report”. The outreach event at this national meeting was held at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas. Fortyfive volunteers from student groups and members of CCA presented eight tables of hands-on activities, reaching an estimated 400 members of the public. Local Section Councilors were asked to ensure their section has a member of the Society appointed as CCED and National Chemistry Week coordinator. International Activities (IAC) H. N. Cheng, committee chair, reported that last fall in Indianapolis, IAC held a retreat with all committee members, associates, and staff, and identified six high-priority and high-impact activities for 2014 and beyond: build an international younger chemists network; provide continuing support for student exchanges and programs; continue to help with scientific mobility issues; continue to interact and collaborate with sister chemical societies; continue to support developing countries; and increase awareness of chemistry in the world. The committee received, reviewed and approved five-year reports from the international chapters in Hong Kong, Hungary, and Saudi Arabia. In addition, IAC heard a report on the outcome of joint conference organized by the ACS Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and ACS Thailand International Chemical Sciences Chapter. This was the first-ever joint ACS technical division and international chapter event and was a notable success. IAC received two applications to establish International Chemical Sciences Chapters in South Korea and Malaysia, respectively. Geographically, the newly proposed chapters are in the fast-growing Asia Pacific region. 8/14
16
Page 14 of ITEM II Council Minutes Both applications have strong local champions and the strong support of their national chemical societies. The committee supports these applications and recommends that Council approve the establishment of ACS International Chemical Sciences Chapters in South Korea and Malaysia. 10. VOTED, on the recommendation of the Committee on International Activities (IAC), with the concurrence of the Council Policy Committee (CPC) and subject to approval by the ACS Board of Directors, to establish an International Chemical Sciences Chapter in South Korea. 11. VOTED, on the recommendation of the Committee on International Activities (IAC), with the concurrence of the Council Policy Committee (CPC) and subject to approval by the ACS Board of Directors, to establish an International Chemical Sciences Chapter in Malaysia. Minority Affairs (CMA) Al Ribes, committee chair, reported that at this meeting CMA organized a symposium in partnership with the Division of Energy and Fuels titled, “Fracking and its Impact on our Energy, Security, and the Environment”, and co-sponsored a symposium on “Women Chemists of Color in Government”. CMA is organizing a symposium for San Francisco, featuring former awardees of the Stanley C. Israel Award, which recognizes those who have advanced diversity in the chemical sciences. CMA will also co-sponsor a fullday symposium titled, “Advancing the Chemical Sciences through Diversity in Participation”, honoring Dr. Rigoberto Hernandez, the 2014 Recipient of the ACS Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences. The CMA has formed a task force charged with identifying sponsors to finance eligible minority student travel to ACS national meetings. Finally, the ACS Scholars program is celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2015. This flagship program of ACS’s outreach to minorities has enabled 1,400 students to achieve university degrees in the chemical sciences. Thirtyfour are in faculty positions at research universities, 187 have completed a PhD and another 188 are pursuing one. Fifteen have obtained a law degree and are practicing patent law, and 22 are teaching high school chemical science. Well over half are employed by major corporations. Additionally, there are 11 entrepreneurs who have started research, analytical, data, or tutoring companies. During the Scholar’s 20th anniversary next year, CMA will celebrate their accomplishments as well as highlight the success of this program. New Business Resolutions The Council adopted the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED That the Council of the American Chemical Society express to the officers and members of the Dallas-Fort Worth Local Section, host section for the 247th national meeting, the sincere appreciation of the Council and of the entire Society for the cordial hospitality extended to all registrants at this meeting; and that the Council convey special thanks to the divisional program chairs and symposium organizers responsible for the outstanding technical sessions, as well as headquarters staff, for the planning and execution that have assured the success of the 247th national meeting. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:40 a.m. Flint H. Lewis Secretary 8/14
17
Page 1 of ITEM III, A Election to ConC ELECTION TO COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES Action Requested. The Committee on Nominations and Elections has selected the following slate of candidates for membership on the Committee on Committees, effective January 1, 2015: Spiro D. Alexandratos Mark A. Benvenuto Mitchell R. M. Bruce Judith N. Currano Jetty L. Duffy-Matzner
Kathleen Gibboney Helen A. (Bonnie) Lawlor Zaida Morales-Martinez Robert A. Pribush Patricia A. Redden
The Council must elect five individuals. The five candidates receiving the highest numbers of votes will be declared elected for the 2015-2017 term. All the candidates have indicated their willingness to serve if elected. Biographies of the candidates are summarized at the end of the item. Supplementary Information: Description of Duties and Desired Characteristics for Members of the Committee on Committees (ConC) The Committee on Committees (ConC) has key responsibilities to assist and advise on appointments of chairs and members of Council-related bodies, along with evaluating and making recommendations concerning responsibilities and size of committees. To succeed in these activities, ConC elected members should have a combination of qualities, including extensive familiarity with ACS committees and a broad network within the Society and the chemical profession. Members of ConC must be a Councilor. Candidates are expected to have available time and energy during and between National meetings to serve as a Liaison to two committees (for observation, talent recruitment, succession planning, leadership development and coaching) along with ConC closed sessions. The candidate's personal qualities should include strong written and oral communication skills, respect for confidentiality, and diplomacy. At the spring national meeting, ConC meets on Monday and Tuesday from 1:30 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. During the fall national meeting, ConC has three sessions: Monday, from 1:30 noon until 6:00 p.m.; Tuesday, from 1:30 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.; and on Wednesday, (immediately following Council) 1:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. A reception and dinner takes place at a restaurant from 7:00 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Members of ConC must be voting Councilors. Those members of the Committee of Committees whose terms end on December 31, 2014 are: Spiro Alexandratos, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry (New York Section) Judith Currano, Philadelphia Section Bonnie Lawlor, Chemical Information (Philadelphia Section) Zaida C. Morales-Martinez, South Florida Section Sara J. Risch, Agricultural & Food Chemistry (Chicago Section) Sara J. Risch is ineligible for reelection. The present members of the Committee on Committees who will continue on that body are: 8/14
(over)
18
Page 2 of ITEM III, A Election to ConC 2013-2015 G. Bryan Balazs, California Section Christopher J. Bannochie, Savannah River Section Dawn A. Brooks, Indiana Section Michelle V. Buchanan, Analytical Chemistry (East Tennessee Section) Alan B. Cooper, North Jersey Section 2014-2016 Janet Bryant, Business Development &Management (Richland Section) Dee Ann Casteel, Susquehanna Valley Section Amber S. Hinkle, Greater Houston Section Wayne E. Jones, Jr., Binghamton Section V. Michael Mautino, Pittsburgh Section _______________________________________________________ ALEXANDRATOS, SPIRO D. Division of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry (New York Section). Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York. Academic Record: Manhattan College, B.S. 1973; University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D. 1977 Honors: ACS Fellow, 2009; Fulbright Scholar, 2010-11, L’Ecole des Mines, France; Sigma Xi, Outstanding Alumnus Award, 2006; Phi Beta Kappa, Certificate of Merit, 1993. Professional Positions (for past ten years): Hunter College of the City University of New York, Professor of Chemistry, 2001 to date; University of Tennessee, Paul & Wilma Ziegler Professor of Chemistry, 200001. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Committees, 2013-14; Committee on Chemical Abstracts Service, 2006-11, Chair, 2010-11; Committee on Science, Division Representative, 2009-11; ACS Task Force Chair, Society Committee on Publications, 1994-95; Associate Editor, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 1996 to date. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1977. Division of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry: Councilor, 2008-15; Alternate Councilor, 1993-95; Chair, 1994; Chair-Elect, 1993; Program Committee, 1990-95. Division of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, Separation Science Subdivision: Chair, 1991; ChairElect, 1990; Executive Committee, 1989 to date; Program Committee, 1987 to date. East Tennessee Section: Treasurer, 1987-88. Related Activities: Gordon Research Conference on Reactive Polymers, Ion Exchangers & Adsorbents, Chair, 1997; Co-Chair, 1995. Editorial Advisory Boards: Separations Science and Technology, 1996 to date; Reactive & Functional Polymers, 1995 to date; Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange, 1988 to date; 124 refereed publications, including ten patents. *************************************** BENVENUTO, MARK A. Detroit Section. University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan. Academic Record: Virginia Military Institute, B.S., 1983; University of Virginia, Ph.D., 1992. 8/14
19
Page 3 of ITEM III, A Election to ConC Honors: Salute to Excellence, Detroit Section, ACS 2012; Distinguished Service Award, Detroit Section, ACS, 2004; University of Detroit Mercy, Science Teacher of the Year, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2013; Michigan Science Teachers Association, College Science Teacher of the Year 2003; U.S. Army Commendation Medal, 1987; U.S. Army Overseas Ribbon 1987; U.S. Army Parachutist Award 1984. Professional Positions (for past ten years): University of Detroit Mercy, 2001 to date, Professor 2006 to date, Associate Professor, 1999-2006, Department Chair 2001 to date. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Constitution and Bylaws, 2009-14, Committee Associate, 2008; Committee on Nomenclature, Terminology and Symbols 2004-15, Committee Associate, 2002-03; Committee on Education, Task Force on Undergraduate Programming, 2004-06. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1988. Detroit Section: Councilor, 2008-14, 2001- 03; Chair, 2006-07; Chair-Elect, 2005-06. Central Regional Meeting: Chair, 2013-14; General Chair, 2011-12. Chicago National Meeting, Chair, 2007. Member: National Education Association; National Science Teachers Association; Michigan Science Teachers Association; Michigan College Chemistry Teachers Association; Project Kaleidoscope; Council for Chemical Research; Royal Society of Chemistry. ACS Divisions: Chemical Education; Chemical Toxicology; Environmental; and Inorganic. Related Activities: Council for Chemical Research Board of Governors, 2007-09; Michigan College Chemistry Teachers Association, Treasurer, 2002 to date; Boy Scouts of America, Chemistry Merit Badge Counselor, 1994 to date. *************************************** BRUCE, MITCHELL R.M. Maine Section. University of Maine, Orono, Maine. Academic Record: Antioch College, B.S., 1979; Columbia University, M.A., 1981; Ph.D., 1985. Honors: Sigma Xi. Professional Positions (for past ten years): University of Maine, Associate Professor, 1993 to date. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Meetings & Expositions, 2014, Committee Associate; Committee on Local Section Activities, 2010-13, Chair, 2013, Committee Associate, 2006-07; Council Policy Committee, (Nonvoting), 2013; Committee on Planning, 2013; Committee on Project SEED, 1997-05, Chair, 2004-05, Committee Associate, 1996; Committee on Publications, Committee Associate, 1992-94. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1983. Maine Section: Councilor, 1991-2014. Member: National Association for Research in Science Teaching. ACS Divisions: Chemical Education; and Inorganic Chemistry. Related Activities: Founding member, University of Maine, Research in STEM Education (RiSE) Center (since 2003); University of Maine, Assistant Professor, 1987-93; University of North Carolina, Postdoc Fellow, 1985-87; Charles F. Kettering Laboratory, Research Associate, 1977-80; published 57 journal articles and three patents. *************************************** 8/14
(over)
20
Page 4 of ITEM III, A Election to ConC CURRANO, JUDITH N. Philadelphia Section. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academic Record: University of Rochester, B.A., 1998; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, M.S., 1999. Honors: ACS Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry, 1997; University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Latzer Fellow, 1998-99; University of Rochester, Xerox Scholar, 1994-98; University of Rochester Carl A. Whiteman, Jr. Teaching Award, 1998; Pfizer Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Synthetic Chemistry, 1997. Professional Positions (for past ten years): University of Pennsylvania, Head, Chemistry Library, 1999 to date, Interim Bibliographer for Mathematics & Physics, 2007-09. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Committees, 2013-14; Committee on Chemical Abstracts Service, 2008-13, Committee Associate, 2007. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1999. Philadelphia Section: Councilor, 2009-14; Alternate Councilor, 2005-08. Chemical Information Division: Chair, 2014; Chair-Elect, 2013; Secretary, 2008-09; Executive Committee, 2013 to date, 2008-09; Education Committee, 2001-12; Consultant, 2007-08; 2003-04; Communications and Publications Committee, 2009-12. Chemical Information Bulletin: Editor, 2011-12. Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting: Abstract/Program Book Chair, 2007. Member: Special Libraries Association. ACS Division: Chemical Information. Related Activities: Special Libraries Association Chemistry Division: Professional Development Chair, 200208; Membership Chair, 2007-10; Liaison to ACS CINF, 2014 to date. Sessions co-organized at ACS National Meetings: “It Takes Two to Tango: Chemistry Librarians Partnering with Publishers and Researchers to Advance the Chemical Sciences – A Symposium Honoring Dana Roth,” 248th ACS National Meeting, 2014; “Legal, Patent, and Digital Rights Management in Publishing,” 244th ACS National Meeting, 2012; “Sustainable Chemical Information Education through Faculty and Librarian Partnerships,” 239th ACS National Meeting, 2010. Session co-organized at Biennial Conference on Chemical Education: “Before and After Lab: Training Students in ‘Non-Chemical’ Research Skills,” 2012. Previous employment: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Graduate Assistant, 1998-99. Board Memberships: Board of Trustees, Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, 2014-date; ACS Publications Academic Roundtable, 2014 to date; RSC Publications Library Advisory Board, 2011 to date; ACS Publications Library Advisory Board, 2002-10; CAS Academic Advisory Group, 2004-10. Publications: 1 edited book, 2 book chapters, 2 symposium series papers (in press), 3 journal articles, 2 encyclopedia chapters, 13 papers presented at ACS National Meetings. *************************************** DUFFY-MATZNER, JETTY L. Sioux Valley Section. Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Academic Record: Boise State University, B.S., 1987; University of California, Davis, Ph.D., 1993. Honors: Salutes to Excellence Award, ACS, 2004; Vernon and Mildred Niebuhr Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching, Augustana College, 2011; GenCorp/Aero-jet Blue-sky Technical Achievement Award, 1993; University of California, Davis, Chancellor’s Teacher Fellow, 1991-92; American Institute of Chemists Student Research and Recognition Foundation Awardee, 1986. Professional Positions (for past ten years): Augustana College, Associate Professor, 1999 to date; Binghamton University, State University of New York, Visiting Professor, 2010-11. 8/14
21
Page 5 of ITEM III, A Election to ConC Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Meetings and Expositions, 2013-14, Committee Associate, 2011-12; Committee on Local Section Activities, 2004-10; Advisory Board for Speaker Service, Speaker, 2002-09, Chair, 2005-09. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1992. Sioux Valley Section: Councilor, 2003-16; Chair, 2011, 2001-03; Chair-Elect, 2000; Webmaster, 2006-14; National Chemistry Week Coordinator, 2001-11; Chemists Celebrate Earth Day Coordinator, 2004-14; Faculty mentor for Student Affiliates (Members) ACS, 2000-12. Midwest Regional Board: Board of Directors, 2003-14; Awards Committee, Chair, 200814. Member: Graduate Women in Science. ACS Divisions: Organic; and Chemical Education. Related Activities: MAPS (Meetings Abstracts Programming Systems) Advisory Group ACS, 2014; Steering Committee for ACS Regional & National Meeting Registration & Planning, 2013-14; Working Group, ACS Policies Affecting Streaming & Recording of National Meetings, 2012-13; Diagnostic of Undergraduate Chemistry Knowledge (DUCK) Committee for the ACS Examinations Institute, Division of Chemical Education, 2013, 2011; First Term Organic Chemistry Examination Committee for the ACS Examinations Institute, Division of Chemical Education, 2010, 2006; General Chemistry Examination Committee for the ACS Examinations Institute, Division of Chemical Education, 2006; Moderator for 11th Boe Forum Event (Center of Western Studies, SD) with Vice President Al Gore, 2007; Keynote Speaker Convocation Ceremony, Augustana College, 2011; Panelist for proposed National Underground Science Lab, Lead, South Dakota, 2001; State University of New York, Cortland, Lecturer, 1998-99; University of California, Davis (UCD), Lecturer, 1994-97; KNECT/UCD, Research Chemist, 1994-96; GenCorp/Aerojet, Sacramento, California, Senior Chemist, 1992-94; State of Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Forensic Section, Research Associate, 1986-87; Research Assistant, Boise State University; Department of Idaho, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, 1985-87. Author of 9 journal publications, 1 patent, 2 book chapters, 41 published research abstracts, and editor for ACS Symposium Text (1108) in the fields of heterocyclic organic synthesis and chemical education. *************************************** GIBBONEY, KATHLEEN Cincinnati Section. Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio. Academic Record: B.S. Chemistry, Saint Mary’s College, 1973; M.S. Chemistry, University of Denver, 1978; MBA Finance, Xavier University, 1985. Honors: Distinguished Service Award, Cincinnati Section, ACS, 2000. Professional Positions (for past ten years): Xavier University, Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, 2010 to date; Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Supervisor Compound Repository, 1997-2006; Procter & Gamble, Paper Division, Analytical Lab Supervisor, 2006-09. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Local Section Activities, 2001-07, Committee Associate, 200001; Committee on Meetings and Expositions, 2009-14, Committee Associate, 2008. Service in ACS in Offices: Member ACS since 1975. Cincinnati Section: Councilor, 1999-2016; Chair, 1992-93; Chair-Elect, 1991-92; Vice-Chair, 1988-89; Treasurer, 1987-88; PR Chair, 1993-98; National Chemistry Week Chair, 1990-94; CRMACS Arrangements Chair, 1992 & 2000. *************************************** 8/14
(over)
22
Page 6 of ITEM III, A Election to ConC LAWLOR, HELEN (Bonnie) A. Division of Chemical Information (Philadelphia Section). (Retired) National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services (NFAIS), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academic Record: Chestnut Hill College, B.S., 1966; St. Joseph's University, M.S., 1976; University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, M.B.A., 1989. Honors: ACS Fellow, 2013; Meritorius Service Award, Division of Chemical Information, ACS, 2006; NFAIS Honorary Fellow, 2014; Alpha Epsilon Sigma; National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services Memorial Award, 1998; American Society for Information Science Achievement Award, 1996. Professional Positions (for past ten years): Retired, 2014, National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS), Executive Director, 2002-14; Chescot Publishing Incorporated, President/CEO 1998-02; UMI Incorporated, General Manager, Academic and Public Library Division, 1996-98. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Committees, 2012-14; Council Policy Committee (Voting), 2006-11; (Nonvoting), 1997-99; Committee on Nominations and Elections, 2000-05, Vice-Chair, 2003, Secretary, 2001; Committee on Divisional Activities, 1994-99, Chair, 1997-99; Committee on Copyrights, 1990-98, Chair, 1993-95, Committee Associate, 1989; Committee on Committees, Task Force on Publications/Copyrights Inter-Committee Relationship, 1999; Advisory Board for Industry Relations, 199799; Board Task Force on Technical Programming, 1998; Program Coordination Conference Committee, 1997-98; ACS Books Advisory Board, 1991-94; Representative, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Section T, 1985-86. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1972. Division of Chemical Information: Councilor, 1992-2015; Chair, 1989; Chair-Elect, 1988; Secretary-Treasurer, 1984-87; Corresponding Secretary, 1982; Archivist 2006-date; Publications Committee Chair, 1990-95; Editor, Chemical Bulletin, 1977-83. Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science; Chemical Structure Association Trust, Board of Trustees; LYRASIS, Board of Trustees; Philospher’s Information Center, Board of Trustees. ACS Division: Chemical Information. Related Activities: Chemical Structure Association Trust, Board Member, 1990 to date; Information Industry Association, Board Member, 1997-98; American Society for Information Science, Board Member, 199698, Chair, Program Advisory Board, 1998 to date; Chair, Delaware Valley Chapter, 1994; Secretary 1992-94; Chair of Technical Program Committee for 1995 Conference; National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services, President, 1989; Chair, Information Policy and Copyright Committee, 1991 to date; Chair, Annual Program Conference, 1988; Editorial Advisory Board, Annual NFAIS Yearbook, 1990-94; Editorial Advisory Board, The International Journal of Electronic Publishing, 1993-96; Editorial Advisory Board, TERI Information Digest of Energy, 1991-95; Chemical Notation Association, President, 1980; Secretary, 1976-79; American Institute of Chemists, Secretary, Philadelphia Chapter, 1981-82. Executive Vice President, Database Publishing, Institute for Scientific Information 1989 – 1995. *************************************** MORALES-MARTINEZ, ZAIDA C. Miami, Florida.
South Florida Section. (Retired) Florida International University,
Academic Record: University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, B.S., 1957; The Pennsylvania State University, M.S., 1962. 8/14
23
Page 7 of ITEM III, A Election to ConC Honors: Award for Volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society, 2011; ACS 2004 Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences; ACS 2002, Women Chemists Committee Southeast Regional Award for Fostering Diversity in the Chemical Sciences; Florida International University: Excellence in Teaching Award, 1985, Outstanding Service, 1991, Excellence in Advising Award, 1994, FIU President Affirmative Action Award, 1993 and Distinguished Service Medallion Award for Extraordinary Service, 2002. Professional Positions (for past ten years): Retired, Florida International University, Chemistry Emeritus Professor, 2003 to date; Senior Chemistry Lecturer and Coordinator of Pre-Medical Advising and Science Recruitment and Retention, 1994–03; Consultant, ACS Scholars Program Mentoring, 1999 to date. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Committees, 2012-14; Membership Affairs Committee, 200411; International Affairs Committee, 2004-05; Younger Chemists Committee, Consultant, 2004-05; Committee on Minority Affairs, 1993-2000; Committee on Education, 1992-2000, Committee Associate, 1990-91; Committee on Project SEED, 1989-94; Task Force of Undergraduate Programming at National Meetings, 1999-04; Organizing Committee of the Pan-American Conference in Puerto Rico, 2000; ACS Program Review Advisory Group (PRAG), 2005–09; Selection Committees for the ACS National Awards, 2004 to date; Faculty Advisors Review Panel for SAACS Awards, 1999-05; Program Chair, Undergraduate Programming at the 223rd National Meeting, Orlando, Florida 2002; President Al Heininger’s “Task Force on Minorities in the Chemical Sciences”, 1989-90. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1963. South Florida Section: Councilor, 2004-15, 1992-99; Education Chair, 1992 to date. Florida Section: Councilor, 1987-92. Member: AISES; AAUW; SACNAS; NOBCChE; Iota Sigma Pi; Phi Eta Mu; Golden Key National Honor Society. ACS Divisions: Chemical Education; and Professional Relations. Related Activities: Advisor, Co-advisor and consultant/mentor for Florida International University Student Affiliates Chapters, 1986 to date; Various Review Panels for NSF and DOE proposals, 1986-95; Review Panel for Graduate Education for Minorities (GEM) Fellowships, 2005-12. *************************************** PRIBUSH, ROBERT A. Indiana Section. Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana. Academic Record: University of Delaware, B.S., 1968; University of Massachusetts, Ph.D., 1972. Honors: Award for Volunteer Service to the American Chemical Society, 2014; ACS Fellow, 2013; Indiana Section Service Award, 2013; Phi Kappa Phi, Chapter President, 1989-98; Lilly Foundation Open Faculty Fellow, 1992; Holcomb Research Institute Fellow, 1983. Professional Positions (for past ten years): Butler University, Professor, 1986 to date; Department Head, 1999-01. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Meetings and Expositions, 2012-15; Committee on Nominations and Elections, 2009-11; Council Policy Committee, 2005; Committee on Publications, 2008-11, Committee Associate, 2006-07; Committee on Membership Affairs, 2004-05, 1993-96, Committee Associate, 2003, 1992; Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs, 1997-02; Board of Trustees, Group Insurance Plans for ACS Members, ex-officio, 1993-96; Younger Chemists Committee, 1976-81; Chair, 1978-80; Professional Programs Planning and Coordinating Committee (PROPPACC), 1978-80; C&EN Editorial Board, 2010-11; Program Review Advisory Group, 2006; Advisory Board, Office of Cooperative Education, 1978-86; SCIQUEST Task Force, 1980-82. 8/14
(over)
24
Page 8 of ITEM III, A Election to ConC Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1969. Indiana Section: Councilor 1991-2016; Alternate Councilor, 1982-90; Chair, 1980; Chair-Elect, 1979; Education Committee, 1986-92, 1982, 1975-79, 2009 to date, Chair, 1986-92, 1979, 2009 to date; Chemistry Olympiad Co-Chair, 2009 to date; Program Committee Chair, 1982, 1977; Executive Committee, 1976 to date. 2013 Indianapolis National Meeting Lead Team, 2013-14; Central Regional Meeting: Symposium Chair, 2011. Central Regional Meeting: Program Chair, 2004. Joint Central-Great Lakes Regional Meeting: Symposium Chair, 1991. Division of Chemical Education: Examinations Institute, General Chemistry Laboratory Assessment Exam, 20092012; Diagnostic Test of Undergraduate Chemical Knowledge Exam Committee, Chair, 2006; Inorganic Chemistry Exam Committee, 2000; Chair, 2000-02; General Chemistry Exam Committee, 1991-96; Chair, 1994-96; ChemEd 83 Advisory Board, Chair 1981-83. Member: Indiana Science Olympiad Board of Directors, 1993-2012, Treasurer, 1999-2012; National Science Teachers Association; Indiana Academy of Science. ACS Division: Chemical Education. Related Activities: Holcomb Research Institute Biotic Resources, Program Associate, 1985-90; University of Southern California, Postdoctoral Fellow, 1972-74; Wolf Technical Services, Technical Consultant/Expert Witness, 1977 to date; Butler University, Acting Associate Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1990-92; Associate Professor, 1979-86; Assistant Professor, 1974-79; textbook and textbook supplement consulting editor and author. *************************************** REDDEN, PATRICIA A. New York Section. St. Peter’s University, Jersey City, New Jersey. Academic Record: Cabrini College, B.S., 1962; Fordham University, Ph.D., 1968. Honors: ACS Fellow, 2011; CHAS Fellow, 2001; Outstanding Service Award, New York Section, ACS, 1993; Tillmans-Skolnik Award, Division of Chemical Health and Safety, ACS, 1991; Distinguished Service Award, Rockland Chemical Society, 1993; Phi Lambda Upsilon; Alpha Sigma Nu; Beta Beta Beta; Gamma Sigma Epsilon. Professional Positions (for past ten years): St. Peter’s University, Professor, 1980 to date; Department Chair, 1978-2013; Associate Professor, 1973-80; Assistant Professor, 1968-73. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Chemical Safety, 2006-14, 1985-93; Committee Associate, 2003-05, 1984; Committee on Environmental Improvement, 2000-02, Committee Associate, 1997-99; Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs, Committee Associate, 1994; Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs, 1995-96. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1965. New York Section: Councilor, 2011-16, 2006-08, 1983-04; Alternate Councilor, 2010, 1992; Past Chair, 1994; Chair, 1993; Chair-Elect, 1992; Board of Directors, 1983 to date. Hudson-Bergen Subsection: Chair, 1981; Chair-Elect, 1980; Treasurer 1986-91; Board of Directors, 1977-2010. Chemical Health & Safety Division: Chair, 1988-89; Chair-Elect, 1987-88; Program Chair, 1986-88; Board of Directors, Member-at-Large 1985-90. ACS Divisions: Chemical Education; and Chemical Health & Safety. Related Activities: University College, Cork, Ireland, Research Associate, 1972-73. *************************************** 8/14
25
Page 1 of ITEM III, B Election to CPC ELECTION TO COUNCIL POLICY COMMITTEE Action Requested: The Committee on Nominations and Elections has selected the following slate of candidates for membership on the Council Policy Committee: Lawrence Barton Dwight W. Chasar Lynne P. Greenblatt Martha G. Hollomon Peter C. Jurs
Pamela D. Kistler Doris I. Lewis Christopher Masi Andrea Twiss-Brooks Linette M. Watkins
The Council must elect five individuals: The four candidates receiving the highest numbers of votes will be declared elected for the 2015-2017 term, and the candidate receiving the fifth highest vote will be declared elected for the remainder of the 2014-2016 term. All the candidates have indicated their willingness to serve if elected. Biographies of the candidates are presented in summary form at the end of this item. Supplementary Information. Description of Duties and Desired Characteristics for Members of the Council Policy Committee (CPC) The Council Policy Committee (CPC) serves as the Executive Committee of the Council. The committee and three Subcommittees are responsible for several specific items including: • • • •
creating the slate of candidates for N&E; ensuring activities at Council, including items for action, are conducted in line with our Constitution & Bylaws, and preparing the Council President for potential challenges; conduct long range planning for Council, aligned with the ACS strategic plan and its implementation; recommending to Council positions on amendments to the Constitution & Bylaws.
