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OCTOBER D-FW ACS MEETING TABLE OF CONTENTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007 50 Years Ago ...... 2 Remembering Norman Hackerman ...... 5 UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS ACS Presidential Candidates’ Statements ...... 18 The Doherty Award Presentation In Memoriam: Priscilla Jones/Rudkevich ...... 20 A Tribute to Norman Hackerman ...... 21 2007 Awardee Dr. Connie Hendrickson Marynick Symposium Cancelled ...... 22 ARKON CONSULTANTS Letter to the Editor...... 22 Chem Gems & Joules/NCW ...... 23 “Adventures in Surfactants” Hendrickson is Doherty Award Winner ...... 24 Don’t Forget Local Dues! ...... 25 About the Speaker: Dr. Connie Hendrickson started Arkon Consultants 25 Around-the-Area...... 26 years ago. In 2006 her company teamed with NuPro Technologies to win the U of Arkansas ...... 26 2006 EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for developing Heart o´ Texas ...... 27 environmentally safe solvents and reclamation for the flexographic printing East Texas ...... 28 industry. She is a past chair of the D-FW ACS Section and a past national South Plains ...... 28 president of the American Institute of Chemists. A full profile of Dr. D-FW ...... 28 Hendrickson is given on page 24. October Metroplex Seminar Schedule ...... 30 D-FW Section September Meeting...... 32 About the Talk: Dr. Hendrickson’s varied experiences in surfactant chemistry will be the basis for her talk on “Adventures in Surfactants.” INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Meeting Schedule: 6 p.m., Social Hour, Haggar University Center (Upstairs), American Polymer Standards Corp ...... 22 7 p.m., Dinner, Haggar University Center (Upstairs) Applied Analytical...... 17 8 p.m., Award Presentation and Lecture, Lynch Auditorium ANA-LAB ...... 4 Chemir ...... 7 Reservations: Dinner will be Bourbon Street Buffet: Blackened catfish or Huffman Laboratories ...... 3 chicken, red beans and rice, sautéed vegetables, bread pudding. Cost including IQ Synthesis ...... 14 social hour, $15. Reservations should be made by 9 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 22, Kelly Scientific Resources ...... 25 to Janet Jodziewicz, Tel. 972-721-5374 or e-mail to [email protected]. Members September Sponsor Members ...... 3 are financially responsible for reservations made but not used. It is not Texas A&M University-Commerce ...... 11 necessary to make a dinner reservation to attend the lecture. 2007 Tom Lane – ACS Presidential Candidate ...... 12 How To Get There: UD is about two miles west of Texas Stadium at the intersection of Hwy 114 and Loop 12 in Irving. From the East, exit to the September PERIODICAL service road parallel to Hwy 114 and turn left onto Tom Braniff Drive and then right onto East Northgate Drive. From the West, take I-820 East to Hwy 183 2007 East. Go east on 183 into Irving, and exit at Carl Road and take a left under Hwy 183. At the end of Carl Road, turn right onto Northgate Drive. Park in Lot A by the Braniff Tower. Haggar University Center is the first building north of the tower on your right. Lynch Auditorium is the building nearest to the east side of the tower.

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University of North Texas. Sept. orado at Denver, Mamalian Hiberna- Fifty Years Ago in the 28, Haobin Wang, New Mexico State tion as a Model for Tissue Protection University, Theoretical Study of and Metabolic Engineering. Nov. 1, Southwest Retort Ultrafast Electron Transfer React- Zheng Zhou, Baylor College of ions. Oct. 5, Glen Jackson, Ohio Medicine, The Genetics of Hiding the The chemistry department at the Ingold as its speaker at the Septem- University, Part 1; The CSI Effect on Corpse: Removal of Apoptotic Cells University of Arkansas now has the ber section meeting. Joe Franklin is Forensic Science Degree Programs: in C. Elegans. Seminars are normally first commercially-built particle on leave from Humble Oil to work in Part 2; Faster Tandem Mass Spec- at 12 noon, Biochemistry Lecture accelerator. It is a Cockcroft-Walton the Mass Spectrometry Section of the trometry in Quadrupole Ion Traps Hall L4.176. positive ion accelerator. In fact, with National Bureau of Standards. for Forensic and Biological Applica- UT-Southwestern Biological the exception of UC-Berkeley, there The Baylor University ACS tions. Oct. 12, Kyeongjae Cho, UT- Chemistry. Sept. 25, Al Delmonte, is probably no other major accelera- Student Affiliate Chapter made a trip Dallas, Multiscale Modeling of Nano Bristol-Myers Squibb, TBA. Oct. 16, tor owned and operated by a chemist- to the Phillips Petroleum Plant in scale Wires. Oct. 19, Brooks Pate, Jiin-Quan Yu, Brandeis, TBA. ry department. The unit will be McGregor, TX. Dr. Virgil University of Virginia, TBA. Oct. 26, Seminars are normally at 6 p.m., supervised by Dr. Richard W. Fink Tweedie’s industrial chemistry class Bruce Gnade, UT-Dallas, Flexible Biochemistry Library L4.162 Ú and operated by graduate students. made a trip to the Houston area to Electronics. Nov. 2, Russ Schmehl, ****Continued From Page 22**** The total cost of the accelerator and tour several chemical plants. In Tulane University, Light Induced associated housing is about connection with the summer Science Electron Transfer Reactions of Pt(II) CHEMED 2007 AT UNT $150,000, with the costs being shared Institute for High School Teachers, Terpyridyl Complexes: Assessing the Dr. Diana Mason successfully by the university and the Atomic Dr. Hubert Alyea of Princeton Promise of Multielectron Photoredox steered the ChemEd 2007 Energy Commission (AEC). Ray- visited in July to give a well attended Reactivity. Seminars are normally at Conference at UNT July 29-Aug. 2. 