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a member of the AIChE chapter or ACS section 

 in the Baton Rouge area, established 1957 in 

 cooperation with the local section of the ACS 

 and the local chapter of AIChE; Gilbert Newton 

 Lewis Medal, to acknowledge leadership in the 

 science of theoretical chemistry, established 1951 

 by the California Section ; California Section 

 Award, to encourage young scientists who show 

 promise in the field of chemistry, established 

 1951 by the California Section; Willard Gibbs 

 Medal, to recognize eminent work in and orig- 

 inal contributions to pure or applied chemistry, 

 founded by William A. Converse and estab- 

 lished 1910 by the Chicago section; The Emi- 

 nent Chemists' Award, to recognize contribu- 

 tions to the betterment of mankind by a member 

 of the Cincinnati Section of the ACS, established 

 1950 by the Executive Committee of the Cincin- 

 nati Section ; Austin M. Patterson Award in 

 Chemical Literature, to acknowledge meritorious 

 contributions in the field of chemical literature 

 and especially in the documentation of chemistry, 

 established 1949 by the Dayton Section ; Dela- 

 ware Section Award, to encourage and promote 

 the publication of scientific papers by members 

 of the section ; S. C. Lind Lectureship Award, 

 to acknowledge leadership in chemical science, 

 established 1948 by the East Tennessee Section; 

 The Florida Section Award, to recognize leader- 

 ship in and contributions to the advancement 

 of the profession of chemistry, established by 

 the Florida Section; The Herty Medal, to give 

 recognition to the work and service of out- 

 standing chemists who have contributed to their 

 chosen field and are from the southeast portion 

 of the United States, established 1933 to honor 

 C. H. Herty, awarded by the Georgia Section 

 of the ACS ; Iowa Award, to recognize meri- 

 torious achievement in fundamental or applied 

 chemistry by a resident of Iowa, established 

 1949 by the Iowa Section ; Charles F. Spencer 

 Award, to recognize outstanding achievement 

 in agricultural chemistry, established 1955 by the 

 Kansas City Section ; Remsen Memorial Lec- 

 tureship Award, to recognize demonstration by 

 the recipent of the unique qualities as chemist, 

 educator, and administrator exemplified by Ira 

 Remsen, established 1946 by the Maryland Sec- 

 tion ; Southern Chemist Award, to recognize and 

 honor distinguished service to the profession of 

 chemistry in the southern States, and to focus 

 national attention on their scientific progress, 

 established 1950, awarded by Sotithern Chemist 

 magazine, publication of the Memphis Section ; 

 Milwaukee Section Award, to honor a Section 

 member for outstanding service to the industry, 

 the profession, or the Section in the Milwaukee 

 area, established 1956 by the Milwaukee Sec- 

 tion; Minnesota Award, to honor a Section 

 member for outstanding contributions in chem- 

 ical research or in service to the profession, 



established 1958, supported by the Minnesota 

 Section ; William H. Nichols Medal, to stimu- 

 late original research in chemistry, established 

 1902 by W^illiam H. Nichols of New York, 

 awarded by New York Section ; The Leo 

 Hendrik Baekeland Award of the North Jersey 

 Section, to encourage accomplishment in pure or 

 applied chemistry among young American 

 chemists, established 1944, supported by the 

 Bakelite Company, a division of Carbide and 

 Carbon Corporation ; James Flack Norris 

 Award, to recognize outstanding achievement 

 in the teaching of chemistry, established 

 1929 by the Northeastern Section; Theo- 

 dore William Richards Medal, to recognize 

 conspicuous achievement in chemistry, estab- 

 lished 1929 by the Northeastern Section ; North- 

 eastern Indiana Chemist of the Year, to recog- 

 nize and encourage outstanding achievement in 

 chemistry or chemical engineering, distinguished 

 service to the American Chemical Society, and 

 to the community in which recipient resides, 

 established 1957 by the Northeastern Indiana 

 Section; The Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial 

 Lecture, to encourage achievement in chemistry 

 and to honor the memory of Edgar Fahs Smith, 

 established 1929, co-sponsored by the Philadel- 

 phia Section ; Pittsburgh Award, to recognize 

 distinglished service to chemistry in Pittsburgh, 

 established 1933 by Pittsburgh Section ; Puget 

 Sound Award in Chemisty, to recognize dis- 

 tinguished work in chemistry or chemical 

 engineering, established 1956 by the Puget 

 Sound Section ; Harrison E. Howe Lectureship, 

 to recognize achievement in chemistry and to 

 promote discussion of problems likely to be 

 important in the future of chemistry, estab- 

 lished by the Rochester Section, first awarded 

 in 1945-46; Midwest Award, to recognize meri- 

 torious contributions to the advancement of pure 

 or applied chemistry or chemical education by 

 chemists in Missouri and its eight bordering 

 States, established 1945 by the St. Louis Section ; 

 Utah Award, to recognize outstanding contribu- 

 tions to chemistry while residing in the area 

 served by the Section, established 1957 by the 

 Salt Lake Section ; Southwest Regional Award, 

 to recognize outstanding contributions by a 

 chemist or chemical engineer in the southwest 

 States, established 1948, supported by twenty-one 

 local sections of the Society ; Distinguished 

 Service Award, in recognition of outstanding 

 contributions to the professional standing of 

 chemists, established 1948 by the Virginia Sec- 

 tion ; Hillebrand Award, to recognize original 

 contributions to the science of chemistry by a 

 member of the Chemical Society of Washington, 

 established 1925 by this Society (Washington 

 Section, ACS) as a memorial to W. F. Hille- 

 brand ; Jacob F. Schoellkopf Medal, to give en- 

 couragement and recognition to the spirit of 