To succeed in these activities, members are expected to understand the role of the Council in serving ACS, the responsibilities of a Councilor and the governance structure. They should also have a broad network across ACS. CPC meets Tuesday mornings (approximately 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.); the CPC subcommittees meet on Monday morning. Members of a subcommittee may be asked to participate in the New Councilor Orientation (currently held on Saturday afternoon at the Spring meeting). Subcommittees and Task Force Groups have meetings via conference calls between national meetings. Members of CPC must be voting Councilors.
Those members of the Council Policy Committee whose terms end on December 31, 2014, are as follows: Lawrence Barton, St. Louis Section Peter C. Jurs, Computers in Chemistry (Central Pennsylvania Section) Mamie W. Moy, Greater Houston Section Eleanor D. Siebert, Southern California Section Mamie W. Moy and Eleanor D. Siebert are ineligible for reelection.
8/14
(over)
26
Page 2 of ITEM III, B Election to CPC The present members of the Council Policy Committee who continue on that body are:
2013- 2015 Frank D. Blum, Polymer Chemistry (Oklahoma Section) Mary K. Carroll, Eastern New York Section Lee H. Latimer, California Section Carolyn Ribes, Brazosport Section 2014 - 2016 Harmon B. Abrahamson, Red River Valley Section Judith H. Cohen, Bylaw Alan M. Ehrlich, Chemistry & the Law (Chemical Society of Washington Section) Angela K. Wilson, Physical Chemistry (Dallas –Fort Worth Section) _______________________________________________________ BARTON, LAWRENCE St. Louis Section. University of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri. Academic Record: Liverpool University, B.Sc., 1960; M.S., 1961; Ph. D., 1964. Honors: St. Louis Section, ACS, Distinguished Service Award, 1999; St. Louis Award, 1991; Boron in the Americas Award for Distinguished Achievements in Boron Science, 2004; University of Missouri-St. Louis, Outstanding Service Award, 2002; Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Service, 2000; Alumni Association Special Recognition Award, 1998; Potts Medalist, Liverpool University Chemical Society, 1992; University of Missouri-St. Louis, Alumni Association Faculty Service Award, 1990; Senior Research Fellowship, Explosives Research and Development Establishment, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England 1970-71; Goodlass Wall Fellowship, Liverpool University, 1961-64. Professional Positions (for past ten years): University of Missouri-St. Louis, Professor Emeritus 2007 to date; Professor of Chemistry, 1986-07; Acting Director, Center for Molecular Electronics, 1999-06; Chair, Faculty Senate and University Assembly, 2000-02; Chair, Chemistry Department, 1980-98. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Meetings and Expositions, Committee Associate 2011; Committee on Committees, 2005-10; Committee on Local Section Activities, 1998-04; Committee on Membership Affairs, 1992-97, Committee Associate, 1991. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1966. St. Louis Section: Councilor, 1990-2015; Alternate Councilor, 1987-89, 1979-81; Chair, 1980; Chair-Elect, 1979; Section Historian, 2000 to date; High School Career Day Organizer, 2000, 1993-98; Board of Directors, 1993-2015, 1981-89, 1977-79; Steering Committee Member, 1996-98, 1980-81, Chair, 1979; Midwest Award Jury, 1992-03, 1983-89; St. Louis Award Symposium Chair, 1983; Nominations Committee Chair, 1979; St. Louis Award Jury, 1978, 1977, 1975; Continuing Education Committee, 1972-74. Midwest Regional Meeting: Liaison to National 2011; Exposition Chair, 2000; Symposium Chair, Rings, Cages and Clusters of the Main Group Elements, 1979. Member: Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemistry and Physics on Stamps Study Unit. ACS Divisions: History of Chemistry; and Inorganic Chemistry. 8/14
27
Page 3 of ITEM III, B Election to CPC Related Activities: President, St. Louis Research Council, 1994-95; 1983-85; Council for Chemical Research, Member Site Organizing Committee, Annual Meeting, 1997, 1988, Awards Committee Member, 199697; Vice-President, University of Missouri-St. Louis Chapter, American Association of University Professors, 1980-81; Ohio State University, Visiting Associate Professor, 1977-78; Washington University, Visiting Professor, 1976; Member, National Organizing Committee, Boron-USA (BUSA) Workshops; Co-host Boron in the Americas XI, 2008, St. Louis, MO; Member, Chemical Industrial Laboratory Technician, Advisory Committee, St. Louis School District, 1989-90; Research Interests, synthesis, structure, and chemistry of borane and metallaborane cage compounds, organometallic chemistry. Author or co-author of 110 publications. *************************************** CHASAR, DWIGHT W. Cleveland Section. (Retired) Emerald Performance Materials, Brecksville, Ohio. Academic Record: University of Pittsburgh, B.S., 1964; Case Western Reserve University, Ph.D., 1968. Honors: ACS Fellow, 2010; Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Theta Kappa; Goodrich Technical Recognition Award, 1983; National Science Foundation College Teacher Summer Fellowship, 1973; National Science Foundation Fellowship, 1965. Professional Positions (for past ten years): Retired, 2007 to date; Emerald Performance Materials, Technical Fellow, 2006-07; Lubrizol Corporation, Research and Development Fellow, 2004-06; Noveon, Research and Development Fellow, 2001-04. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Science, Committee Associate 2013-14; Committee on Nominations and Elections, 2010-12, 2009, Vice-Chair, 2011-12; Council Policy Committee (Voting), 2007-08, (Nonvoting), 2005-06; Committee on Divisional Activities, 2001-06, Chair, 2005-06; Committee on Constitution and Bylaws, 1995-00; Committee on Local Section Activities, 1989-94, Committee Associate, 1988; Committee on Patents and Related Matters, 1985-87; Committee on Planning, 2005-06; Governance Review Task Force on Disciplinary Organization, 2005-06. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS (Emeritus) since 1965. Cleveland Section: Councilor, 1987-14; Alternate Councilor, 1986, 1981; Chair, 1982; Chair-Elect and Program Chair, 1981; Treasurer, 1979-80; ISOTOPICS Editor, 1976-78; National Chemistry Week Committee, 1991; Archives Committee, 19892014; Morley Award Jury, 1986-91; Nominating Committee Chair, 1983; Budget Committee, 1979-80. Central Regional Meeting: Program Co-Chair, 1985. Rubber Division: Editorial Board, Rubber Reviews and Rubber Chemistry and Technology, 2002-10. Member: ACS Divisions: Organic Chemistry; and Rubber Chemistry (emeritus). Related Activities: Technical Consultant 2007-11; Zoning Commission, Sagamore Hills Township, 1977 to date, Chair, 1994-04, 1983-86; BFGoodrich, 1974-01; 40 publications, one book chapter in the Vanderbilt Rubber Handbook, and holds 24 patents. ***************************************
8/14
(over)
28
Page 4 of ITEM III, B Election to CPC GREENBLATT, LYNNE P. Division of Professional Relations (Princeton Section). Phare View Concepts Incorporated, New Brunswick, Canada. Academic Record: Rutgers University, B.A., 1973. Honors: ACS Fellow, 2011. Professional Positions (for past ten years): Phare View Concepts Inc., Principal, 2010 to date; Pfizer, Principal Research Scientist, 2010; Wyeth Research, Principal Research Scientist, 1984-2010; Wyeth Labs, Manager, 1973-84. Service in ACS National Offices: Board of Trustees, Group Insurance Plans for ACS Members, 2013-15; Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs, Committee Associate, 2011-14; Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs, 2005-10, Chair, 2010, Committee Associate, 2004; Council Policy Committee, ex officio (Nonvoting), 2010; Leadership Advisory Board, 2013-14. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1991. Professional Relations Division: Councilor, 2013-15; Member-at-Large, Executive Committee, 2007-10. Princeton Section: Councilor, 2003-11; Editor, 19942002. Related Activities: “Leading Change” leadership course, Facilitator at ACS National Meetings and Leadership Institute, 2007-14. *************************************** HOLLOMON, MARTHA G. Delaware Section. Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania. Academic Record: Virginia Tech, B.S., Chemistry 1983; North Carolina State University, M.S., Textile Chemistry 1993, Ph.D., Organic Chemistry 1998. Honors: Tillmans-Skolnik Award, Delaware Section ACS, 2000; Phi Lambda Upsilon; Professional Development Award, Research Triangle Institute, RTP, NC, 1990. Professional Positions (for past ten years): Widener University, Adjunct Assistant Professor, 2009 to date; Delaware Technical and Community College, Adjunct Instructor, 2012 to date; Hercules Incorporated, Senior Staff Scientist, 2001-09, Senior Research Chemist, 1998-01. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Meetings and Expositions, 2013-14, Committee Associate, 2011-12; Committee on Local Section Activities, 2005-10, Committee Associate, 2004; Committee on Public Relations and Communications, LSAC Liaison, 2006-10; ACS Board-Presidential Task Force on Society Services and Associated Dues Pricing Models 2010. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1984. Delaware Section: Councilor, 2004-15; Immediate Past Chair 2003; Chair, 2002; Chair-Elect, 2001. Middle Atlantic Regional Board: Chair, 2012 to date; Secretary, 2007-11; 41st Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, Wilmington, DE, General Chair, 2010. Member: Delaware Academy of Chemical Sciences, 2006 to date, Secretary 2009 to date; Alpha Chi Sigma, Gamma Omicron. ACS Divisions: Organic Chemistry; and Polymer Chemistry. Related Activities: Sustainability Engagement Event (SEE) Participant 2010; North Carolina University, Graduate, Research Assistant, 1993-98, Graduate Teaching Assistant, 1994-97; Research Triangle Institute, Chemist III. *************************************** 8/14
29
Page 5 of ITEM III, B Election to CPC JURS, PETER C. Division of Computers in Chemistry (Central Pennsylvania Section). Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. Academic Record: Stanford University, B.S., 1965; University of Washington, Ph.D., 1969. Honors: ACS Fellow, 2009; ACS Award for Computers in Chemistry, 1990; Presidential Award for Excellence in Academic Integration, Penn State, 1998; Barbara and Dean Martin Lecturer, University of South Florida, 2000; Archer Lecture in Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Renssalear Polytechnic University, 2001; American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, 1987; Merck Award for Faculty Development, 1970. Professional Positions (for past ten years): Pennsylvania State University, Emeritus Professor, 2005 to date; Professor, 1978-05; Assistant Head for Undergraduate Education, 1995-04; Acting Department Head 1998-99. Service in ACS National Offices: Council Policy Committee, 2011-14; Committee on Nominations and Elections, 2006-11; Committee on Publications, 1997-04, Committee Associate, 2005-08; Society Committee on Publications, 1991-97; Society Committee on Chemical Abstracts Service, 1982-90; Committee on Membership Affairs, Committee Associate, 1979; Advisory Board, Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 2005-07; Advisory Board, Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Science, 2004, 1977-85; Advisory Board, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 1994-98; Advisory Board, Analytical Chemistry, 1988-90. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1965. Division of Computers in Chemistry: Councilor, 1997-2015, 1979-93; Alternate Councilor 1994-96. Central Pennsylvania Section: Secretary, 1971. Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow. ACS Divisions: Chemistry; Chemical Education; Computers in Chemistry; and Professional Relations.
Analytical
Related Activities: Editorial Advisory Board, Chemical & Engineering News, 2000-04; Consultant to: Los Alamos National Laboratory; Molecular Design, Ltd.; W.R. Grace; Beilstein Institute; Chemical Manufacturers Association; Chair, Organizing Committee, 3rd Symposium on Computer-Enhanced Analytical Spectroscopy, Snowbird, Utah, June, 1990; Gordon Research Conference on Computer Aided Drug Design, Chair, July 2005, Program Chair, July 2003; National Science Foundation, Program Director, Chemical Analysis, 1983-84; Analytica Chimica Acta, Editorial Board, 1977-88; ChemTracts, Analytical and Physical Chemistry, Contributing Scholar; Member-at-Large, Section Committee on Chemistry of the AAAS, 1999-03; supervised 57 graduate chemistry degrees; co-author of general chemistry textbook Chemistry: The Molecular Science, 4th Edition, Brooks/Cole; approximately 270 research publications. *************************************** KISTLER, PAMELA D. Lehigh Valley Section. Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Academic Record: Muhlenberg College, B.S., 1975; Pennsylvania State University, M.S., 1982; Ph.D., 1988. Professional Positions (for past ten years): Cedar Crest College, Professor, 2006 to date, Chemical and Physical Sciences Department, Chair, 2001-12, Associate Professor, 1996-06, Assistant Professor, 1989-96.
8/14
(over)
30
Page 6 of ITEM III, B Election to CPC Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Membership Affairs, 2000-06, Committee Associate, 2012-14, 1998-99, Consultant, 2007; Committee on Public Relations and Communication, 2007-08; Board of Trustees, Group Insurance Plans for ACS Members, (ex officio), 2002-06. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1975. Lehigh Valley Section: Councilor, 1997-14; Secretary, 1995-96; Treasurer, 1993-94. Member: League of Women Voters; League of Women Voters of Northampton County, Treasurer, 1996-07, Membership Chair, 2008 to date; League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, Board of Directors, 2007 to date. ACS Division: Chemical Education. Related Activities: Cedar Crest College Academic Policies and Standards Committee, Founding Chair, 2013-14; Northampton County Council, Open Space Advisory Board, 2005 to date. *************************************** LEWIS, DORIS I. Northeastern Section. Suffolk University, Newton, Massachusetts. Academic Record: Duke University, B.S., 1965; Tufts University, Ph.D., 1972. Honors: E. Anne Nalley Northeast Regional Volunteer Service Award, ACS, 2013; Henry A. Hill Outstanding Service Award, Northeastern Section, ACS, 2011, and to the Profession of Chemistry, 2012; JFY Networks Achievement Award, 1998 for service on Environmental Technology Advisory Board; Sigma Xi; NewTV (Newton Cable TV) Red Carpet Award for “Bubbles and Beakers” video 2008. Professional Positions (for past ten years): Suffolk University Professor Emerita 2014; Professor, 1986-2014. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Public Relations and Communications, 2013-14, Committee Associate, 2012; Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs, 2003-11, Committee Associate, 2001-02; Committee on Local Section Activities, Committee Associate, 1997. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1966. Northeastern Section: Councilor, 1994-2014; Alternate Councilor, 1991-93; Chair, 2000; Government Affairs Chair, 2005-14; Norris Award Committee, 2010 to date; Chair, 2013; Founder and Chair, Phyllis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture Committee, 2002 to date; National Chemistry Week Committee, 2000 to date; Nominating Committee, 2001-13, Chair, 2013, 2003, 2001; Board of Publications, 1995-97, Chair, 1997; National Meeting Committee 1998,1990; NESACS Student Affiliate Coordinator, 1978-90; Continuing Education Committee, 1979-81; Suffolk University, ACS Student Affiliate Chapter Adviser, 1977-2013; Summerthing, Chair, 2009 to date (Fenway Park Red Sox events). Related Activities: Science, Engineering, and Technology Congressional Visits Day, participant, 2014; ACS Legislative Summit on Capitol Hill, 2002-10; ACS Legislative Action Network, 1991 to date; ACS Legislative Action Honor Roll 2004, 2003; ACS National Science Funding Network, 1993-2004; Suffolk University Biochemistry-Forensic Science Advisory Board, 2002-12; Suffolk University Summer Forensic Science Institute in collaboration with the Boston Police Crime Laboratory, Founder and Coordinator, 2002-06; Environmental Technology Advisory Board (member), JFY Networks, 1994-2012. ***************************************
8/14
31
Page 7 of ITEM III, B Election to CPC MASI, CHRISTOPHER Central Massachusetts Section. Westfield State University, Westfield, Massachusetts. Academic Record: College of the Holy Cross, A.B., 1990; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Ph.D., 2003. Professional Positions (past ten years): Westfield State University, Associate Professor, 2008-14, Assistant Professor, Westfield State University, 2002-08. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Meetings and Expositions, 2012-15, Committee Associate, 2009-11. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1996. Central Massachusetts Section: Councilor, 2008-14; Alternate Councilor, 2006-07; Chair, 2013-14, 2008-09; Chair-Elect, 2012, 2007. Northeast Regional Meeting: 38th NERM, Board, General Chair, 2010; Secretary, 2009-14. Related Activities: Abstract Replacement Advisory Group Volunteer, Beta Tester “INDY app,” Beta Tester “DALLAS app”. *************************************** TWISS-BROOKS, ANDREA B. Chicago Section. University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Academic Record: Texas Christian University, B.S., 1982; Cornell University, M.S., 1985; University of North Texas, M.S., Library Science, 1990. Honors: ACS Division of Chemical Information Meritorious Service Award, 2007. Professional Positions (for past ten years): University of Chicago, Science Libraries Division, Co-Director, 2006 to date; John Crerar Library, Chemistry Librarian, 1993-06. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Nominations and Elections, 2009-14, Vice Chair, 2014; Committee on Chemical Abstracts Service 2003-08, Chair, 2004-06, Committee Associate, 2002; Community Activities, 2007-09, Committee Associate, 2006; Taskforce on Third Party Web Collaborations, ACS Governing Board for Publishing, 2005-06. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1996. Chemical Information Division: Councilor, 2006-14; Chair, 2001; Program Committee, 2006-2008; Awards Committee, 2007-11 (Asst. Chair, 2011); Bylaws and Procedures Manual Committee, Chair, 2003-06. Committee on Community Activities: Evaluation and Technology Subcommittee, Co-Chair, 2007-08. Member: Geoscience Information Society. ACS Divisions: Chemical Education; and Chemical Information. Related Activities: Geoscience Information Society, Secretary, 2007-08; Royal Society of Chemistry Publishing Library Advisory Board, 2010-11; American Library Association’s Resources for College Libraries, Geology section co-editor, 2006 to date; National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services (NFAIS), Conference Planning Committee, 2006-07; GDCh (German Chemical Society) Computers in Chemistry group/ACS Division of Chemical Information collaboration steering committee, 2005 to date; editorial committee XCITR instructional materials repository, 2010 to date; Chemical Information Instructor feature editor, Journal of Chemical Education, 2002-10; Academic Library Advisory Committee, Chemical Abstracts Service, 2002-10; Symposium organizer at ACS National Meetings, 1999 to date; Library Advisory Group, ACS Publications Division, 1998-10; Cornell University, Editorial Associate, Accounts of Chemical Research, 1986-88; Cornell University, Wiley/NBS Spectral Database, Database Project Manager, 1985-86. *************************************** 8/14
(over)
32
Page 8 of ITEM III, B Election to CPC
WATKINS, LINETTE M. Virginia Section. James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia. Academic Record: Trinity University, B.S., Biochemistry, 1989; University of Notre Dame, Ph.D., Biochemistry, 1996. Honors: Bio Scientific Corporation, Sabbatical Research Fellow, 2012-13; Mariel Muir Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring, 2011; NSF Senior Discovery Corps Fellow, 2006-07; University of TexasAustin Research Faculty Fellow, 2003-05; Texas State University Presidential Award for Excellence in Service, 2003; Reilly Graduate Fellowship, University of Notre Dame, 1992; Clare Booth Luce Fellowship, University of Notre Dame, 1989-92. Professional Positions (for past ten years): James Madison University, Professor and Department Head, 2014 to date; Southwest Texas State University (renamed Texas State University), Associate Professor, 2003-14, Assistant Professor, 1997-03. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Meetings and Expositions, Committee Associate, 2013; Committee on Minority Affairs, 2000-08, Chair, 2006-08, Committee Associate, 1999; Working Group on Two Year College Guidelines, 2005-09; Committee on Community Activities, 2004-06, National Chemistry Week (NCW) Task Force, 2001-03. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1992. Virginia Section: Councilor, 2014. Central Texas Section: Councilor, 2012-13; Alternate Councilor, 2006-12; Chair, 2003-04, Chair-Elect, 2003; Subcommittee Chair, 2003-14. Southwest Regional Meeting Board: Co-Chair, 2012; Chair-Elect, 2011. Southwest Regional Meeting: General chair, 2011. Professional Relations Division: Alternate Councilor, 2006-15; Member at Large, 2003-05; Chair, Minority Affairs Subdivision, Chair, 2010-12. Member: Council on Undergraduate Research; Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science. ACS Divisions: Biological Chemistry; Chemical Education; and Professional Relations. Related Activities: Council on Undergraduate Research Workshop Facilitator and Campus consultant, 2008-10; Symposium chair at National and Regional Meetings, 2005 to date; National Science Foundation Panel Reviewer, 2000 to date; Core collaborator on Biochemistry Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) project, 2006 to date; Texas A&M University, Postdoctoral Research Associate 1995-97. ***************************************
8/14
33
Page 1 of ITEM III, C Election to N&E ELECTION TO COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS Action Requested: The Council Policy Committee has selected the following slate of candidates for membership on the Committee on Nominations and Elections: Anthony W. Addison John W. Finley Lydia E. M. Hines Roland F. Hirsch Robert L. Lichter
Mamie W. Moy Anne T. O’Brien Eleanor D. Siebert Herbert B. Silber Ralph A. Wheeler
The Council must elect five individuals: The five candidates receiving the highest numbers of votes will be declared elected for the 2015-2017 term. All the candidates have indicated their willingness to serve if elected. Biographies of the candidates are presented in summary form at the end of this item. Supplementary Information. Description of Duties and Desired Characteristics for Members of the Committee on Nominations and Elections (N&E) The Committee on Nominations and Elections (N&E) receives suggestions and petitions for President-Elect, District Director, and Director-at-Large. The committee then ranks and prepares a list of nominees and/or candidates for these offices. N&E supervises Society elections, conducts elections in Council; and serves as an election appeals board for local section and division elections. N&E members also: • • •
•
run the Town Hall Meetings for President-Elect nominees and Director-at-Large candidates participate in the testing of Council voting “clickers” take on an active role during the Council Meeting. In that sense, members are also expected to be present at 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning of a National Meeting to help prepare for the Council meeting, and represent N&E at the various Councilor Caucuses during a National Meeting.
To succeed in these activities, members need to have extensive experience in ACS governance, a strong ACS network and be available to attend all national meetings. The candidate’s personal qualities must include integrity and strong ethical character, respect for confidentiality, and the ability to work well in a team environment. During every ACS National Meeting, the Nominations & Election Committee: • • • • • •
meets Sunday afternoons (approximately 12 p.m – 4 p.m.) continues to meet on Mondays (approximately 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.) runs the Town Hall Meetings that run from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. on Sunday evenings has representatives attend their appropriate Councilor Caucuses on Sunday from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. and/or on Tuesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. tests Council voting “clickers” from approximately 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. on Tuesday, and begins their Council activities at 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
Members of N&E must be voting Councilors.
8/14
(over)
34
Page 2 of ITEM III, C Election to N&E Those members of the Committee on Nominations and Elections whose terms end on December 31, 2014, are as follows: W.H. (Jack) Breazeale, Jr., South Carolina Section Catherine C. Fenselau, Analytical Chemistry (Chemical Society of Washington Section) Lydia E.M. Hines, Kalamazoo Section Anne T. O’Brien, New York Section Andrea B. Twiss-Brooks, Chemical Information (Chicago Section) W.H. (Jack) Breazeale, Catherine C. Fenselau, and Andrea B. Twiss-Brooks are ineligible for reelection. The present members of the Committee on Nominations and Elections who continue on that body are: 2013-2015 Cherlynlavaugh Bradley, Chicago Section Milagros Delgado, South Florida Section Carol B. Libby, Lehigh Valley Section Les McQuire, North Jersey Section Donivan R. Porterfield, Central New Mexico Section 2014-2016 Lisa M. Balbes, St. Louis Section Jeannette E. Brown, North Jersey Section Martha L. Casey, Wisconsin Section D. Richard Cobb, Rochester Section Lissa Dulany, Georgia Section
_______________________________________________________
ADDISON, ANTHONY W. Philadelphia Section. Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academic Record: University of New South Wales, B.Sc. (Hons-I, Applied Chemistry), 1968; University of Kent at Canterbury, Ph.D. (Chemistry), 1971. Honors: ACS Fellow, 2012; ACS Philadelphia Section Ullyot Award for Meritorious Service, 1999; Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2008; Le Conférencier: la Convention Intercantonale Romande d’Enseignement du 3e Cycle en Chimie, Switzerland, 1990; Christian & Mary Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, 1987; The John van Geuns Fonds Lecturer, Universiteit van Amsterdam, 1985; Elected Honorary Member of Phi Eta Sigma, 1982; Australian Commonwealth Scholar, 1964-67. Professional Positions (for past ten years): Professor of Chemistry, Drexel University, 1991 to date. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Meetings and Expositions, 2010-15, Committee Associate, 2008-09; ACS National Award Committee, 2007-09.
8/14
35
Page 3 of ITEM III, C Election to N&E Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1974. Philadelphia Section: Councilor, 2003-15; Alternate Councilor, 1998-02, 1990-96; Chair, 1988-89, 1986; Chair-Elect and Program Chair, 1988; Awards Committee, 2006-08; Communications Committee, 1979 to date. Middle Atlantic Regions: Program CoChair, 39th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting 2007, Section Liaison to MARM Board 2013 to date, Board Member 2005 to date; Awards Committee, 2013-14, 2010; Program Chair, 30th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, 1996. Member: Royal Society of Chemistry; Chemical Institute of Canada/Canadian Society for Chemistry; IES - the International EPR (ESR) Society. ACS Division: Inorganic Chemistry. Related Activities: Support volunteer to ALAW - Autism Living & Working, 2003 to date; Co-author of seven editions of General Chemistry Lab Manual; Hirsch Index h= 37; Erdös number= 5, Google i99= 12; Lead Author of the most highly-cited inorganic paper published by the RSC since 1901; second author of Bioinorganic Chemistry book (Wiley, 2014). 113 published papers; 122 abstracts/conference proceedings; 4 book chapters. *************************************** FINLEY, JOHN W. Division of Agricultural & Food Chemistry (Baton Rouge Section). Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Academic Record: LeMoyne College, B.S., 1964; Cornell University, Ph.D., 1969. Honors: Fellow, Agriculture and Food Chemistry Division, ACS, 1990; Institute of Food Technologists, Fellow 2008; Outstanding Alumni, Michigan State University, 2007; Kraft Foods, Kraft Fellow, 1999-04; Phi Kappa Phi 1968; Sigma X 1970. Professional Positions (for past ten years): Professor and Chair of Food Science, Louisiana State University, 2007 to date; A.M. Todd Company, Chief Technical Officer, 2004-07; Kraft Foods, 1999-04. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Science, 2008-14, Committee Associate, 2006-07; Committee on Meetings and Expositions, 2009; Committee on Divisional Activities, 2000-05, Committee Associate, 1998-99; Multidisciplinary Program Planning Group, 2009-14, Chair, 2013; Associate Editor, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 1995 to date; Kavli Young Scientist Selection Committee 2012-14. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1969. Agriculture and Food Chemistry Division: Councilor, 199716, Chair, 1988, Chair-Elect and Program Chair, 1987, Vice-Chair, 1986, Secretary-Treasurer, 1980. Biotechnology Secretariat: Secretariat, 1990-11; Secretary General, 2005-11; Theme Co-organizer “Chemistry in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease” 2010; Organized Hot Topic Symposium on the Gulf Oil Spill, 2010. Member: American Society of Nutrition; Association of Official Analytical Chemists; Institute of Food Technologists. ACS Division: Agricultural & Food Chemistry. Related Activities: Institute of Food Technologists, Board of Directors 2008-11; Nabisco Incorporated, Group Director, 1983-86; University of Iowa, Director, 1982-83; Ralston Purina Company, Scientist, 1981-82; U.S.D.A., Western Regional Research Center, Research Chemist 1970-81. U.S. Pharmacopia Advisory Board for food ingredients and additives. *************************************** 8/14
(over)
36
Page 4 of ITEM III, C Election to N&E
HINES, LYDIA E.M., Kalamazoo Section. Western Michigan University (Part-time), Kalamazoo, Michigan. Academic Record: Aurora College, B.S., 1967; University of Illinois, M.S., 1969; Ph.D., 1971. Honors: ACS Kalamazoo Local Section, 2014 Volunteer of the Year Award; E. Ann Nalley Great Lakes Region Award for Volunteer Service, ACS, 2011; Distinguished Service Award, Kalamazoo Section, ACS, 1990; Sigma Xi; Phi Kappa Phi; Distinguished Service Award from Kalamazoo Chamber of Commerce Business-Education Connection for Science in Schools, 1998-2000; Nominee for STAR (Volunteer) Award, Kalamazoo, 1992; Accolade in Kalamazoo Gazette for Science Teaching (Free Lance), 1991; National Science Foundation Fellow, 1969-71; "Outstanding Young Women of America", 1973. Professional Positions (for past ten years): Western Michigan University, Chemistry Faculty (part-time), 200614; Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Chemistry Faculty (part-time), 2004-08. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Nominations and Elections, 2012-14, 1993-98, Secretary, 1995; Committee on Constitution and Bylaws, 2004-11; Committee on Community Activities, 2005-11; Committee on Committees, 1999-04; Committee on Copyrights, 1985-93, Chair, 1990-92; Women Chemists Committee, 1982-87, Committee Associate, 1981; Canvassing Committee, Garvan Medal, 1982-87; Editor, Women Chemists, 1984-87. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1967. Kalamazoo Section: Councilor, 1984-2014; Alternate Councilor 1978-83; Chair, 1981; Chair-Elect and Program Chair, 1980; Publicity Committee Chair, 198614; National Chemistry Day/Week Coordinator, 1987-2014; Museum Chemistry Day Organizer, 19872014; Chemists Celebrate Earth Day Coordinator, 2004-12; Pre-high school Science Education Coordinator, 1988-01; Awards Committee, 1991-14, Chair, 2008-14, 1992; Chemistry Promotion Committee Chair, 1991-01. Great Lakes Regional Meeting: General Chair, 1984; Steering Committee, 1984-14. Indiana-Kentucky Border Section: Publicity Committee Chair, 1974-75. Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science. ACS Division: Chemical Information. Related Activities: Southwest Michigan Math/Science Alliance, Charter Member and Coordinating Committee, 1990-92; Speaker and Workshop Leader at Teachers' and Children's Librarians' Conferences, 1990-92; Reviewer, WONDER SCIENCE, ACS, 1989-98; Active Volunteer Presenter of Hands-On Science Lessons (Preschool Through 6th Grade), 1986-01. *************************************** HIRSCH, ROLAND F. Division of Analytical Chemistry (North Jersey Section). U.S. Department of Energy, Germantown, Maryland. Academic Record: Oberlin College, B.A., 1961; University of Michigan, M.S., 1963; Ph.D., 1965. Honors: ACS Fellow, 2011; Distinguished Service Award in the Advancement of Analytical Chemistry, ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry, 2000; Honorary Fellow, The Library of America, 2010; Sigma Xi. Professional Positions (for past ten years): U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Program Manager, 1991 to date; Acting Director, Biological Systems Science Division, 2008.