3:30 p.m. in Room 106 Chemistry This was the first international mond R. Edwards, who has been on lecture and demonstrations on atomic chemical education conference to be Bldg. leave with the AEC, has returned to energy. Dr. Leallyn B. Clapp of held in Texas. Over 700 attendees his duties as department chair. Brown University directed the Texas Christian University. Sept. participated in the conference. They Arthur Fry has served as interim instruction in chemistry at the 25, George Gokel, University of came from the U.S. and foreign chair in his absence. Paul Kuroda institute. Dr. Charles Reeder has Missouri, St. Louis, Synthetic Organ- countries including Israel, Nepal, has accepted a position as associate joined the Baylor chemistry ic Compounds that Transport Ions Germany, Canada, Mexico, and chemist in the Radiological Physics department. Reeder received his through Bilayers. Oct. 11, Rasika Sweden. There were 250 presenta- Division of Argonne National Ph.D. from Iowa State College under Dias, UT-Arlington, TBA. Oct. 25, tions, 39 exhibitors, 175 workshops, Laboratory (Note: He later returned the direction of George Hammond Bradley Smith, Notre Dame, TBA. and a lot of fun! There were also to an illustrious career at U of A.). and has been teaching at Bates Seminars are normally at 11 a.m. in field trips including one to the Glen Archie Broodo of Texas College in Maine. Lecture Hall 3, Sid Richardson Rose nuclear power plant. James and Virginia Marshall of UNT gave Instruments is the new editor of The At Texas A&M, Dr. H. K. Science Bldg. UT-Southwestern Biochemistry. the keynote address on “Rediscovery Southwest Retort. Dr. Broodo has an Zimmerman is now the possessor of Sept. 27, Sara Woodson, Johns of the Elements: Final Phase.” Other undergraduate degree in chemical a new Beckman DK 1 recording Hopkins University, RNA Folding speakers included past ACS presi- engineering from Texas A&M, while spectrophotometer. This will help from Ribozymes to Ribosomes. Oct. dents Bill Carroll and Ann Nalley, his master’s and doctorate in chem- him carry out research sponsored 4, Joao Cabral, Yale, Structural Mary Virginia Orna, presenting ACS istry are from UT-Austin. Before through a Welch Foundation grant. Studies of an Ion Channel. Oct. 11, Educatiion, Galen Suppes, ACS joining TI, he worked for Convair in Dr. Henry Rakoff has been Wenqin Xu, University of Washing- Green Chemist Awardee, and Bill Dees, LA. Tech, winner of the Fort Worth. Previous editor Norman promoted to associate professor and ton, From Beta-Catenin to PP2A: Uranson remains as a consultant on new Ph.D. Robert Alexander to Presidential Green Challenge Award. Structural and Mechanistic Analyses the magazine’s editorial board. assistant professor. of the Wnt Signaling Pathway. Oct. Send material for this column to Mary The Southeastern Texas ACS 18, E. J. Corey, Harvard, TBA. Oct. Teasdale at [email protected] or Section will have Professor C. K. 25, Sandra Martin, University of Col- to Tom Strom at [email protected] Page 2 Southwest Retort September, 2007 Page 31

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(POSTECH) in Korea, 1991, and his Cundari have received a subcontract Ana-Lab Ad M.S. at POSTECH in 1993. In 2004, from the Center for Enabling New he received his Ph.D. at Texas A&M Technologies through Catalysis University. He was a postdoctoral re- (CENTC). CENTC, which involves search fellow at the Scripps Research nearly 20 principal investigators at Institute from 2004 to 2007. ten different universities, has been Tracy Hanna presented a poster funded by NSF for five years at a titled "Intramolecular C-H Activation total of $15,000,000. UNT’s project in Bismuth(III) Aryloxides" at the proposes to use calculation to design Inorganic Gordon Research Confer- a new catalytic system to transform ence in Providence RI in July, and a benzene and ammonia directly to ani- talk of the same title at the National line. ACS Meeting in Boston, MA in Dr. Cundari has been named to August. Her student Bernat Marti- the Editorial Board of The Journal of nez Ortega also presented a poster Molecular Structure, THEOCHEM. titled Synthesis and Characterization Over the past few months he gave ANA-LAB CORPORATION of New Calix[5]arene Complexes at seminars at Stephen F. Austin, 2600 Dudley Road • P. O. Box 9000 the National ACS Meeting. Austin Peay, Southeastern Lousiana, Kilgore, Texas 75663-9000 UNT. After 14 years of consci- and Georgetown Universities. He 903-984-0551 • Fax: 903-984-5914 entious service as Chemistry Depart- received a $270,000 NSF grant for www.ana-lab.com • Email: [email protected] ment Chair, Dr. Ruthanne Thomas “Structure and Reactivity of Low has moved on to Interim Chair of the Coordination Transition Metal Com- Ana-Lab Corporation provides superior, innovative and cost effective Department of Mechanical and Ener- plexes” and is co-PI with Dr. Angela solutions for clients though exceptional science, processes and people. With gy Engineering at the UNT North Wilson of a $172,000 NSF grant for a staff of experienced, professional and talented chemists and technicians Campus. Her successor is Dr. “Research Experiences for Under- supported by sophisticated laboratory testing equipment, Ana-Lab is the Michael Richmond. Dr. Richmond graduates in Chemistry.” Dr. Wilson preferred environmental testing laboratory serving clients nationwide. came to UNT in 1986 from the Uni- gave a talk at the Boston ACS versity of Alabama and has establish- meeting about UNT’s work with the Regional Service Centers ed an international reputation in Correlation Consistent Composite inorganic ruthenium chemistry. Approach developed here at UNT. Amarillo, TX Houston, TX 806-355-3556 • Fax 806-355-3773 281-333-9414 • Fax 281-333-9614 Welch Professor Dr. Wes Student Adriana Dinescu was Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Borden was a lecturer at the French the winner of the James J. and Ruth Arlington, TX Norman, OK speaking universities in Switzerland, I. Spurlock Award. She also won a 817-261-6404 • Fax 817-261-7115 405-292-6630 • Fax 405-292-3676 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] giving a total of five lectures at the Graduate Council Dissertation Austin, TX Shreveport, LA Universities of Fribourg, Basel, and Award. Student Tom Grimes won 512-821-0045 • Fax 512-821-0237 318-219-9300 • Fax 318-219-8300 Geneva. He also gave a lecture at the the Ed and Julia Hodges Memorial Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] University of Vienna, and chaired a Scholarship. Brownsville, TX Huntsville, AL 956-831-6437 • Fax 956-831-6438 256-830-0788 • Fax 256-830-0784 session of a conference on Molecular Dr. Mohammad Omary gave a Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Quantum Mechanics in Budapest.. In talk at the 39th Central Regional ACS July he lectured at an International meeting in Covington, KY and also Symposium on “Reactive Intermedi- gave a talk at a teleconference broad- ates and Unusual Molecules” on cast to multiple Texas sites as part of Heron Island, part of Australia’s the Nanotechnology Colloquium 02008 Great Barrier Reef. Dr. Borden and Series. fellow faculty member Dr. Tom Page 4 Southwest Retort September, 2007 Page 29

