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Society to Elect National Officers Members will receive ballots to elect President-Elect and regional directors Maurice H. Arveson and Dr. Charles L. Thomas are nominees for the office of President-Elect of the American Chemical Society for 1963. Dr. Robert C. Elderfield and Dr. Calvin L. Stevens are candidates for regional director of the first district; Dr. Paul C. Cross and Dr. Lawrence T. Eby for regional director of the third district. Ballots will be sent to ACS members on Nov. 1; deadline for their return is Nov. 29. For election of regional directors, ballots will be sent only to those members residing in the district. The first district consists of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Alaska, Michigan, Ohio, and Canada. The third district consists of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Dr. Arthur C. Cope and Dr. William E. Hanford have been nominated for director-at-large. Ballots were sent to the voting councilors on Oct. 12; deadline for their return is Nov. 9.
President-Elect Maurice H. Arveson received an A.B. from Lawrence College in 1924 and has done graduate work at the University of Chicago, University of Wisconsin, and Northwestern. He joined Standard Oil Co. (Ind.) in 1924, b e c a m e technical assistant to the manager of the grease and compounded oils department in 1925, patent adviser to the Whiting refinery in 1931, and senior technologist, development and patent department, in 1935. He was named senior technologist of the chemical products department in 1945; technical director of Indoil Chemical Co. in 1949; and is now coordinator-research for Amoco Chemicals Corp. Mr. Arveson has been an ACS member since 1930. He has served the Chicago Section as chairman (1945), councilor (1943-53), director (194292
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44, 1946-47), as chairman of the committees on Long-Term Housing Problems, National Affairs, 3rd National Chemical Exposition, and Membership and on committees on Policy, 2nd Nation Chemical Exposition, and Public Relations. Mr. Arveson has submitted the following statement describing his views on Society matters: "As the most important group of technical people in the world, the Society must improve its services to members. This is largely a question of finances. To reach the Society's objectives, w e must apply the research method and find good answers to such problems as: providing the new scientific information our members need, without making them pay for information they do not need; making our meetings more effective and more readily available; increasing the employment opportunities for members; setting up procedures by which the Society, like the universities, can receive contributions to assist our highly important work. The advantages of membership in the Society must become so clear that the present large group of nonmember chemists and chemical engineers will wish to join. This in itself will greatly improve our effectiveness. The goals will not be easy to reach. They will not be attained in the administration of any one president. The important thing is to recognize the needs and to build a constantly
Dec. 31 Deadline For Resignations ACS membership continues from year to year unless a resignation is received in headquarters before Dec. 31 of the year for which dues have been paid. It is hoped there will be few resignations but if continuation is not possible in 1963, please notify the Office of the Executive Secretary now.
better organization. Each president should have a deep interest in the Society's welfare and an intimate knowledge of its personnel and operations." Nationally, he has served ACS as director-at-large (1951-59, 1961-64), on the Executive Committee, as chairman of the committees on Finance, Corporation Associates, and Proposed Increase in Dues, and on committees on Planning, Building Fund Campaign, Publications, Membership and Public Relations, Council Policy Committee, Subcommittee on Data for Evaluating National Meetings, Subcommittee on Membership and Public Relations, President's commission on the handling of the Hancock Report, and Committee on Revision of Constitution and Bylaws. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Chi Sigma, Chemists' Clubs of Chicago and New York, Society of Chemical Industry, Society of Plastics Engineers, and American Institute of Chemists. In 1955, Mr. Arveson received the Chicago Technical Societies Council award of merit for service; and in 1961 the Chicago chapter of AIC gave him its Honor Scroll Award.
