People Dr. Ε. Emmet Reid, emeritus professor of chemistry at Johns Hopkins Univer sity, died on Dec. 21 at the age of 101. Having joined the American Chemi cal Society in 1900, he was one of its oldest living members. In an interview several years ago (C&EN, Feb. 2, 1970, page 42), he credited his advanced age to "eating well, sleeping well, and writ ing chemistry books." A prolific author, he wrote such books as "Introduction to Organic Re search" (1924), "College Organic Chemistry" (1929), and a six-volume treatise "Organic Chemistry of Biva lent Sulfur" (1958-66). On his 98th birthday in 1970, he saw the publica tion of his book "Chemistry Through the Language Barrier." Last year, he published his memoirs, called "My First Hundred Years." During his ca reer, he authored or co-authored more than 200 scientific papers. As a chem ist, Dr. Reid is known internationally for his research on organic sulfur com pounds. During World War I, he did government-sponsored research on tear gas. Active in ACS, he was chairman of the Division of Organic Chemistry in 1920 and a director of ACS from 193437. In 1947 he received the Herty Medal of the ACS Georgia Section. Despite great physical handicaps in his final years, such as severe loss of hearing and almost total blindness, Dr. Reid stayed active almost to the very end. He remained faithful to one of his favorite precepts: "The way to stay alive is to keep busy."
member of the American Chemical So ciety, the American Institute of Chem ical Engineers, and the Research Soci ety of America. In his new post, Mr. Henske replaces James F. Towey, who continues as Olin's board chairman and chief executive officer.
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Henry C. Adams becomes market manager for textile chemicals, Rohm and Haas, Phil adelphia . . . Taki J. Anagnostou appointed manager of R&D, chemical division, Chrys ler Corp., Trenton, Mich. . . . Salvatore Aparo named corporate v.p., AZS Corp., Atlanta, Ga. Carl W. Bailey, III, promoted to group leader in lignin research department, Westvaco, Charleston, S.C. . . . J. Elmer Bauld appointed v.p.-technology for carbon prod ucts division, Union Carbide, New York, N.Y. . . . Walter H. Becki named manager of sales, Chrysler Corp., Trenton, Mich. . . . Victor R. Binns named manager, petroleum and chemical industry sales, U.S. Electrical Motors, Schenectady, N.Y. . . . David C. Bonneville named director of purchasing, Johnson Products Co., Chicago. David W. Braddon promoted to group leader in lignin research department, Westvaco, Charleston, S.C. . . . Robert C. Bransfield elected v.p., Bechtel, Inc., London, England . . . Joseph R. Brigante appointed assistant director of clinical research, Schering Corp., Bloomfield, N.J D. T. Brophy becomes assistant general manager of chem ical division, Rohm and Haas, Philadelphia . . . John D. Burns promoted to assistant general manager, Conoco Chemicals, Saddle Brook, N.J. Roger A. Calsibet appointed marketing coordinator, automotive, Union Carbide, New York, N.Y. . . . John D. Cerrone ap pointed plan manager of fluoride manufac turing division, Chemtech Corp., East St. Louis, Mo. . . . Lee C. Cheney retires as head of organic chemical research, Bristol Labs, Syracuse, N.Y. . . . Earl V. Clark appointed sales representative, elastomers and poly mer additives department, American Cyanamid, Rosemont, 111. . . . J. F. Cooper be comes assistant to the president, Jefferson Chemical, Houston . . . W. H. Crescenti In naming a new president last month, named senior v.p. and general manager, in Olin Corp. reached into its chemicals dustrial and medical gas division, Liquid group to tap John M. Henske. Mr. Carbonic, Chicago. Bertil P. Dahlstrom, Jr., named develop Henske had been ment manager, Ionac Chemical, Birming in charge of chem ham, N.J. . . . Frank Diaz named director, ical operations R&D, Audio Devices, Glenbrook, Conn. . . . since joining Olin William H. Dyer named v.p., West Coast in 1969, and he operations, Chemico