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AWARDS

Local Section Funding & Awards

awards FOR LOCAL SECTIONS & volunteers

Awards Committee Chair
Min Zhang
m18_zhang@hotmail.com

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2027 Delaware Section Award — CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

The Delaware Section Award is presented annually to a member of the Section for outstanding achievements in research in chemistry or chemical engineering.

Nominations for the 2027 Delaware Section Award will be accepted through June 30, 2027. Please provide a letter of nomination and a copy of the candidate’s current CV to Min Zhang, Chair of the Awards Committee, at m18_zhang@hotmail.com. Candidates who are not selected in a given year remain under consideration for three years. Nomination files may be updated annually. Nominators should confirm that the candidate is a member of the Delaware Section of the ACS.

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Tillmanns-Skolnik Award

Presented as appropriate to a member who has made an outstanding contribution to the content of Section programs, to the administrative function of the Section, or to the improvement of the public perception of the Section. The award was established in 1984 in memory of Emma-June Tillmanns-Skolnik in recognition of her long and selfless service to the Section.

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Carothers Award

Administered by a committee consisting of representatives from local chemical industry and academia. This award presented annually by the Delaware Section to recognize scientific innovators who have made outstanding contributions and advances in industrial applications of chemistry. The award consists of a commissioned sculpture and a cash award of $2,000. The Carothers Award is not restricted on the basis of geography.

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High School Teacher of the Year Award

Presented annually to a teacher at a high school in Delaware to recognize excellence in teaching in the field of chemistry and related fields such as biochemistry, environmental science and health science. The award consists of a $250 prize for the teacher and a matching grant for their school. Winners are nominated for the ACS Middle Atlantic Region teaching award. The winner will be recognized at the September Section Meeting. Click here to apply.

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Previous Delaware Section Award Recipients

The Delaware Section Award recognizes conspicuous scientific achievement in an area of chemistry or chemical engineering by a Delaware Section member.

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2024 – Thomas H. Epps, III
2022 – Stephen McCann
2021 – Donald Watson
2020 – Andrew Feiring
2019 – Mary Watson
2018 – Xinquiao Jia
2017 – Paul Fagan
2016 – David Eaton
2015 – Joseph Fox

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2013 – Charles Riordan
2011 – Andrew Teplyakov
2010 – Barbara Larsen
2008 – Mary Kaiser
2007 – Cecil Dybowski
2006 – Charles McEwen
2005 – Norman Wagner
2004 – Brian Bidlingmeyer
2003 – Ed Wasserman
2002 – Murray Johnston
2001 – Howard Barth
2000 – Edward Jaffe
1998 – Eric Kaler
1997 – George Parshall
1994 – H. N. Cheng
1993 – Michael Klein
1992 – M.S. Burnaby Munson
1991 – Bruce Chase
1990 – Roberta Coleman
1989 – Stanley Sandler
1987 – Owen Webster
1986 – Paul Morgan
1985 – Bruce Gates
1984 – David England
1983 – Garry Rechnitz
1982 – David Breslow
1981 – Richard Heck
1980 – William Drinkard
1979 – Edwin Vandenberg

Carothers Award Recipients

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2025 – Svetlana Mojsov
2024 – Donald Pinto
2023 – Barbara Minor and Rajiv Singh
2022 – Ann E. Weber
2021 – Peter Trefonas
2020 – Allison Campbell
2019 – Robert W. Gore
2018 – Dennis Liotta
2017 – Stephen Buchwald
2016 – Joanna Fowler
2015 – George Lahm