Dr. Charles L. Thomas received a B.S. from the University of North Carolina in 1928 and an M.S. in 1929; he received a Ph.D. f r o m Northwestern in 1931. In that year he joined Universal Oil Products as a research chemist and rose through supervisory research chemist to associate director of research. In 1945 he was named director of research and development at Great Lakes Carbon. In 1951 he became a staff assistant at Sun Oil, manager of the chemical research laboratory in 1952, associate director in 1953, director of research and development in 1956, and is now scientific advisor. Dr. Thomas has been an ACS member since 1927, and has belonged to the North Carolina, Chicago, and Philadelphia Sections. He served the Chicago Section^ in many capacities: chairman, program committee 1942-43; director 1943-45; second vice chairman and chairman of pro-
fessional status committee 1945-46; first vice chairman 1946-47; chairman 1948-49. In addition he was councilor or alternate councilor 193751. He is a member of the Division of Petroleum Chemistry and has served the division as chairman 1960-61, councilor 1953-58, Area VI representative 1957-58, and vice chairman 1944-46. He is also a member of the Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. Nationally, Dr. Thomas is currently (1960-63) serving on the ACS Board of Directors as director-at-large; he is a member of the Executive Committee, the Committee on Publications, the Corporation Associates Committee, the Salary Committee, and is chairman of the Committee on Finance. He was also director-at-large 1957-58. He has served as a member of the Investments Committee from 1957 to the present. He was a member of the Council Committee on Constitution and Bylaws 1948-51 and 1953-56, serving as chairman 1953-55 and secretary 1956. He is still a member of the PRF Advisory Board (1959-62; 1957-58) and was on the advisory boards of C&EN and WEC (1950-53). Dr. Thomas is a member of Alpha Chi Sigma, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi, the Society of Automotive Engineers, American Institute of Chemists (national councilor 1947-49, councilor-at-large 1953-56), American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Petroleum Institute (vice chairman 1957-59, chairman 1960-62, Advisory Committee on Fundamental Research on Composition and Properties of Petroleum), Society of Chemical Industry, and the Franklin Institute.
Regional Director First District Dr. Robert C. Elderfield received an A.B. degree from Williams College in 1926 and a Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology i n 1 9 3 0. After teaching for one semester at Colby College, he joined the Rockefeller Institute for
Medical Research in 1930, and taught at Columbia University, 1936-52. At present he is a professor of chemistry at the University of Michigan. He has been an ACS member since 1925 and has been in the Northeastern, New York, and University of Michigan Sections. He has served the New York Section as councilor and director, and the University of Michigan Section as councilor. He has been chairman, councilor, and member of the nomenclature committee of the Division of Organic Chemistry. He has served the ACS nationally as a regional director, and as a member of the Board Committees on Publications, Public, Professional, and Member Relations, Grants and Fellowships, and Education and Students, and he has served as chairman of the last two committees. He was an associate editor of Chemical Reviews, 1941-44, and was on the JOC advisory board, 1952-56. Dr. Elderfield was with the Office of Scientific Research and Development during World War II, and served as executive secretary of the Panel on Synthesis of the National Research Council's Board for the Coordination of Malarial Studies, 1943-46. He was a consultant to the National Institutes of Health, 1946-51 and 1956-59. He has served as chairman of the NASNRC Division of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, 1960-62; he has also served as chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the NAS-NRC Prevention of Deterioration Center. He was on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, 1952-55. He was a visiting scientist at the National Research Council of Canada, 1959-60. He has served as a member of the U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, was chairman of the American delegation to the XXIst Conference of IUPAC in 1961, and was a member of the American delegation to the Vllth General Assembly of the International Council of Scientific Unions in 1961. He served as chairman of the Cancer Chemotherapy National Service Center's Panel on Synthesis, 1956-60. Dr. Elderfield is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, AAAS, the American Society for Biological Chemists, and the National Research Council.
He received a Presidential Certificate of Merit in 1948 and an honorary D.Sc. from Williams College in 1952.
Dr. Calvin L. Stevens, chairman of the department of chemistry and professor of organic c h e m i s t r y at Wayne State University, received a B.S. from the University of Illinois in 1944 and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1947. He was a postdoctoral fellow at MIT, 1947-48, and a Guggenheim fellow at the Sorbonne, France, 1955-56. He served as scientific liaison officer, Office of Naval Research, U.S. Embassy, London, 1959-60. He joined Wayne State University in 1948 as assistant professor and became associate professor in 1951, professor in 1954, and chairman of the department in 1961. Dr. Stevens joined the ACS in 1945 and has been a member of the University of Wisconsin, Northeastern, and Detroit Sections. He is a member (1959-64) of the Council Policy Committee, chairman of its Subcommittee on Non-ACS Awards, and member of its Subcommittees on Improving Communications and Nomination Proposals. He was a member of the Council Publications Committee, 1956-59, and secretary of that committee, 1957-59. He is on the advisory board of the Advances in Chemistry series (1961-63). He has served as chairman of the Detroit Section, 1954-55, has been councilor since 1955, and has held many other positions in the section. Dr. Stevens has been assistant editor of the "Record of Chemical Progress" since 1949. He was a member of the chemistry panel, Cancer Chemotherapy National Service Center, and special consultant to the National Cancer Institute, 1958-62. He is a member of the Mayor's Committee for Development of a Research Park and on the advisory council of the Michigan Cancer Foundation. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma, The Chemical Society, French Chemical Society, and Swiss Chemical Societv. OCT. 2 9, 1962 C&EN
