1. American Chemical Society ACS National Awards Program ACS Leadership Institute Friday, January 21, 2011 Ms. Martha K. Lester, Staff Liaison ACS Board Committee on Grants & Awards

2. American Chemical Society 2 Mission To promote and deliver a high-quality recognition program that highlights the contributions of members of the chemistry enterprise by actively engaging chemical practitioners worldwide.

3. American Chemical Society 3 National Awards Program 64 National Awards –53 given annually –10 given bi-annually –1 given tri-annually More than 800 nominations received each year.

4. American Chemical Society 4 National Awards Program Recognize individual/team accomplishments in diverse fields of the chemical sciences. –Analytical Chemistry –Chemical Education –Diversity & Emerging Chemists –Environmental Science –Industrial Chemistry –Inorganic Chemistry

5. American Chemical Society 5 National Awards Program –Physical Chemistry –Interdisciplinary Science –Leadership & Service –Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Science –Organic Chemistry –Polymer & Material Science

6. American Chemical Society 6 Timeline: July xx to March xx+2 July 1, 2009: Call for nominations Nov. 1, 2009: Nominations close Nov. – March 2010: Selection Committees appointed and filled March—July 2010 : Selection Committees review nominations, discuss via conference call, send ballot Aug. 2010: Winners announced in C&EN and to divisions March 2011: Banquet & Award Addresses Providing public recognition of the recipients at an annual banquet

7. American Chemical Society 7 Opportunities for Divisions Recommend technical experts for Canvassing & Selection Committees, especially women and underrepresented minorities Organize awards address/symposium Identify sponsors for unsupported awards

8. American Chemical Society 8 Division Sponsorship Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics co-sponsored by PHYS E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy sponsored by PHYS (2012) ACS Award in Industrial Chemistry, co-sponsored by BMGT Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry sponsored by NUCL Arthur W. Adamson Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Surface Chemistry sponsored by COLL (2012) ACS Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology sponsored by ENVR (2011 – 2012)

9. American Chemical Society 9 Benefits of Sponsorship Highlighted several times in C&EN (July call for nominations, Aug. list of winners, prelim and final national meeting programs, full-page thank you, recipient(s) vignette) Featured on recipients recognition award Featured at the annual ACS Awards Banquet Recognized on the ACS awards website and in all printed materials about the Awards Program (i.e. Awards program booklet; posters displayed at national meeting hotels and convention center, video presentation at banquet) Press releases sent to award recipients’ local publications highlight sponsor

10. American Chemical Society 10 Cost of Sponsorship $5,000Cash Award $ 500Certificate $1,240Admin fee (non-profit) Admin fee (corporate): $7,076 Travel (capped at $2500) $6,740 + travel

11. American Chemical Society 11 Awards without Sponsors Arthur W. Adamson Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Surface Chemistry ACS Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy Claude S. Hudson Award in Carbohydrate Chemistry George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education (co-sponsor) ACS Award in Industrial Chemistry (co-sponsor)

12. American Chemical Society 12 ACS Awards Office 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Tel: 202-872-4408 Fax: 202-776-8008 E-mail: awards@acs.org www.acs.org/awards