The American Chemical Society Division of Professional Relations is accepting nominations for the following awards:

• Henry A. Hill Award — recognizes people who have served the profession in a unique and distinguished manner. 
• Lou Sacco Award — recognizes persons who have served the Division of Professional Relations in a meritorious and exemplary manner over a significant period of time. 

Nominations should consist of a letter of nomination providing justification for the award. The Henry A. Hill award requires both a primary and a secondary letter of nomination. The letters should also provide biographical information that can include education, professional experience, experience in the Division of Professional Relations (as required by the Lou Sacco Award), awards, honors and publications.  Please also include a resume or CV from the candidate.

Send nominations to awards@acsprof.org by February 12, 2021. 

The American Chemical Society has some of the most impressive journals, editors, and authors in the scientific community. Did you know that ACS also publishes book series? Some of these books are based on Symposia hosted at National and Regional Meetings – often organized by our own members! Others are focused on topics that are highly relevant to our community.

In 2020, a number of fantastic books were published that are directly related to the Mission and Vision of the Division of Professional Relations. In this post, we’ll highlight a few including links to where you can access. Thanks to all the authors and editors who took the time to compile these valuable resources!

At the end of 2020, we introduced the slate of candidates up for election in the Division of Professional Relations. See the Election Blog Post with bio links here: https://acsprof.org/elections-2020/

We are pleased to report the election results for service in 2021:

2020 Election Results – Executive Committee

Chair Elect
Judy Cohen

Member at Large (2021-2022)
Chris Bannochie
Michael Morris

Councilor
Matthew Grandbois

Alternate Councilor
Dan Libby

Secretary
Kelly Elkins

Treasurer
Jarrod Cohen

Subdivision Chair-Elect Results

Ethics Subdivision Chair-Elect
Theresa deAngelo

Gay and Transgender Chemists and Allies (GTCA) Subdivision Chair-Elect
Amanda Morris

International Chemists Subdivision Chair-Elect
Lee Hoffmann

Chemists with Disabilities Subdivision Chair-Elect
Cary Supalo

Younger Chemists Subdivision Chair-Elect
Katherine Johnson

Women Chemists Subdivision Chair-Elect
Judith Iriarte-Gross

Minority Chemists Subdivision Chair-Elect
Leyte Winfield

Thank you to all those nominated who were willing to serve. We would welcome the opportunity to engage new leaders in the Division. If you are interested in serving in one of the roles listed above in the future, please reach out to chair@acsprof.org to learn more.