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Dr. Paul C. Cross received a B.S. from Geneva College in 1928; an M.S. in 1930 and a Ph.D. in 1932 from the^University of Wisconsin. He had one year of postdoctorate work at Wisconsin supported by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, two years at the California Institute of Technology as National Research Council Fellow, and one year at Stanford University supported by the Carnegie Institution of Washington. During 1936-38 he was assistant professor at Stanford University and 1938-49 on the staff at Brown University, where he was made chairman of the department of chemistry in 1947. From 1949 until 1961 he was executive officer of the department of chemistry at the University of Washington (Seattle). Since 1961 he has been president and chief executive officer of Mellon Institute. He joined the ACS in 1929. He has served the Rhode Island Section as chairman and as alternate councilor, and the Puget Sound Section as chairman and alternate councilor, and is now a member of the Pittsburgh Section. He is a member of the Division of Physical Chemistry, of which he is now chairman-elect. He was an associate editor of J ACS, 1951-61, and is associate editor of Chemical Reviews, 1961-63. From 1940-43, Dr. Cross served in various capacities on war projects at Brown University and from 1943 to 1946 he was at the Underwater Explosives Research Laboratory (OSRD) at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, first as deputy director and then as director. Since then he has served on numerous committees for the agencies of the U.S. Government and worked during the summer of 1953 with the Weapons Systems Evaluation Group of the Department of Defense. He was summer lecturer at Harvard University in 1941 and 1946 and at the University of Wisconsin in 1952. Dr. Cross is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Gamma Alpha, Alpha Chi Sigma, AAAS, American Academy of Arts and 94
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Dr. Lawrence T. Eby, assistant head of market development at Enjay Chemical, was graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1938 in chemical engineering. He received an M.S. in 1939 and a Ph.D. in organic c h e m i s t r y in 1941, also from Notre Dame. He joined Esso Research and Engineering in 1941 where he remained in research activities until transferring to Enjay in 1957 where he became senior market development engineer. Dr. Eby joined ACS in 1938 and has been a member of the St. Joseph Valley and the North Jersey Sections. He is presently chairman of the North Jersey Section and has served in a number of other capacities, among which was councilor and secretary. After helping to establish the Central Subsection he served as chairman. He has served on committees in the ACS Division of Petroleum Chemistry, Division of Rubber Chemistry, and Division of Chemical Marketing and Economics. Dr. Eby served six years on the Council Committee on Local Section Activities during which time he served one year as secretary. He is currently on the Council Committee on Constitution and Bylaws. In 1961 Dr. Eby received the Honor Scroll of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Institute of Chemists for time and devotion to professional organizations of the chemist and engineer. He has been national councilor and chairman of the New Jersey Chapter of AIC. Dr. Eby is a member of The Chemists' Club, AAAS, Chemical Market Research Association, American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, New York Rubber Group, and the Midwest Marketing Group.
Director-at-Large Dr. Arthur C. Cope received a B.S. from Butler University in 1929 and a
Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1932. H e was a Guggenheim fellow 1940-41. He was on the faculties of University of Wisconsin, Harvard, Bryn Mawr, and Columbia and is now head of the chemistry department at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He joined ACS in 1931. He has been chairman of the Northeastern Section, councilor of the New York Section, and chairman and councilor of the Division of Organic Chemistry. He has served nationally as President of the Society (1961) and on many committees of the Board and Council. He has been on the advisory boards of JACS and JOC. Currently, he is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Society. Dr. Cope is also a member of AAAS, National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Science, and the American Philosophical Society. He received the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry in 1944.
Dr. William E. Hanford received a B.S. in 1930 from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science and an M.S. in 1932 and Ph.D. in 1935 from the University of Illinois. Dr. Hanford has been employed in chemical research and in administrative capacities by Du Pont, General Aniline & Film, and M. W. Kellogg, and is now vice president for research and development at Olin. Dr. Hanford joined ACS in 1936. He has served the North Jersey Section as councilor, alternate councilor, and treasurer, and the Division of Polymer Chemistry as chairman and secretary. He has served the Society nationally as a member of the Foreign Speakers' Bureau and on many Council committees, such as the Committee on Professional Relations and Status. He has been on the advisory boards of Chemical Reviews and lirEC. Dr. Hanford is a member of the AAAS, American Institute of Chemists, American Institute of Physics, So-
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ciety of Chemical Industry (American Section), Societe de Chimie Industrielle, New York Academy of Science, Industrial Research Institute (Corporate Representative), and The Chemists' Club. He is on the boards of trustees of Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science and Alfred University. He received the Ambassador's Award, State of Pennsylvania, in 1955 and the Chemical Industry Medal of the American Section of SCI in 1961. He has been made an honorary member of AIC and has honorary doctorates from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science and Alfred University.