Wayland Baptist, and Jiangli Song, and at the Universidad de Santiago University of Chemical Technology, de Compostela. Beijing, China. Dr. Bill Poirier has received a The department has been two-year, $173,418 NSF Small Grant Southwest saddened by the death of loved ones. for Exploratory Research to study Administrative Assistant Adonna “Bipolar Quantum Trajectory Simu- Cook lost her husband Kenneth in lations.” Dr. Satomi Niwayama has May. Dr. Mary Lynn Trawick lost received an ACS PROGRESS/Drey- her husband Charles Freeman. fus Foundation Special Grant Award. This lectureship award is given to a East Texas female tenured/tenure track assistant

The East Texas Section scholar- of associate professor to present her Retort research at Carnegie Research ships, generously donated by Extensive Universities in the U.S. Eastman Chemical, were presented to SIXTYTH YEAR SEPTEMBER 2007 Dr. Ed Quitevis gave an invited Jacki Hein at the University of Tex- talk at the 2nd International Congress as-Tyler, and Trey Perry at Texas on Ionic Liquids held in Yokohama, REMEMBERING NORMAN A&M University. The section’s Sept. Japan, in August. His NSF proposal meeting was held Sept. 13 at Stephen on “Probing Nanostructural organiza- F. Austin State University. J. Ernest tion in Room Temperature Ionic HACKERMAN Simpson spoke on “The Chemistry Liquids Using Optical Kerr Effect Vignettes Compiled By E. Thomas Strom of Wine.” The next meeting will be Spectroscopy” has been recommend- Oct. 17 at Kilgore College; Charles ed for funding by NSF for $454,050 We all knew that it had to happen sometime, but it still was a shock to learn of former UT-Austin and Rice President Norman Hackerman’s death on June 16 at age Deak speaker. for three years. 95. In a profile I wrote about Norman in this magazine in 2001, I said I hoped to be South Plains Dr. Dennis Shelly has been writing another profile when Norman hit the century mark. Would that it could have invited to give a paper in September been so! Texas Tech University. Welch at a conference on “Leather and Fur My previous profile was published in our magazine in three installments, Vol. 53, Professor Dr. Bill Hase is co-princi- in the 21st Century” being held close No. 8, April, 2001, pp. 5-7,8; No. 9, May/June, pp. 16-18; and Vol. 54, No. 1, Sept., pal investigator on an International to Lake Baikal in Ulan Ude in the 2001, pp. 15-16. If any of our readers have misplaced those copies (surely you Research and Education grant award- Republic of Buryatia. The coauthor wouldn’t have thrown our magazine away), you can contact me to get a reprint of the ed to Texas Tech by NSF. The award is Dr. Huiliang Huang. Dr Shelly articles. In that profile I covered Norman’s career reasonably well through age 89 and is $500,000 a year for five years to directs the Leather Research Institute a half. Consequently, I don’t propose to duplicate that here. Instead I am publishing study “Simulation of Electronic Non- and the Engineered Protein Materials short vignettes about Norman from people who knew him in a variety of ways---former Lab at Texas Tech. students, fellow faculty members, fellow administrators, former employees, just plain Adiabatic Dynamics for Reactions with Organic Macromolecules, friends, etc. As a gem’s qualities can best be assessed by viewing it from a number of Dallas-Fort Worth angles, Norman’s career and qualities can best be appreciated in the varied responses Liquids, and Surfaces.” Collaborators from these people who knew him well. Also, please don’t overlook a separate tribute to are at Iowa State University, Yale, TCU. TCU welcomes a new Norman from his friend Joe Lagowski, published elsewhere in this issue. University of Santiago de Compost- faculty member this fall, Prof. Linda Domelsmith, Texas freshman chemistry course that I was ela (Spain), University of Pisa (Italy), Youngha Ryu. His main research Higher Education Coordinating attending to take notes for a comer- and University of Vienna (Austria). interests include synthesis of small Board. Back in the late ‘60’s and cial note-taking service located near Dr Hase gave invited lectures at a molecules and proteins with novel early part of 1970 when I was an un- campus. He allowed me to speak at Gordon Conference in Ventura, CA, biological functions and properties. dergraduate chemistry major at UT- the class’s beginning about the avail- at the Chicago ACS Meeting, at a Ryu obtained his B.S. at Pohang Austin, Dr. Hackerman was president ability of the notes. It was amazing conference held in Arcachon, France, University of Science and Techology of the university and also taught a that the university president was Page 28 Southwest Retort September, 2007 Page 5 teaching freshman chemistry—a He called me sometimes several Ortho-Quinone Methide Analog as a Hutchison for “An Ireland-Claisen requirement he established prior to times a week to check on the pro- Potential DNA Alkylator and Approach toward the Synthesis of accepting the position. His lectures gress of the competitions, projects, Antitumor Compound.” Her mentor Eupomatilone-6 and Sclerophytin mirrored his approach to life: and research. He could be quite was Neil Allison. A,” Mentor Matt McIntosh. Undergraduates Vanessa Brad- straightforward, organized, clear. gruff, but he was always sincere and Heart o´ Texas My next encounter with Dr. focused on the greater good of the ley and James Steele awarded Hackerman was in January, 1997, state. When I wanted to speak to him Sturgis Study Abroad grants. Bradley Baylor University. Dr. David when the Texas Higher Education with a short call, I learned to call a will study in South Africa and Steele Pennington will continue as Interim Coordinating Board hired me the run little after 2 p.m. He would not let in Sweden. Sean Stevens will spend Chair of the department until July 31, the Advanced Research and anything keep him from his after- the fall term at Dublin City 2008. Dr. Charles