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2014 – Roy Vagelos
2013 – Paul Anderson
2012 – Donald Tomalia
2011 – John Duncia
2010 – Robert Knudsen
2009 – Jean Frechet & Hiroshi Ito
2008 – Harry Spinelli
2007 – Richard DiMarchi
2006 – Alan Davison
2005 – Richard F. Heck
2004 – James C. Stevens
2003 – Frances Arnold
2002 – Joseph DeSimone
2001 – Ching W. Tang
2000 – Robert S. Langer
1999 – Barry Sharpless
1998 – Mario Geysen
1997 – Walter Kaminsky
1996 – Edith Flanigen
1995 – Herbert Eleuterio
1994 – Ralph Hirschmann
1993 – David Bryant
1992 – C. Grant Wilson & Murrae Bowden
1991 – Frank Bovey
1990 – Paul Janssen
1989 – John Franz
1988 – Paul Morgan
1987 – Paul Wiesz
1986 – Lewis Sarett
1985 – Paul Flory
1984 – Alan Hay
1983 – Louis Plambeck
1982 – Jon Sinfelt
1981 – William Baker
1980 – Carl Marvel
1979 – Herman Mark
1978 – Edwin Land

Tillmanns-Skolnick Award Recipients

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2013 – Alan Denio
2007 – Michael Stemniski
2006 – Allison Moore
2005 – H N Cheng
2004 – Lee Bennett
2002 – Helen Hauer
2001 – Anne Backman
2000 – Martha Hollomon
1998 – Debra Banville
1997 – Jane Churchill
1991 – Alan McClelland
1989 – John Schaefgen
1987 – Charles Kister
1986 – Herman Skolnick
1985 – Margaret Christoph

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2014 – Roy Vagelos
2013 – Paul Anderson
2012 – Donald Tomalia
2011 – John Duncia
2010 – Robert Knudsen
2009 – Jean Frechet & Hiroshi Ito
2008 – Harry Spinelli
2007 – Richard DiMarchi
2006 – Alan Davison
2005 – Richard F. Heck
2004 – James C. Stevens
2003 – Frances Arnold
2002 – Joseph DeSimone
2001 – Ching W. Tang
2000 – Robert S. Langer
1999 – Barry Sharpless
1998 – Mario Geysen
1997 – Walter Kaminsky
1996 – Edith Flanigen
1995 – Herbert Eleuterio
1994 – Ralph Hirschmann
1993 – David Bryant
1992 – C. Grant Wilson & Murrae Bowden
1991 – Frank Bovey
1990 – Paul Janssen
1989 – John Franz
1988 – Paul Morgan
1987 – Paul Wiesz
1986 – Lewis Sarett
1985 – Paul Flory
1984 – Alan Hay
1983 – Louis Plambeck
1982 – Jon Sinfelt
1981 – William Baker
1980 – Carl Marvel
1979 – Herman Mark
1978 – Edwin Land

Teacher of the Year Award Recipients

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2017 – Sharon Archer (Archmere Academy)
2016 – Nader Makarious (Brandywine HS)
2013 – John Scala
2012 – Leigh Thompson
2002 – Wanda Lentz (Concord HS)
1991 – Carl Campion
1988 – Lillian Webster (Ursuline Academy)
1985 – Ronald Eschleman
1984 – Michael Stemniski (McKean HS)
1964 – Karl Obold

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2013 – Charles Riordan
2011 – Andrew Teplyakov
2010 – Barbara Larsen
2008 – Mary Kaiser
2007 – Cecil Dybowski
2006 – Charles McEwen
2005 – Norman Wagner
2004 – Brian Bidlingmeyer
2003 – Ed Wasserman
2002 – Murray Johnston
2001 – Howard Barth
2000 – Edward Jaffe
1998 – Eric Kaler
1997 – George Parshall
1994 – H. N. Cheng
1993 – Michael Klein
1992 – M.S. Burnaby Munson
1991 – Bruce Chase
1990 – Roberta Coleman
1989 – Stanley Sandler
1987 – Owen Webster
1986 – Paul Morgan
1985 – Bruce Gates
1984 – David England
1983 – Garry Rechnitz
1982 – David Breslow
1981 – Richard Heck
1980 – William Drinkard
1979 – Edwin Vandenberg

GRANTS FOR LOCAL SECTIONS

The American Chemical Society offers several grants and mini-grants to encourage local sections to spread their passion for chemistry throughout their communities. We also celebrate outstanding contributions by local sections and volunteers with awards.

Deadline: February 15, 2025

Amount: Up to $1000

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