8/14
37
Page 5 of ITEM III, C Election to N&E Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Chemists with Disabilities, 2012-14; Committee on Committees, 2008-10; Committee on Science, Committee Associate, 2005-07; Committee on Divisional Activities, 1999-04, Committee Associate, 1998; Committee on Publications, Committee Associate, 1996-97; Committee on International Activities, 1984-92, Chair, 1990-92, Committee Associate, 198183; Committee on Nominations and Elections, 1985-87, Secretary, 1986-87; Committee on Meetings and Expositions, 1978-84; Program Coordination Conference Advisor, 1983-96; Advisory Board, Analytical Chemistry, 1987-88, 1983-85; Advisory Board, ACS Books, 1985-88. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1966. Division of Analytical Chemistry: Councilor, 1995-2015; Alternate Councilor, 1992-94; Chair, 1987-88; Chair-Elect, 1986-87; Secretary, 1980-83; Division Website Editor, 1995 to date; Financial Planning Committee Chair, 1989-90; Nominations Committee Chair, 1989-90; Awards Committee Chair, 1987-88. ByLaw Councilor, 1987. North Jersey Section: Councilor, 1976-86, 1972-74; Alternate Councilor, 1987-89; Chair, 1979; Chair-Elect and Program Chair, 1978; Nominations Committee Chair, 1981; Hospitality Committee Chair, 1971-74; Analytical Topical Group Chair, 1970. Member: American Physical Society; Society for Applied Spectroscopy; Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry. ACS Divisions: Analytical Chemistry; Chemical Education; Chemical Information; Geochemistry; and Organic Chemistry. Related Activities: Member, National Research Resources Advisory Committee (National Institutes of Health) (1991–2011); Interagency Working Group on Neutron Science (Office of Science & Technology Policy) (2000-02); Manager, American student delegation to Annual Meeting of Nobel Laureates, Lindau, Germany (2000-08). *************************************** LICHTER, ROBERT L. Massachusetts.
Northeastern Section. Merrimack Consultants, LLC, Great Barrington,
Academic Record: Harvard University, A.B. cum laude, 1962; University of Wisconsin, Ph.D., 1967. Honors: ACS Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences, 2010; ACS Fellow, 2009; Fellow, Association for Women in Science, 2004; Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1995; Sigma Xi; American Council on Education Leadership Training Fellowship, 1983; National Science Foundation Science Faculty Professional Development Award, 1981; National Research Council Travel Awards, 1975, 1977 Professional Positions (for past ten years): Principal and Co-founder, Merrimack Consultants, LLC, 2002 to date. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Minority Affairs, 1999-06, Committee Associate, 1997-98, Committee on Budget and Finance, 2006-14, Vice Chair, 2011, 2009, Committee Associate, 2005, Advisory Committee, 2008-13, 2006; Committee on Science, 1997-02, Committee Associate, 1996, Consultant, 2003; Program Review Advisory Group, 2008-12; Advisory Board, Chemical & Engineering News, 1998-06; Chair, Board ad hoc Implementation Project on Minorities in Academia, 2003-06; ACS Graduate Education Advisory Board, 2002-06; ACS Development Advisory Board, 2008-14; Canvassing Committee, ACS Award for Research in an Undergraduate Institution, 1997-99, Chair, 1999; Percy Julian Task Force, 2006-09. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1962. Northeastern Section: Councilor, 2008-16. Georgia Section: Chair, 2005, Chair-Elect, 2004. North Jersey Section: Analytical NMR Topical Group, Chair, 1982-83. 8/14
(over)
38
Page 6 of ITEM III, C Election to N&E Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association for Women in Science. ACS Divisions: Organic Chemistry; and Chemical Education. Related Activities: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Section on Chemistry, Secretary, 2004-08, Retiring Chair, 2002-03, Chair, 2001-02, Chair-Elect, 2000-01, Secretary, 2004-09; Sigma Xi, Public Understanding of Science Committee, 2004-05; Gordon Research Conference on Innovations in College Chemistry Teaching, Chair, January 2001, Vice Chair, June 1999; National Research Council Chemical Sciences Roundtable, 1996-2000, Steering Committee, 1996-99; member, NSF Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering, 2003-06, Chair, 2005, Vice-Chair, 2004; member, NSF Advisory Committee on GPRA Performance Assessment, 2006-08; member, NSF Advisory Committee on Environmental Research and Education, 2003-06; Concepts in Magnetic Resonance, Editor, 1989-94; Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, editorial board, 1983-87; NSF Senior Scientist Consultant, 2009; Executive Director, The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., 1989-02; State University of New York at Stony Brook, Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies, 1986-89; Research Corporation, Program Officer, 1983-86; Hunter College of the City University of New York, Chemistry Department, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, 1970-83, Department Chair, 1977-82; California Institute of Technology, Research Associate, 1968-70. *************************************** MOY, MAMIE W. Greater Houston Section. University of Houston, Houston, Texas. Academic Record: University of Texas, B.A., 1950; University of Houston, M.S., 1952. Honors: Shirley B. Radding Award, 2013; ACS Fellow, 2011; Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences Award, ACS, 2011; Helen M. Free Award in Public Outreach, ACS, 2004; Southeastern Texas Section, ACS, Award, 1988; Recognition 101, Women of Distinction in Texas, American Association of University Women, 2008; National Science Teachers Association, Distinguished Service to Science Education Award, 2003; Phi Kappa Phi; Iota Sigma Pi; Alpha Lambda Delta. Professional Positions (for past ten years): University of Houston, Emerita Professor, 2012 to date, Professor, 1990-2012, Associate Chair, 1982-92; Associate Professor, 1978-90. Service in ACS National Offices: Council Policy Committee, 2009-14; Committee on Committees, 2003-08; Committee on Nominations and Elections, 1997-02, Vice-Chair, 2001-02; Committee on Minority Affairs, 1993-2000; Committee on Membership Affairs, 1992-97, Committee Associate, 1990-91; Women Chemists Committee, Committee Associate, 1983-84. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1967. Greater Houston Section: Councilor, 1989-2015, 1982-83; Alternate Councilor, 1984, 1981; Chair, 1985; Chair-Elect, 1984; National Chemistry Week Co-Chair, 1995-2000; Education Committee Chair, 2001-04; Director, 1981-85. Southwest Regional Meeting: Board Chair, 2007, Co-Chair, 2005-06; Publicity Chair, 1986; Awards Chair, Chemical Education Program Organizer, 1996. Chemical Education Division: Hospitality Committee Chair, 1999-01. Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science; National Science Teachers Association; Alpha Chi Sigma. ACS Division: Chemical Education. Related Activities: Joint Subcommittee on Diversity 2006-09; ConC Sub-Committee on Industrial Chemists Pipeline 2003-08, Chair, 2006-08; Engineering, Scientific and Technology Council of Houston, VicePresident, 1997-04; Educational Outreach Chair, 1995-04; Robert A. Welch Foundation, Summer Scholar Program, Coordinator, 1988-10; Houston Museum of Natural Science, Advisor, Welch Hall of Chemistry, 1995-2010. *************************************** 8/14
39
Page 7 of ITEM III, C Election to N&E O'BRIEN, ANNE T. New York Section. (Wyeth, Retired) Consultant, Tarrytown, New York. Academic Record: Marymount College, B.S., 1957; Fordham University, Ph.D., 1964. Honors: ACS Fellow, 2013; Outstanding Service Award, New York Section, ACS, 1994; Outstanding Scientist, Westchester County, 2001; Fellowships: University California, Berkeley, University California, San Francisco, Oregon State University, University Oklahoma, North Dakota State University, University of Vermont; Wyeth-Ayerst Teamwork Award, 2000; Sigma Xi; Iota Sigma Pi. Professional Positions (for past ten years): Information Consultant, July 2002 to date; Retired, Wyeth (formerly American Cyanamid, AHP), Manager, Library Services, 1992-02. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Nominations and Elections, 2012-14; Board of Directors, District I, 2001-09; Councilor, ex officio, 2001-09; Governing Board, Green Chemistry Institute, 2007-09, Advisor 2010-11; Board Executive Committee, 2005-06; Board Committee on Professional and Member Relations, 2003-05, Chair, 2003-05; Board Committee on Public Affairs and Public Relations, 2004-08, 2001-02; Board Committee on Grants and Awards, 2006-09, 2001-03; Budget & Finance, 2003-11; Board Committee on Planning, 2005-06, 1997-99; Council Policy Committee 1994-2000, Vice-Chair, 1997-2000; Committee on Chemical Abstracts Service 2004-05, Consultant 2006-10; Awards Review Committee 2010-11; Electronic Dissemination of Meeting Content, 2008-10; Web Strategy Initiative 2007-11; Program Review Advisory Group, 2006-09; Committee on Economic Status, 1988-93, Chair, 1991-93; Committee on Professional Relations, 1990-93; Professional Programs Planning and Coordinating Committee (PROPPACC), 1991-93; Committee on Constitution and Bylaws, Committee Associate, 198687; Board Task Force on Program Review, 2005-06; Board Task Force on Percy Julian, 2004-07, Chair 2004-07; Board Hurricane Task Force, 2005; Board Task Force on Board Goals, 2005-08; Board Task Force on Campaign Conduct, 2002-04; Board Task Force on Meeting Finances, 2002-04; Board Task Force on Employment Problems of Chemists, 1995; Council Policy Committee Task Force on Councilor Travel Reimbursement, 1994-96; Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs, Task Force on Federal Policy Agenda, 1994-96; ad hoc Board Task Force on Strategic Expense Management System, 2002-05. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1961. New York Section: Councilor, 2010-15, 1985-2001; Alternate Councilor, 1984; Chair, 1986; Chair-Elect and Program Chair, 1985; Program Review Committee Chair, 1994 to date; Government Affairs Committee, 2012 to date; Long Range Planning Committee, 198613, Chair, 1986, 2010-13; Information Technology Committee, 2000-11, Chair 2008 to date; History Committee, 2000 to date; Nichols Medal Jury, 1986-91; Public Relations Committee Co-Chair, 1990; Program Review Chair, 1987 to date; Finance Committee Chair, 1986-87; Nominating Committee Chair, 1987, 1985; Metrochem Committee, 1987; Fundraising Committee, 1987; Education Committee, 1980-84. Westchester Subsection: Secretary, 1968-70. Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science; American Association of University Professors. ACS Divisions: Chemical Information; Medicinal Chemistry; Professional Relations; Business Development and Management; and Small Chemical Businesses. Related Activities: Chemical Heritage Foundation Heritage Council (ACS Appointee), 2010-15; ACS Leadership Development System Facilitator, 2010 to date; Wyeth (formerly American Cyanamid), Medical Research Division, Group Leader, 1986-92; Principal Research Chemist, 1987-92; Senior Research Chemist, 1976-86; University of Waterloo, Associate Professor, 1973-76; Marymount College, Associate Professor, 1962-72. *************************************** 8/14
(over)
40
Page 8 of ITEM III, C Election to N&E SIEBERT, ELEANOR D. Southern California Section. (Retired) Mount St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles, California. Academic Record: Duke University, B.A., 1963; University of California, Los Angeles, Ph.D., 1969. Honors: Agnes Ann Green Distinguished Service Award, Southern California Section, ACS, 1994; Society for College Science Teachers and Kendall/Hunt Publishers, Outstanding Undergraduate Science Teacher Award, 2001; Sigma Xi; Delta Epsilon Sigma, 1997; Who’s Who in America’s Teachers; American Men and Women of Science. Professional Positions (for past 10 years): Mount St. Mary’s College, Professor Emerita (awarded 2013); Provost and Academic Vice President, 2005-13; Professor of Chemistry, 1974-2005; Chair, Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, 1983-05; Interim Graduate Dean, 2004-05. Service in ACS National Offices: Council Policy Committee, 2009-14; Committee on Meetings and Expositions, Committee Associate, 2007; Committee on Committees, 2002-06; Committee on Public Relations and Communications, 1997-01, Chair, 1999-01, Committee Associate, 1996. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1976. Southern California Section: Councilor, 1995-2015; Alternate Councilor 1993-94; Chair, 1994; Chair-Elect and Program Chair, 1993; Chemistry and Public Relations, Chair, 2002-04; National Chemistry Week Chair, 2001; Education Committee Chair, 1987; Long-Range Planning Chair, 1995; Newsletter Editor, 1988-91. Western Regional Meeting: Chair, 1993; Publicity, 2011, 2003. Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science; Sigma Xi; National Science Teachers Association; Society for College Science Teachers. ACS Division: Chemical Education. Related Activities: Project Manager and contributor, 2014 Report on the Status of Women and Girls in California (Mount St. Mary’s College); IHE Collaborative of LA Compact, Steering Committee, 2010-13; Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior Commission, 2004-10; WASC Association of Community Colleges and Junior Colleges Commission, 2011-14; AAAS Education Division (Sec. Q), Nominations and Elections, 2005-07; Advanced Placement Chemistry, Chief Reader and Test Development Committee Consultant, 2004-09; Visiting faculty, University of Southern California, 1989-90; National Science Teachers Association, Board of Directors, 1997-99, 1991-93, College Division Director, 1997-99; Society for College Science Teachers, President, 1991-93; Los Angeles Math/Science Interchange, Board of Directors, 1996 to date; Principal Investigator NIH-MARC Grant, 1991-01; AAC&U SENCER Grant, 2004; Teacher, Westlake School for Girls, 1971-73; Acting Assistant Professor UCLA, 1969-71; Research chemist, Allied Chemical Corporation, 1963-65; Textbook author, 1982; co-editor and contributor to three books on higher education science teaching, 1997-04. *************************************** SILBER, HERBERT B. Santa Clara Valley Section. San Jose State University, San Jose, California. Academic Record: Lehigh University, B.S., 1964; M.S., 1966; University of California, Davis, Ph.D., 1967; Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, Postdoc, 1967-68; University of Maryland, Postdoc, 1968-69. Honors: California State University Wang Family Excellence Award as the Outstanding California State University Faculty Member in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering and Science, 2002; 1998 Presidential Award for Mentoring Underrepresented Students in Science and Engineering from the White House; San Jose State University, College of Science, Dean’s Award, 1992, and Outstanding Professor, 1990-91; Phi Kappa Phi. 8/14
41
Page 9 of ITEM III, C Election to N&E Professional Positions (for past 10 years): San Jose State University, Professor, 1986 to date; Associate Dean for Minority Programs and Research, 2008 to date; Acting Associate Dean (50% time) 2010. Service in ACS National Offices: Membership Affairs Committee 2010-15; Committee on Nominations and Elections 2007-09; Committee on Meetings and Expositions, 2006-07; Committee Associate, 2005; Committee on Committees, 1999-04; Committee on Minority Affairs, 1998, Consultant, 1999-2008, Committee Associate, 1995-97; Committee on Project SEED, 1993-98, Chair, 1995-97, Committee Associate, 1992. Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1963. Santa Clara Valley Section: Councilor, 1996-16; Alternate Councilor, 1991-93, 1987-89; Chair, 1998; Chair-Elect, 1997; Treasurer, 2005-09; Awards Committee, Chair, 1989-92; Long Range Planning Committee Chair, 1992-95; Safety Committee Chair 1986-87. San Antonio Section: Chair, 1985; Chair-Elect, 1994; Secretary, 1983. Southwest Regional Meeting: Secretary-Treasurer, 1980-85. ACS Scholars Selection Committee, 1998-10; ACS Scholars Evaluation/Review Committee, 1999-08. Member: Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS). ACS Division: Nuclear Chemistry and Technology. Related Activities: National Institute of Health, Minority Access to Research Careers Program Director, San Jose State University 1988 to date; National Institutes of Health Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) SCORE Program Director 2007 to date; San Jose State University Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Principal Investigator 2010 to date; San Jose State University Site Director for the American Chemical Society/Department of Energy Nuclear Summer School, 1998 to date; CoEditor, Proceedings of the Rare Earth Research Conferences, 1979-2006; Rare Earth Research Conferences, Inc., Board of Directors 1977-79, 1981-2006, Chair of the Board, 1991-94, Program Chair, 19th Conference (Lexington, KY 1991), General Chair, 20th Conference (Monterey, CA 1993); over 100 publications, mostly with undergraduates; co-editor of a chemistry encyclopedia for K-14. *************************************** WHEELER, RALPH A. Division of Computers in Chemistry, (Pittsburgh Section). Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Academic Record: Harvey Mudd College, B.S, 1982; Cornell University, Ph.D., 1988. Honors: ACS Fellow, 2010; ACS Computers in Chemistry Division Outstanding Service Awards, 2009, 2004; President’s Associates Presidential Professor, University of Oklahoma, 2003-10; Regents’ Award for Superior Research, University of Oklahoma, 2002; Junior Faculty Research Fellowships, University of Oklahoma, 1993, 1990-91; National Institutes of Health National Research Service Award, 1989; National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship (declined), 1987. Sigma Xi Honorary Research Society, 1982; ARCS Foundation Scholarship, 1981-82; National Merit Scholarship, 1978-82; National Society of Professional Engineers Scholarship, 1978-80. Professional Positions (past ten years): Duquesne University, Professor and Department Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2010 to date; Presidential Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, 2003-10. Service in ACS National Offices: Committee on Science, 2013-14, Committee Associate, 2011-12. 8/14
42
Page 10 of ITEM III, C Election to N&E
Service in ACS Offices: Member ACS since 1982. Division of Computers in Chemistry: Councilor, 2009-14, Past-Chair, 2008, Chair, 2007, Chair-Elect, 2006, Alternate Councilor, 2004-06, Program Chair, 2000-04. Member: Council for Chemical Research. ACS Divisions: Computers in Chemistry; and Physical Chemistry. Related Activities: Council for Chemical Research (CCR) Governing Board, 2014, Chair, (CCR) Advocacy Task Force, 2014; Editor, Annual Reports in Computational Chemistry, 2008 to date, Co-Editor, 2006-08; Editorial Board Member, Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modeling (publication of the Molecular Graphics Society and the ACS COMP Division), 1998 to date; University of Oklahoma’s faculty representative to Federal Demonstration Partnership to streamline grant application and reporting requirements, 2002-10; published 75 journal articles, cited more than 2600 times. ***************************************
8/14
43
Page 1 of ITEM III, D Suggestions for 2016 Elected Committees
REQUEST FOR SUGGESTIONS FOR 2016 ELECTED COMMITTEES A Reminder At the Council meeting in San Francisco, California, Councilors will elect members to the Committee on Committees, Council Policy Committee, and Committee on Nominations and Elections to fill 2015-2017 terms. The process to select nominees for 2016-2018 terms will begin almost immediately. The Committee on Nominations and Elections therefore asks each Councilor to examine the following list of elected committee positions with terms ending on December 31, 2015, and the list of the other members of these committees. Names of individuals suggested for nomination should be inserted on the form on page 47. This form may be left on the registration table as you leave the Council meeting or emailed to the Chair of the Committee: Mr. D. Richard Cobb,
[email protected]. COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES Members of the Committee on Committees (ConC) whose terms end on December 31, 2015, are: G. Bryan Balazs, California Section Christopher J. Bannochie, Savannah River Section Dawn A. Brooks, Indiana Section Michelle V. Buchanan, Analytical Chemistry (East Tennessee Section) Alan B. Cooper, North Jersey Section
G. Bryan Balazs and Dawn A. Brooks are ineligible for reelection.
The other elected members serving on the Committee on Committees are: Term ending December 31, 2016 Janet Bryant, Business Development &Management (Richland Section) Dee Ann Casteel, Susquehanna Valley Section Amber S. Hinkle, Greater Houston Section Wayne E. Jones, Jr., Binghamton Section V. Michael Mautino, Pittsburgh Section Term ending December 31, 2014 Spiro Alexandratos, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry (New York Section) Judith Currano, Philadelphia Section Bonnie Lawlor, Chemical Information (Philadelphia Section) Zaida C. Morales-Martinez, South Florida Section Sara J. Risch, Agricultural & Food Chemistry (Chicago Section) ConC nominees for 2015-2017 terms are listed in the agenda for the Council meeting in San Francisco, California under "Election to Committee on Committees." Names of those elected will be announced at that meeting. Sara J. Risch is ineligible for reelection. 8/14
(over)
44
Page 2 of ITEM III, D Suggestions for 2016 Elected Committees COUNCIL POLICY COMMITTEE Members of the Council Policy Committee whose terms end on December 31, 2015, are as follows: Frank D. Blum, Polymer Chemistry (Oklahoma Section) Mary K. Carroll, Eastern New York Section Lee H. Latimer, California Section Carolyn Ribes, Brazosport Section Carolyn Ribes is ineligible for reelection. The other elected members serving on the Council Policy Committee are as follows: Term ending December 31, 2016 Harmon B. Abrahamson, Red River Valley Section Judith H. Cohen, Philadelphia Section Alan M. Ehrlich, Chemistry & the Law (Chemical Society of Washington Section) Angela K. Wilson, Physical Chemistry (Dallas –Fort Worth Section) Term ending December 31, 2014 Lawrence Barton, St. Louis Section Peter C. Jurs, Computers in Chemistry (Central Pennsylvania Section) Mamie W. Moy, Greater Houston Section Eleanor D. Siebert, Southern California Section CPC nominees for the 2015-2017 term are listed in the agenda for the Council meeting in San Francisco, California under "Election to Council Policy Committee." Names of those elected will be announced at that meeting. Mamie W. Moy and Eleanor D. Siebert are ineligible for reelection.
COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS The duties of the Council Policy Committee include "Nominating voting Councilors for membership on the Committee on Nominations and Elections..." Therefore, suggestions for candidates to serve on N&E will be forwarded to the CPC Subcommittee on Nominations for consideration. Those members of the Committee on Nominations and Elections whose terms end on December 31, 2015, are as follows: Cherlynlavaugh Bradley, Chicago Section Milagros Delgado, South Florida Section Carol B. Libby, Lehigh Valley Section Les McQuire, North Jersey Section Donivan R. Porterfield, Central New Mexico Section Milagros Delgado is ineligible for reelection. The other elected members serving on the Committee on Nominations and Elections are: 8/14
45
Page 3 of ITEM III, D Suggestions for 2016 Elected Committees Term ending December 31, 2016 Lisa M. Balbes, St. Louis Section Jeannette E. Brown, North Jersey Section Martha L. Casey, Wisconsin Section D. Richard Cobb, Rochester Section Lissa Dulany, Georgia Section Term ending December 31, 2014 W.H. (Jack) Breazeale, Jr., South Carolina Section Catherine C. Fenselau, Analytical Chemistry (Chemical Society of Washington Section) Lydia E.M. Hines, Kalamazoo Section Anne T. O’Brien, New York Section Andrea B. Twiss-Brooks, Chemical Information (Chicago Section) N&E nominees for the 2015-2017 term are listed in the Council agenda for the Council meeting in San Francisco, California, under "Election to Committee on Nominations and Elections." Names of those elected will be announced at that meeting. W.H. (Jack) Breazeale, Jr., Catherine C. Fenselau, and Andrea B. Twiss-Brooks are ineligible for reelection.
8/14
46
Page 4 of ITEM III, D Suggestions for 2016 Elected Committees
Mr. D. Richard Cobb
[email protected] Dear Mr. Cobb: I propose the following Councilors for consideration by the Committee on Nominations and Elections and the Council Policy Committee: (Please Print)
COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES (Councilors only) Councilor Name______________________________________________________________________ Local Section or Division Affiliation______________________________________________________ Councilor Name______________________________________________________________________ Local Section or Division Affiliation______________________________________________________ COUNCIL POLICY COMMITTEE (Councilors only) Councilor Name______________________________________________________________________ Local Section or Division Affiliation______________________________________________________ Councilor Name______________________________________________________________________ Local Section or Division Affiliation______________________________________________________ COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS (Councilors only) Councilor Name______________________________________________________________________ Local Section or Division Affiliation______________________________________________________ Councilor Name______________________________________________________________________ Local Section or Division Affiliation______________________________________________________ Sincerely,
(name) (local section or division affiliation) This form must be received by Mr. Cobb no later than October 31, 2014 8/14
47
ITEM III, E Ballot Counts
BALLOT COUNTS, PREVIOUS ELECTIONS The Committee on Nominations and Elections regularly reports in the Council agenda the numerical results of balloting from elections at the previous meeting. The following tabulations give the numerical results of the balloting at the March 19, 2014, meeting of the Council for selection of candidates for 2015 President-Elect. Also reported are the results of mail ballots (March 5, 2014) for the selection of candidates for Director from District III and for Director from District VI for 2015-2017 terms. Nominees selected as the candidates are identified by an asterisk. 2015 PRESIDENT-ELECT *Peter K. Dorhout *William A. Lester Christopher K. Ober Henry F. Schaefer III
341 180 133 157
DIRECTOR, DISTRICT III Dee Ann Casteel *Pat N. Confalone *Anne S. DeMasi Kathryn E. Uhrich
16 31 21 18
DIRECTOR, DISTRICT VI Allison A. Campbell *Paul W. Jagodzinski *Lee H. Latimer Eleanor Siebert
*
Individuals nominated
8/14
48
13 14 26 13
ITEM IV, A President’s Report REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT I am kicking off the ACS Fall National Meeting by inviting children and families out to the ACS Public Outreach Event at the Children’s Creativity Museum on Saturday, August 9 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. With the theme of “Exploring Our World Through Chemistry,” attendees can learn more about the fascinating world of chemistry through hands-on, age-appropriate activities. My first Presidential symposium, entitled “‘Fracking’– Where are we and where are we going” will take place on Monday, August 11. This symposium will cover the environmental implications and the science behind hydraulic fracturing, as well as potential impacts on drinking water and results of methane emissions during fracturing. The other Presidential symposium on Tuesday, August 12, covers the chemistry behind “Photocatalytic Conversion of Water to Hydrogen and Oxygen.” Organized by Dan Nocera, this three-part symposium will cover Solar Photovoltaics, Solar Storage and have presentations by Emerging Energy Scholars. I encourage you to attend the Kavli lectures on Monday, August 11, at the Moscone Center. The first is The Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture given by Ali Khademhosseini, Associate Professor at Harvard-MIT's Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School as well as an Associate Faculty at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. His lecture on developing micro- and nanoscale technologies to control cellular behavior is from 4:00 – 5:00 PM. Following shortly afterwards from 5:30 to 6:30 PM is The Fred Kavli Innovations in Chemistry Lecture, by Joan Brennecke, Keating-Crawford Professor within the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Director of the Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame. Dr. Brennecke’s lecture will focus on ‘How Ionic Liquids Can Contribute to Global Stewardship.’ Details of presidential events and other recommended symposia can be found at www.acs.org/sanfran2014 and in the on-site program.