Garner has been Advanced Technology Program noon squash match at 2:30 p.m. He University and the summer term at appointed as Graduate Director, (ARP/ATP) grant competitions. was one of the few people on the UT the University of Regensburg. He is replacing Dr. Carlos Manzanares Norman was the first and only campus who had a key to Gregory participating in the Transatlantic chairman of the Board’s Advisory Gym. who has opted to step down after 13 Dual Degree Program funded by an years in the post. Committee on Research Programs He once told me that in his early Atlantis Grant. (ACORP) which established program days as UT-Austin department chair, The department has two new Doctoral degrees in May were guidelines and oversaw the grand he secured the very first research faculty members. Dr. Sung-Kun competitions. His meetings started on funding for the department by selling awarded to Julie Chittenden for Kim has been appointed Assistant time (except for one where he was on the black market mercury that had “Investigation of the Effect of Dis- Professor of Biochemistry. He holds phoning the Houston police depart- been stored in the tunnels under the solved Salts, Soil Layers, and Wind B.S. and M.S. degrees from Hanyang ment about a speeding ticket) and campus. I told him that qualified him on the Evaporation Rate of Water on University in Seoul, Korea plus a ended on time. He had a firm but fair as their first safety officer, and he Mars,” Mentor Derek Sears; Jody Ph.D. from Texas Tech awarded in view of what the programs should laughed. Dr. Hackerman kept Buckholtz for “In-Vitro/In-Vivo 2002. After that he had Postdoctoral produce and how they should moving. The rest of us seemed to be Calibration Method for Electrochem- Fellow/Research Associate appoint- operate. He spoke to our reviewers aging, but he seemed ageless. I fully ical Oxygen Sensors,” Mentor David ments at Texas Tech till 2007. Dr. about minimizing their biases in expected to follow after him as fast Paul; Jeffrey Froude for “The Bruce Hodson has been appointed selecting proposals, noting that as my walker would allow at some Oxidation of Thrombomodulin in Lecturer. He received a Ph.D. from everyone had biases except for point in the future. Smokers,” Mentor Wesley Stites; Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Martians, and he saw no Martians At our ACORP meeting on June and Gavin Jones for “Exploring the Scotland in 2001 and has been a post there. At a meeting of the Texas 8, 2007, he was coughing and Chemistry of Intermediates in the doctoral assistant in the Welch Group Research Executives about the task breathless, but he led the meeting in Nickel Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of ahead of them, he told them that the his usual direct way. Bettie Sue here at Baylor. The department is Alkyl Electrophiles,” Mentor David pool of knowledge is great, but the Masters sat next to him at the also pleased to welcome twelve new pool of ignorance is infinite. meeting and afterwards expressed Vicic. Summer doctoral degrees were graduate students. They are Jenny At the first meeting of the extreme concern for him. Dr. awarded to Thomas J. Anderson for Barroso and David Camejo, Board’s Research Committee, Jan. Hackerman was admitted to Scott “Synthesis of Ruthenium and Iridium Universidad Central de Venezuela, 28, 2004, he was asked to identify and White Hospital in Temple the Complexes for use as Photoinitiators Cody Carlson and Patricia and address the three most important following week, where a son-in-law in Electron Transfer Reactions of Diamond, Baylor, Humaira Fareed, things needed for the Texas research was a physician. I visited him on Metalloproteins,” Mentor Bill University of Kansas, James enterprise. His response: 1) produce Friday, June 15, and was surprised at Durham; Anna Daily for “Effect of Flowler, Stephen F. Austin, Clinton a steady stream of scientists, mathe- how great he looked. He said it was Charged Amino Acid Side Chains on George, UT-Austin, Lindsay Jones, maticians, and engineers; 2) produce deceptive and acknowledged that a the Orientation of WALP-like Southwestern University, Emily a steady stream of scientists, mathe- major battle (acute leukemia) was Transmembrane Peptides and the Kasa, University of Mary Hardin- maticians, and engineers; and 3) raging in his body. When I left, he Channel Activity of Gramicidin A,” Baylor, Catherine McManus, New produce a steady stream of scientists, asked me to let him know as soon as Mentor Roger Koeppe; and John Mexico State, Sheena Shipley, mathematicians, and engineers. I heard that Governor Perry had Page 6 Southwest Retort September, 2007 Page 27

signed off on the $16M in funding where every week at a certain time, Around-the-Area for the Advanced Research Program. you could count on him to be there. The deadline to sign the appropria- He made many a road trip from University of Arkansas A number of students graduated tions bill was midnight that Sunday. Austin to Houston, usually once a in May with a senior thesis. These Lora Weber of our staff heard the week, just to make sure he took care In May the U of A Board of were Shelly Buffington, Juan Chip- next day that the Governor had of whatever he felt needed his signed off on funding for ARP. attention. He never sought the Trustees appointed Robert Gawley ollini, Sarah Covey, John Faver, When I called to tell Dr. Hackerman, “convenient” way of doing things if to the rank of Distinguished Profes- Lacy Fincannon, Jay Kasbohm, sor. Gawley joined the department’s his daughter Katy said he was not he felt it wasn’t right. No matter how Andy Whiteley, Joseph Allison, doing well; and she didn’t think he many documents or letters he needed organic faculty in 2002. He is widely Jana Gertsch, Ann Marie Kieber- recognized for his work with chiral would understand. (About six weeks to sign, and sometimes it was Emmons, Michael McLaughlin, later, Katy told me that he did seem hundreds, he signed every one of compounds. The rank of Distinguish- Megan Carter, Evan Hawkins, to understand.) Norman Hackerman them personally because he felt the ed Professor is given to faculty mem- Becky Kerr, and Khoi Vo. Other died that night – Saturday, June 16, person receiving it deserved his bers who have gained national or graduates were