ACS Solicits Award Nominations April 1, 1963, deadline for receipt of nominations On behalf of the canvassing committees, the Office of the ACS Executive Secretary announces that nominations for awards to be presented in 1964 are now being solicited. The Society roster of awards for 1964 includes one new award—the ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry sponsored by Witco Chemical Company, Inc., Foundation. Two interesting changes have been made in the provisions of two ACS awards. Precision Scientific Co. has increased the honorarium for the ACS Award in Petroleum Chemistry to $5000. Eligibility rules for the ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry have been broadened by the sponsor, Texas Instruments, Inc. The award may now be granted without regard to nationality. The Board of Directors* Committee on Awards and Recognitions believes the ACS awards program to be unexcelled in terms of the recognition and prestige which accrue to the recipients. The excellence of the ACS awards program can be traced directly to the number of nominees proposed, the care with which the nominations are prepared, and the high degree of discrimination exercised in the selection of recipients. The cooperation of the membership 96
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in making the annual nominations for these awards has been good. This has been because members have assumed the obligation for nominating colleagues whose achievements are outstanding. Even so, the committee believes there are many exceptionally competent chemists and chemical engineers who have not been nominated. Awards can be made only to those who are nominated. Hence, the committee wants each ACS member to feel a personal responsibility to review the accomplishments of his friends and co-workers in the profession and nominate those whom he believes eligible for any of the Society's awards. Members Nominate. Any member of the Society (except a member of the award committee) may submit one nomination for each award. There is no set form for making a nomination, but the following information (eight copies) is required: a biographical sketch (including date of birth), list of publications and patents, specific identification of the work on which the nomination is based, and an evaluation and appraisal of the nominee's accomplishments, particularly the work to be recognized by the award. The committee cautions that great care should be taken in the preparation of the evaluation of the nominee's accomplishments. The evaluation enables the highlighting of contributions of particular significance to theory or practice which might render a nominee more eligible than others nominated for an award. The evaluation of accomplishments should not overlook patents filed by the nominee. In listing publications, indicate the specific contribution of the nominee to those of which he may be co-author. Seconding letters are not necessary. If the nomination is accompanied by supporting letters, only those which contain factual information about the candidate not provided in the nominating document will be transmitted to the selection committee. In no instance may more than two such supporting letters be included as part of the nomination. The awards program is operated on an annual basis. Hence, nominations are not automatically extended from year to year for those candidates not selected for an award. Renomination is necessary if the previous nominee is to be considered by the current selection committee. It is possible to update any previous nomination on
file with the ACS. Eight copies of any additional material are required. Nominators should submit eight copies of the appropriate documents for distribution to the members of the award committee. Nominations should be sent to R. M. Warren, Membership Secretary, American Chemical Society, 1155 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Washington 6, D.C., by April 1, 1963. Earlier transmission is encouraged. The 1963 edition of Bulletin 7, "Awards Administered by the American Chemical Society," is now available to those who wish more detail than presented in the following brief resumes: • ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry sponsored by the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association. A nominee must have accomplished outstanding creative work in synthetic organic chemistry that has been published in an American journal during the preceding three years ending Jan. 1, 1964. • ACS Award for Nuclear Applications in Chemistry sponsored by the Nuclear-Chicago Corp. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to nuclear isotopic applications in the field of chemistry. There are no limits on age or on nationality. •ACS Award in Biological Chemistry sponsored by Eli Lilly and Co. A nominee must be a citizen of the United States who shall not have passed his 36th birthday on April 30, 1964, and shall have accomplished outstanding research in biological > chemistry of unusual merit for an individual on the threshold of his career. Special consideration shall be given to the independence of thought and the originality shown. At the time of the nomination, the nominee must be actively engaged in the line of research for which the award is made. • A C S Award in Chemical Education sponsored by the Scientific Apparatus Makers Association. A nominee must have made outstanding contributions to chemical education considered in its broadest meaning, including the training of professional chemists; the dissemination of reliable information about chemistry to prospective chemists, to members of the profession, to students in other fields, and to the general public; and the integration of chemistry into our educational system. The activities recognized by the award may lie in the