Tom Barton
8/14
49
ITEM IV, B President- Elect’s Report REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT It is a genuine pleasure to serve as President-Elect of the American Chemical Society, my professional home throughout my career. I want to thank the Council, ACS staff, and members for their valuable advice, suggestions and passionate engagement. I ask for your continuing advice and help in advancing the goals of ACS. I will focus here on the American Association of Chemistry Teachers [AACT], a recently approved ACS initiative. I am proud that ACS has taken the steps to create the AACT to provide a professional home for K-12 teachers of chemistry. Until now, chemistry has been the only scientific discipline in the U.S. without a national teachers’ organization. Only 35 percent of high school chemistry teachers have both a bachelor’s degree and certification in chemistry. Now ACS will provide teachers, especially those who may not feel adequately prepared to teach chemistry, resources and support. AACT, which began accepting membership applications prior to the San Francisco meeting, will fully launch the first week in September. This new organization will: • • •
Serve as a trusted source of curricular and pedagogical resources for K–12 chemistry; Provide opportunities for chemistry teachers to network with one another and the broader ACS community, both virtually and in person; and Disseminate effective K-12 teaching and learning practices.
AACT is targeted toward K-12 teachers of chemistry and physical science, but will be open to anyone with an interest in pre-college chemistry education. AACT members will not, as such, be ACS members, though a number of ACS members, including my Board colleague George Bodner, have already expressed their interest in being a member of both ACS and AACT. What will AACT members receive for their $50 membership? They will have access to customized curricular resources, a peer-reviewed periodical, professional development opportunities, a subscription to ChemMatters magazine, and venues for virtual and face-to-face networking. This ability to connect with other teachers is critically important, particularly as many teachers of chemistry work in isolation – as the only chemistry, or science, teacher in their school. What can you do to support chemistry teachers? I am committed to the success of the AACT, and encourage you to reach out to your children’s and grandchildren’s chemistry teachers, as well as those in your local schools, and encourage them to participate in AACT. K-12 teachers of chemistry educate the scientists and citizens of tomorrow; AACT gives us an opportunity to strengthen our commitment to them. A fuller discussion of my initiatives will be presented in my oral report to Council. Initiatives for Denver include a focus on these topics: Nanotechnology-Delivering the Promise; Leadership Development as a Strategic Advantage; and Chemistry without Borders.
Diane Grob Schmidt
8/14
50
Page 1 of ITEM IV, C Past President’s Report REPORT OF THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Since our last meeting in Dallas, I have continued to work hard for our members. I’m still traveling most of the time, accepting invitations to speak for local sections, universities, conferences and sister chemistry societies overseas. A common theme for my remarks and presentations has been how we can all continue to “Partner for Progress and Prosperity.” The Council of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP) invited me to give a lecture on the important topic of “Diversity in Science” where I shared a presentation on “Partners for Progress and Prosperity: Celebrating Diversity Together!” with leaders of many other scientific societies at their annual spring meeting in Washington, DC. I have also been invited as a keynote speaker to share my personal and professional story for two Gender Equity symposia in Japan, a Tech Trek program of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) to encourage young intermediate school girls to pursue STEM fields, as well as other conferences related to our local sections, technical divisions, and the 2014 NORM regional meeting in Missoula, Montana. I have always promoted diversity and inclusivity. That is one of the topics of my second ACS Symposium Book which I have been working hard on this spring with my co-editors, H.N. Cheng and Sadiq Shah. The book is called “Careers, Entrepreneurship, and Diversity: Challenges and Opportunities of the Global Chemistry Enterprise.” It consists of 25 chapters based on my presidential symposia from the ACS national meeting last fall in Indianapolis. The first ACS Symposium Book, called “Vision 2025: How to Succeed in the Global Chemistry Enterprise,” is based on my presidential symposia from the national ACS meeting last spring in New Orleans. It is available online at pubs.acs.org/isbn/9780841229389 with 22 chapters that can be downloaded as part of your ACS member benefit of 25 free downloads per year. Hard copies should be available at our ACS national meeting in San Francisco. I have also been working hard sharing presentations on the new P3 (Partners for Progress and Prosperity) Award. The P3 Award will recognize exemplary partnerships, as I reported in Dallas. I have received positive feedback and comments from various local sections, regional meeting Board chairs, M&E, LSAC, DAC, IAC and plan to give more presentations on the P3 Award in San Francisco to stakeholder groups. The first global P3 Award may be awarded in San Francisco at the International Activities reception. International collaboration was identified as an opportunity area for ACS through both Environmental Scan trends and my presidential Task Force: “Vision 2025: Helping ACS Members Thrive in the Global Chemistry Enterprise.” Thanks to a working group of both IAC and DAC members, all 32 Technical Divisions were surveyed and we learned there is already extensive international collaboration occurring in various Technical Divisions. 18 out of the 32 Technical Divisions responded indicating that half of the responding divisions already engage international scientists in the U.S. or abroad while another third plan to engage international scientists in the next three years. The IAC-DAC working group plans to continue to partner to further support international outreach and share best practices. I will share their findings with the ACS Board in San Francisco. At our last meeting in Dallas, I mentioned the need for securing more funding to support the international WCC symposium on “Women Leaders of the Global Chemistry Enterprise” at this San Francisco meeting. I am happy to report successful fundraising for this worthy cause. I want to gratefully acknowledge financial support from ACS Publications, Chemical Abstracts Services, ACS CEO, Membership & Scientific Advancement, Wu-Xi App Tec, PROF (Division of Professional Relations), IAC (International Activities Committee) through a Global Innovation Grant, and the California Section Women Chemists Committee. I also want to thank a number of cosponsors: ACS President Tom Barton, the Women Chemists Committee as the lead sponsor and organizer, IAC, PROF, and HIST (Division of History of Chemistry). I was happy to learn that IEEE recently held a very successful similar conference in San Francisco on International Women Leaders, also supported by many sponsors. 8/14
51
Page 2 of ITEM IV, C Past President’s Report
With the San Francisco meeting in my home area, I have been working with my local California Section on several projects. One project involves a poster display for a Bay Area Science Hall of Fame featuring innovation and technology from hundreds of chemistry related patents from local industry, government labs, and universities. The other project involves production of a video by the Office of Public Affairs on “Voices of Science from the Bay Area” featuring local scientists. Both projects are aimed to deliver the message to the general public on the tremendous value that chemistry contributes to society. I chaired the California Section during its 100th anniversary and am proud of the long history of wonderful Bay Area science, including many Nobel laureates, 8 ACS Presidents, 6 National Historic Chemical Landmarks, and much more. I hope you get a chance to view some of the posters in the Hilton San Francisco Union Square Hotel. Our hope is that similar efforts can help improve the public perception of chemistry. I will continue to share my message of how we can all work together as “Partners for Progress and Prosperity” to advance the chemistry enterprise wherever I go.
Marinda Li Wu
8/14
52
ITEM IV, D Chair’s Report REPORT OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS This is my last written report to Council as Chair of the Board. On both a personal and professional note, I would like to express my thanks to my Board colleagues, ACS members and staff who have supported the Board over the past three years, and use this report to highlight some of our common achievements in that period •
Although we have ‘American’ in our name, groundbreaking research and innovations are occurring all over the world. Over the past three years we have accepted new International Chapters, signed alliances with other chemical societies and increasingly tailored our products and services to chemistry professionals outside of the US.
•
We established an important new national award – the Kathryn C. Hach Award for Entrepreneurial Success - recognizing those chemists who not only have a great idea, but work to bring it to market to enable positive impact on people’s lives. I hope we get a strong, steady stream of nominees for many years to come.
•
The Senior Chemists Task Force became the Joint Board-Council Committee on Senior Chemists, thus tapping into a resource of seasoned, experienced chemists that are tasked with mentoring, providing professional advice, and guiding younger generations to successful careers. In many years to come, when I become a senior, I plan to join the committee.
•
A lingering theme throughout all my years with ACS has been encouraging our members to speak eloquently and passionately about their work. Having Alan Alda talk to more than 500 attendees about communicating science to the public was a highlight of the Indianapolis meeting. His message of not dumbing down the science, but speaking clearly, and in layman’s terms is a lesson we can all use to engage our peers about the transforming power of chemistry.
•
We instituted some valuable new member benefits, particularly 25 free downloads of articles from ACS Publications and 25 free tasks in Sci-Finder, with more available at a preferred price for members. I realize that most members have access to the literature at work; but for those like me who do not, this is a real positive.
•
During my tenure on the Board, no action taken has been as significant as the establishment of the American Association of Chemistry Teachers. Launching this September, AACT is intended to become the professional home for precollege chemistry teachers and a connection to ACS resources. As there are over 30,000 teachers of chemistry in high school - only 35% of whom have a both a degree in chemistry and a teaching certification – AACT is poised to provide meaningful opportunities in the lives of high school chemistry teachers.
•
With the retirement of Bob Massie, the Board conducted a rigorous search, and found a very capable new President for CAS in Manny Guzman. I look forward to seeing him succeed for many years with his remarkable staff out in Columbus.
•
And speaking of searches, the Board is currently in the midst of seeking a replacement for Madeleine Jacobs. I have had the pleasure of working with Madeleine for many years now, and consider her not only a strong executive, but also a friend. I asked Council at our last meeting in Dallas to give me advice and thoughts on the new Executive Director, and I thank and appreciate all of you who reached out to me. Your voices were all heard.
Councilors, your dedication to our Society and chemistry has allowed us all to achieve many significant accomplishments. Thank you again for your engagement and your friendship.
William F. Carroll, Jr. 8/14
53
Page 1 of ITEM IV, D(1) Chair’s Report MINUTES REGULAR SESSION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dallas, Texas March 16, 2014 The Board of Directors of the American Chemical Society met in Dallas, Texas, on March 16, 2014, beginning at 12:00 p.m. William F. Carroll, Jr., Chair, presided. Other Directors present for all or part of the meeting were: John E. Adams, Tom J. Barton, George M. Bodner, Bonnie A. Charpentier, Pat N. Confalone, Thomas R. Gilbert, Rigoberto Hernandez, Madeleine Jacobs, Valerie J. Kuck, Ingrid Montes, Dorothy J. Phillips, Barbara A. Sawrey, Diane G. Schmidt, Kathleen M. Schulz, and Marinda Li Wu. Present by invitation for all or parts of the meeting were: Brian A. Bernstein, Brian D. Crawford, Denise L. Creech, Manuel Guzman, Mary Kirchhoff, Martha K. Lester, Flint H. Lewis, Robert J. Massie, Robert H. Rich, Glenn S. Ruskin, Ronald E. Siatkowski, David T. Smorodin, John R. Sullivan, Frank E. Walworth, and Marleen G. Weidner. More than three hundred observers were present at various times during the meeting. Call to Order and Report from Executive Session William F. Carroll, Jr., Chair, opened the meeting by recalling that the regular session of the 2013 fall national meeting in Indianapolis featured American actor, director, and author Alan Alda, who spoke on “Helping the Public Get Beyond a Blind Date with Science”. At that same meeting, ACS presented Mr. Alda with the ACS Award for Public Service. He is this year’s recipient of the James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public. Dr. Carroll then introduced a videotaped message from Mr. Alda, who expressed his gratitude to the Society for the Grady-Stack award. Dr. Carroll then summarized the key Board actions and discussion points from its executive session, March 14-15: •
• •
• •
On the recommendation of the Committee on Grants and Awards, the Board approved a Society nomination for the National Medal of Science, which is bestowed by the President of the United States upon individuals in science and engineering who have made important contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the fields of behavioral and social sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics. The Board received an extensive briefing and approved several recommendations from its Committee on Executive Compensation. The compensation of the Society’s executive staff receives regular review from the Board. The working group on Society Program Portfolio Management briefed the Board on its activities. The group is charged with delivering a process for portfolio management of Society programs in the divisions of Membership and Scientific Advancement, Education, and the Office of the Secretary and General Counsel (Office of Public Affairs). The Board held a discussion on operational issues relating to virtual versus face-to-face committee meetings, the appropriate detail and format of information presented to the Board and committee members, and the proper length of committee meetings. The Executive Director/CEO and her direct reports updated the Board on ACS financial trends and nearterm outlook; plans for the launch of the recently approved American Association of Chemistry Teachers; and the activities and plans of CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) and the ACS Publications Division. As a follow-up to the Publications report, the Board approved three journal editor re-appointments. The Board also approved one appointment to the ACS Green Chemistry Institute® Governing Board and one reappointment to the ACS Governing Board for Publishing.
8/14
(over)
54
Page 2 of ITEM IV, D(1) Chair’s Report The Board also: • Expressed its gratitude and thanks to Madeleine Jacobs, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, who on March 6 announced her plan to retire at the end of the year. The Board then began a discussion of the process and logistics of identifying and hiring her successor. • Received reports from the Presidential Succession on their current and planned activities for the remainder of 2014 and 2015. • Approved a resolution congratulating Robert J. Massie on his retirement at the end of this month for more than twenty-one years of successful leadership of the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS). Dr. Carroll then acknowledged the presence of Mr. Massie at this meeting. Open Forum Dr. Carroll opened the forum by summarizing what the Board heard in response to two questions asked at the previous open forum, conducted in April 2013: “What one thing would you like from ACS that you don’t get now?” and “What one thing do you get from another organization that you wish you got from the ACS?” He reviewed highlights of suggestions from that discussion which were taken back for discussion and consideration by governance committees and staff for follow up. Following the review, Dr. Carroll introduced the discussion question for this meeting by stating that ACS has a robust offering of products and service available in a variety of areas for its members and other practitioners of chemistry. He announced that this forum is designed to hear responses from our members to the question, “What is the one best thing that you like that ACS does, and why?” The floor was then opened for response. More than 30 attendees offered comments on what they liked, including career activities; professional development; the “Webinar in a Box” program; educational activities, especially those for two-year college students; international activities, especially those modeled on Festival de Química; research papers and poster sessions at meetings; ACS Project SEED; International Chemical Sciences Chapters; reduced dues for undergraduates; standardization in the curriculum and requirements for the ACS chemistry degree; regional meetings, with increasing emphasis on shared activities by and for local sections; career profiles; and community outreach and education. At the conclusion of the discussion, Dr. Carroll thanked participants for the success of another filled-to-capacity forum. Reports of Officers President ACS President Tom Barton urged those present to attend his two major presidential symposia at this meeting. The first, “Engaging Chemistry Departments in the Preparation of Chemistry Teachers”, features pioneers who have partnered chemistry departments and education departments to design and establish university programs for the training of the chemistry teachers of the future. The second, “Benefits of Chemistry in Our Lives”, features former presidents of the ACS who will emphasize the chemist’s constant duty to educate people of the incredible value and importance of chemistry in their lives. Dr. Barton expressed hope that with these talks made available after the meeting, local section members can access them and easily construct “Importance of Chemistry” talks for their use. President-Elect ACS President-Elect Diane G. Schmidt focused her remarks on the recently approved American Association of Chemistry Teachers (AACT), created to provide a professional home for K-12 teachers of chemistry. Until now, chemistry has been the only scientific discipline in the U.S. without a national teachers organization, and only 35% of high school chemistry teachers have both a bachelor’s degree and certification in 8/14
55
Page 3 of ITEM IV, D(1) Chair’s Report chemistry. AACT will serve as a trusted source of curricular and pedagogical resources for K–12 chemistry instruction, provide opportunities for chemistry teachers to network with one another and the broader ACS community, and disseminate effective teaching and learning practices at the K–12 level. Dr. Schmidt encouraged members to reach out to their children’s and grandchildren’s chemistry teachers, as well as those in their local schools, and encourage them to participate in AACT. Immediate Past President ACS Immediate Past President Marinda Li Wu gave an update on activities in support of her presidential theme “Partners for Progress and Prosperity”, including her presidential task force “Vision 2025: Helping ACS Members Thrive in the Global Chemistry Enterprise”, ACS symposium books, C&EN comments, domestic and international outreach, and advocacy support. She announced a symposium on “Women Leaders of the Global Chemistry Enterprise” for the fall 2014 national meeting and noted that it is in need of financial sponsors. She concluded by describing her new Partners for Progress and Prosperity (P3) Award, which will recognize successful and exemplary partnerships resulting in impactful outcomes between industry, academia, government, small business and other domestic or overseas entities, and outlined the award’s purpose and funding, eligible award categories, and selection process.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:59 p.m.
Flint H. Lewis Secretary
8/14
(over)
56
Page 4 of ITEM IV, D(1) Chair’s Report BOARD CHAIR’S REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ACTIONS AND DISCUSSION ITEMS JUNE 2014 At this meeting, the ACS Board of Directors considered a number of key strategic issues and responded with several actions. The Board’s Committees • The Board of Directors received reports from its Committee on Grants and Awards (G&A), Professional and Member Relations (P&MR), the Committee on Pensions and Investments, and the Joint Board-Council Committees on Publications and International Activities. •
The Committee on Grants and Awards announced the recipients of the 2015 Priestley Medal (Jacqueline K. Barton), the 2015 Award for Volunteer Service to the ACS (Cynthia K. Larive), and the 2015 Charles Lathrop Parsons Award (Paul H. L. Walter). On the recommendation of G&A, the Board VOTED to approve a Society nominee for the Othmer Gold Medal, the establishment of a new ACS award, and financial options for several ACS awards.
•
On the recommendation of the Committee on Professional and Member Relations, the Board VOTED to support a focused strategy for the ACS Network that emphasizes the secure exchange of information and ideas within ACS groups and that supports the operations of those groups.
•
On the recommendation of the Committee on Pensions and Investments, the Board VOTED to approve an amendment to the ACS Defined Benefit Retirement Plan to provide a time limited window for a lump sum distribution offer for terminated vested participants and certain alternate payees and deferred beneficiaries.
•
On the recommendation of the Joint Board-Council Committee on International Activities, following 5-year reviews, the Board VOTED to approve the continuation of the Hong Kong, Hungarian, and Saudi Arabian International Chemical Sciences Chapters.
•
On the recommendation of the Joint Board-Council Committee on Publications, the Board VOTED to approve the appointment of new Editors-in-Chief for three ACS journals.
The Executive Director/CEO Report • The Executive Director/CEO and her direct reports updated the Board on the following: the major challenges, opportunities and projects which the Society is addressing this year and recent updates since the spring meeting; and the activities of Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), the ACS Publications Division, the Society’s Treasurer, and the Society’s General Counsel. Other Society Business • The Board VOTED to approve actions arising from the spring Council meeting: locations for ACS National Meetings in 2023 (spring: Indianapolis/fall: San Francisco), 2024 (spring: New Orleans), 2026 (fall: San Francisco), and 2029 (spring: San Francisco); and continuation of three Joint Board Council Committees on Chemical Safety, Chemistry and Public Affairs, and Minority Affairs; and to ratify Board interim actions. •
The Board received an update from its Oversight Group on Society Program Portfolio Management and heard reports from the Presidential Succession on their current and planned activities for the remainder of 2014 and for 2015.
8/14
(over)
57
Page 5 of ITEM IV, D(1) Chair’s Report •
As part of its ongoing commitment to consider the most important strategic issues facing the Society, the Board held a lively discussion on the questions “As information becomes more individualized, how does ACS embrace this transformation and develop tools designed for its audience?” and “What is the strategy to deliver service tailored to individuals?”
Executive Director and CEO Search •
The Board reviewed the proposed search process, timeline, and position description for the Executive Director and CEO position, and VOTED to select an executive search firm to provide professional services in support of its campaign to source, recruit and hire a qualified successor to its current Executive Director and CEO.
William F. Carroll, Jr. Chair, ACS Board of Directors
8/14
58
Page 1 of ITEM IV, E Executive Director’s Report REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The San Francisco meeting is shaping up to be a successful one with approximately 12,000-13,000 attendees expected. ACS President Tom Barton has an exciting program planned, and 29 ACS technical divisions and nine committees are providing an array of cutting-edge research symposia around the theme “Chemistry and Global Stewardship.” More than 11,000 papers and posters will be presented. In this report, I am providing a few updates since we met in Dallas. In June, the 18th annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference, organized by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute® attracted 420 people (report attached). I am also pleased to report that we will be launching the American Association of Chemistry Teachers (AACT) this fall. Be sure to stop by the ACS booth 624 in the Exposition to learn more about AACT and to pick up information on how you can give a gift of AACT membership to your favorite teachers of chemistry! The Governing Board for Publishing (report attached) approved the establishment of two new journals, tentatively titled ACS Infectious Disease Research and Therapeutics and ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, and we are expecting to announce the names of the editors-in-chief for these exciting new interdisciplinary journals at the national meeting. In addition, we have made progress on recruiting a new Editor-in-Chief for Chemical & Engineering News to replace Maureen Rouhi, who accepted a position in the ACS Publications Division focusing on editorial and business development in Asia. Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) has been energized by the new strategic plan developed by CAS President Manuel Guzman and his leadership team. On the global front, we have a multi-pronged effort underway to position ACS appropriately in countries and regions of increasing importance to the future of the chemistry enterprise, taking into account the full span of ACS activities—from publications to education. Our goal this year has been to continue to enhance our presence in China, following the establishment of a small office in Beijing. Through the auspices of the Membership Affairs Committee, the Membership and Scientific Advancement Division has been conducting recruitment campaigns in India, with some early success reported. We also have a group exploring opportunities in Latin America. In other activities, the Petroleum Research Fund completed its first comprehensive survey of grantees. The survey results reinforced the importance of PRF grants—between 94% and 96% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that receiving a PRF grant increased their opportunities to publish, present, and advance their research as well as to advance their career. At Ph.D.-granting institutions, 84% of grantees agreed or strongly agreed that the PRF grant helped them get tenure. As the chief administrator of ACS staff, I have also focused on enhancing staff development and training. This year, we rolled out additional intensive training for managers and professional development courses for all staff. In June, ACS Staff Liaisons attended a training retreat to enhance their performance for the committees they serve. We also recently concluded the fourth ACS employee survey since 2004. We were pleased to see an increase in the engagement of employees across the organization. Our goal with all these activities is to have a world-class staff and managers and to provide outstanding service to our members and institutional customers. I will have additional updates and some announcements to make in San Francisco, which is my 21st consecutive national meeting and the last national meeting I will attend in my capacity as ACS Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer. This will be an even busier meeting than usual for me! I am co-hosting a reception for our generous ACS donors on Sunday afternoon and will serve as a co-host with President Barton at the Heroes of Chemistry Awards on Sunday night, where we will honor teams of scientists at five companies whose products have contributed to “Improving people’s lives through the transforming power of chemistry.” Bill Carroll, chair of 8/14
(over)
59
Page 2 of ITEM IV, E Executive Director’s Report
the ACS Board of Directors, and I will co-host the Board-Staff reception on Monday night following the increasingly popular Kavli lectures. On Monday, I’m speaking at the Committee on Minority Affairs luncheon on the value of the ACS Scholars Program, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2015. Four past and current ACS Scholars are joining me for a panel discussion on what the program has meant to their personal and professional lives. On Tuesday morning at the Senior Chemists Committee, I look forward to recognizing ACS Legacy Leaders—those members who have made bequests to ACS in their wills. At noon, I’m speaking at the Women Chemists Committee on “Mentoring—and Paying It Forward” with a panel of four individuals whom I’ve had the opportunity and privilege to mentor. Later that day, I’m speaking at the symposium organized by Immediate Past President Marinda Wu on “Women Leaders of the Global Chemistry Enterprise” on lessons learned during my career. ACS has been a critical part of my 45-year career and I look forward to serving the Society as a volunteer and dedicated member after I move on to the next chapter of my life at the end of the year. ACS Councilors have contributed immensely to the warm place that ACS occupies in my heart. I look forward to seeing you in San Francisco and for many years to come.
Madeleine Jacobs
8/14
60
ITEM IV, E(1) Executive Director’s Report
REPORT OF THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR PUBLISHING TO ACS COUNCIL The following is a brief summary of the February and May 2014 meetings of the Governing Board for Publishing. Executive management of CAS and ACS Publications reported that overall financial and missionobjectives were on track to achieve goals set for 2014. Following are other highlights from the meetings. CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) CAS President Manuel Guzman provided an overview of CAS’s highlights and accomplishments for the first four months of 2014. Included in his presentation was an update of the new CAS Strategic Plan for growth and a summary of the state of the CAS technology environment. Mr. Guzman along with selected members of the CAS Leadership Team provided a status report on the CAS Strategic Plan. The CAS Leadership Team is following a change model as they communicate and execute the new strategies. Multiple communication channels have been utilized including Town Halls, a monthly staff newsletter to share strategy and business information, monthly management meetings as well as all-staff meetings, and manager change training. Two all-staff communication events were held in April, including a successful CAS Business Update Meeting where more than 900 staff participated. A first-ever briefing was held for remote staff via a WebEx. ACS Publications Dr. Brian Crawford, Division President, reported on the Division’s operational highlights for the first quarter of 2014. The Division has made good progress against objectives tied to new product development within ACS Journals and C&EN and pursuit of the ACS Publications Division Open Access strategy. The Division’s overall financial performance in Q1 2014 was strong, despite weakness in advertising revenue sales performance. The Governing Board for Publishing was also presented with summary updates about the growth of manuscript submissions, article publications, web usage, and institutional revenues from subscriptions to the Society’s journals. Collaborations between ACS Publications and CAS were discussed. Journal subscription prices for 2015 were approved.
Madeleine Jacobs, Chair
8/14
61
Page 1 of ITEM IV, E(2) Executive Director’s Report REPORT OF THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR THE ACS GREEN CHEMISTRY INSTITUTE® TO ACS COUNCIL Listed below are highlights of action items completed by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute® (ACS GCI) since its last report to Council in fall 2013. •
18th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference (GC&E): The conference was held on June 1719, 2014, at the North Bethesda Marriott in Bethesda, MD. There were 30 technical sessions, 18 sponsors, and 15 exhibitors. Keynote speakers included: Dr. Seth Coe-Sullivan, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, QD Vision; Dr. Richard Blackburn, Professor, the University of Leeds and Head, Sustainable Materials Research Group; and Dr. Eric J. Beckman, George M. Bevier Professor of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh and Co-Director, Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation. Conference Chairs included: Dr. James E. Hutchison, Professor, Organic, Organometallic, Materials Chemistry, and Founding Director, ONAMI Safer Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Initiative, University of Oregon; John Frazier Sr., Director of Chemical Innovation, Nike, Inc.; and Dr. Tina Bahadori, National Program Director, Chemical Safety for Sustainability Research Program, U.S. EPA. The conference attracted 420 conference registrants. Other highlighted events at the conference included: o
o
o
o
o
•
Webinar Broadcast: The “Endangered Elements: Critical Materials in the Supply Chain” webinar was held to engage a global audience with a panel discussion. Panel members included: Dr. Rod Eggert, Colorado School of Mines; Dr. Paul Chirik, Princeton University; Dr. Avtar Matharu, University of York and Dr. David Constable, Director, ACS GCI. The webinar had 600 participants. Student Workshop: A National Science Foundation sponsored student workshop was hosted in conjunction with the 2014 GC&E conference. There were over 50 participants, including 27 NSF Travel Grant Recipients. The workshop was co-facilitated by Dr. Marty Mulvihill, Executive Director of the Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry; Dr. Marie Bourgeois, Professor, University of South Florida; Dr. Douglas Raynie, Professor, South Dakota State University; and Dr. David Constable. This was a full-day interactive workshop where attendees learned and practiced how to evaluate the impact of chemicals and syntheses and assess their research with synthetic, analytical, and process experts. Green Business Plan Competition: The competition was a forum for early-stage companies to pitch their business plan that incorporated green chemistry and engineering in the initial stages of the business life cycle. SioTeX was the grand prize winner. ACS Careers Workshop: Facilitated by Jodi Wesemann, this interactive workshop provided attendees with the opportunity to excel their professional development and obtain important tools for job seeking. Awards: Heather Buckley and Florence Chardon, both from the University of California, Berkeley, were recognized as the recipients of the 2014 Kenneth G. Hancock Memorial Award. Dr. Jennifer Dodson, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was recognized as the 2014 Joseph Breen Memorial Fellowship winner.
Communications: o Website: A complete renovation of the ACS GCI section of acs.org was undertaken which improves layout, navigation, and content. Expanded content on green chemistry includes a new section on research and innovation that features curated articles, webinars, and tools for topics relevant to green chemistry and engineering. Integration of relevant news and research from C&EN, ACS Journals, and The Nexus blog is a feature on many of the new pages. o Webinar: “From Waste to Wealth,” with Dr. James Clark of the University of York and his colleagues, was held with 500 people were in attendance.