B.S.: Rebecca Aleck, 2007 – a strong supporter of Texas personal attention. international recognition of their Johnathon Hudman, Tiffany Hays, research programs to the very end. Every person who worked with, disciplines for extraordinary accom- Jordan Hess, Jay Hinkle, Carla J. Armar, Administra- or for, Dr. Hackerman recognized his plishments in teaching and research. Benjamin Jones, John Kaufman, tive Assistant, The Welch leadership and wisdom, his unquest- Other Distinguished Professors in the Melinda Larson, Joseph Smith, Foundation. I worked with, and for, ionable integrity, his insatiable curi- department are Frank Millet, Peter Timothy Timmons, and Jennifer Dr. Hackerman for over 20 years at osity, and his inexhaustible energy. Pulay, Lothar Schäfer, and Charles Woods; B.A.: Allyson Neal, Laura The Welch Foundation as an assist- That inexhaustible energy is what Wilkins. Wilson Pratt, and Dawn Hawkins. ant to him in his capacity as gave him the nickname “the energiz- Xiaogang Peng received one of Aireal Haley received the Chairman of the Scientific Advisory er bunny.” He will be remembered Board. It certainly was a very inter- for his accomplishments in shaping two Recognition of Excellence in Harold D. Hantz Four-Year Scholars Innovation Certificates given by the esting, inspirational, and sometimes the future of research and education Award for the most outstanding demanding experience. No matter in the State of Texas and throughout Under Secretary of Commerce for honors graduate in the Fulbright Technology, Robert Cresanti, Aug. 7. who you were, though, you always the nation. College. She graduated Summa Cum knew he was willing to walk and talk He was recognized for pioneering the Eric Strom, Director of U.S. Laude. Her undergraduate research with royalty or paupers just the same. Geological Survey Water manufacture and application of high- was on “Adventures in Gold He was indeed a “what you see is Resources Division, South quality, nanocrystals in solution that Chemistry” with David Vicic as what you get” individual with very Carolina. I began working on my can be used in solid-state lighting, mentor. She will attend graduate definite ideas on what should be undergraduate degree at Rice in the light-emitting diodes, solar cells, and school at the University of Michigan. done in various situations. He was Fall of 1981. Norman Hackerman biomedical detection. Megan Evans and Haley never shy about telling you his was the president of the university at Ingrid Fritsch was recently received recognition as First Ranked opinion on how to handle things, the time and, as such, had a certain awarded a three-year NSF grant. She Senior Scholar. First Ranked Senior whether you wanted to hear it or not. celebrity status with the student gave an invited talk at the Interna- Scholars are students who earned a However, once you realized that he body. Celebrities tend to have some- tional Society of Electrochemistry in 4.0 GPA with all course work being was right, and he always was, you thing that sets them apart, something Banff Sept. 9-14. Matt McIntosh done at the U of A. Only 25 learned to listen. Nevertheless, he Chemical Analysis Services taught a short course at the Univer- graduates achieved this honor. would tell you that he could make mistakes, after all he wasn’t an [Place Chemir ad here] sity of Pittsburgh Aug. 2-7. Paul Megan graduated Summa Cum ISO 9001 Adams presented a poster at the 21st Laude and will attend UAMS “alien”, and had no problems owning Certified up to mistakes. • Materials ID / Deformulation Annual Meeting of the Protein Medical School. Her undergraduate • Polymer Analysis & Testing Society in Boston, July 21-24. research was on “Study of the Dr. Hackerman was very • Failure Analysis 800. 659.7659 • Consulting Services Synthesis and Chemistry of an dedicated to every endeavor he took www.chemir.com on. If it meant he needed to be some- Page 26 Southwest Retort September, 2007 Page 7 that makes the person in the street morals, and farsightedness. To him, plunge into starting her own FW Section’s October meeting point and say, “You know who that teaching was an extremely serious consulting business with Rockwood scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 25, at is?” with a knowing grin. Andy business, and his family ties were as her first client. Her focus is on the the University of Dallas (details on Warhol had his stark white mop, vital. You could bet your last dollar various problems involving surfaces, page 28). Her picture will also be Jackie her sunglasses and scarves. on any statement or word he said to and she now considers herself a hung in the Gallery of Doherty Dr. Hackerman had his old fashioned you. He never hid his feelings during surfactant chemist. At present she has Award winners in Berkner Hall at bicycle, complete with the basket in his conversations and never let the about a dozen clients the University of Texas at Dallas. the front, and students loved it. You listener leave without knowing where Nevertheless, while starting up Connie’s Doherty Award Lecture is know you’ve made celebrity status Norman stood on a subject or her business, Arkon Consultants, she entitled “Adventures in Surfactants.” when you are the subject of song. I request. also worked in other areas. She ob- I wouldn’t want to miss it, and you remember during orientation week During the three years I reported tained an M.Ed degree from UNT in D-FW ACS members shouldn’t miss the headmaster of our dorm breaking to him when I was Dean of the 1984 and taught at a number of area it either. out his guitar and singing with his Engineering College, I was never at a schools, including the University of best Sting impression the tune loss as to how Norman felt about any Dallas, Texas Wesleyan, Tarrant Don’t Forget “Every breath you take, I’ll be topic or request that I brought up. He County Community College North- watching you” by The Police – would give me an answer of “yes” or east Campus, and Brookhaven Com- except it was “Every F you make, “no” after he heard my side. He Those Local Hack is watching you.” never sent a decision to a committee munity College. Connie has also been My first year at Rice Dr. for further study, but he might say, active in local ACS section govern- Section Dues! Hackerman would