Stanley C. Israel Regional Award
for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences
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.
Award
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.
Eligibility
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.
Deadline
Nomination materials must be received by March 1, 2023.
Nomination
The nomination package must include:
- A letter of nomination
- A CV or resume containing relevant diversity promotion activities and factual data on outcomes
- At least one, but no more than three supportive letters, one of which must come from the nominee’s ACS Local Section. Mailing address, phone number(s), and e-mail address of nominee/supporter must be provided.
Contact
Questions about this award may be emailed to Prof. Mary Cloninger (mcloninger@montana.edu)
Previous Winners
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
Stanley C. Israel
1942-2003
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.