8/14
62
Page 2 of ITEM IV, E(2) Executive Director’s Report o
o
•
Video for Earth Day: The video featured inspiring sustainable chemistry outreach ideas edited from interviews conducted by ACS GCI staff with undergraduate students at the ACS National Meeting in Dallas. The video was a collaboration with ACS’s Office of Public Affairs and the ACS Education Division. ACS National Meeting Outreach: At the booth, staff communicated what green chemistry is and what ACS GCI offers to hundreds of people. A total of 357 attendees asked to be added to the The Nexus mailing list. More than 100 were engaged in the “What’s Your Green Chemistry?TM” campaign.
The ACS GCI Industrial Roundtables: Highlighted activities include: o Formulators’ Roundtable A meeting was held on April 7, 2014, with a follow up meeting on June 18, 2014, to primarily address the US EPA Design for the Environment (DfE) fragrance standard in addition to updates on other projects. Clive Davies and several colleagues from the EPA DfE Program was the guest speaker. Tom Burns of Novozymes North America Inc. gave an invited talk on behalf of the ACS GCI Formulators’ Roundtable at the 105th American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting & Expo, May 4-7, 2014, San Antonio. o Pharmaceutical Roundtable A meeting was hosted by Sanofi, on April 1-2, 2014, in Paris, France. The meeting addressed multiple topics and included a discussion about potential collaboration opportunities with the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) Chem 21 Working Group, an organization funded by the EU and pharmaceutical companies. Cubist Pharmaceuticals was accepted as a new member. Dr. John Tucker, Amgen, was elected as the next co-chair by the ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable membership. Announced funding for a new research grant, “2014 ACS GCI PR Research Grant for Iron Catalysis.” The Roundtable expects to award $100,000 for a 1-2 year R&D program to address the Roundtable’s initiatives in iron catalysis. The deadline for proposals is August 22, 2014. Dr. Neil Garg completed his ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable funded project entitled, “Development of Green Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions.” Professor Meike Niggemann of Aachen University is completing her lectures as part of the ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable Lecture Tour. Dr. Niggemann has been giving lectures at 10 of the 15 Roundtable companies which have directly benefitted approximately 300 participants. o Chemical Manufacturer’s Roundtable A meeting was held on May 29, 2014, to discuss project updates, organization of technical sessions, and reception at the 2014 GC&E Conference, and development of marketing materials. Also, Paul Williams (Co-Chair) of Arizona Chemical will step down from his current role. The nomination period is now open for potential candidates. o Hydraulic Fracturing Industrial Roundtable: The business plan and membership agreement was finalized and approved. Preliminary goals to address the strategic priorities were discussed.
Kent Voorhees, Chair
8/14
63
Page 1 of ITEM V, A(1) CPC Minutes DRAFT MINUTES COUNCIL POLICY COMMITTEE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Dallas, Texas March 18, 2014 The Council Policy Committee (CPC) of the American Chemical Society met in Dallas, Texas, on March 18, 2014, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Chair Tom J. Barton presided. Other voting members present were: Lawrence Barton, Frank D. Blum, Mary K. Carroll, Judith H. Cohen, Alan M. Ehrlich, Madeleine Jacobs, Peter C. Jurs, Lee H. Latimer, Mamie W. Moy, Carolyn Ribes, Diane Grob Schmidt, Eleanor D. Siebert, Angela K. Wilson, and Marinda Li Wu. Flint H. Lewis served as Secretary. The following chairs of Society, Elected, and Standing Committees of the Council, all non-voting members of the Council Policy Committee, attended all or portions of the meeting: Dawn A. Brooks, Bonnie A. Charpentier, Richard D. Cobb, Donna G. Friedman, James M. Landis, Louise M. Lawter, Michael J. Morello, and Martin D. Rudd. Present by invitation for all or part of the meeting were: William F. Carroll and Frank E. Walworth. Several Councilors, ACS staff, and others were present as observers at various times during the meeting. Report of the Subcommittee on Nominations 1. VOTED, in accordance with Bylaw III, Sec. 3,b,(3), that the Council Policy Committee approve the list of potential candidates, as presented by the Subcommittee on Nominations, for election to 2015-2017 terms on the Committee on Nominations and Elections. 2. VOTED that the Council Policy Committee authorize the chair of the Subcommittee on Nominations to amend the approved list of candidates for election to the Committee on Nominations and Elections, in consultation with the chairs of the Committee on Nominations and Elections and the Committee on Committees to avoid duplications in the candidate lists for the Council Policy Committee, the Committee on Committees, and the Committee on Nominations and Elections. Approval of Minutes 3. VOTED that the Council Policy Committee approve the minutes of the September 10, 2013, meeting of the committee. Report of Interim Action of the Council Policy Committee 4. CPC 1-2013. VOTED to elect Dr. Alan M. Ehrlich as Vice Chair of the Council Policy Committee for 2014. Reports of Committee Chairs and Society Officers The Council Policy Committee divided into four subgroups for the purpose of reviewing the proposed oral reports to Council of officers and committee chairs. The subgroups met from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m.; Mamie W. Moy (for Tom Barton), Marinda Li Wu, Diane Grob Schmidt, and Alan M. Ehrlich served as chairs of the subgroups. Upon reconvening at 9:30 a.m., the committee received reports from the chairs of the subgroups, with the reports emphasizing items for which Council action would be required on March 19. In the subgroups, reports were presented by the officers and by the chairs of the Elected Committees on Committees and on Nominations and Elections; the Society Committees on Budget and Finance and on Education; the Standing Committees on Constitution and Bylaws, Divisional Activities, Economic and Professional Affairs, Local Section Activities, Meetings and Expositions, and Membership Affairs; and the Joint Board-Council Committees on Chemical Safety, Chemists with Disabilities, International Activities, and Minority Affairs; including reports on progress 8/14
(over)
64
Page 2 of ITEM V, A(1) CPC Minutes
and recommendations resulting from their work during their sessions held in Dallas, Texas, prior to the CPC meeting. By individual actions, CPC concurred in certain recommendations to be made to Council by the committees. These appear below and, as appropriate, in the record of the March 19 Council meeting. All references in these minutes to actions and reports relate to the March 19, 2014 meeting of the Council. 5. VOTED that the Council Policy Committee authorize the use of projected graphics as part of the reports to Council by the Committees on Budget and Finance, Chemical Safety, Chemists with Disabilities, Committees, Constitution and Bylaws, Divisional Activities, Economic and Professional Affairs, International Activities, Local Section Activities, Meetings and Expositions, and Nominations and Elections. 6. VOTED that the Council Policy Committee authorize the use of projected graphics as part of the reports to Council by the President and the President-Elect. 7. VOTED that the Council Policy Committee authorizes additional time for the reports to Council by the Executive Director and the Committee on Membership Affairs. 8. VOTED that the Council Policy Committee authorizes the following committees to place items on the seats at the Council meeting: Committee on Community Activities (brochures on celebrating chemistry) and the Committee on Chemical Safety (C&EN comment). 9. VOTED that the Council Policy Committee concur with the Committee on Budget and Finance’s recommendation to Council that the 2015 dues be set at the fully escalated rate of $158. 10. VOTED that the Council Policy Committee concur with the Committee on International Activities’ recommendations that Council approve the establishment of International Chemical Sciences Chapters in Malaysia and South Korea. 11. VOTED that the Council Policy Committee concur with the Committee on Local Section Activities’ recommendation that Council approve the petition of the North Jersey Local Section to change its territory to include the area of the former Monmouth County Local Section. Report of the Council Policy Committee Vice-Chair Vice-Chair Alan Ehrlich summarized the activities of several CPC subcommittees and task forces, including the Subcommittee on Constitution & Bylaws, the Subcommittee on Long-Range Planning, the Task Force on Councilor and Member Duties and responsibilities, the Task Force to Review the Councilor Travel Reimbursement Policy, the Task Force on Guidelines on Surveys and Straw Polls, the Joint N&E-CPC Task Force on Election Timelines. Dr. Ehrlich also reported that CPC continues to encourage Councilor participation in the ACS Network and keeps Councilors informed of CPC and Council-related activities through the Councilor Bulletin. As Vice-Chair, he represents CPC on the Board Planning Committee, which engages a variety of ACS stakeholders in the planning and Environmental Scan processes. The Environmental Scan effort involves presentations to nearly 20 ACS committees at or near in time to this meeting, and at least seven more are planned for the San Francisco meeting. 12. VOTED that the Council Policy Committee authorizes the ACS President to present to Council with projected graphics on the special discussion subject, “What can ACS do to increase the quality of science education in grades K-12?” and limits the discussion following the presentation to thirty (30) minutes, with no Councilor speaking for more than one minute; and no motions being in order during consideration of this agenda item at the Council meeting.
8/14
65
Page 3 of ITEM V, A(1) CPC Minutes Reports of Subcommittees and Task Forces A. Report of the Subcommittee on Constitution and Bylaws On behalf of subcommittee chair Harmon B. Abrahamson, Eleanor D. Siebert reported that the subcommittee had discussed the interpretation of local section and division bylaw language on ballot distribution, and that the subcommittee’s name should be changed to avoid confusion with the Committee on Constitution & Bylaws. ACS Secretary Flint Lewis was asked to review the founding charter of the subcommittee to see if there was information there relevant to its original name. B. Report of the Subcommittee on Long-Range Planning Subcommittee chair Carolyn Ribes reported on the following actions by the subcommittee: It held a pre-orientation webinar on February 3 to inform new Councilors and Alternate Councilors, in advance of the New Councilor Orientation, about their role in governance, the strategic goals of the Society, and what to expect at their first ACS National Meeting as a Councilor. Thirty-nine of the newly elected leaders participated in the webinar and there were 67 total participants at the New Councilor Orientation. The latter participants gave the orientation a 4.2 rating on a scale of 1-5. Numerous activities have been undertaken by the subcommittee and other ACS leaders, including holding five Strategy Cafés in 2013, and one at this year’s Leadership Institute – with others planned for 2014. As in the past, all new Councilors have been assigned mentors. C. Task Force on Duties and Conduct (Responsibilities) Alan Ehrlich, the task force chair, summarized the written report of the task force, and noted that it has been discussing hybrid procedures that could be used to remove Councilors and Alternate Councilors from office for neglect of duties. Under such an approach, a local section or division could recommend removal to the Council, a committee of Council, or specifically CPC, which could evaluate the recommendation and act as appropriate. The task force is also considering revisions to ACS Bylaw provisions governing removal of an ACS Member for “conduct injurious to the SOCIETY.” The current expulsion procedures are long with many steps. The task force is considering amending the Bylaws to define more precisely the misdeeds that could lead to charges, to authorize a panel of the Committee on Membership Affairs to consider charges, to require a two-thirds vote whether expulsion is warranted, and to allow an appeal to CPC. The task force hopes to have draft procedures prepared by the CPC meeting in San Francisco. D. Task Force to Review the Councilor Travel Reimbursement Policy Lee Latimer, the task force chair, reported that after reviewing the survey results from Councilors and local sections and divisions, and evaluating models of changes to the existing reimbursement program, the task force was proposing an increased level of support from ACS for travel expenses and a change in the index used to calculate each year’s level of reimbursement to local sections and divisions. He described the survey results, including the following: The program is widely appreciated but comes up considerably short of reimbursing the full costs; 10% of local sections and divisions felt the current program had a negative effect on recruiting Councilors; many Councilors are moderating their costs in hotels and registration to minimize the impact on their units (and themselves). Dr. Latimer said that under the current procedure, whereby the reimbursement limit is adjusted by the CPI each year, the reimbursement ceiling has increased only 8% in the past 13 years. The use of the Business Travel Index (BTI) would more accurately reflect the increases in travel costs faced by ACS Councilors. 13. VOTED that the Council Policy Committee approves the recommendations of its Task Force to Review the Councilor Travel Reimbursement Policy that (1) the base support for Councilor travel be increased to 80% of submitted expenses or $1,400, whichever is smaller; (2) the new base number be indexed with a business travel index such as the BTI; and (3) CPC will actively monitor the issues and reimbursement amounts of this program. (Jacobs abstains) 8/14
(over)
66
Page 4 of ITEM V, A(1) CPC Minutes
The recommendation will next be considered by the Committee on Budget and Finance and the Board of Directors. E. Task Force on Guidelines on Surveys and Straw Polls Dr. Ehrlich, the task force chair, reported that the task force had developed draft guidelines early in the year and had sent them to the Committee on Nominations and Elections (N&E) for review, because N&E had oversight over the devices (clickers) used for voting in Council. N&E made one addition to the draft guidelines: adding that calls for surveys which are made from the Council floor must have received prior CPC approval. 14. VOTED that the Council Policy Committee approves the Guidelines for Conducting Surveys in Council Meetings as presented by its Task Force on Guidelines on Surveys and Straw Polls and as amended by the Committee on Nominations and Elections. F. Joint N&E-CPC Task Force on Election Timelines Peter C. Jurs, task force co-chair, reported that the task force had split into two subgroups to consider various aspects of the election process. The task force was now recommending four changes: (1) official campaigning should begin one week (rather than one month) after conclusion of the spring ACS Council meeting, (2) those seeking to be candidates for national ACS office via the petition process should notify N&E of their intent to pursue this path so that N&E can provide them with information about the petition process, (3) candidate material should be published in C&EN two weeks after the fall ACS meeting, and (4) the balloting period will be reduced from six weeks to four weeks. 15. VOTED that the Council Policy Committee approve the recommendations of the Joint N&E-CPC Task Force on Election Timelines as presented, and discharges its members on the task force with thanks for their service. Summary of Councilor Travel Expenses Dr. Barton called attention to the Councilor travel reimbursement program summary for the fall 2013 national meeting, which was in the committee agenda. Schedule of Business Sessions The following schedule of activities at the fall 2014 National Meeting is the result of previous authorization by the Council Policy Committee: Board of Directors:
Sunday, August 10
Council Policy Committee:
Tuesday, August 12
Council:
Wednesday, August 13
Society Committees: executive and open sessions to be set by each body, provided that at least one executive session be set prior to the Board of Directors meeting, and at least one open session be set prior to the Council meeting if the committee agenda contains any issue to be voted upon at the Council meeting. Standing Committees of the Council: executive and open sessions to be set by each committee, with the concurrence of the Committee on Committees, provided that at least one executive session be set no later than Tuesday morning, and at least one open session be set prior to the Council meeting if the committee agenda contains any issue to be voted upon at the Council meeting. 8/14
(over)
67
Page 5 of ITEM V, A(1) CPC Minutes
Council Agenda 16. VOTED that the Council Policy Committee approve the Council Agenda for the March 19, 2014 meeting of the Council. CPC’s 2014 Budget ACS Secretary Flint Lewis reported on CPC’s budget and explained the various categories of its expenditures. Open Forum No comments were offered at the open forum. There being no old or new business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:35 a.m.
Flint H. Lewis Secretary
8/14
68
ITEM V, B REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES At its meeting in Dallas, TX, March 10-11, 2014, the Committee on Committees (ConC) developed its recommendations for 2015 Chairs of the Council Standing and Other Committees for approval by the PresidentElect in June 2014. In San Francisco, the committee will continue developing recommendations for all appointments to Council, Society, Other, and Joint Board-Council committees for consideration by the PresidentElect and Chair of the Board of Directors. The committee appointment process is expected to conclude in early January 2015. Also in San Francisco, ConC will receive reports and consider recommendations from its subcommittees on Leadership Development, Diversity, and Web Page. ConC will also receive updates on scheduled performance reviews for the Committees on Analytical Reagents, Chemical Abstracts Service, Community Activities, Ethics, Publications, Public Relations and Communications, Science, and Women Chemists; and will seek Council approval in San Francisco on recommendations for the continuance of the Committees on Patents & Related Matters and on Technician Affairs. In lieu of the Chairs’ Appreciation Luncheon, ConC liaisons now recognizes the contributions of committee chairs who have served the statutory limit on the committee they chair during their respective committee meetings. During the Council meeting on August 13, 2014, ConC will also recognize Councilors who will have served the statutory limit or have otherwise completed their service on committees at the end of 2014, as well as those Councilors observing significant anniversaries of years of service on Council. Councilors and other interested members are invited to attend the committee's open session on Monday, August 11, 2014, in the Hilton San Francisco Union Square from 1:30 - 2:15 p.m., to offer their views on any topics on the agenda, or other matters of interest.
Dawn A. Brooks, Chair Amber S. Hinkle Wayne E. Jones, Jr. Bonnie Lawlor Zaida C. Morales Martinez V. Michael Mautino Sara J. Risch Diane Grob Schmidt
Spiro Alexandratos Bryan Balazs Christopher J. Bannochie Michelle V. Buchanan Janet L. Bryant Dee Ann Casteel Alan B. Cooper Judith N. Currano
Flint H. Lewis, Staff Liaison
8/14
69
Page 1 of ITEM V, B(3) RECOGNITION OF SERVICE Council Meeting, August 13, 2014 1. The following members will have served the statutory limit or have otherwise completed their service at the end of 2014 on the ACS governance committee shown below: Mark A. Benvenuto Donna G. Friedman Gary D. Anderson D. Paul Rillema Louise M. Lawter Thomas R. Hays Ann M. Sullivan Kathleen Gibboney C. Marvin Lang John M. Long Susan M. Schelble Jeffrey M. Wilson David L. Cedeno Ingolf Gruen Allen E. Pinchard David M. Singleton Ronald D. Archer John Covington Robert L. Lichter Diane Grob Schmidt Andrew D. Jorgensen Lester M. Bynum Patricia A. Redden Jeffrey S. Gaffney Analice H. Sowell Jeffrey B. Trent Martin A. Abraham Ean Warren Al Ribes James L. Chao Brian G.R. Treco Lee Y. Park John G. Palmer Neal Abrams William S. Case Elise B. Fox Sara J. Risch Mamie W. Moy Eleanor D. Siebert W. H. “Jack” Breazeale Catherine C. Fenselau Andrea B. Twiss-Brooks
Constitution and Bylaws Constitution and Bylaws Divisional Activities Divisional Activities Economic and Professional Affairs Local Section Activities Local Section Activities Meetings and Expositions Meetings and Expositions Meetings and Expositions Ethics Nomenclature, Terminology and Symbols Project SEED Project SEED Technician Affairs Technician Affairs Budget and Finance Budget and Finance Budget and Finance Budget and Finance Education Chemical Safety Chemical Safety Chemistry and Public Affairs Community Activities Community Activities Environmental Improvement Environmental Improvement Minority Affairs Patents and Related Matters Patents and Related Matters Professional Training Women Chemists Younger Chemists Younger Chemists Younger Chemists Committee on Committees Council Policy Council Policy Nominations and Elections Nominations and Elections Nominations and Elections
8/14
(over)
70
Page 2 of ITEM V, B(3) 2. The following committee chairs have served the statutory limit as chair on their committees: Donna G. Friedman Louise M. Lawter Bonnie Charpentier Andrew D. Jorgensen Robert H. Hill, Jr. Karl S. Booksh Sandra J. Bonetti Gregory Ferrence Brian G.R. Treco Anne B. McCoy Al Ribes Dawn Brooks
Constitution and Bylaws Economic and Professional Affairs Budget and Finance Education Chemical Safety Chemists with Disabilities Project SEED Ethics Patents and Related Matters Professional Training Minority Affairs Committee on Committees
3. Recognition of Council members for years of service on the ACS Council: Fifteen (15) Years Harmon B. Abrahamson Alan A. Hazari Richard A. Hermens John G. Palmer Anne M. Rammelsberg Elsa Reichmanis Carmen Scholz Linda D. Schultz Khamis S. Siam Julianne M.D. Smist Ean M. Warren Twenty (20) Years Satinder (Sut) Ahuja Bruce S. Ault Arindam Bose Ronald Breslow Alan B. Cooper Ronald P. D’Amelia Sally B. Peters Dorothy J. Phillips Eleanor D. Siebert
Red River Valley (2000-2014) East Tennessee (2000-2014) Richland (2011-2014, 1997-2007) San Diego (2000-2014) Decatur-Springfield (2000-2014) Ex Officio (2002-2014) Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering (2000-2001) North Alabama (2000-2014) Dallas-Fort Worth (2009-2014, 1997-2002, 1985-1987) MO-KAN-OK, The Tri-State (2000-2014) Connecticut Valley (2000-2014) Santa Clara Valley (2000-2014)
Eastern North Carolina (2006-2014) New York (1995-1997, 1991-1992, 1981-1983, 1976-1978) Cincinnati (1995-2014) Biochemical Technology (1995-2014) Ex Officio (1995-2014) North Jersey (1995-2014) New York (2009-2014, 2002-2007, 1993-1998, 1989-1990) Santa Clara Valley (1995-2014) Ex Officio (2014) Northeastern (1995-2013) Southern California (1995-2014)
8/14
71
Page 3 of ITEM V, B(3)
Twenty-Five (25) Years Joseph M. Antonucci Lawrence Barton Elise Ann Brown Mitchell R.M. Bruce George H. Fisher Thomas R. Gilbert S. Allen Heininger Barbara A. Sawrey Mark Wicholas Elaine S. Yamaguchi Thirty (30) Years George M. Bodner Martha Casey Anne T. O’Brien
Thirty-Five (35) Years Roland F. Hirsch
Forty (40) Years Janan M. Hayes Valerie J. Kuck C. Marvin Lang
Chemical Society of Washington (1990-2014) St. Louis (1990-2014) Chemical Society of Washington (2013-2014, 1989-2009) Chemical Health & Safety (1987-1989) Maine (1990-2014) South Florida (2008-2014, 1992-2000) Florida (1983-1991) Ex Officio (2013-2014) Northeastern (1990-2012) Ex Officio (1990-2014) Ex Officio (2012-2014) San Diego (1990-2011) Puget Sound (1990-2014) California (1990-2014)
Ex Officio (2011-2014) Purdue (1985-2010) Wisconsin (1985-2014) New York (2010-2014, 1985-2000) Ex Officio (2001-2009)
Analytical Chemistry (1995-2014) Bylaw (1987) North Jersey (1976-1986, 1972-1974)
Sacramento (2011-2014, 1975-2007) Ex Officio (2008-2010) Ex Officio (2007-2014) North Jersey (1975-2006) Central Wisconsin (1997-2014, 1973-1988) Ex Officio (1989-1994)
8/14
72
ITEM V, C REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS During its spring meeting in Dallas, the Committee on Nominations and Elections (N&E) developed slates of potential candidates for election to the Council Policy Committee (CPC) and the Committee on Committees (ConC) for 2015-2017. Information about the candidates and the elections appears under Item III of this agenda book. At the fall Council meeting, N&E will announce the names of the candidates for the three Elected Committees, and their photos will be projected on screen to assist Councilors with name recognition prior to voting. On Sunday afternoon, August 10, N&E will present a moderated question and answer format for the Town Hall Meeting which features candidates running for Director-at-Large 2015-2017. This forum will facilitate communication among candidates, Councilors and Members. The forum begins at 4:15 p.m. in the Hilton San Francisco Union Square Hotel, and ends at 5:15 p.m., so that members can attend Caucuses or other scheduled meetings. On Monday, August 11, you can meet the candidates for ACS President-Elect from 1:00–4:00 p.m. at the ACS Expo, which is located in front of the ACS Booth in the Moscone Convention Center – South Halls B & C. While in executive session, the committee will receive reports or updates from its subcommittees on Candidate Services, Diversity, Town Hall Meetings, and Runoff Elections, and the Task Force on Council Voting Procedures; and develop slates of potential candidates for President-Elect, 2016; Directors-at-Large, 2016-2018; and Directors, Districts I and V, 2016-2018. N&E is always pleased to receive suggestions from Councilors of qualified members as potential candidates for all elected ACS offices. We will have a staffed N&E table at the rear of the Council meeting room, as well as an open meeting on Sunday, August 10, from 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. to receive your suggestions or hear your concerns. As an alternative means of communication with N&E, please visit the ACS Web Site at http://www.acs.org/; under “Governance” click on “Committees” and then select “Nominations & Elections”, or send an email to us at
[email protected]. D. Richard Cobb, Chair Catherine C. Fenselau Lydia E.M. Hines Carol B. Libby Les W. McQuire Anne T. O'Brien Donivan R. Porterfield Andrea B. Twiss-Brooks
Lisa M. Balbes Cherlynlavaughn Bradley W. H. (Jack) Breazeale, Jr. Jeannette E. Brown Martha L. Casey Milagros Delgado Lissa Dulany
Staff Liaison: Flint H. Lewis
8/14
73
ITEM VI, A Budget & Finance Report REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FINANCE The Society Committee on Budget and Finance (B&F) met on Saturday, March 15, 2014, to review the Society’s 2013 financial performance. The Society ended 2013 with a net contribution from operations of $15.1 million, on revenues of $490.5 million and expenses of $475.4 million. This was $2.0 million favorable to the Approved Budget. After including the results of the Member Insurance Program, the Society’s overall net contribution for 2013 was $16.6 million, which was $3.4 million favorable to the Approved Budget. In addition, the Society ended the year in compliance with four of the five Boardestablished financial guidelines. The reserve adequacy guideline, measured by the Fund Balance Ratio, was not met. However, the ratio improved significantly in 2013, primarily as a result of the reversal of accounting charges recorded in previous years related to the Society’s postretirement benefit plans as well as investment gains. In other actions, the committee elected Dr. Joseph Heppert as Vice Chair and voted to recommend to Council that dues for 2015 be set at the fully escalated dues rate of $158, an increase of $4.00 versus the 2014 dues rate. In addition, the committee received a report from its Subcommittee on Communications and the Subcommittee on Program Funding Requests provided an update on the schedule and process to be followed for the 2015 New Program Funding and Program Funding Reauthorization Requests. The Board Oversight Group on Society Program Portfolio Management provided the committee with a status report on the Oversight Group’s current plans for 2014. Lastly, the committee received a report on the actual 2014 expenses for the Society’s postretirement benefit plans as compared to the expenses included in the 2014 Approved Budget.
Bonnie Charpentier, Chair
Ronald Archer Pat Confalone John Covington Arlene Garrison Martin Gorbaty William Greenlee Sharon Haynie Joseph Heppert
Neil Jespersen Valerie Kuck Thomas Lane Willem Leenstra Robert Lichter Kristin Omberg Diane Schmidt Joseph Stoner Marinda Li Wu
Associates Alvin Crumbliss Peter Dorhout Cheryl Martin Staff Liaison: Brian A. Bernstein
8/14
74
Page 1 of ITEM VI, B SOCED Report REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION This report updates the Council on SOCED’s progress in implementing the actions to which it agreed in Dallas, and highlights significant accomplishments of the Society’s education programs. Two International Student Chapters have been chartered following SOCED’s approval in Dallas of a pilot program to form such chapters. The first two chapters are at the Technische Universität München in Germany and the National University of Singapore. The four-member U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad team has been selected from the 20 students who participated in the Study Camp at the U.S. Air Force Academy in June. Andrew Chen, West WindsorPlainsboro High School South, West Windsor, New Jersey (Trenton Local Section); Robert Kao, Edwin O. Smith High School, Storrs, Connecticut (Connecticut Valley Local Section); Stephen Li, Troy High School, Troy, Michigan (Detroit Local Section); and Derek Wang, North Allegheny Senior High School, Wexford, Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Local Section) will participate in the 46th International Chemistry Olympiad in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 20-29. Preparations continue for the launch of the American Association of Chemistry Teachers (AACT) in September. The IT infrastructure, website, and branding needed to support the new organization are under development. More than 1,000 people have signed up to receive updates on AACT. Two SOCED working groups are focusing on the importance of hands-on activities; the first is updating the existing policy statement, and the second is developing a new policy statement directed toward practitioners. A third working group is collaborating with the International Activities Committee and the Committee on Science to revise the current policy statement on visa restrictions and scientific progress. The Committee on Professional Training (CPT), the International Activities Committee (IAC), and SOCED have formed a task force to consider international chemistry education. The task force will review the current landscape of international chemistry education and identify opportunities for potential collaborations among the committees and communities they serve. A new feature of the ACS-Hach programs is the ACS-Hach Professional Development Grant. Twentynine teachers will be using the grant for professional development experiences such as attending conferences, participating in summer institutes, and completing graduate level courses. The ACS Student Chapter awards ceremony at the 247th ACS National Meeting honored 53 Outstanding, 86 Commendable, and 125 Honorable Mention chapters. Representatives from the Green Chemistry Institute presented Green Chemistry awards to 74 chapters. A total of 2,628 undergraduate students attended the meeting, of which 2,467 were ACS members. An estimated 550 graduate students and postdocs attended the ACS Graduate & Postdoctoral Scholars Reception at the Dallas National Meeting. The Younger Chemists Committee and ACS technical divisions cosponsored and coordinated the event in collaboration with and support from Membership and Scientific Advancement.
