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Meet the Authors

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Jody A. Kocsis Technology Manager, Engine Oils, Lubrizol Corporation, 29400 Lakeland Boulevard, Wickliffe, OH 44092

As with any good book it is nice to know a little bit about the authors. Below are descriptions of the authors and editors for this book.

Collecting and sharing interviews of successful women chemists has been an on-going project for the American Chemical Society's (ACS) Women Chemists Committee (WCC) since 1998. Τ hus, the women c ited below who made this book possible are all current or previous members of the W C C . Each o f them has donated considerable personal time to conduct and write these interviews, which means a lot because personal time is a very valuable commodity. Additionally, a l l o f these women are successful chemists themselves, and they believe strongly i n encouraging women into the sciences and assisting them in their careers.

Women Chemists Committee The Women Chemists Committee celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2002. It has numerous programs to support women in the chemical sciences. The committee of volunteers is organized in subcommittees to support its mission to be leaders in attracting, developing, and promoting women in the chemical sciences. Various projects are described in the newsletters and are listed below.

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Authors: (back row from left to right), Anne Leslie, Ellen Keiter, Shannon Davis, Rita Majerle, Arlene Garrison, and Jacqueline Erickson. Editors: (front row from left to right), Jody Kocsis and Amber Hinkle. (Courtesy of Doug Hinkle.)

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Women Chemists Newsletter Canvassing Committee for A C S Garvan-Olin Medal National Award Active Website W C C On-line Mentoring Program Successful Women Series Women in Industry Breakfast at the national A C S meetings Women Chemists Reception and Luncheon at the national A C S meetings Sponsored and co-sponsored symposia


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Regional meeting activities W C C Travel Awards W C C Overcoming Challenges Award

The W C C travel awards program receives funding from several sources, particularly E l i Lilly & Co., which has been providing significant funding since 1989. Awards are presented twice a year to women presenting research for the first time at a major scientific meeting. Grant amounts are limited, and the educational institutions where the women are enrolled are encouraged to provide additional assistance. Awards can support travel to any appropriate technical meeting. The students who present at the A C S national meetings are recognized at the Women Chemists luncheon and participate in an additional poster session prior to the luncheon. The W C C Overcoming Challenges Award was first presented in 2000. The award recognizes a female undergraduate student who overcame hardships to pursue a chemistry degree. Applications are solicited once a year. The student receives a cash award and participates in an A C S national meeting during the year of the award. Members of the W C C have been very active in the A C S program called PROGRESS. The acronym represents a range of activities to support Partnerships, Reflection, Openness, Grants, Resources, Education, Site Visits, and Successes. The ρ rogram w as c reated a s a r esult ο f a η A CS Ρ residentialBoard Task Force appointed in August 2000 to examine and make recommendations on issues related to women in the chemical professions. Four W C C committee members serve on the PROGRESS steering committee.

Shannon Davis L . Shannon Davis graduated with a B.S. degree in chemistry from Georgia Southern College in 1984. She went on to earn a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Florida in 1988 and has worked in industry ever since. While employed by Monsanto and Solutia, her career has spanned bench chemistry, technology management, and commercial development. Today Shannon is currently the leader of the process research and development group for nylon intermediates. She is also a subcommittee Chair for the American Chemical Society's Women Chemists Committee and was honored to be interviewed for this book, as well as a contributing author.


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Lissa Dulany Lissa Dulany pursued her undergraduate education at the University of Virginia, where she completed a dual major in Religious Studies and Chemistry. After graduation, Lissa worked as a youth minister in Atlanta, Georgia, and earned a master's degree in community counseling at Georgia State University. She then went on to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry at Emory University. Lissa has worked in the chemical industry for almost 20 years now, first at Georgia Pacific and then with U C B . During this time, her responsibilities included product development, research, and technical service, as well as managerial and customer interface roles. Today Lissa uses her industrial chemistry background in new and innovative ways as a consultant and writer. Lissa is also very involved in the American Chemical Society and is a past member of the Women Chemists Committee.

Jacqueline Erickson Jacqueline Erickson is a Senior Analytical Scientist at GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare R & D in New Jersey, where she has been employed since 1988. She holds a B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of Delaware and an M . S . degree in Chemistry from Rutgers University-Newark. She is actively involved in A C S as a Councilor for the North Jersey Section and as an associate member of the Women Chemists Committee. Jackie participated i n this book because she believes it provides excellent role models and demonstrates a wide variety of career opportunities for those in the chemical sciences.

