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“Many, but not all professional societies have programs that designate some of their most distinguished members as ‘Fellows’ in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their field,” said Dean of LSU’s College of Basic Sciences Kevin Carman. “Although the American Chemical Society is one of the largest, oldest and most prestigious of professional societies, it has not until recently had a ‘Fellows’ program. The Inaugural Fellows were selected from the tens of thousands of ACS members. Remarkably, LSU has had two of its faculty receive this distinction. I think this is a most impressive accomplishment, and offer my sincere congratulations to Professors Traynham and Warner.” There are a total of 162 Inaugural Fellows selected from a body of membership touted as the world’s largest scientific community. The ACS Fellows Program was created by its board of directors in December 2008 “to recognize members of the American Chemical Society for outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession, and the society.” Unlike ACS national awards, the distinguished honor of a fellows designation will go to those who have distinguished themselves in multiple areas, including promoting the science, the profession and service to the ACS. “With 162 Fellows in this ‘first class,’ that means that only one out of every 10,000 ACS members was selected for this honor,” said Andrew Maverick, chair and Dr. Philip W. and Foymae Kelso West Distinguished Professor in the LSU Department of Chemistry. “This really is a special group selected for such a prestigious honor.” For more information, visit the American Chemical Society Fellows Program. -30- |
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