Process Plants Co., El Monte, Calif. . . . Stanley C. Enders, Jr., has also served as named manager of operations, Chrysler a corporate senior Corp., Trenton, Mich. vice president and S. Ingemar Falkehag promoted to section director. He came leader, lignin research, Westvaco, Charles to Olin after 21 ton, S.C. . . . Ronald M. F e r r a r o appointed area manager, Dearborn Chemical, Buffalo, years with Dow Chemical, where he rose to become a N.Y. . . . Charles W. P. Finn promoted to se nior research officer, steelmaking group, vice president and director. A native of Broken Hill Proprietary Co., Shortland, Omaha, Neb., he has degrees from Australia . . . Richard H. Forsythe joins Yale University in chemical engineer Campbell Soup Co., Camden, N.J., as v.p., ing and industrial administration. He basic research . . . Robert P. Fox elected also has been active in industrywide president of American Hoist & Derrick Co., activities as a director of the Manufac St. Paul, Minn. J. P. Gage promoted to senior v.p. and turing Chemists' Association and a general manager, carbon dioxide division, former governor and senior vice presi Liquid Ccarbonic, Chicago . . . Paul E. dent of the Synthetic Organic Chemi Grunder named president, S. B. Pennick & cal Manufacturers' Association. He is a Co., Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 42
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Ronnie L. Hale appointed senior research chemist, organic chemistry, Dynapol, Palo Alto, Calif. . . . Judson Hannigan elected president of International Paper Co.,- New York, N.Y. . . . Robert R. Herring elected president and chief executive officer, Hous ton Natural Gas Corp., Houston . . . Charles E. Hoey appointed manager, product devel opment, Rohm and Haas, Philadelphia . . . H. P. Horner named head of international operations, purchasing, Jefferson Chemical Co., Houston . . . H. C. Huffman elected v.p. of research, Union Oil, Los Angeles. J. Craig Jennings promoted to industry manager, paper and textiles, pollution con trol department, Nalco Chemical, Chicago . . . Ruth M. Johnston joins pigments de partment of Ciga-Geigy Corp., as manager of coatings and colorimetry labs, Ardsley, N.Y. . . . Choll K. J u n joins Kennametal, Inc., as materials scientist, Greensburg, Pa. Arthur K a r c h m a r joins Foster D. Snell, Inc., as associate research director, Chicago . . . Donald L. Kleykamp named sales man ager of Dayflex plastics, Dayco Corp., Day ton, Ohio . . . Oreste J. Lantero, Jr., joins Marschall division of Miles Labs, Elkhart, Ind., as biochemist in food ingredient lab . . . Herbert W. Larson appointed v.p. and gen eral counsel, Endo Labs, Garden City, N.Y. . . . Norman E. Leffler named regional man ager, Velsicol Chemical, Coldwater, Mich. . . . A. M. Levantin appointed marketing manager, chemicals division, Rohm and Haas, Philadelphia. Bernard A. Malm becomes chief execu tive officer, DeSoto, Inc., Des Plaines, 111. . . . D. L. Matthews elected v.p., Gulf Oil Corp., to head new corporate engineering department, Houston . . . James McQuilkin promoted to general manager, pharmaceuti cals, Roche Labs, Nutley, N.J. . . . Charles E. Miller promoted to group leader in acti vated carbon research department, Westva co, Charleston, S.C. David A. Needham appointed field sales manager, coatings division, Hercules, Wil mington. . . . George A. Nichols becomes chief executive officer, while continuing as president of the company, DeSoto, Inc., Des Plaines, 111. . . . Stanley Noss appointed v.p., Chemico Process Plants Co., New York, N.Y. . . . Michael A. Pierro joins consumer products R&D division, Warner-Lambert Research Institute, Morris Plains, N.J., as a clinical scientist. Albert J. Repik promoted to section lead er, activated carbon research, Westvaco, Charleston, S.C. . . . James F. Roth named director of catalysis research, Monsanto, St. Louis, Mo. Donald Simonds appointed southern divi sional manager, Cabot Corp., Dallas . . . A. Christopher Skjold appointed to