The Saint Louis Section established the ACS Midwest Regional Award in 1944 to publicly recognize outstanding achievements in chemistry made in the Midwest region. The award is conferred annually on a scientist who has made meritorious contributions to the advancement of pure or applied chemistry, chemical education, and the profession of chemistry. To be eligible, a nominee's cited work must have been performed while he or she was residing within the Midwest Region of the ACS, which includes Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Southern Illinois, and South Dakota. However, the nominee does not have to be nor have been an ACS member. Neither the nominee nor the nominator has to currently reside in any of these locations. Nominees can be from industry, academia, government or private practice.
Nominations include a nominating letter, two or more seconding letters, a Curriculum Vitae, a brief biography, documented and objective information regarding the outstanding achievements of the nominee, and if the nominee is an academician, a list of persons who have received advanced degrees under his or her direction. Please submit nine copies of all nomination material to:
All nominations must be received on or before the deadline of March 31, 1997 to be considered for the 53rd ACS Midwest Award.
The 53rd ACS Midwest Regional Award will be presented at the 32nd Midwest Regional Meeting to be held in Osage Beach, Missouri from October 29-31st, 1997. Ther ceremonies will feature the Midwest Award Lecture, a dinner honoring the Medalist, and the presentation of the Award which shall be a medallion and a cash honorarium. Questions concerning the Midwest Award may be addressed to Professor Valerian T. D'Souza at (314) 516-5324.