Dr. John B. Fenn Nobel Laureate Research Professor in Chemistry at VCU
Dr. Robert Gerald Bass Past Chairman, 1972 Alfred R. Armstrong Distinguished Service Award, 1972
Section Firsts Dr. Mary Kapp, Chair of the Chemistry Department at Virginia Commonwealth University (previously Richmond Professional Institute) from 1952 until her retirement in 1972, was the first female chair of the Virginia Section in 1952. Larry White was the first High school chemistry teacher to serve as Chair of the Virginia Section in 1996. Phyllis James, Wyeth, was the first African- American to serve as Chair in 2001
Dr. Fred Hawkridge Virginia Commonwealth University March 2005 Section Meeting Topic: Applications of Oxidase Modified Electrodes
Dorothy Eseonu Chair 2006
Dr. Thomas Epps, III ACS Scholar, 2005
Stephanie Mabry Chair, 2011
Trey Gregory Secretary 2005
Dr. Ann Sullivan Distinguished Service Award, 2005
Mr. Ram Bhagat Distinguished High School Chemistry Teacher Award 2006 Dorothy Eseonu Chair 2006 Ms. Mary Holmgren Distinguished Middle School Science Teacher Award 2006
Mr. Ram Bhagat Distinguished High School Chemistry Teacher Award 2006
Dr. Kevin M. Dunn Hampden-Sydney College December 2005 Section Meeting Topic: Caveman Chemistry: Hands-On Projects in Chemical Technology
Dr. E. Ann Nalley
Dr. Nelson Ayala CB Fleet Pharmaceuticeutical April 2015 Section Meeting Topic: The Health Benefits of Chocolate
Russell J. Rowlett, Jr.
Dr. Rae Carpenter Physics is Phun Science Museum of Virginia 2001
Murray Rosenberg Co-Chair of the Publicity/Publications Committee for SERMACS, 1991
Mr. Robert D. Blackledge October 2009 Section Meeting Topic: The Floyd Landis Sports Doping Case as Evaluated by a Forensic Analytical Chemist
Dr. W. H. Jack Breazeale College of Charleston/Laboratory Safety Institute November 2007 Section Meeting Topic: Lab Inspections: You Might Be Surprised By What You Find!
Dr. Foster Agblevor
Bruce Dubee
Dr. M. Samy El-Shall Distinguished Research Award 2009
SERMACS
Dr. Dorothy Eseonu and Dr. Kristine Smetana
Dr. Catherine C. Fenselau University of Maryland November 2009 Section Meeting Topic: New Methods for Proteomics
Dr. John Gupton University of Richmond December 2008 Section Meeting Topic: Undergraduate Research in Organic Synthesis: From Vinylogous Iminium Salts to Marin Natural Products
Dr. Tze-Chi Jao Outstanding Industrial Innovator Award 2010
Leonard Klein Distinguished High School Chemistry Teach Award 2003
Yezdi Pithawalla
Dr. Sunney Xie Harvard University Dr. Samuel Abrash University of Richmond February 2007 Section Meeting Topic: Holding Single Molecules up to the Light: From in vitro to in vivo Studies
Dr. Allan Powell and Dr. R. Gerald Bass
Ms. Judy Fitzpatrick Distinguished Elementary School Science Teacher Award 2010
Molly Harris
Ms. Diane Nolan Distinguished Middle School Science Teacher Award 2007
Ms. Denise Yvette Stanton Distinguished Middle School Science Teacher Award 2009
Dr. John T. Yates, Jr. University of Virginia April 2009 Section Meeting Topic: Observation of Chemical Reactions on Surfaces STM-Watching Individual Molecules Do Their Dances
Dr. Will H. Lewis, Jr. and Dr. Jeffrey I. Seeman
December 2010 Section Meeting Topic: What Can We Learn from Sensomics Dr. Gerd Kobal Altria Client Services
Ms. Liza Schmider Distinguished High School Chemistry Teacher Award 2007
Community Activities - 2014
National Chemistry Week - 2014
Dr, Ralph Allen Distinguished Service Award 2008 Dr, Jane Lewis Industrial Leadership Award 2008
Dr. William Rademaker Distinguished Service Award 2006
Dr. Kristine Smetana Chemistry Club Advisor Robin Turner Chemistry Club President The Chemistry Club at John Tyler Community College Receives the Daniel E. Dalton Award 2007
Dr. Will H. Lewis, Jr. Distinguished Service Award 2009
Dr. Lewis displaying the Earth Day Award 2007
Ms. Christine M. Bierwerth Distinguished High School Chemistry Teacher Award 2002
National Chemistry Week 1992
Section Award Winners 2006 From left to right: Ronnie Sours, Don Shillady, Dan Lynch
Dr. Lewis presenting the Outstanding Innovation Award to Dr. Kai O. Donsbach, September 2007
Dr. Patrick Barber Distinguished Service Award 2001 Dr. Donald Abraham and Dr. Kellogg Outstanding Innovation Award 2001
Chemical Breakthrough Awards 2009 Dr. Seeman presenting Breakthrough award to Dr.John D. Roberts. Left to right: Dr. Timothy Swager, Dr. John Roberts, Dr. Jeffrey Seeman, Dr. Frederick Greene
Section Recognized for Chemistry Olympiad 2009 Thomas Lane (former ACS president) and Dr. Ann Sullivan
Dr. Harry Gray with his Jefferson Cup
Distinguished Service Award Recipients
Distinguished Service Award Recipients
Dr. Donald Shillady and Dr. Sheryl Baldwin Distinguished Service Award 2010
The Periodic Table Bake Sale Who doesn t love a good elemental cupcake?
Poster Session at UVA
Flying Squirrels Game
2006 Olympiad Study Camp
Dr. John Thorburg pouring liquid nitrogen
Mr. Michael Farabarugh Distinguished High School Chemistry Teacher Award 2010
National Chemistry Week
Dr. Marvin Long University of Wisconsin Stevens Point November 2008 Section Meeting Topic: Elements of Leadership: Chemical Demonstrations with a Theme
Now just add some here
Maybe a cup there
I don t think that was supposed to happen
But it looks and smells great!!!
Now Who wants to try some?
Bruce Dubee and Ken Chapman
The Women Chemists Committee 2010
Younger Chemists Committee
W. Allan Powell and two family members with Dr. Kennth Pearce February 2010 Section Meeting
SERMACS 2011
Younger Chemist Committee 2014 Fall Social Event The Chemistry of Beer
Teacher Awards 2014
Colleges and Universities in the Virginia Section
1993 Section Officers
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