applied re search staff, Kallestad Labs, Chaska, Minn. . . . David E. Smith promoted to sales man ager of Des Moines district, Elanco Products . . . T. K. Smith, Jr. becomes group v.p., Monsanto, St. Louis . . . J. P. Stallings named assistant plant manager, Chemetron Corp., Stockertown, Pa. . . . Rudolph Steinberger becomes manager of R&D, polymers department of Hercules, Research Triangle Park, N.C. . . . A. T. Stewart named manag er, resources development group, Bechtel, San Francisco . . . David E. Stewart be comes head, industrial products operation, Sperry New Holland, New Holland, Pa. . . . Robert J. Szynkowski promoted to manag er, product distribution, Hooker Chemicals, Niagara Falls, N.Y. M. C. Throdahl named group v.p., Mon santo, St. Louis . . . Dale A. Tompkins named manager of advanced tire research, central research labs, Firestone Tire & Rub ber, Akron . . . Bill G. Tweedy becomes
manager, residue investigations, agricultural division, Ciba-Geigy, Greensboro. N.C. Todd C. Walker appointed president, Firestone Plastics, Pottstown, Pa. . . . Peter W. Walkinshaw appointed v.p., operations, Pandel/Bradford, Lowell, Mass. . . . Howard L. Watson' promoted to assistant to director of manufacturing, chemicals group, Air Products and Chemicals, Allentown, Pa. Victor H. Weiss becomes v.p. and general manager, Pervel, Ltd., Montreal, Que. . . . Robert J. Whitaker named technical coordinator of pigments, PPG Industries, Pittsburgh . . . Marvin E. Winquist named business manager for special chemicals, Dow Chemical, Midland . . . Ronald L. Witman named assistant product manager for respiratory equipment and instrumentation, Willson Products division, ESB, Reading, Pa. A. L. Wooten appointed v.p. and technical assistant to chief executive officer, Reichhold Chemicals, White Plains, N.Y. . . . Alan F. Wycpalek appointed research pharmacist, Abbott Labs, North Chicago, 111. . . . Norman R. Young appointed manager, development division, petrochemical department, Texaco, New York, N.Y.
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Meetings Calendar of Events Future ACS national meetings March 31-April 4, 1974. Los Angeles, Calif. Sept. 8-13, 1974. Atlantic City, N.J. April 6-11, 1975. Philadelphia, Pa. Aug. 24-29, 1975. Chicago, 111.
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Write Meetings Dept., ACS, 1155—16th St.. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. Jan. 25. ACS Akron Rubber Group Winter Mtg. Cascade-Holiday Inn, Akron, Ohio. Write John G. Sommer, General Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio 44329. Jan. 27-30. 67th Annual Convention of National Canners Assoc. Holiday Inn, Atlantic City, N.J. Write Roger E. Coleman, NCA, 1133-20th St., N.W., Washington, D.C.20036. Feb. 3-8. ACS Division of Fluorine Chemistry Winter Fluorine Conf. Tides Hotel and Bath Club, St. Petersburg, Fla. Write R. A. Mitsch, 3M Ctr., St. Paul, Minn. 55101. Feb. 5-6. Drilling and Production Inst. Liberal, Kan. Write U of Kansas Southwest Regional Center, P.O. Box 653, Garden City, Kan. 67846. Feb. 7-9. World Population Soc. 1st Annual Mtg. Washington-Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C. Write Charles M. Cargille, WPS, American U, Washington, D.C.20016. Feb 12-14. Intl. Conf. on Waste Oil Recovery and Reuse. Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C. Write Betsy J. Kaufman, ICWORR, 1101—16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. Feb. 20-21. "Crisis and Opportunity." Chemical Club of Philadelphia and Chemical Group of Natl. Assoc, of Purchasing Management Winter Mtg. Philadelphia, Pa. Write Ronald P. Fendrick, Quaker Chemical Corp., Conshohocken, Pa. 19428. Feb. 24-28. "Technology of Aluminum Recovery from Municipal Wastes" Mtg. American Inst, of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers. Statler Hilton Hotel, Dallas, Tex. Write Booker Morey, Garrett R&D Co., 1855 Carrion Rd., La Verne, Calif. 91750. Continued on page 55
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