ACS Stanley C. Israel Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences (Southeastern Region)

The Stanley C. Israel Regional Award recognizes individuals and/or institutions that have advanced diversity in the chemical sciences and significantly stimulated or fostered activities that promote inclusiveness within the region.

Award

The 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 diverse persons who participate in the chemical enterprise, including underrepresented racial/ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, and women.

Prior Recipients

  • 2009 -- Cornelia Gillyard was recognized for contributions to science education, mentoring, and administrative leadership, mainly at Spelman College but also within organizations such as ACS and NOBBCHE, and in programs such as NASA WISE and ExxonMobil Scholars.
  • 2008 -- Judith Iriarte-Gross was recognized for her leadership in science education programs that increase the numbers of girls and young women that pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
  • 2007 -- Gloria Thomas MaGee was recognized for her continuing role as young and energetic mentor to underrepresented minority students entering careers in science, as facilitator for these students to partiscipate in conferences and research experiences, and as advisor to professional organizations and institutions seeking to recruit and retain minority students.
  • 2006 -- Georgia Tech Women in Chemistry Committee (Ms. Ashley Ringer, Chair) was recognized for the outstanding efforts of this group of graduate students to create an effective and sustainable program that raises awareness, particularly within the Metro Atlanta area, and develops solutions to challenges encountered by women and underrepresented minorities in pursuing careers in the chemical and related sciences.
  • 2005 -- Chris Bannochie was recognized for his leadership in establishing and fostering inclusiveness and recognition of lesbian, gay and transgender members of the American Chemical Society and the broader scientific and professional communities. His efforts and guidance are recognized, for work leading to the ACS Policy Statement of 2003-14 that recommends federal legislation to extend employment discrimination protection to include sexual orientation, gender expression and gender identity.