Arlene A. Garrison Arlene A . Garrison is Assistant Vice President for Research at the University of Tennessee (UT). Prior to her current role, she held numerous positions with U T , including Director of M C E C , an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center and Licensing Executive with the University of Tennessee Research Foundation, the agency that markets faculty inventions. She holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, both from the University of Tennessee. She is Councilor for the East Tennessee Section of A C S and is a member of the A C S Women Chemists Committee and served on the A C S Presidential Task Force on Women in the Chemical


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Profession. Arlene has published numerous technical papers and has lectured at many universities and conferences throughout the world. In her local community, Arlene is on the Board of the Public Building Authority and the Board of the Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair. In recognition of her volunteer work in science outreach to pre-college students, Arlene was one of the 10,000 Olympic Torch Bearers as the torch moved to the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

Amber S. Hinkle Amber S. Hinkle is Director of the Quality Department for polycarbonate manufacturing at Bayer's Baytown, Texas, facility. Prior to her current role, she performed numerous functions for Bayer in both polycarbonate and over-thecounter medications manufacturing, including process chemistry, automated test method development, and lab management. She holds a B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of Utah and a Ph.D. in Organometallic Chemistry from the University of Washington. She is a subcommittee Chair within the A C S W C C , is past Chair of the St. Joseph Valley A C S local section, and has served on the A C S Presidential Task Force on Women in the Chemical Profession. Amber has authored several technical publications and holds one patent for previous work. She has also spoken at the local and national level on her technical work, as well as on various women's issues. Amber served as an author and primary editor for this book because she has a passion for women's issues.

Ellen A. Keiter Ellen A . Keiter is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at Eastern Illinois University (EIU). She earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Augsburg College and holds a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. S he j oined t he D epartment ο f C hemistry a t E I U in 1977 and, beginning in 1994, served for nine years as Department Chair. She is Councilor for the East Central Illinois Section of A C S and is an associate member of the A C S W C C . Author of numerous scientific articles, Ellen has also written, with co-authors J. E. Huheey and R. L . Keiter, the fourth edition of the

textbook Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of Structure and Reactivity.


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Jody A. Kocsis Jody A . Kocsis has been a technology manager in the Engine O i l Product Development Group at The Lubrizol Corporation headquartered i n Cleveland, Ohio, since 1989. She received a B.S. in Chemistry from Notre Dame College of Ohio, and holds 5 U.S. patents and 10 foreign patents for inventing new motor oil additives. She is a co-founder of Women in Lubrizol Leadership and a nominated member of the A C S W C C . Jody authored and edited this book because she views mentoring as a priority and wanted to assist others in finding their career potential in science.

Rita S. Majerle Rita S. Majerle is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Minnesota where she trained in synthetic organic chemistry. A s a member of the W C C , she has organized the successful "Women In Organic Synthesis" symposiums held at the A C S national meetings. Through her position, Rita has been an active mentor of young people in the fields of chemical and biological sciences.

Elizabeth Piocos Elizabeth Piocos holds a Ph.D. and an M.S. in Physical Chemistry. She has had postdoctoral fellowships at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. She is currently a senior scientist at the Procter and Gamble Company where she has been working in the Beauty Care and Feminine Care business unit. Beth's passion is in innovation: She believes in empowering women to be smart consumers and to be great innovators/inventors. She firmly believes in mentoring as one of the important tools to achieve these goals.

Frankie Wood-Black Frankie Wood-Black is the Director of Business Services for Downstream Technology for ConocoPhillips. She is currently located in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Frankie has been with ConocoPhillips for 15 years and has held a number of different roles: bench researcher, environmental specialist, quality



185 control manager, and technical marketing. She holds a B.S. in Physics from Central State University (now the University of Central Oklahoma), a Ph.D. in Physics from Oklahoma State University, and an M . B . A . from Regis University. In addition to her business roles, she has been very active within professional societies. Leadership roles that she has held include Local Section Chair of A C S for the Northeast Oklahoma Section, the Salt Lake Section, and the North Central Oklahoma Section; Division Chair for the Chemical Health and SafetyDivision; and Chair of the W C C . Chemical education is one of her passions and as such has been very active with National Chemistry Week and continues to work with local elementary schools by visiting classrooms each month Frankie is a contributing author to the Journal of Chemical Health and Safety, writing a bimonthly column. She was the co-author of Emergency Preparedness—a Primer for Chemists and an editor for the recently released Chemical Sciences Roundtable Workshop report on "Water and Sustainable Development". In addition to these writing activities, she has a number of technical papers and presentations.


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