This award is to recognize individuals and/or institutions who have advanced diversity in the chemical sciences and significantly stimulated or fostered activities that promote inclusiveness within the region.
The award will be presented at the 2023 ACS Northwest Regional Meeting (NORM 2023), which will be held at Montana State University on June 28-30, 2023. The Stanley C. Israel Regional Award consists of a medal and a $1,000 grant to support and further the activities for which the award was made. The award also will include funding to cover the recipient’s travel expenses to the ACS regional meeting at which the award will be presented.
Nominees may come from academia, industry, government, or independent entities, and may also be organizations, including ACS Local Sections and Divisions. The nominee must have created and fostered ongoing programs or activities that result in increased numbers of persons from diverse and underrepresented minority groups, persons with disabilities, or women who participate in the chemical enterprise.
Nomination materials must be received by March 1, 2023.
The nomination package must include:
Questions about this award may be emailed to Prof. Mary Cloninger (mcloninger@montana.edu)
2021—Tam’ra-Kay Francis, University of Washington, Department of Chemistry, Seattle, WA
2020—Marilyn Mackiewicz, College of Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
2019—Heritage University, Toppenish, WA
2016—Lawrence Duffy, University of Alaska-Fairbanks
2014—Sandy Ross, Montana Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership
2010—Ralph Young, Washington State University
Stan Israel was an educator, scientist, and mentor who spent most of his career at UMass-Lowell before joining Texas State University as Dean in 1997. The ACS POLY website maintains a memorial tribute to his life and career.