occasionally pass “Johnny, I like your idea and would ance – Section Chair 1988, General It won’t be long until you’ll be me on his bike on the path I took to support it, but I just do not have the Chair for the 1998 National ACS receiving your 2008 dues statement an afternoon class. Unknown to me, money in my budget to do it this Meeting held in Dallas, and Program from ACS. Among the various he had told my father Tom Strom he year.” There were several times he Chair for the 2004 ACS Southwest charges on your statement will be Regional Meeting held in Fort Worth. would check in on me during my first would call me later and say, “Johnny, listing for optional local section She is a member of the American year, so one day he stopped to say the new budget was approved, and I dues. Since it’s optional, you will be hello. As luck would have it, I was put in the project you requested. Let Institute of Chemists (AIC), serving as President in 1999. That group tempted to forget about it. Please walking with one of my roommates me know how it comes along.” He pay that small sum; don’t cross it that day, (I’ll just call him supported me with enthusiasm and thought so much of her that their out. Those optional dues make a “Buttinski”) so my brush with asked occasionally for details. He Board of Directors elected her as an celebrity was brief. It did make me had one of the sharpest minds of any AIC Honorary Fellow, joining such world of difference to the programs feel special later in the day when person I have known, and he craved illustrious chemists as Glenn Seaborg, that your local section can offer. Buttinski stopped talking about perfection. That is why he was Linus Pauling, and Harold Urey. They are vital to your local section. himself long enough to ponder aloud, honored with so many awards Connie’s hobbies include collect- You won’t miss the money, but your “Why on earth would “The Hack” throughout the world. ing rocks and minerals, and she also local section surely would!! stop to talk to you?” “I guess he was Peggy Mayfield Dunlap is fascinated by plants, focusing on just that kind of guy, Buttinski.” Wilson, Retired Mobil Chemist. orchids and bromeli. She enjoys folk John McKetta, UT-Austin Dr. Norman Hackerman was my music and has built an autoharp. She Chemical Engineering Faculty. I teacher, mentor, and friend. When he and husband Bill have two children, have had the great privilege and arrived at UT in 1945, he took over David, a graduate student in [place Kelly Sci ad here] pleasure of knowing Norman for 61 instruction in my freshman chemistry molecular pharmacology at Stanford, years. We were in the same poker class. His lectures in this and other and Emily, an English and journalism club for years, worked very closely, courses were the clearest, most teacher at the Town View Magnet and had a great mutual respect, and understandable in my experience. High School in Dallas. yet I never knew his inner feelings. They confirmed my major in Connie will receive her $1500 Basically he was very shy, but he had chemistry. award and engraved plaque at the D- the finest basic qualities of ethics, Page 8 Southwest Retort September, 2007 Page 25

He shared his office with me department had going for it, namely DEPTH BENEATH THE SURFACE when I was a graduate teaching its chairman Norman Hackerman, assistant at UT. The campus was who was currently out of town. I CONNIE HENDRICKSON crowded with veterans of World War don’t believe that I’ve ever heard II, enrolled under the GI Bill of university faculty speak in that way 2007 DOHERTY AWARD WINNER Rights. Faculty space was so crowd- of their chairman before or since. by E. Thomas Strom ed that the freshman chemistry office When I arrived in the fall, I learned held three desks – the secretary’s by that it was all true. Norm was young, The D-FW Section’s Wilfred T. safety in the flexographic printing the door and Dr. H’s and mine energetic, and had a goal of excel- Doherty Award was established in industry. The partners received their jammed together at the back of the lence for the department and the 1972. Until 2005, all the winners of award in the summer of ’06 at the room. He and I could not both sit at drive to set it on its way. The depart- the award had been men. The National Academic of Sciences in our desks at the same time. When he ment was far from any national situation changed in 2005 when Trish Washington, D.C. was there, I sat cross-legged on my standard of excellence in those days Smith, then at TI, now at Fresnel Connie Hendrickson was inter- desk, facing the wall. – 12 contact hours of teaching per Technologies, became the first wo- ested in science at a very early age, Frequently, small yellow squares week for one thing – but Norm saw man to win the award. Patty Wisian- when she had a rock and mineral of paper would fly potential, realized the Neilson of SMU was the 2006 award collection. She took her undergrad- from his desk and critical importance of winner. Now in 2007, Dr. Connie uate training at Louisiana Tech, land on mine. They selective hiring, and Hendrickson of Arkon Consultants, a starting out as a geology major. had Dr. H’s name had the dynamism to surface and surfactant chemist, is the However, she enjoyed chemistry printed on top and Place photo of Hackerman here press his case with third woman to win this more than geology, and by his handwriting the somewhat lethar- prestigious award. the time she took organic below. He regularly gic administration. Dr. Hendrickson is chemistry, she decided to spent time in the As chairman, library, noting Norm Hackerman one of a small number switch majors. She met her husband Bill, now a faculty articles of relevance looked after his flock. of chemists from our to his professional He introduced me to section to receive member at the University Norman Hackerman 1912-2007 of Dallas, as an contacts, students, the Electrical Engin- national recognition. faculty, and scientists at laboratories eering Research Lab where I worked Her company, Arkon undergraduate. They started dating when they where he consulted. Then he came to part time for a few years and by a Consultants, teamed both entered graduate the office to sort the notes. That’s very circuitous route developed the together with NuPro school at LSU. She when he ran into