Andy Jorgensen, Chair Charles Baldwin Iona Black Simon Bott John V. Clevenger Deborah H. Cook
Melanie M. Cooper Thomas B. Higgins Andrew D. Jorgensen Diane Krone Thomas H. Lane
8/14
Joan A. Laredo-Liddell Jennifer B. Nielson Ieva Reich Susan M. Shih Donald J. Wink
(over)
75
Page 2 of ITEM VI, B SOCED Report
Jesse Bernstein George M. Bodner Steven A. Fleming Kimberly Gardner Jeremy Garritano
Associates Tracy Halmi Patricia Mabrouk Matthew J. Mio Richard L. Nafshun Sam Pazicni
Consultants G. Marc Loudon Norbert J. Pienta Staff Liaison: Mary Kirchhoff
8/14
76
Kristine S. Smetana Michelle Ward Ellen Yezierski
ITEM VI, C ComSci Report REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE ComSci has identified two multidisciplinary areas that hold great promise for fostering innovation and opportunities for chemistry-related scientists worldwide: advanced materials and the chemistry of clean and renewable energy. ComSci will focus first on advanced materials and has begun planning multidisciplinary programming at ACS national meetings and gathering materials and insights from technical divisions and other internal and external groups to coordinate and facilitate increased awareness and progress in this area. ComSci will also continue to hold forums of eminent scientists and young investigator awardees to help illuminate emerging frontiers in science. This will include a young investigator awardee forum to be held at the August 2014 San Francisco national meeting and a forum of eminent scientists on emerging frontiers next spring. Last year’s initiative to create on-demand video interviews with Nobel Laureates and other eminent scientists has drawn favorable reviews, and four videos sponsored by ComSci are now available online at the ACS “Chemistry over Coffee” site at acs.org. ComSci continues to play a lead role in identifying and recommending outstanding scientists for highprofile external awards. The ACS Board approved the ComSci recommendation for the annual Presidential National Medal of Science, and the nomination was submitted to the White House in April. The ACS Board also identified the Grand Prix Award in France as one warranting a nomination from the Society, and asked ComSci to identify a worthy nominee. Accordingly, the committee recommended a candidate, which was approved by the Board and has been submitted to the Grand Prix Foundation for consideration. ComSci is currently working to draw input from divisions, journal editors and ACS members at large for input on future National Medal of Science nominees. We are also working with the Committee on Patent and Related Matters on potential nominees for the National Medal of Technology. ComSci continues to play an active role on public policy. The ComSci-led policy statement on forensic science adopted last year has gained recent traction in both the House and Senate. The committee also assumed a lead role for the development of a new policy statement on responsible fracking, in collaboration with other ACS committees. ComSci is also lending its expertise to new and/or revised policy statements on visa and immigration policy, sustainability, scientific integrity, federal R&D, and a competitive U.S. business climate for innovation and jobs.
Katherine Glasgow, Chair Rudy M. Baum Michael R. Berman Steven M. Bonser Mark C. Cesa Debbie C. Crans John W. Finley Robin J. Hood Jennifer Stowell Laurence
Laurie Locascio Vera V. Mainz Barbara E. Moriarty Tina M. Nenoff Barry J. Streusand Hessy L. Taft Gloria Thomas Ralph A. Wheeler Associates
Dwight W. Chasar Matthew A. Fisher Brian R. Gibney Martin G. Kociolek
Dorothy J. Miller Adam C. Myers James M. Takacs
Staff Liaison: Brian Dougherty 8/14
77
Page 1 of ITEM VII, A CEPA Report
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS The Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs (CEPA) is currently reviewing all career-related programming available to ACS members, especially those programs targeted at new graduates. The committee remains concerned that the unemployment rate for new graduates in chemistry is at an all-time high of 14.6%. This is an ideal time to provide input to the committee. If you have concerns or suggestions for career-related programming, please email
[email protected] by August 4, 2014. The Professional Employment Guidelines have been revised and updated to reflect current practices in the workplace and changes in U.S. labor laws and policies. The revised document was presented for consideration during the ACS National Meeting in Indianapolis, August 2013. Minor revisions were made to incorporate suggestions by Council members and others. The document is now ready for action, and is presented on page 80 of this agenda book. At the request of then President Marinda Li Wu, CEPA initiated a joint task force with representatives from CEPA, the Committee on Science, Corporation Associates, the Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs, the Graduate Education Advisory Board, and the Younger Chemists Committee to look at the relative supply and demand of chemists and jobs in the U.S. The task force has completed a draft report which will be presented to Immediate Past President Wu, CEPA, and the other contributing governance units for review. I will present the initial findings of the task force to Council during the upcoming Council meeting. To better serve the lifelong career and professional development needs of ACS members, the product and service offerings of Professional Education, Leadership Development, Career Services, and Market Intelligence have been combined into the new, unified ACS Career Navigator, which can be accessed online at www.acs.org/careernavigator. Professional Education • Short Courses • On Demand • Online Courses • SciMind™
Career Services • Career Consulting • Career Fairs • Virtual Career Fairs • Career Pathways
Leadership Development • Online Courses • Facilitated Courses
Market Intelligence • Employment Dashboard • Salary Comparator • Employment Reports • Chemical labor market tracking
CEPA continues to explore and implement novel approaches to fulfilling our mission of improving the professional lives of chemists in what continues to be a challenging economic environment.
Louise Lawter, Chair
8/14
(over)
78
Page 2 of ITEM VII, A CEPA Report
John R. Berg Mark Blankenbuehler Peter Bonk Melissa Betz Cichowicz J. Scott Daniels Rick Ewing Dana Ferraris
Tiffany Hoerter Diane M. Kneeland Jan Kolakowski Katherine L. Lee Frank Romano George W. Ruger Kerry K Spilker Associates Archibald Buchanan Michael (Mick) Hurrey Michael Miller
Consultants Joseph A. Martino, III Toshia R. Zessin Staff Liaison: David Harwell
8/14
79
Rachel Morgan Theall Daryl Stein John Vercellotti Sharon V. Vercellotti David Wallace
Professional Employment Guidelines 9TH EDITION Foreword This is the NINTH EDITION of the Professional Employment Guidelines of the American Chemical Society (ACS). These Guidelines were prepared by the Council Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs, approved by the Council and adopted by the Board of Directors. Previous editions were adopted by the Society in 1975, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2004, and 2009. The Guidelines offer a broad spectrum of recommended practices in employment for professional scientists and their employers. They include four major sections: Beginning Employment, Employment Environment, Professional Development, and Involuntary Separation. Some of the special academic employment relationships are dealt with separately in a companion document, the ACS Academic Professional Guidelines, the most recent edition adopted in 2013. Whereas the Guidelines recommend appropriate practices for a variety of employment circumstances, they explicitly do not include many situations already covered by federal or state statutes. We assume that chemical professionals and their employers follow the law. However, the ACS does hereby assert that employment, compensation, and advancement of a chemical professional should be based on professional capabilities alone, and that gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, presence of disabilities, or any other factor not relevant to the position, should not be a consideration in hiring, firing, or any evaluation of job performance. The ACS opposes all forms of discrimination and believes that employment should be based solely on professional qualifications and job performance. The American Chemical Society, the world’s largest association of professional scientists, has the opportunity to lead in articulating standards of employment for scientists. We believe these Guidelines represent a fair and just balance between the legitimate interests of employers and professional employees, and recommend that these Guidelines be accepted and implemented. Introduction Successful employer-employee relationships enable employers to achieve their business objectives and employees to remain professionally competitive. The employer-employee relationship should be characterized by mutual expectations, respect, support, and shared goals throughout its duration. While the employer-employee relationship lasts, and especially when it is being terminated, it should be characterized by mutual respect and support.
The Professional Employment Guidelines of the American Chemical Society are recommended practices for employment and are intended to foster productive working relationships between chemical professionals and their employers. The ACS advocates the application of these guidelines to promote the security, productivity, and economic well-being of chemical professionals and their employers. Definition of a Chemical Professional
80
For the purposes of this document, a chemical professional is a person who is eligible for ACS membership. A contract employee and the contract agency providing the contract employee’s services to third parties are considered to be “chemical professionals” and employer, respectively, in applying these guidelines. While the third party may meet some of the criteria described herein, it is the responsibility of the contract agency to ensure their application. Beginning Employment The process of hiring, or being hired, is the key time to establish expectations between chemical professional and employer. Both parties are urged to follow practices which demonstrate professional conduct and initiate a good working relationship. The employer should list the duties and responsibilities of the available position(s) as well as the qualifications required of the potential employee. •
•
•
•
•
•
Prospective employees should apply only for positions for which they genuinely believe they are qualified and have serious interest. The chemical professional should not abuse the funds or facilities of a current employer for the purpose of seeking new employment. Nor should the chemical professional abuse the funds and facilities of a potential employer. Upon request, the prospective employee should provide accurate background information, including education, qualifications, employment history and interests, so that proper evaluation can be made. The employer has an obligation to respond promptly to correspondence from the prospective employee, including acknowledgment of the initial application and receipt of documents needed for proper consideration of the applicant. The employer should notify unsuccessful applicants for employment promptly when they are no longer being considered. Any interview expenses to be reimbursed should be reported accurately by the prospective employee. If more than one employer is visited on an interview trip, expenses should be prorated fairly. The offer of employment and associated compensation should be based solely upon prior applicable education, training and experience, and current professional competence and performance. without regard to gender, race, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, physical disability, or any other factor not relevant to the position. Conditions of employment should be described fully and accurately to the prospective employee. A copy of the proposed employment contract or agreement and a summary of company policies, including professional liability, and benefits, should be supplied to the chemical professional at the time an employment offer is made. The employer should notify employees, in writing, of the employer’s policy on professional liability. The written offer should be consistent with the employer’s oral description of the position made at the time of interview. If not, any differences should be clearly stated. Special conditions for the continuation of employment, such as temporary funding or outside contracts, should be specified. The chemical professional is obligated to promptly respond in writing to an offer of employment and honor an accepted offer. The employer is obligated to honor a written and accepted offer of a position.
81
Employment Environment 1) Benefits Comprehensive benefit plans, as part of total compensation, should be provided. These should include health, disability and life insurance; personal, sick and family leave; paid holidays and vacations; and financial assistance and planning for retirement and a retirement plan that includes both pension and insurance. Benefits for special employment situations might be less comprehensive than benefits provided to full-time permanent employees. Benefit plans should be equivalent for employees in the same position. •
• •
•
•
Employers should provide access to both health care and disability insurance plans. Professional employees should become eligible for coverage as soon as possible after starting but certainly within 90 days. Employers should provide access to a retirement plan; for example a 401k plan. Vesting of employer matching funds should increment over time to 100% within 3 6 years. Eligibility to participate should occur within 1 two year of employment. These plans should follow the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) guidelines. Should employees have a defined-benefit retirement plan, the plans should follow the recommendations set forth in the ACS Policy Statement on Retirement Security. Permanent part-time employees should be provided with adjusted benefit programs that are at least proportional to the programs for full-time employees. The employer should offer employee-assistance plans that provide options for special arrangements, such as personal leave, flexible work schedules, and part-time employment. The chemical professional should be informed at the time of employment which of these considerations are available and how they may be granted. If a company or institution is purchased by or merged with another, an employee’s years of service should be calculated from the date employed by the initial company or institution. When an employer re-hires a chemical professional, the employee’s years of service before the interruption should be restored immediately for the purpose of determining service-related benefits. In the event that the employer requests relocation of a chemical professional, relocation costs should be the responsibility of the employer.
2) Intellectual Property The chemical professional must respect and maintain the confidentiality of the employer’s trade secrets and all proprietary information both technical and business related. Legal obligations of the chemical professional to the employer should be stated clearly in an employment agreement. •
The chemical professional should inform a new employer of any previous employment agreements and should exclude the trade secrets or proprietary information of previous employers from new employment agreements. The chemical professional should not seek or accept employment that involves using or divulging any trade secrets or proprietary information.
82
•
•
•
The chemical professional should expect that all inventions created during the time of employment are the intellectual property of the employer The chemical professional should promptly disclose and convey title to all inventions to the employer if: the employer provides compensation, space, time, labor, or equipment in pursuit of the invention; the invention involves a product or process of the employer; or the invention relates directly to the business of the employer. The employer should not assert title to inventions that: were developed on the employee’s own time; did not involve the employer’s equipment, facilities, supervision, or trade secrets; and do not relate directly to the business of the employer. An employee may consider negotiating the rights to commercialize the technology with the employer. The employer should encourage the chemical professional to publish work in scientific journals and to present findings at scientific meetings, and support those activities. It is the responsibility of the chemical professional to obtain appropriate approvals from the employer before submitting work for publication or presenting findings at scientific meetings. Copyright should be assigned appropriately.
3) Workplace Atmosphere The employer should maintain a work environment that enables the chemical professional to make the best professional contributions. The chemical professional and the employer should both strive to foster a safe, stimulating and productive work atmosphere. •
• • •
The chemical professional should perform assignments diligently, judiciously, safely, and ethically, utilizing creative and resourceful ideas for the benefit of the employer. The employer should establish special recognition programs for employees who demonstrate outstanding competence and performance. The chemical professional should give appropriate credit to colleagues who contribute to technical accomplishments. Unacceptable performance should immediately be brought to the chemical professional’s attention. The chemical professional and the employer should not tolerate any physical or verbal harassment. Offensive comments or behavior related to a disability or of a sexual, cultural, religious or racial nature, and statements or actions leading to a hostile or offensive work environment, are unacceptable. Written guidelines on harassment should be distributed and posted, and staff should be periodically educated about these guidelines.
4) Change in Employment Status •
The employer should, by appropriate business practices, provide stable employment and avoid terminating employees whenever possible except for cause. The employer should inform the chemical professional, whenever possible, of current and future organizational business and research objectives with appropriate data which could have an impact upon the chemical professional’s work or career. The chemical professional should be prepared to adapt to the employer’s changing business and research objectives.
83
• •
•
Equal consideration should be given to (and by) both the chemical professional and employer when giving notice of a change in employment status for reasons other than cause. In order to maintain continuity of function for the employer and a dignified change in employment status for the chemical professional, a written advance notice of two weeks should be the minimum invoked by either party. Before a change in employment status, the chemical professional should provide the employer with all records of technical work accomplished and in progress, including publications, invention disclosures, lab notebooks, technical data, and other related documentation. The employee should also return to the employer all supplies and equipment, such as chemicals, computers, etc. purchased by the employer.
5) Safety, Health and the Environment Chemical professionals are responsible for working safely and employing all necessary safety procedures in the course of their professional duties. The employer is responsible for providing appropriate information, physical facilities and equipment that enable the chemical professional to work safely, comfortably and efficiently. The chemical professional is responsible for seeking information on the safe handling of chemicals and equipment with which they work. • •
•
• •
•
The chemical professional should inform the employer and coworkers in writing and/or verbally, as appropriate, of any immediate or potential safety or health hazards. The chemical professional should inform their employer of the need for safety education and training for specific high hazard materials, if they do not have experience in working with these materials. The chemical professional should be able to recognize, assess, and minimize the risks of hazards in their work, and be prepared to react in the event of emergencies. The employer should inform their employees of hazards in their workplace and the steps to minimize the risks of exposure to these hazards. All appropriate personnel should be trained in the proper handling of material and equipment and all pertinent safety procedures to minimize risks. The chemical professional must not use alcohol, tobacco products or any other drug, legal or illegal, in such a way as to endanger others or adversely affect professional performance in the workplace. The chemical professional and the employer should both work to minimize risks to the environment. The chemical professional and the employer should strive to ensure that products and processes are safe and that potential hazards to human health or the environment, including air emissions, water effluent, and discharges to land should be minimized, properly identified, and handled in such a way as to protect the environment. Employers should conduct appropriate environmental studies to ensure the health and safety of their workers and the surrounding community.
6) Performance Reviews, Advancement and Compensation Management should periodically review each chemical professional’s performance and capabilities and, within the framework of job requirements, make assignments to best use the employee’s knowledge,
84
skills, and abilities. The performance review should be a thorough, objective evaluation of job performance. During the review process, the chemical professional should have the opportunity to provide input on his/her long-term goals. This input should be considered when planning any projects, activities, or professional development opportunities in the upcoming year. •
•
• •
•
Formal performance reviews of the chemical professional should occur at least annually. Judgment of the chemical professional’s performance should be rendered by a direct supervisor. The reviewer should also consider the evaluation of the chemical professional’s performance by other appropriate supervisors, peers, and direct reports. The reviewer has the responsibility to discuss fully and promptly with the chemical professional any unacceptable performance and to document the results of this review. Confidential written records of such reviews should be signed by the employee and the reviewer to indicate that the review has been discussed with the employee. An action plan and time table for improving performance to acceptable standards should be documented and implemented. Employers should hold all employees fully accountable for safety in their performance reviews. The employer should provide the employee, upon request, access to that employee’s personnel files, and protect it from unauthorized access by others. Copies of employee’s documents should be made available to the employee at no cost to the employee. Compensation and advancement should be based solely upon professional competence. without regard to gender, race, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, physical disability, gender expression, gender identity, or any other factor that is not relevant to the position.
Professional Development Chemical professionals are responsible for managing their own careers. To maximize their value to their employers and maintain employability, employers should encourage and support their chemical professionals to develop and maintain technical competence via courses, scientific meetings and other means. •
• •
•
•
Employers should encourage their chemical professionals to actively participate in appropriate technical societies. The chemical professional should be allowed sufficient time, consistent with the performance of regular duties, to participate in both the technical and administrative activities of such affiliations. The chemical professional should be encouraged to interact with other professionals in the field to enhance the individual chemical professional’s capabilities. The employer should encourage professional development throughout a chemical professional’s career by providing reasonable financial assistance, including compensated leaves of absence, to employees for training to meet present or potential organizational responsibilities, obtain an academic degree related to such assignments, or maintain or improve scientific knowledge. Employers should encourage attendance at conferences relevant to the employee’s position. Presentations and publications should be encouraged where appropriate. If the employer is unable to reimburse employee expenses, it is recommended that paid time off be given to attend the conference. The employer should incorporate sufficient time for training for job-related performance and other professional responsibilities into the job.
85
•
The chemical professional should serve the public by using professional specialized knowledge to advance the welfare of the community. Such participation should be undertaken solely as the responsibility of the individual, unless specifically acting on behalf of the employer. The employer should respect the right of the chemical professional to participate as an individual in political and community activities.
Involuntary Separation Except for the final section herein, the Professional Employment Guidelines do not apply to involuntary termination for cause. However, when a chemical professional is involuntarily terminated for any reason, care should be taken to assure the dignity of the employee. during this difficult time. •
•
•
•
•
• •
•
In order to maintain continuity of function for the employer and a dignified termination process for the chemical professional, a written advance notice of four weeks is preferred. A two week advance notice should be the minimum invoked by the employer. Upon notice of termination, the employer should detail, in writing, the benefits available to the terminated chemical professional under present law, including coverage extension of medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, some or all of which may be offered by the employer. During this time, the employee should be entitled to continue to accrue vacation and pension benefits. The employer should notify the terminated chemical professional in writing of rights and obligations regarding pertinent patents, planned patent applications, and publications, and provide assurance that the employee’s rights and interests in these matters will be protected. The terminated chemical professional should provide the employer with all records of technical work accomplished and in progress, including publications, invention disclosures, and other related documentation, and also arrange for disposition of chemicals, computers and other materials that will no longer be required. In return, the employer should provide the employee a reasonable length of time to leave the premises and allow them to take personal effects and information. If an employer reorganizes operations involving chemical professionals, every effort should be made to offer the affected chemical professionals other suitable positions within the organization. Appropriate additional training and education should be provided to facilitate such transfer. If no other positions are available, the chemical professional should be given assistance in finding employment elsewhere through use of appropriate outplacement services. If the employer seeks to encourage chemical professionals to retire, this should be done solely by means of offering an adequate financial incentive. A chemical professional terminated for any reason other than cause should receive severance pay consisting of at least two weeks’ salary for each year of service. Such severance pay is beyond the regular pay provided for work during the advance notice period and beyond any accrued vacation pay. No chemical professional should be terminated for inadequate performance or for cause without documented evidence. The chemical professional about to be terminated for cause should be given the opportunity to review the specific charges and to respond to them. This evidence should be reviewed by human resources and at least one level of management above the immediate supervisor, provided such levels exist. When inadequate performance is alleged, the opinions of appropriate professional peers should also be sought and considered.
86
©2014 American Chemical Society
Document History (Moved)
1. First Edition: Approved by the Council and adopted by the Board of Directors, April 19, 1975. 2. Second Edition: Approved by the Council, March 15, 1978, and adopted by the Board of Directors, June 10, 1978. 3. Third Edition: Approved by the Council, August 31, 1983, and adopted by the Board of Directors, September 23, 1983. 4. Fourth Edition: Approved by the Council, September 28, 1988, and adopted by the Board of Directors, December 11, 1988. 5. Fifth Edition: Approved by the Council, August 25, 1993, and adopted by the Board of Directors, December 5, 1993. 6. Sixth Edition: Approved by the Council, August 28, 1998, and adopted by the Board of Directors, December 6, 1998. 7. Seventh Edition: Approved by the Council, August 25, 2004, and adopted by the Board of Directors, December 5, 2004. 8. Eighth Edition: Approved by the Council, March 25, 2009, and adopted by the Board of Directors June 5, 2009. 9. Ninth Edition: Approved by the Council, -------, and adopted by the Board of Directors -----
87
Page 1 of ITEM VII, B M&E Report REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MEETINGS AND EXPOSITIONS The official attendance at the 247th National Meeting in Dallas, TX, totaled 13,680. The exposition in Dallas had 376 booths with 246 exhibiting companies. Per the National Meeting Long-Range Financial Plan, the Budget and Finance Committee (B&F) approved the Committee on Meetings and Expositions’ (M&E) recommendation that the Early Member Registration fee for the 2015 National Meetings be set at $390. The launch of the new ACS Mobile Application indicated a very favorable reaction to this new attendee benefit. At the Dallas meeting there were over 6,000 downloads of the Mobile App by meeting attendees. M&E recommended to the ACS Board of Directors that San Francisco be designated as the site for meetings dates of August 2023, August 2026, and March 2029. This block of meetings was approved to strengthen our position when negotiating the convention center lease. If this pilot program with San Francisco proves a benefit to the Society, M&E anticipates expanding this block scheduling to additional Tier 1 cities. They further recommended the spring national meetings be sited in Indianapolis in late March of 2023 and New Orleans, LA in late March or early April 2024. On June 6, the ACS Board of Directors approved the recommendations from the Committee on Meetings and Expositions regarding the future meeting sites for San Francisco, New Orleans, and Indianapolis. In our ongoing commitment to “greening” the national meeting and to additional cost containment, M&E voted to eliminate the author index in the hard copy program book beginning with the spring 2015 meeting in Denver. The searchable author index is now available via the Mobile app and other electronic means. M&E is investigating an expansion of the index to include co-authors of the presentation in addition to the primary author. M&E initiatives in San Francisco will include: • A review of the Volunteer’s Code of Conduct. • A presentation on future proposed meeting sites. • An update on the P&MR National Meetings Task Force. • Implementation and review of the national meeting registration and ACS-ID integration. • Exhibitor digital advertisement and console enhancements. • On-site Program book changes and push to the Mobile app. • Co-location of IUPAC 2014 in San Francisco. Will E. Lynch, Chair Anthony W. Addison Arindam Bose Jetty L. Duffy-Matzner Kevin J. Edgar Emilio X. Esposito Kathleen Gibboney Robert J. Hargrove
Lynn G. Hartshorn Martha G. Hollomon Warren D. Hull Abby Kennedy C. Marvin Lang David J. Lohse John M. Long Associates
Mitchell R.M. Bruce Gregory P. Foy Silvia S. Jurisson
Martin D. Perry Michael Singer
Staff Liaison: Alan Hutchins 8/14
88
Christopher Masi Guenter Niessen John Pochan Robert A. Pribush Mark Wicholas
ITEM VII, C DAC Report REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON DIVISIONAL ACTIVITIES In order to increase communication and collaboration across ACS divisions, the Committee on Divisional Activities (DAC) is hosting a reception at the San Francisco meeting for division officers and councilors. It will be held on Tuesday, August 12, from 4:45 - 6 p.m. at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square. ACS is in the processing of implementing a new application for collecting and organizing abstracts for national and regional meetings. The name of the new system is Meeting Abstracts Programming System, or MAPS. DAC is closely monitoring the implementation of this new system, and receives regular updates from staff and governance groups on the progress being made. DAC is eager to help divisions through the collection and distribution of division best practices. The committee is developing plans to address this important issue, and will be contacting divisions in the fall, if not before, with additional details on this important matter.
Michael J. Morello, Chair Silvia Ronco Maria Santore Douglas Sawyer Julianne Smist Robert Tilton Jeanette Van Emon Dean Webster
Gary Anderson Rodney Bennett Roger Egolf Semih Eser Mary Ann Meador Mary Moore D. Paul Rillema Associates William H. Daly Huw M. L. Davies
Staff Liaison: John C. Katz
8/14
89
ITEM VII, D LSAC Report REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL SECTION ACTIVITIES The Committee on Local Section Activities (LSAC) is completing its review of the 2013 Local Section Annual Reports from the 187 local sections. Reviewer comments for the completed reports have been posted in FORMS and all local section officers and councilors are encouraged to read the comments and to provide a response, if applicable. LSAC contacted all members of the Ocean County local section to inform them of the committee’s decision to take action to dissolve the section after several years of little to no activity. LSAC received a petition from the Philadelphia Local Section asking to absorb the territory. LSAC will discuss and review the petition as well as take action during the San Francisco national meeting. If approved, the merger will be effective on September 1, 2014. LSAC continues to monitor other sections that are beginning to show signs of low level of member engagement and activity. Local Sections who would like the assistance of LSAC to revive their section are encouraged to email
[email protected]. LSAC hosted a best practice webinar on May 7th. This webinar featured local sections that have held successful events which promoted member engagement. The transcript and recording of the webinar can be found at www.acs.org/getinvolved (click on Local Sections and then training and support). LSAC funded 10 proposals for the Science Café mini-grant program and seven proposals for the Local Section Leadership Partnership mini-grant program. Local sections will be invited to apply for a Leadership Development System grant to host an ACS Leadership Development System course within their local section before the end of 2014. Martin Rudd, Chair David W. Ball Tim D. Ballard Roger F. Bartholomew Charles Cannon Lucy P. Eubanks Kristi A. Fjare Subhash C. Goel
Tracy P. Hamilton Thomas R. Hays Barbara R. Hillery Gregory L. Milligan Jason E. Ritchie Alexa B. Serfis Kathleen T. Shaginaw
J. Ernest Simpson Ann M. Sullivan William H. Suits Stephanie Watson Elaine S. Yamaguchi
Associates John Engelman, II Connie Gabel Kathryn Louie Mary Virginia Orna
Joseph A. Potenza Ellen B. Stechel L. Kraig Steffen
Staff Liaison: LaTrease E. Garrison
8/14
90
ITEM VII, D(2) LSAC Report
PETITION FOR CHANGE IN SECTION TERRITORY The Philadelphia Local Section hereby petitions to have its boundary extended to include the Ocean County Local Section. The Philadelphia Local Section Board of Directors is unanimously in favor of this action (vote taken at the April 2014 Board Meeting). We have listed some of the reasons for approving this action. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Philadelphia is a vibrant, active, member-serving section. We are eager to have new volunteers join us in the Philadelphia Section. We have regular networking events and an excellent communications committee. We have new directions planned for the Section that will benefit from new ideas.
We have solicited responses from the ACS members residing in Ocean County, NJ. Of those who responded, a majority have favorably indicated they wish to join the Philadelphia Local Section (26 for, 2 against, 2 no opinion). The Committee on Local Section Activities (LSAC) has been in contact with the neighboring sections (North Jersey, Trenton and Princeton) and has not received any objections to this change in territory. LSAC was prepared to dissolve the Ocean County Local Section due to inactivity and the lack of a response to an action plan that would have assisted with reviving the Ocean County Local Section.
