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Obituaries Claude Helene, an accomplished professor at the laboratory of biophysics at the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, died on Feb. 11 after a four-year struggle with cancer. He was 65. Helene was renowned throughout the international scientific community for his influential research in nucleic acid chemistry In 1980, Helene founded a lab at the French Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale. His research included developing a new method for controlling gene expression using synthetic oligonucleotides, which could lead to the creation of new anticancer and antiviral therapeutic drugs. Just before his death, Helene joined his students and colleagues at the museum for an international symposium dedicated to his work Joined ACS in 1984.
Kathleen M. (Kathy) Howard, 51, died on Feb. 16 after a battle with breast cancer. She served the American Chemical Society for 32 years as the marketing planning manager for Chemical Abstracts Service in Columbus, Ohio. An Ohio native, Howard first earned a B.A. in marketing and then an M.A. in business administration from Ohio State University. She was known for her love of music and flower gardening and also for her collection of duck paraphernalia. Howard is survived by her husband, Richard; a daughter; a grandson; and her parents. John L. Polite Jr., former CEO of Essex Chemical, died on Feb. 9 from complications related to recent surgery He was 81. Born in McKeesport, Pa., Polite attended Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., on a scholarship, where he earned a B.A. degree in 1942. He joined the U.S. Navy as an officer after graduation and completed a three-year tour of duty, during which he was decorated with three ribbons and the prestigious World War II Victory Medal. Polite began his business career in 1948
as a trainee with Diamond Alkali Corp. in Ohio. W i t h i n 10 years, he had risen through the ranks to become manager of the agricultural chemicals division. Polite left Diamond in I960 to join a little-known company called Dixon Chemical in New Jersey which at the time was suffering from low sales almost equal to its debt. Within a year, Dixon had named Polite its president and CEO and shortly after renamed itself as Essex Chemical. For the next 26 years, Polite held the top spot at Essex, transforming the company from a faltering unknown to a major international chemical manufacturer. Over the course of his exceptional career, Polite held various positions on association boards and was an avid volunteer at the Chemists' Club in N e w a r k City serving twice as president. Polite is survived by his wife, Marilyn; three sons; two granddaughters; and two siblings. Obituaries are written by Victoria Gilman. Obituary notices may be sent by e-mail to
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Bristol-Myers Squibb is pleased to announce the following awards: 2002-2003 Bristol-Myers Squibb Graduate Fellowships in Synthetic Organic Chemistry Feng Christopher Bi, Stanford University (Advisor: Prof. Paul A. Wender) Johann Chan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Advisor: Prof. Timothy F. Jamison) Sylvia Degrado, Boston College (Advisor: Prof. Amir H. Hoveyda) Erin DiMauro, University of Pennsylvania (Advisor: Prof. Marisa Kozlowski) Philip Hogan, Harvard University (Advisor: Prof. Andrew G. Myers) Ivar McDonald, Yale University (Advisor: Prof. John L. Wood) Andreas Reichelt, University of Texas at Austin (Advisor: Prof. Stephen F Martin) Xianfeng Shen, Princeton University (Advisor: Prof. Robert A. Pascal, Jr.) Patrick Stoy, University of Michigan (Advisor: Prof. William H. Pearson) Binyuan Sun, Princeton University (Advisor: Prof. Daniel Kahne) Christopher Vanderwal, Scripps Research Institute (Advisor: Prof. Erik J. Sorensen) Fei Zhang, Columbia University (Advisor: Prof. Samuel J. Danishefsky) 2002-2003 American Chemical Society Graduate Fellowship in Organic Chemistry (sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb) Mark L. Bushey, Columbia University (Advisor: Prof. Colin Nuckolls) 2002-2003 American Chemical Society Graduate Fellowship in Medicinal Chemistry (sponsored by Bristoi-Myers Squibb) Lisa J. Whalen, University of Colorado (Advisor: Prof. Randall L. Halcomb) The Bristol-Myers Squibb Graduate Fellowship Awards represent part of a larger funding program to provide significant support for academic research in Synthetic Organic Chemistry. We consider this to be the primary training ground for the chemists who will play a pivotal role in the discovery and development of new pharmaceutical agents. Bristol-Myers Squibb recognizes the importance j g ^ \\ r of a vibrant and productive academic research community and ^ ? p onstol-Mycrs oquibb Company has committed to provide these awards annually. Extending and enhancing human life™
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