a problem. He often research path that has continued with Technologies to win the received her Ph.D. in biochemistry could not read his writing. When he many alterations to this day. He got 2006 EPA Presidential Green in 1975, but even there her interest was a small child in the Baltimore me appoint-ed as an Assistant to the Chemistry Challenge Award in the was in surface phenomena such as schools, he was double promoted, Dean of the Graduate School to find skipping the second grade where out whether I liked administration Small Business Division for binding sites. Prior to her move to penmanship was taught. Usually I (As an aside, the Dean, a secretary, “Environmentally Safe Solvents and the D-FW area, she had postdoctor- could read his writing, but once in a and I were the complete staff except Reclamation in the Flexographic al appointments at Johns Hopkins Printing Industry.” Flexographic while the task became hilarious. And for a number of clerks in the student University and the University of we became friends. division. Now the Graduate Dean has printing is used in a wide array of Alabama School of Medicine. She printing and uses millions of gallons James Boggs, UT-Austin three associate deans and four assist- began work in this area in 1981 as Chemistry Faculty. When I arrived ant deans, each of whom has his own of solvent. Arkon and NuPro devel- Chief Chemist at Rockwood at UT for my employment interview substantial staff.) As it turned out, I oped a safer chemical processing Systems. She grew tired of being early in 1953, I was shown around by didn’t particularly like administration system that eliminates hazardous sol- locked away in a laboratory, and she various friendly faculty members, but except for the part of my job that vents, reduces explosion potential and had pretty well worked her way out they told me that they couldn’t show involved handing out to faculty the emissions, and increases worker of a job. She decided to take the me the most important thing that the large sums of money that came with Page 24 Southwest Retort September, 2007 Page 9 the federal fellowships available in Hackerman’s 25 teaching fellows for those post-World War II days. I freshman chemistry, I was startled to made many friends! These are two note that he was always available for CHEM GEMS & JOULES personal examples, but Norm was al- consultation. Even as he added National Chemistry Week Oct 21-27 Approaches! ways alert to open any opportunities immense responsibilities, he either by Jane Smith, Frisco Centennial High School that presented themselves to all of saw us immediately or returned our This year’s National Chemistry school chemistry class in your the younger members of his faculty. calls at his first opportunity. th It was a blow to the chemistry Hackerman is noted for his many Week (NCW) marks the 20 anniver- community. department but a very fortunate thing contributions to the science of corro- sary celebration of the program. You ¾ Buy a gift subscription to the for the university when Norman sion and electrochemistry. He was a can join the celebration in a variety of Journal of Chemical Education moved on into the central administra- conservationist, and his stated reason ways. This year’s theme promotes the for a high school chemistry tion and eventually the presidency. for studying corrosion was his desire diversity of the discipline rather than teacher in your community. Actually, he never really left us, to conserve materials. He practiced focusing on one specific field of or ¾ Find a fun activity from this, or since all the time he was President he this desire in the way he cared for his use for chemistry. Chemists aren’t a previous year’s issue of Cele- continued teaching one freshman auto. He had a car that was well past just guys in white coats with pocket brating Chemistry and share it chemistry class and maintained a its prime, but he cared for it to extend protectors – they’re also nutritionists, with your family or grandkids or productive research laboratory. Over its life. He rotated the muffler inventors, teachers, artists, detectives, youth group or neighborhood. the time period after my arrival in periodically to minimize corrosion, and so many, many more. They solve ¾ Sponsor an open house or 1954 until Norman left to become and he suspended an anode in the crimes, clean our water, make us volunteer to be a guest speaker President of Rice, vast changes radiator to protect the radiator from healthier and more beautiful, improve highlighting your own unique occurred at Texas, and it became corrosion. One day he appeared in a the materials we use and touch every face of chemistry. well on its way to becoming a new car. He said the brakes on his aspect of our lives. You can also find some great ideas national university. Nor everything old car had failed, and when he Many more ideas for celebrating for chemistry’s impact on our lives was attributable to Hackerman of applied the brakes, the car swerved course, but he exerted a constant into a car lot on Lamar Blvd. Having NCW are located on the ACS website at the American Chemistry Coun- pressure in the direction of academic to make a meeting and needing http://www.chemistry.org/NCW, but cil’s website http://www.americanch excellence. His activities at this time transportation, he made a deal on the here are a few to get you started: emistry.com. Ideas include informa- and later with State Higher Education spot and drove on his way. ¾ Have your company add the tion on: safety, health, environment, Coordinating Board, the Welch Hackerman’s students derived NCW logo and following tagline economy, innovation and everyday Foundation and the National Science life-long benefits from his scientific, to correspondence during the examples. The Essential2Public Board all contributed to increased personal, and social examples. He month of October: Our company is Information Campaign section has funding for research, which led to a was totally objective, unprejudiced, proud to join the American Chemical some interesting resources including profound change in the character of and impersonal. I think these traits Society in celebrating National their public information advertise- the university. As much as any single were responsible for his ability to Chemistry