8/14
(over)
91
I Q
y m H
I IYIa 0I9 A IP @ W 9 8
3
F g
k
m
oR 3 g
i
i
d
I a
I
a g 1m1G ei
o
a
4
IB I
0
I
c
1
o
V
t W
o
R
g 3
2 r
3
q
T
j
Li
@@@
1 VY
i i r
i
f
x
C
i
N
m
t
i
O7 A
y
U
d
n
Z
D
Z
tnn
o
g g
A
I
y r
o
3
4
r
D
t
N
fi
3
1
t
C
N p
D
i
O
3 Z
D
9 r
2 c
0 v
m
Z
Z i
y
Z
Z Z
Z
p1 Cii
Z m
m
S
i
92
D
o
j I
I
o
o r
Page 1 of ITEM VII, E MAC Report REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MEMBERSHIP AFFAIRS The Membership Affairs Committee (MAC) is pleased to be able to report that the number of Student Member undergraduates and other new member categories continues to grow. The number of international members is also increasing. The committee’s focus is on making sure that these new members find value in ACS and continue their membership. Data has shown that if a member accumulates five years of ACS membership, they are likely to become a long-term member. The total ACS membership as of May 31, 2014 was 158,357, which is 1% less than the membership number at the same time last year. The committee’s aim and expectation is that we will meet the yearend membership goal of 161,141. In addition to the series of tests MAC has already undertaken to bolster the membership numbers and reported to Council, a sixth test was announced at the national meeting in Dallas and has now been launched: •
In January of 2014 in conjunction with ACS Past President Marinda Li Wu’s trip to India, the executive committee of MAC voted to approve an introductory test for 2014 that would allow for a 66% discount on Member dues in all categories that equates to a $52 full Member dues rate. At the Dallas National Meeting, the full MAC voted to extend the test to include new and renewing members in India for three years. This test addresses the income disparity between chemists in India and the United States consistently with the World Bank model. To facilitate online applications and payments from India at the new dues price, functionality has been added to the Online Membership Application (OMA) in order to present the discounted dues prices online for those prospective members who enter an address in India. To date, 72 new members living in India have joined at the reduced dues rate.
To accommodate the efforts of local sections and divisions to recruit and retain ACS members, the committee is working with the Divisional Activities and Local Section Activities Committees and staff to develop training and support materials. Of particular interest to Councilors is the upcoming recalculation of Councilors assigned to sections and divisions according to a membership divisor. If your local section or division membership has dropped below the new divisor multiplied by the number of Councilors you currently have, your local section or division could lose a Councilor seat. The calculation will be based on official membership counts as of December 31, 2014. The message now is that there is still time to increase the number of members in your division or local section before December 31, 2014, and MAC is prepared to lend assistance. The ACS President’s Challenge is another way that sections and divisions are incented to recruit new members. 2014 ACS President Tom Barton has continued the annual President’s Challenge campaign offer of $15 paid for every new paid member (including Student Members) recruited by a division or a local section. Go to ACS President’s Challenge at www.acs.org/MAC for information. Also helpful to membership recruiting efforts was the Society’s recent clarification of its position on the use of ACS funds, including allotments to local sections and divisions, to pay ACS national membership dues. This means that sections and divisions may pay (but not waive) membership dues of certain classes of members provided that their bylaws do not prohibit such payments -- for example, local sections and divisions can pay for memberships for students, award winners, or others, but not for current officers or leaders of the local section or divisions. One easy method to do this is by using the new ACS eGift card.
8/14
(over)
93
Page 2 of ITEM VII, E MAC Report At its meeting in San Francisco, MAC will be actively engaged in further discussions about membership support to local sections and divisions, increasing the Society’s international membership and presence, and means of improving the value of membership for those members with one- to five-years of membership.
James M. Landis, Chair Rita R. Boggs Robert S. Cohen Ella L. Davis James Duddey Merle Eiss
Carmen V. Gauthier Resa M. Kelley Melanie J. Lesko Roger A. Parker Kevin Pate
Associates Bruce Ault Julie Jessop Pamela D. Kistler Thomas G. Richmond Don Weser Staff Liaison: Debora Fillinich
8/14
94
Margaret J. Schooler Herb Silber Paul Smith Ruth Tanner
ITEM VII, F C&B Report REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS Since the Council meeting in Dallas, the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws (C&B), acting for the Council, issued certified bylaws to the Illinois-Iowa and Nebraska Sections, the Division of Physical Chemistry, and the Malaysia and South Korea International Chemical Sciences Chapters. C&B reviewed proposed bylaw changes and submitted preliminary reports to the Louisiana, Southeastern Pennsylvania, Tampa Bay, and Toledo Sections, and to the Division of Inorganic Chemistry. As requested by the Omaha Section, C&B prepared expedited bylaws for vote by the Section members. There are a number of divisions and local sections that must conduct their elections through postal mail because of language in their outdated bylaws. Even though the certified bylaws are posted on the web at www.acs.org/bulletin5 (click on unit bylaws), please contact C&B at
[email protected] for a Word version of your bylaws to submit proposed changes and to get advice and options from C&B. In San Francisco, C&B will be discussing and voting on changes to model bylaws for divisions, local sections, and international chemical sciences chapters and will seek DAC’s, LSAC’s, and IAC’s approvals on revisions to their respective model bylaws. There are no petitions either for action or for consideration at this meeting. New petitions to amend the Constitution and/or Bylaws must be received by the Executive Director (
[email protected]) by December 3 to be included in the Council agenda for the spring 2015 meeting in Denver. We recommend sending draft petitions to C&B at least one or two months before this deadline so that we can assist with petition requirements and with wording. The online version of the ACS Governing Documents (Bulletin 5), effective as of January 1, 2014, is available at www.acs.org/bulletin5. The online version is searchable and allows for copying and pasting into a Word document. ACS members are invited to attend C&B’s open meeting on Sunday, August 10, from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. The committee will give a brief status report and will respond to questions on committee-related matters.
Donna G. Friedman, Chair V. Dean Adams Mark A. Benvenuto James C. Carver Matthew K. Chan Herbert S. Golinkin
Stan S. Hall Donald K. Harriss Eckhard Hellmuth Virgil J. Lee Walter O. Siegl Associates David S. Crumrine Staff Liaison: Barbara F. Polansky
8/14
95
Blake Vance Paul F. Vartanian John A. Whittle Doris L. Zimmerman
Page 1 of ITEM VIII, A Other Committee Reports A. Analytical Reagents
The committee oversees and updates the ACS publication “Reagent Chemicals, Specifications and Procedures”, which defines the specifications for “ACS Reagent Grade” chemicals used around the world. The revised 11th edition of the hardcopy version of the book is currently in production and tentatively scheduled for publication in the first quarter of 2015. The new edition incorporates the “Supplements” accumulated over the past 7 years, removes some obsolete test methods, improves instructions for many existing ones, and also introduces some new methods. Overall, the safety, accuracy, or ease of use in specifications for about 70 of the 430 listed reagents has been improved, and 7 new reagents added. While there are numerous small changes, such as incorporation of the IUPAC 2009 re-definition of some atomic weights, there are several changes particularly worth noting: 1. The replacement of polarography for measuring carbonyl impurities with GC/MS – a process which is only partly complete. 2. The heavy metals test method for 31 reagents has replaced the use of sulfide precipitation with the use of ICP-OES. 3. A Green Chemistry Initiative, which incorporates less toxic reagents in existing test methodologies. In addition, there is an unadvertised (and nearly unknown) “Standards” section of the book which has been expanded by the addition of sections on phthalates and brominated ethers; the sections on explosives and phosphorous insecticides have been expanded.
Paul A. Bouis, Chair Russ Cooper Louis E. DuPont James N. Francis Kenneth J. Herwehe Jack Hubball Michael Jeitziner Robert W. Kramer
Donald S. MacLean Tom J. Mancuso Nelly N. Mateeva Rajendra V. Mehta Mary Beth O’Donnell Richard J. Petroski Nancy S. Simon
Vanaja Sivakumar Robert J. Thomas Tom Tyner Shyam K. Verma Wayne C. Wolsey
Associates Subhra Bhattacharya Eric Bosch Norman A. Johns Huifang Lang Avrom C. Litin Allen W. Verstuyft Consultant Loren C. McBride Staff Liaison Robert W. Hauserman
8/14
(over)
96
Page 2 of ITEM VIII, B Other Committee Reports B. Chemical Safety (joint with Board) The Committee on Chemical Safety (CCS) continues to provide support to the ACS community with its focus being to provide service to our members and the chemical enterprise. We continue to seek ways to strengthen the safety culture of academic and other institutions as we seek to address ways to improve laboratory safety and to find ways to prevent or minimize incidents in academic institutions. CCS has established the new Task Force for Safety Education Guidelines (TFSEG). The purpose of the TFSEG is to develop guidelines for laboratory safety education for secondary, undergraduate, and graduate education. Unlike many other disciplines in chemistry, laboratory safety topics and knowledge bases have not been clearly defined. These guidelines would identify safety topics and areas that should be taught and competencies that should be tested at various levels throughout the entire educational process. The TFSEG will be led by co-chairs, Dr. Jack Breazeale and Kirk Hunter. TFSEG has members representing: CCS, Division of Chemical Health and Safety (CHAS), Committee on Professional Training (CPT), Society Committee on Education, Graduate Education Advisory Board, Committee on Ethics, Corporation Associates, and Two-Year College Advisory Board. The new American Association for Chemistry Teachers (AACT) will also be appointing a member to TFSEG within the next few months. A face-to-face meeting of the TFSEG was anticipated sometime after the Dallas National meeting. In the fall of 2013, CCS released the draft of the CCS/Division of Chemical Health and Safety (CHAS) report of the Hazard and Analysis Task Force (HATF) on “Identifying and Evaluating Hazards in the Research Laboratory.” CCS received a number of suggestions and corrections for the 2013 draft. The Task Force has been working to complete its final report and hopes to publish this by the August ACS National Meeting in San Francisco (see www.acs/safety). This report was prepared in response to the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) that requested that the ACS “Develop good practice guidance that identifies and describes methodologies to assess and control hazards that can be used successfully in a research laboratory.” Once this report is finalized, it will be submitted to CSB for its review and approval as the appropriate response to their request to the ACS. CSB will issue a statement of acceptance of the report after it reviews the final report. CCS publishes a two-volume set of “Safety in Academic Chemical Laboratories” or SACL. Since the publication of the first edition of SACL, CCS has distributed more than 1 million copies of SACL. CCS members are now drafting the 8th Edition of SACL – the 7th Edition was published in 2003. The updated edition will include stories of notable incidents, sections on safety culture, new changes in OSHA Hazard Communication Standard to reflect the use of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS), and some reorganization. The release of Volume 1 of the 8th Edition of SACL is expected in early 2015. CCS solicits comments and suggestions for the next revision of SACL. For some time CCS has been concerned about adverse incidents, especially fires and explosions, associated with chemical demonstrations in high schools. In early December 2013 CSB released a video “After the Rainbow” that focused on preventing incidents from chemical demonstrations that featured a victim of a flash fire from a “Rainbow” demonstration. In early January 2014 a similar incident with the “Rainbow” demonstration injured two students, one seriously. On March 12, 2014, during the Dallas ACS National Meeting, CCS released its first-ever safety alert about the “Rainbow Demonstration” in Chemical and Engineering News. The alert noted that flammable solvents should be handled in a laboratory hood. Science teachers were asked to stop using “Rainbow” demonstrations involving flammable solvents like methanol on open benches. Furthermore the message asked ACS members to forward this safety alert to high schools in their area. Links to good alternative demonstrations were provided at the CCS website at www.acs.org/safety. At the Dallas Council meeting the CCS Chair asked Council members to go back to their local school districts to distribute this safety alert. This alert is provided as an attachment. CCS believes the long-term solution should be strengthening the safety culture of academic institutions through safety education. 8/14
97
Page 3 of ITEM VIII, B Other Committee Reports
CCS received its 5-year review by the Committee on Committees with strong praise for CCS and its many accomplishments – it recommended continuation of CCS. Acting on one of the recommendations, CCS has scheduled a planning retreat in October 2014 to examine the way that CCS operates and look for measures that might strengthen our effectiveness in the future. Since 2012, I have had the honor to serve as CCS Chair and my term expires at the end of this year. I am proud of the accomplishments of CCS - it is a wonderful committee with determined and committed members who want to help strengthen and improve safety in the chemical enterprise. Since 2012 CCS produced two major reports “Creating Safety Cultures in Academic Institutions” and “Identifying and Evaluating Hazards in the Research Laboratory”, and provided advice and consultation to other ACS organizations and to other organizations and people who came to the ACS for assistance in safety. In 2014, CCS formed a new Task Force for Safety Education Guidelines to continue our efforts to strengthen the academic safety culture. I want to thank the Council for its support of CCS and its Chair – it has been my great pleasure to serve in this role and I really appreciate the work that CCS and ACS is doing in safety. I also want to use this opportunity to personally thank the Education Division for providing such a wonderful support for CCS.
Robert H. Hill, Jr., Chair Russell W. Phifer Patricia A. Redden Kyle S. Strode Linda Stroud Ralph Stuart Erik A. Talley
Kirk Hunter Kimberly Jeskie David A. Katz George J. Lechner Edward Movitz Todd Nelson
Lester M. Bynum Regina Cody Harry J. Elston David C. Finster Scott R. Goode Elizabeth M. Howson
Associates Darryl Prater Jason Schaff Darlene K. Slattery Weslene Tallmadge
Allen W. Apblett Georgia Arbuckle-Keil Anna Dunn Robin Izzo Sr. Carol Ann Meyers
Staff Liaison: Marta Gmurczyk
8/14
(over)
98
Page 4 of ITEM VIII, C Other Committee Reports C. Chemistry and Public Affairs (joint with Board) The Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs advises and recommends ACS action on public policy matters involving the chemical sciences and technologies. The committee is pleased to report some of the CCPA activities undertaken to help make ACS a premier advocacy organization. Public Policy Fellowships For the past 40 years, the American Chemical Society has been sending chemists to Washington D.C. for an immersive experience in how the government works through the ACS Public Policy Fellowships. The purpose of the program is two-fold: to give chemists a better understanding of how government policy affects the chemical enterprise, and to inject some scientific knowledge into the policy-making process. ACS congressional fellows serve in the office of a congressional committee or personal office; science policy fellows serve in the American Chemical Society's Office of Public Affairs office. At the fall national meeting, CCPA has partnered with the PROF division to organize a symposium, “Celebrating 40 years of ACS Public Policy Fellowships: When Chemists Go To Washington,” which will take place on August 11 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm in Room 17/18 of the Hilton San Francisco Union Square hotel. Fellows from each decade of the program will share their experiences and give insights into how the program influenced their career paths, as well as the ways in which they were able to influence American public policy. Annually, CCPA selects two congressional fellows and one science policy fellow. For the 2013-2014 public policy fellowship term, we are pleased to have two highly qualified congressional fellows: Samuel Bockenhauer is serving in the office of Senator Al Franken, where he focuses on energy and environment issues. Kate Stoll is working on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. In addition, Kate Weber, the ACS Science Policy fellow, is completing her second year working with the ACS Office of Public Affairs, where she handles a variety of issues. Interviews for the 2014-15 Congressional Fellows took place in April, and the new public policy fellows will begin in September. Member engagement in public policy CCPA encourages and highlights ACS local section engagement in public policy activities by sponsoring the ACS President’s Local Section Government Affairs Award, which is presented at the ChemLuminary Awards Reception. CCPA would like to congratulate the Chicago and the Georgia local sections, which have been nominated for their local section government affairs efforts. Stay tuned to learn which local section is crowned the winner at the San Francisco ChemLuminary Awards reception! Councilors are urged to include their local sections’ advocacy activities in their annual local section reports so that they may be considered for the CCPA ChemLuminary award. ACS Public Policy Statements ACS public policy statements define the Society’s advocacy agenda and provide recommendations to policymakers at the state and federal levels. CCPA is leading efforts to update two statements set to expire at the end of 2014, including statements related to federal funding of science and technology and the U.S. business climate. In San Francisco, CCPA will work with representatives from the Committee on Science, the Society Committee on Education, the Committee on Environmental Improvement, Corporation Associates, and the Small Chemical Businesses Division committees to finalize the draft statements for the Board’s consideration. Current ACS policy statements can be found at www.acs.org/policy. Susan B. Butts, Chair Inara M. Brubaker Charles P. Casey Raymond E. Forslund Jeffrey S. Gaffney Janan Hayes
Russell W. Johnson Kristen Kulinowski Pamela Leggett-Robinson Jyoti Malhotra Valerie McDevitt
8/14
99
Sarah M. Mullins Connie J. Murphy E. Ann Nalley Carl A. Picconatto
Page 5 of ITEM VIII, C Other Committee Reports
Lawrence J. Berliner Alvin F. Bopp Hui Cai Eun-Woo Chang
Associates A. Jay Dias Cheryl B. Frech Lynne P. Greenblatt Kevin Kuhn
Zafra Lerman Jonathan Wilker Matthew Windsor Ruth Ann Woodall
Consultant Stephen Benn Staff Liaison: Caroline Trupp Gil
8/14
(over)
100
Page 6 of ITEM VIII, D Other Committee Reports D. Chemists with Disabilities (joint with Board) The Committee on Chemists with Disabilities (CWD) is continuing to develop a Travel Award similar to the Lilly Travel Award offered by the Women Chemists Committee - for students with disabilities - to attend the ACS National Meeting and present their research. The committee seeks to finalize plans with Merck and hopes to launch this award in 2015. The committee project to create informative handouts and posters that educate students and members on the contributions of people with disabilities in discovering new elements and advancing chemical science is well underway. CWD unveiled the first of this series at the Fall National Meeting in San Francisco. The digitizing of the handbook “Teaching Chemistry to Students with Disabilities,” an ongoing project, is in process and CWD is seeking external funding to update and expand the handbook.
Karl Booksh, Chair Allison A. Aldridge Kristin Bowman-James Dennis M. Fantin Robert A. Gates Roland F. Hirsch Lee W. Hoffman
John J. Johnston Michael J. Kenney R. Daniel Libby Todd E. Pagano Missy A. Postlewaite Annemarie D. Ross
Marilynn Sikes Virginia Stern Judith A. Summers-Gates Cary A. Supalo Zelda R. Wasserman
Associates Darrell G. Watson Henry Wedler
Nicholas P. DiOrio Taylor C. Hood Rafael San Miguel John E. Sheats Consultant Laureen Summers
Staff Liaison: Paula H. Christopher
8/14
101
Page 7 of ITEM VIII, E Other Committee Reports E. Community Activities (joint with Board) National Chemistry Week (NCW) will be celebrated October 19-25, 2014 with the theme “The Sweet Side of Chemistry: Candy”. All Local Sections are encouraged to participate through hands-on science events, local illustrated poem contests, and the Halloween Candy Collection Drive, which is the NCW 2014 Community Event. Our outreach event at the Dallas National Meeting was held at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science! Thirty five volunteers from student groups and members of CCA presented eight tables of hands-on activities from 10 am – 2 pm, reaching an estimated 400 members of the public. At the end of the activities, kids received a goody bag containing a copy of Celebrating Chemistry, an Earth Day Pen and a temporary tattoo. On April 22, 2014, CCA led the Society's outreach efforts for Chemists Celebrate Earth Day. The theme, “The Wonders of Water”, explored the unique properties of water that are crucial for life and a cleaner environment. More than 60,000 copies of Celebrating Chemistry were distributed in English and Spanish. Electronic versions in these languages were also made available online. There were 55 entries from Local Section contests that advanced to the national Illustrated Poem Contest. During the San Francisco National Meeting, CCA, along with the California and Santa Clara Valley Local Sections, will present hands-activities and demonstrations at the Children’s Creativity Museum on Saturday, August 9, 2014 from 10 am to 2 pm. All are encouraged to visit the museum and show support. Looking ahead, planning is underway for CCED 2015, “Climate Science: More than Just a Weather Report”, and NCW 2015 "Chemistry Colors our World”. As always, CCA encourages Councilors to ensure that their local section has a Member appointed as outreach coordinator in their Local Sections and to consider nominating outstanding volunteers for the Local Section Outreach Volunteers of the Year Award. You can learn more about ACS outreach activities at www.acs.org/outreach.
George Heard, Chair Ronald P. D'Amelia Holly L. Davis Marilyn Duerst George H. Fisher Kenneth P. Fivizzani Melissa L. Golden Alan A. Hazari
George L. Heard Christine H. Jaworek-Lopes Sheila Kanodia Avrom C. Litin Ressano Machado Michael B. McGinnis E. Gerald Meyer
Kim M. Morehouse Sally B. Peters Amy M. Pollock Analice H. Sowell Sanda P. Sun Jeffrey B. Trent
Associates Alex M. Madonik Verrill M. Norwood Richard G. Rogers Linda Youmans-McDonald
Janet A. Asper Christopher Ciolli Shawn M. Dougherty Jacqueline Erickson Staff Liaison: Alvin Collins
8/14
(over)
102
Page 8 of ITEM VIII, F Other Committee Reports F. Environmental Improvement (joint with Board) As part of the committee’s ongoing efforts to support the incorporation of sustainability into all dimensions of the chemical enterprise, the committee provides small grants to local sections to encourage sustainability programming and activities. At the spring national meeting, a grant was awarded to the Dallas-Fort Worth Local Section to facilitate a full-day session on climate change and sustainability at the 2014 Southwest Regional Meeting. Applications by locals sections for sustainability programming grants that are received by July 27 will be considered at CEI’s August meeting. Since 2010, the committee has supported a project allowing undergraduate and graduate students to travel to and participate in the annual Conference of Parties (COP) meetings of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The meetings are intended to assess international progress on addressing climate change. The students are both observers and participants in the large vibrant group of young people who have the greatest stake in addressing mitigation of and adaptation to the warming world. The students report on their experiences through social media such as Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and blogs, and their writing has been picked up by publications such as the Huffington Post and the New Jersey Star Ledger. In San Francisco, CEI is pleased to join the Division of Chemical Education as cosponsors of “An International Student Summit on Global Climate Change,” which reunites program alumni to discuss how participation influenced their views and career paths. CEI is in a unique position to coordinate the development of public policy statements with programming to inform members of the questions and concerns regarding current policy issues. Much of CEI’s executive and open meeting in San Francisco will be dedicated to updating four ACS public policy statements and continuing to advance the ACS Climate and ACS Global Water Initiatives established by 2012 ACS President Bassam Shakhashiri. In San Francisco, in support of the Chemicals Risk Assessment an Regulatory Decision Making policy statement adopted last year, CEI is sponsoring a symposium, “Hot Topics: Communicating Risk,” featuring speakers with experience commutating issues associated with hazard and risk to the public, policy makers and other scientists. The committee also is cosponsoring 23 symposia with six ACS technical divisions and the theme, “Chemistry & Global Stewardship.” Laura E. Pence, Chair Martin A. Abraham Georjean Adams George P. Cobb, III Alan W. Elzerman Richard Lomneth
Laura L. McConnell Anthony M. Noce Eileen M. Nottoli Keith E. Peterman Robin D. Rogers
Chris Avery Jerry Bell Jack Driscoll John R. Fowle Michael A. Gonzalez
Associates Carol Henry John T. Jayne Michael A. Matthews Catherine H. Middlecamp Martin J. Mulvihill Consultants Jurgen Exner Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Staff Liaison: Raymond J. Garant
8/14
103
M. Barclay Satterfield Darlene S. Schuster Ean Warren Joseph R. Zoeller
Melissa A. Pasquinelli Jennifer Wilcox Jennifer L. Tanir
Page 9 of ITEM VIII, G Other Committee Reports G. Ethics The Committee on Ethics (ETHX) actively engages in conversations with many ACS units in its efforts to aggregate, facilitate, and encourage the society’s ethics programming, education, and awareness. Since its last report to Council, ETHX has had interactions ranging from dialog to report and from feedback to symposia co-sponsorship from many ACS units including: the ACS Board of Directors, the Committee on Chemical Safety (CCS), the Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs (CEPA), the Division of Chemistry & the Law (CHAL), the Division of Chemical Education (CHED), the Chemical Information Division (CINF), the Committee on Patents and Related Matters (CPRM), the Committee on Chemists with Disabilities (CWD), the Graduate Education Advisory Board (GEAB), the Division of Professional Relations (PROF), the Younger Chemists Committee (YCC), and others. The Committee on Ethics commends the Board for adopting the ACS Volunteer/National Meeting Attendee Conduct Policy. ETHX thanks the Board for the opportunity to participate in production of this important policy. ETHX met with representatives from the Board Standing Committee on Planning to discuss the ACS Environmental Scan and explore the possibility of engaging the ACS in a Survey of Organizational Research Climate (SORC). The National Center for Professional and Research Ethics (NCPRE) developed SORC is a validated instrument designed to empirically measure the research integrity climate in organizations. Safety education is a critical component of ethics education, particularly for chemistry and related disciplines. ETHX enthusiastically agreed to participate in the CCS’s newly formed Task Force for Safety Education Guidelines (TFSEG). Its purpose is “to develop guidelines for laboratory safety education for primary, secondary, undergraduate, and graduate education.” CINF, PROF, CHED, YCC and CHAL cosponsored with ETHX, the important and well-attended “Ethical Considerations in Digital Scientific Communication and Publishing” symposium and panel discussion in Dallas. Thanks to these groups and to the speakers who made this an exceptional and positive event. We invite all ACS Divisions and Committees to contact us regarding opportunities for cosponsoring symposia. We are enthusiastic to promote YOUR programing that has a strong connection to increasing ethics awareness in the community of chemistry and related disciplines. The ETHX Chair contributed the invited editorial “Exploring Ethics in the Laboratory” to the November/December 2013 issue of inChemistry and the invited article “ACS Committee on Ethics: An Overview” to the summer 2014 Chemical Information Bulletin. In efforts to contextualize and connect ethics-related activities of the ACS to the broader scientific and professional communities, ETHX continues to engage with organizations external to ACS. In Dallas, ETHX met with a representative from the Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE; http://publicationethics.org) to explore themes of mutual interest, such as publication ethics education. COPE was established in 1997 and is an independent registered charity in the United Kingdom. COPE “provides advice to editors and publishers on all aspects of publication ethics and, in particular, how to handle cases of research and publication misconduct.” The organization makes available a variety of publication ethics related materials, including the internationally recognized “COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors”. The ETHX Chair and the Staff Liaison attended the 2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science and University of Pittsburgh cosponsored short course “Educating Scientists in Research Ethics for the 21st Century.” 8/14
(over)
104
Page 10 of ITEM VIII, G Other Committee Reports
The ETHX Chair attended the invitation only annual “Connecting Silos Ethics Curriculum Conference” in 2013 and again in 2014, accompanied by a ETHX committee member. The annual event brings together about 35 professionals including: university Research Integrity Officers, directors of academic ethics centers, journal editors, faculty and administrators from business and medical schools, corporate ethics lawyers, and other leaders including the Chief Ethics Officer of the United Nations. All have substantial interest and expertise in professional ethics. ETHX has been working to update and closely align its strategic plan with the current ACS Strategic Plan for 2014 and Beyond. Critical aspects of the ETHX strategic plan include: Vision Ethics will permeate the culture of chemistry. Mission The Committee on Ethics promotes and supports high standards of ethical conduct and integrity in the community of chemistry and related disciplines for the benefit of science and society. Goals Goal Zr: Identify and aggregate relevant ethics resources and disseminate to the community of chemistry and related disciplines. Goal Hf: Promote & increase ethics awareness in the community of chemistry and related disciplines. Goal Rf: Support ethics initiatives of ACS committees, divisions, local sections & other units. Goal Ti: Catalyze ethics education within the scientific communities.
