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Those of us who are privileged to be involved in the graduate education of analytical chemists derive great pleasure in following the professional careers of our former students. These careers have been pursued in academe, government, and industry, and we take great pride in the accomplishments of successive generations of graduates who have contributed to the remarkable progress of our discipline. Although it is rewarding to examine the progress of the current generations of graduates, it is important to periodically review the impact of our antecedents who have made it all possible. In particular, it is important to review the first half of this century and to recognize the tremendous contributions of earlier pioneers to the development of modern analytical chemistry. We should all be reminded of three educators who were particularly responsible for the shaping of our discipline in the United States. They are N. Howell Furman (18931965) of Princeton University, Izaak Maurits Kolthoff (1894) of the University of Minnesota, and Hobart H. Willard (1881-1974) of the University of Michigan. Although these “Big Three” (who incidentally were collaborators in text writing and were great friends) played a dominant role in shaping the analytical research of the first half of this century, perhaps their most important contribution to science is the lasting and growing influence of generations of students and postdoctorals. Many of today’s leaders in the field can trace their lineage to these giants who collectively were responsible for the supervision of 120 Ph.D.s (Furman-26 between 1933 and 1960; Kolthoff-51 between 1932 and 1960; Willard-43 between 1917 and 1951). A very effective method for ensuring that subsequent generations of scientists remember these leaders is the establishment of a lecture series in their honor, and one such series already exists at the University of Michigan. The Hobart H. Willard Lectureship in Analytical Chemistry was established in 1976through donations in memory of the late Professor Willard from former students, colleagues, friends, and relatives. In alternate years, an outstanding analytical chemist is invited to present the lecture at the University of Michigan. It would be most fitting to set up a national lecture program to honor the memory of more of the early leaders of our discipline.
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