Gregory Ferrence, Chair Sergio Nanita Susan Schelble James Tatera Keith Vitense
Ben Chastain Victor Hruby William Leong Edward Mottel Associates David Dillon Laurence Doemeny Karlo Lopez Leah McEwen Steven Trohalaki Staff Liaison: Eric S. Slater
8/14
105
Page 11 of ITEM VIII, H Other Committee Reports H. International Activities (joint with Board) With recognition of the outstanding volunteer efforts of its members and associates - supported by the very capable ACS staff in the Office of International Activities (OIA) - ACS International Activities Committee (IAC) aims to be a resource for proactively advocating, catalyzing, initiating and implementing ACS international activities, conferences and initiatives pertaining to education and research and development of broad scientific understanding, appreciation of chemistry, and promotion of the image of chemistry. We operate under six high-priority and high-impact activities for 2014 and beyond, e.g., 1) Build International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN), 2) Provide continuing support for student exchanges and programs, 3) Continue to help with scientific mobility issues, 4) Continue to interact and collaborate with sister chemical societies, 5) Continue to support developing countries, and 6) Increase awareness of chemistry in the world. International Chapters. At the ACS National Meeting in Dallas, the ACS Council approved the establishment of ACS International Chemical Sciences Chapters in South Korea and Malaysia. The ACS Board added its approval on April 15. I am pleased to report that both chapters are now operational and join a community of six established ACS International Chapters – (http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/global/international/chapters.html). In addition, IAC has formed a Task Force on International Chapter Development Strategy, which met via conference call in April. Work is ongoing, and the target is to produce a report before the San Francisco meeting. Collaboration within ACS. IAC is giving three ChemLuminary Awards during the ACS National Meeting in San Francisco, one each for local sections, technical divisions, and international chapters, for their accomplishments in international activities. As in past years, we solicited and gave out Global Innovation Grants (GIG) on proposed events and activities with significant international components which advance IAC strategic interests and priorities. This year, we received a record 19 GIG applications. We managed to give 9 awards, varying in amount from US$1000 to US$4000. IAC appreciates the ongoing collaborations with many committees, including MAC, DAC, CPRC, YCC, and SCC. As announced in Dallas, a joint SOCED/CPT/IAC working group has been formed, with two members from each committee. The working group agreed to work on opportunities relating to international education and employment. A general-purpose presentation on ACS international activities has been put together to facilitate communication on IAC. A poster has also been designed (http://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/global/international/resources/acs-international-and-you-2014.pdf). The first two opportunities for its presentation will come during the NORM and CERM regional meetings in 2014. Education and Outreach Activities. Since 1995, the IAC has worked with Pittcon and its sponsoring organizers to facilitate participation at the conference by early- and mid-career analytical chemists from developing and transitional countries. Funding from Pittcon and its sponsoring organizations subsidizes the travel and registration costs of attendees. Since 1995, approximately 100 early- and mid-career chemistry practitioners from over 70 countries have benefitted from this program. In March 2014, eight delegates from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam were chosen to attend the Pittcon in Chicago. IAC is also working with CPRC in an effort to internationalize the ACS Chemistry Ambassadors program (http://www.acs.org/chemistryambassadors). The plan is to initiate the program among our eight ACS International Chapters and then propagate to other places later. 8/14
(over)
106
Page 12 of ITEM VIII, H Other Committee Reports IAC was pleased to learn of SOCED’s approval at the ACS National Meeting in Dallas of the pilot program to establish ACS International Student Chapters, and we look forward to working with them to assure its success. San Francisco Activities. We hope you will take time to join us at IAC-related events in San Francisco. Several events and symposia have been organized, as shown below. a. ACS International Opportunities for Study and Career b. Asia-America Chemical Symposium -- Global Stewardship and Chemistry Innovations for Sustainable Agricultural and Food Products (in collaboration with Federation of Asian Chemical Societies) c. Innovation from International Collaborations (in collaboration with SCC, BMGT, PROF, SChB, and I&EC) d. Next Generation Ambassadors of Chemistry (in collaboration with Brazilian Chemical Society) e. Women Leaders in the Global Chemistry Enterprise (organized and sponsored by WCC, IAC cosponsored) f. Global Stewardship by Increasing Climate Science Literacy (organized and sponsored by CHED, IAC co-sponsored) g. An International Student Summit on Global Climate Change (organized and sponsored by CHED, IAC co-sponsored) h. Redefining the Mole and Kilogram: Impact on Chemistry (organized and sponsored by NTS, IAC co-sponsored) In addition, we plan to have an International Reception on Sunday, August 10, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Hilton Union Square. The International Lounge Open House will take place at 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. at Convention Center. Please join us if you have time. We need your participation, input and energy as we work together to “cooperate with scientists internationally and be concerned with the worldwide application of chemistry to the needs of humanity” (Article II, Section 3, ACS Constitution).
H. N. Cheng, Chair Judith L. Benham Madan M. Bhasin Ellene T. Contis Richard S. Danchik Rama K. Durvasula Richard W. Hartmann Jorge L. Colon Yoko Furukawa Timothy W. Hanks N. Bhushan Mandava
Bryan R. Henry John O. Hoberg Nancy B. Jackson Csaba Janaky Venera Jouraeva Jody A. Kocsis Associates Cynthia Maryanoff Shelli R. McAlpine Luke B. Roberson E. Thomas Strom Staff Liaison: Bradley Miller
8/14
107
Eli M. Pearce Agnes M. Rimando Martin Thompson Isai T. Urasa
Javier Vela-Becerra Douglas B. Walters Peter Zarras
Page 13 of ITEM ITEM VIII, H Other Committee Reports
FOR COUNCIL ACTION
Petition to Charter an International Chemical Sciences Chapter One legal application has been received for the formation of a new international chemical sciences chapter to be known as the South Africa International Chemical Sciences Chapter. The South Africa International Chemical Sciences Chapter will consist of the territory of South Africa, and is not part of any other Chapter or Local Section of the Society.
The petition was initiated and signed by ACS members in good standing and residing in the territory. The application meets all of the requirements of Bylaw IX of the Society, and includes a statement that the applicants are familiar with and will abide by all governing documents of the Society including specifically Bylaw IX Section 2(c), which states that the Chapter and its officers as representatives of the Chapter shall not engage in political activity, shall avoid any activities that may adversely affect the interests and/or public and professional image of the Society, and shall assure that all activities of the Chapter shall be open to all members of the Society. The application includes a proposed budget for the operation of the Chapter, which includes no allotment of funds from the Society. The petition has been reviewed by the ACS Joint-Board Committee on International Activities (IAC). This action seeks the approval of the Council and is contingent on the approval from the ACS Board of Directors, after which, the Chapter will begin operation.
3/14
108
Page 14 of ITEM VIII, I Other Committee Reports I. Nomenclature, Terminology, and Symbols The Committee on Nomenclature, Terminology, and Symbols (NTS) is monitoring developments associated with a proposed reorganization of the SI (Le Système International d'Unités) system of measurements. Recent proposals involve basing the new system on “explicit constant”, rather than the existing “explicit unit” definitions. Under the proposed system, the seven base units will be referenced to seven constants, which are referred to as “invariants of nature”. These constants will have their numerical values specified exactly. Of particular interest to chemists are the re-definitions of the mole and kilogram. In order to allow ACS members to understand the implications of a new SI, and to support input from ACS to the recommending agencies, NTS has planned a symposium at the San Francisco ACS meeting. This symposium has as co-sponsors the Division of Analytical Chemistry and the International Activities Committee. The half-day symposium, titled “Redefinition of Mole and Kilogram: Implications for Chemists,” will be presented on Monday, August 11, 8:30 a.m. –noon. Five international experts will participate in the symposium and panel discussion in the Moscone Center, North Bldg., Room 133. Maintaining currency on nomenclature-related issues of potential concern to ACS is essential for NTS to fulfill its duties. A program of “current awareness” to educate and inform scientists on today’s important issues is in force. In commerce, there is an important substance class for which traditional nomenclature is not directly applicable. These industrial chemicals are complex mixtures of variable composition, known as UVCB – substances of unknown or variable composition and biological materials. Further NTS potential collaborative action on these international regulations is being pursued. The committee discussed recent developments of the IUPAC International Chemical Identifier (InChi) – a variable-length code which serves as a molecular identifier in some chemical databases. The committee has expanded on its recently re-defined set of duties and responsibilities. NTS serves as a resource for items pertaining to nomenclature and terminology throughout the Society. Further communication on items of mutual interest between NTS and other Society units is being done by providing a short PowerPoint presentation highlighting key NTS capabilities and expertise. A letter was sent to Chairs of ACS Committees and Divisions, offering to present this at an upcoming meeting, for the purpose of showing how NTS might be able to support or enhance ongoing programs. NTS has scheduled four such presentations for the San Francisco meeting. Additional presentations are being planned for the Spring meeting in Denver. Albert C. Censullo, Chair David W. Ball Mark Benvenuto Carmen J. Giunta Ben B. Chastain Derek Horton Bob A. Howell Richard A. Hermens Gail Karet
Paul J. Karol Michael D. Mosher Warren H. Powell Jeffrey A. Rahn Michelle M. Rodgers Peter F. Rusch Associates Graham F. Peaslee Donivan Porterfield
Jack Secrist Michael Sheets James G. Traynham Tracy C. Williamson Jeffrey M. Wilson
Daniel Rabinovich Robert Yokley Wayne Wolsey
Consultants Patton M. Giles Leslie H. Sperling Staff Liaison: Gerald P. Fenske 8/14
(over)
109
Page 15 of ITEM VIII, J Other Committee Reports J. Patents and Related Matters (joint with Board) The Committee on Patents and Related Matters (CPRM) continues to focus on three main areas. First, CPRM provides ACS members and the general public with information about patents and other intellectual property issues. Second, CPRM proposes nominations of notable inventors for external national awards recognizing the innovations and inventions of chemists. Finally, CPRM monitors legislative and regulatory developments influencing intellectual property in ways that impact the chemical enterprise. Over the past few years, CPRM has worked to help reform the patent system. This has culminated with the recent passage of the America Invents Act. CPRM is monitoring the implementation of the most significant patent reform law in fifty years. In addition, CPRM has partnered with the Chemistry and the Law Division to provide patentrelated programming at national and regional meetings. CPRM is exploring possible collaborative education efforts with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Finally, CPRM has created numerous educational materials, many of which provide guidance regarding second careers in the area of intellectual property. CPRM’s materials are available on its website. CPRM has recommended several outstanding nominees for the National Inventors Hall of Fame and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. In addition, CPRM recommends nominees for the National Women’s Hall of Fame, the nation’s oldest membership organization recognizing the achievements of great American women. Inductees are selected every two years based on their lasting contributions to society through the arts, athletics, business, education, government, humanities, philanthropy and science. CPRM also engages in educational outreach to help chemists and others understand the patent system. CPRM continues to partner with the Chemistry and the Law Division to provide patent-related programming at national and regional meetings. In addition, CPRM has created numerous educational materials, many of which provide guidance regarding second careers in the area of intellectual property. CPRM’s materials are available on its new website. CPRM has developed active working relationships with many governance units. If you are interested in working with us, please contact us at
[email protected].
Brian G.R. Treco, Chair Sadiq Shah Edlyn S. Simmons Sidney White
David H. Jaffer Richard D. Jordan David Mitchell Xavier Pilai Sibel Selcuk
Andrew Berks James Lee Chao Kirby B. Drake Jonathan T. Goodman William Gutheil
Associates Joseph Mabry Howard M. Peters Suguna Rachakonda Jonathan Sessler
Joseph Antonucci Carlyn Burton Jiwen Chen Ramesh Chand Kumar Consultant Hubert E. Dubb
Staff Liaison: David Smorodin
8/14
110
Page 16 of ITEM VIII, K Other Committee Reports K. Professional Training (joint with Board) At the March 2014 meeting, the Committee on Professional Training (CPT) evaluated 40 periodic reports from currently approved programs. CPT held conferences with eight departments seeking approval and voted to approve three new chemistry programs. During the spring 2014 submission period, nine programs submitted pre-applications for ACS approval, and four programs were invited to move to the next step in application process. The current number of colleges and universities offering an ACSapproved bachelor’s degree program is 676. The committee continued discussions of the guidelines revision, and final action was taken on several of the proposed changes that were circulated to chemistry programs and other key stakeholders early in 2013. In addition, the committee considered a requirement for some coverage of synthetic and natural polymers in the curriculum required for student certification. The committee reviewed the results of a short survey of approved programs to learn more about the extent to which polymer chemistry currently is incorporated into the curricula offered by chemistry programs. A working group was assigned to develop materials and identify learning objectives to help approved programs understand how this coverage might be implemented. The committee anticipates approving the new guidelines at the CPT meeting in August 2014. The committee held a breakfast meeting with 16 Visiting Associates, the volunteers who make site visits to programs seeking ACS approval. The CPT members reviewed the role and expectations for Visiting Associates and provided an update on the status of the guidelines revision. The Visiting Associates shared their suggestions for improving communications regarding the outcome of the site visits. The committee received an update on the production of the 2014 edition of the ACS Directory of Graduate Research (DGRweb). Faculty publications and student theses are no longer included, and the print form of the Directory has been discontinued. Information on NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates and searchable statistical data are among the new features added to the last edition. Plans for two CPT-organized symposia were finalized. The first one will be held at the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education on August 4, 2014. The presentations will focus on enriching the professional preparation of undergraduates through capstone and other experiences that integrate student skills. The second symposium, “An International View on Chemistry Education”, will be held at the ACS national meeting in San Francisco. The invited speakers will share ideas and effective practices in chemistry education with an international focus.
Anne B. McCoy, Chair Thomas J. Wenzel, Vice Chair Edgar A. Arriaga Ronald G. Brisbois Michelle O. Claville Ron W. Darbeau Bob A. Howell Jeffrey N. Johnston Kerry K. Karukstis
Laura L. Kosbar Clark R. Landis Cynthia K. Larive Lisa McElwee-White Christopher R. Meyer Lee Y. Park Richard W. Schwenz Consultants Suzanne Harris Joel I. Shulman George S. Wilson
8/14
(over)
111
Page 17 of ITEM VIII, L Other Committee Reports L. Project SEED Project SEED provides research opportunities for high school students from economically disadvantaged families. Since its inception, the Program has had a significant impact on the lives of nearly 9,500 students. This summer, more than 400 high school students were placed in over 100 academic, governmental, and industrial laboratories to do research projects in chemistry and related sciences under the supervision of scientists. This outstanding participation is made possible by contributions from industry, academia, local sections, ACS friends and members, and the Project SEED Endowment. In April, the Project SEED Scholarship Subcommittee reviewed 45 scholarship applications from Project SEED alumni; the subcommittee selected 25 winners and 6 alternates for the 2014-2015 academic-year. These scholarships are made possible by contributions from Alfred and Isabel Bader, and the following Endowments: Ashland Inc., Bayer Foundation, the Estate of Elizabeth Ernest Fosbinder, and Glenn and Barbara Ulyott. The committee continues its commitment to increase the outreach and facilitate growth of the Project SEED program. The committee encourages all members to continue using the dues check-off option on their ACS membership renewal to support this remarkable program.
Sandra J. Bonetti, Chair Barbara Sitzman Chuanbing Tang Alan E. Tonelli Don L. Warner
Keith Kostecka Adriane G. Ludwick Joshua J. Pak Brian A. Salvatore Jeffrey W. Seyler
Carolyn A. Burnley Anna G. Cavinato David L. Cedeño Ingolf Gruen Angela Hoffman
Associates Kimberly Agnew-Heard Peggy S. Biser Maria Bohorquez
Michael T.H. Cheng Michelle L. Rivard James Visintainer
Staff Liaison: Cecilia Hernandez
8/14
112
Page 18 of ITEM VIII, M Other Committee Reports M. Public Relations and Communications (joint with Board) The Joint Board-Council Committee on Public Relations and Communications (CPRC) continues to partner with the ACS Office of Public Affairs to support members in communicating chemistry to the public. One of our ongoing efforts has been recruiting, encouraging, and recognizing Chemistry Ambassadors. Committee members worked at several ACS regional meetings and other conferences during the past year to interest members in joining this initiative to make chemistry more accessible to students, teachers, scouts, policymakers, the news media, and other public audiences. As a result, a membership milestone of 10,000 was reached. New recruits also included members already making a difference as ACS Science Coaches, Undergrad Advisors, ChemClub faculty, or as volunteers for National Chemistry Week and Chemists Celebrate Earth Day. A letter of thanks and recognition was sent to all new Chemistry Ambassadors from the chair of CPRC. For more information on this initiative, and to join, visit www.acs.org/chemistryambassadors. At the ACS Dallas meeting, the committee partnered with staff to again present a Speaking Simply contest at the undergraduate poster session. Students had the opportunity to attend a how-to workshop to learn the skills for explaining the relevance of their research in a way that nonscientists would appreciate. At the poster session, volunteers judged their efforts and prizes were awarded to the most successful. CPRC also co-sponsored a presidentially-recommended symposium on communicating the benefits of chemistry in everyday life. This past spring, CPRC held a strategic planning session, facilitated by members of the ACS Leadership Advisory Board. The resulting plan includes an updated mission to support ACS efforts to improve public understanding and appreciation of chemistry’s contributions to people’s lives. The plan’s specific goals and strategies will be finalized at the committee’s meeting in San Francisco. Looking ahead, CPRC member Shirley Corriher will be taking part in a food chemistry event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., in October, which will be open to news media and the public. David S. Gottfried, Chair Don Hicks Milt Levenberg Doris Lewis Jennifer Maclachlan John Malin
Béla Buslig Keith Butler Margaret Cavanaugh Carol A. Duane Amina El-Ashmawy
William Oliver Attila Pavlath Kenneth Poggenburg Steven K. Showalter Anne K. Taylor
Associates Donna Nelson Keith Pannell Terence Say
Irene Abia Lynn Hogue Patrick Lee Preston MacDougall Consultants Shirley O. Corriher Mike Lawrence Staff Liaison: Nancy Blount
8/14
(over)
113
Page 19 of ITEM VIII, N Other Committee Reports N. Publications (joint with Board) The Joint Board-Council Committee on Publications (JBCCP) met and elected Nicole Sampson as vice chair, who will serve in that capacity from March 14, 2014 to December 31, 2014. The editorial monitoring reports for Environmental Science & Technology and Environmental Science & Technology Letters, ACS Catalysis, ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, and Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data were presented, discussed thoroughly and accepted with thanks. Editor reappointments were reviewed and recommendations were made. The next publications to be monitored will be ACS Combinatorial Science, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Macromolecules, ACS Macro Letters, and Journal of Proteome Research. The Conference of Editors of ACS Publications was held in January 2014, chaired by Dr. Joan Brennecke, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. The agenda for that meeting and an overview of the proceedings was shared with the committee. A post-conference survey confirmed Editors found the Conference to be useful and the presentations from ACS leadership, ACS Publications staff and Editors to be informative. The Division President presented a written overview of the ACS Publications Division’s operational highlights for the year and new innovation initiatives. The ACS Board Standing Committee on Planning gave a presentation on the issues emerging from a study on the ACS Environmental Scan. The purpose of the “environmental scan” is to study the strategic context for chemistry, chemists, and the ACS. The committee was informed about the challenges ACS faces regarding emerging opportunities and strategic options relevant to publications, and invited to provide input to inform and update the environmental scan. The committee was provided with the new ACS Volunteer/National Meeting Attendee Conduct Policy, which the Board of Directors adopted on December 6, 2013 and now appears in the Society’s governing documents, known as “Bulletin 5.” This new policy provides ACS volunteers and national meeting attendees with a succinct set of policies and protections. Staff presented highlights from the results of two studies for the strategic analysis of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN). The first study involved qualitative research conducted through exhaustive interviews with focus groups in November 2013. The second study involved quantitative survey of more than 4,000 readers of C&EN, including nonmembers who visit the C&EN website. The final report of the strategic analysis will include recommendations to help C&EN to become even more valuable to its readers and to ACS. Stephanie L. Brock, Chair Michael Appell David E. Bergbreiter Kay M. Brummond Michael P. Doyle
Robert Y. Ofoli Tatyana E. Polenova Charles H. Reynolds Nicole S. Sampson Associates Lin X. Chen David A. Dixon Jerzy Klosin Julia Laskin Staff Liaison: Brian D. Crawford
8/14
114
Gary B. Schuster Susannah L. Scott Richard V. Williams
Page 20 of ITEM VIII, O Other Committee Reports O. Senior Chemists (joint with Board) The Senior Chemists Committee (SCC) continues to focus on where it can best expend its resources and talents in support of ACS objectives. The Senior Chemists Newsletter, with a distribution of over 49,000, highlights activities and interests shared by ACS senior members, and has received so many positive responses that an Editorial Board has been established to enable better communication. Launched since the Dallas meeting is the SCC Local Section Mini-Grant Program to encourage senior involvement at the local level. The response has surpassed all expectations and the committee is hopeful that this initiative will lead to many nominations for the ChemLuminary Awards sponsored by SCC in 2015. In keeping with the committee’s Mission, the Senior Chemists Breakfast in San Francisco, co-sponsored with the ACS Development Office, will feature Professor Jean Frechet, Vice President for Research at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia as the guest speaker. His topic is “Establishing a 21st Century Research University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)”. Dr. Frechet will share his experiences at the forefront in Saudi Arabia and the implications for STEM education efforts at all levels in the U. S. and elsewhere. In addition, SCC will also co-sponsor two symposia, “Innovation from International Collaboration” in collaboration with the International Activities Committee; and with the Division of Professional Relations, “I am over 50 and I just got a job”. In an effort to directly mentor students, the SCC is a proud sponsor of the Undergraduate Speed Networking where a majority of the members will be participating in the event being held on Monday afternoon in San Francisco.
George E. Heinze, Chair Ronald D. Archer Roger F. Bartholomew Thomas R. Beattie Dennis Chamot Maureen G. Chan Michaeline F. Chen
Donald D. Clarke Catherine E. Costello Allen A. Denio Susan R. Fahrenholtz Lynn G. Hartshorn Richard A. Hermens
Morton Z. Hoffman Robert S. Moore Eli Pearce Edel Wasserman
Associates Raymond P. Anderson Claude A. Lucchesi Carol Jean Bruner Staff Liaison: Cheryl H. Brown
8/14
(over)
115
Page 21 of ITEM VIII, P Other Committee Reports P. Technician Affairs The Committee on Technician Affairs (CTA) works through ACS governance channels to advance the careers of analysts, operators, technicians, and other applied chemical professionals. CTA works toward three goals: • • •
Increase the awareness of the important contributions that chemistry-based technicians make to the national economy and to society as a whole Make technicians relevant to ACS Make ACS relevant to technicians
This year, 2014 CTA is celebrating its 50th anniversary. CTA kicked off the celebration at the Spring Meeting by sponsoring a 50th Anniversary BBQ at Gilley’s Dallas. CTA also sponsored the National Chemical Technician Awards banquet on Sunday, March 16, 2014. The winner of this year’s award was Diana Deese, an R&D Reliability/Analytical Technician for Kelly Services assigned to The Dow Chemical Company. Ms. Deese is the 26th recipient of this annual award, which is presented in recognition of outstanding technical and communication skills, safety, reliability, leadership, teamwork, publications, and presentations. CTA is now accepting nominations for the 2015 National Chemical Technician Award. Nomination packets for 2015 nominees are due by September 30, 2014. For more information about the NCTA visit www.acs.org/ncta. CTA’s is proud to sponsor a new ChemLuminary Award for the Best Activity for the Applied Chemical Technology Professional Community. The award will recognize an event that was held in 2013 and will be presented for the first time at the 2014 Fall National Meeting in San Francisco.
Susan Marine, Chair Kara Allen Michelle Coffman Ruth Hathaway Rabin Lai Shunta Land
Elmer Ledesma Donna Neal Richard Partch Susan Perz Allen Pinchard Associates Kathy Collins Greglynn Gibbs Eugenia Narh Consultants Kenneth Chapman Kirk Hunter Staff Liaison: Victoria Fuentes
8/14
116
David Singleton Janet Smith Mark Thomson
Page 22 of ITEM VIII, Q Other Committee Reports Q. Women Chemists (joint with Board) The Committee on Women Chemists (WCC), in collaboration with Springer, has published the book, “Mom the Chemistry Professor.” It is a collection of personal accounts and advice from chemistry professors who are mothers and is due out at the end of June. In San Francisco, on Monday, August 11, the WCC has organized an all-day symposium focusing on this topic. It will open with a presentation given by Mary Ann Mason (University of California, Berkeley) who is an expert on the topic of balancing motherhood and an academic career and will kick off the full day of presentations given by the authors of the chapters in the book. Following the symposium, the WCC will host a reception to celebrate the collaboration at “Just Cocktails,” our informal networking event allowing mid-career chemists the opportunity to interact, inspire and bond. The WCC will celebrate the career of ACS Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Madeleine Jacobs at the WCC Luncheon on Tuesday, August 12th. A panel of ACS members and employees will contribute to a discussion of the importance of mentoring, entitled “Mentoring and Paying it Forward.” Additionally, the WCC will recognize the recipient of the 2014 Fall Overcoming Challenges Award at the WCC Luncheon and recipients of the 2014 Fall WCC/Eli Lilly Travel Award during the poster session prior to the WCC Luncheon. Also on Tuesday, August 12th, the WCC is honored to be involved in and to sponsor the all-day symposium, “Women Leaders of the Global Chemistry Enterprise.” This symposium was inspired by the immediate past president, Marinda Wu in response to her worldwide travels and numerous different interactions as ACS President. She organized this collection of presentations, highlighting 16 international women leaders. One leader includes Madeleine Jacobs, she will present “10 Lessons from a Lifetime of Science,” following the WCC Luncheon. This symposium promises to be informative and insightful. Looking to the future the WCC has established an Awards Task Force that is focusing its energy on increasing the number of women nominated and eventually awarded ACS National Awards. The WCC Women in the Chemical Enterprise Breakfast in San Francisco will be the first of many WCC programs centered on this effort. At the breakfast, each table will be devoted to a specific ACS Award and the discussion at that table will involve the criteria, the nomination process and success stories for that specific award. We look forward to this opportunity to provide women with information about the award process and the nomination process, in an effort to increase the number of women award winners. Look for more programing like this in the future. Amber Charlebois, Chair Amber F. Charlebois Samina Azad Novella N. Bridges Christine S. Chow Amy C. DeBaillie
Kelly M. George Lisa Houston Ellen A. Keiter Maureen A. Kane Judith M. Iriarte-Gross
Amy Nicely John G. Palmer Bevin W. Parks Laura S. Sremaniak Gail H. Webster
Amy Balija Renee S. Cole Judith C. Giordan Lisa K. Kemp Angele Kwimi
Associates Alice Lurain Dawn A. Shaughnessy Misty D. Rowe Michelle M. Rogers Nonye Onyewuenyi
Nahid Mohajeri Cecilia H. Marzabadi Mary Jane Shultz Kimberly A. Woznack
Consultant Teri L. Quinn Gray Staff Liaison: Brittny Johnson 8/14
(over)
117
Page 23 of ITEM VIII, R Other Committee Reports R. Younger Chemists (joint with Board) The Younger Chemists Committee (YCC) met in Dallas, TX on March 15-16, 2014. YCC continues to promote its vision to lead younger chemists into successful careers and active roles in ACS and the profession. This was also the first meeting with the succession of the new YCC Chair, Douglas Hausner, and several new associates to the YCC. Several CIBA/YCC Young Scientist Travel Award winners were also able to join the YCC meeting and we look forward to seeing the set of winners in San Francisco. The YCC has been rapidly expanding the Webinar-in-a-Box as prepared and pre-planned events for local section engagement. The most recent event was “Love Potion #9: The Chemistry of Scent & Fragrance”, with the next event taking place on October 7, “Speaking Simply: Communicating Your Science”. Each of these events are highly-attended by thousands of ACS members and are individually hosted by local sections and student chapters across the country. The Webinars are further enhanced and expanded by integrating live Twitter feeds and the occasional Storify site. Please contact your local section chair to find out more about hosting a Webinar-in-a-Box program. Partnerships are a vital part of the YCC’s mission, and as such, we continue to strengthen our liaisonship program, placing YCC members in other committees and divisions as well as welcoming those groups into YCC meetings. Please let us know if you have a program or idea where the YCC can help! At the San Francisco meeting, we will deploy an information submission form to streamline media proposals for posting on the YCC social networks. More information will be available soon. The YCC is always looking for new ways to get younger chemists involved in ACS. At the 248th ACS National Meeting in San Francisco, CA, we will host our 10th Annual Fun Run, along with ACS Member Insurance on Monday, August 11th at 7:00 am. We invite you to visit the YCC website (http://ycc.sites.acs.org/), which has been updated with new content and features, focusing on relevant award and career information. We have also extended our online presence to many social networks such as the ACS Network, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter (@ycc_acs), to engage more young chemists. Join us!
Chair, Douglas B. Hausner Neal Abrams Juan C. Aponte-Santini Ashley M. Blystone Jens Breffke Jakoah R. Brgoch Stephen M. Canham
William S. Case Dionne C. Dickson Elise B. Fox Alexander V. Gavrilenko Wasiu A. Lawal Kathryn E. Leach
Taina D. Matos Christine McInnis Lisa J. Nogaj Joelle M. Wells Uzma I. Zakai
Associates Jenifer C. Braley Christine E. Dunne Navneet Goyal Jasmine N. Hunt
Jeff Klenc Chanda C. Klinker Natalie A. LaFranzo Evijola Llabani Consultant Peter K. Dorhout Staff Liaison Audley Burke
8/14
118
Kristin M. Nuzzio Marisa B. Sanders Artrease Spann