Week, Oct. 21-27, 2007. ments, which you’ve probably seen person could be, Norman Hackerman immediately understand a problem Visit http://www.chemistry.org/NCW in print or on TV. Their home page was responsible for the conversion of and suggest a remedy. He supervised to find out more. says “Chemistry is bicycle helmets, ¾ a sleepy, self-contented, southern students of many races and a Conduct a company-wide or medical supplies, fire extinguisher institution into a true university with spectrum of abilities, but we were all district-wide contest to see which and clean water. We make the international aspirations. equal in his eyes. office, work group, or school can products that help keep you safe and Earl Snavely, Retired Mobil On graduation, Hackerman’s stu- most creatively assemble a healthy and create a brighter future Chemist. My association with dents were finished products, ready periodic table – like a periodic Norman Hackerman lasted nearly 60 for any challenge that their specialty for you and your family.” Do your table of cupcakes! part in October and put a real human years. He supervised my MA and required. Integrity and stewardship ¾ Buy a gift subscription to face on the great field of Ph.D. work and was a valued were lessons borne forever. He once ChemMatters magazine for a high consultant for every employment that told a colleague in my presence that I Chemistry!! I had thereafter. When I was one of ****Continued on Page 31**** Page 10 Southwest Retort September, 2007 Page 23

Also present was Robert Alonzo made to the Priscilla Carney Jones could solve any problem, but I never ments so that students can graduate Welch, whose bequest established the Scholarship Fund and sent to 1409 knew how I did it. I know how I did on time with the facilities they have. Welch Foundation in 1954, because E. Windsor Dr., Denton, TX 76209. it; I used the principles he taught me. Tell them to report back in a month.” he had been “long impressed with the ******************************** Michael Starbird, UT-Austin Cutting to the heart of the matter was great possibilities for the betterment “Numerical precision is the soul of Mathematics Faculty. I was a his mode. of mankind that lay in the field of science …” William Stanley Jevons squash partner, discussion partner, Joseph Lagowski, UT-Austin research in the domain of chemistry.” in the Principles of Science Book III and friend of Norman Hackerman for Chemistry Faculty. Among all the Mr. Welch was curious to learn how Ch. XIII (p.273) taken from about 20 years. For eight years I facets of Norman Hackerman’s aca- The Foundation was able to give Chemically Speaking, Cavazos- served as an Associate Dean in the demic life – administrator, research- expression to his instincts about Gaither, ed. (2002) p. 3. College of Natural Sciences at UT. er, leader, nationally recognized chemistry Norman clearly and in his ******************************** Hackerman was better than most science advocate – teacher in the concise way described The Founda- everyone in most things, naturally traditional sense is not one that is tion’s contribution to the advance- Marynick including administrative ability, so as widely recognized. He was a good ment of chemistry in the State Symposium we headed to the squash court, I and devoted teacher, especially for through research grants, departmental would often ask for advice. Among students in the first-year general my weaknesses as an administrator chemistry course for science majors, programs, endowed chairs, visiting Cancelled was an inability to keep from getting as I learned in my early years at UT. lectureships, and special projects like Due to the illness of the honoree, the snowed by the amount of work Being the “new boy on the block” in the Welch Summer Scholar Program, August 31st symposium at UT-Ar- involved. One day I told Hackerman the very early ‘60’s, my first each of which had some expression at lington honoring retiring chemistry that I had a to-do list with 90 items assignment from Billy Shive, educational institutions during the 24 professor Dennis Marynick had to on it and really did not know how to Chemistry Chair, was to “back up” years Norman was the Chairman of be cancelled. It is possible that the handle it. He said, “Bring me the Norman’s general chemistry class. the Scientific Advisory Board of The symposium may be scheduled later list.” So the next week I brought him He had recently been named Foundation. Norman had worked if Dennis’ health permits. my list. He said, “I’ll bring it back President of the University of Texas diligently to bring it all about. And next week.” The next week he (the UT-system had not yet been Norman was pleased about that. Letter to the returned the list with a number 1 invented), and, as such, his schedule Yes, Norman Hackerman has left through 5 written by each item. He was subject to the idiosyncratic us, but he is now a member of the Editor said, “1 means just do it; 5 means vagaries of the person in that Pantheon that gathered to greet and Dear Editor: mull it over.” position. Harry Ransom was Chan- receive him. Norman thought that I want to express my apprecia- He explained the concept a bit, cellor and devoted most of his time perhaps he could reconstitute a differ- tion to the Dallas-Fort Worth ACS and then I looked at some of the to The University’s growing library ent morning coffee group to solve Section for its contribution to the items that he had written a ‘1’ by. holdings. Accordingly, Norman’s apparently insoluble problems. Priscilla Carney Jones Scholarship One item on my list was a significant responsibility involved looking after Norman would like that. fund in memory of my wife, Dr. problem associated with the chemist- everything else. Norman regularly, Priscilla Jones. ry department – there were insuffici- that is, every semester, taught one of Finally, in the background, mov- ing gracefully through the assembled Paul Jones ent teaching laboratories for the the large sections of general chemist- Pantheon, greeting all who had gath- 1409 E. Windsor Drive chemistry majors to take required ry. In those days “large” at UT meant ered individually and in small groups, Denton, TX 76209 courses on time, with predictable and chatting with them as they press- results. I said, “What do you mean, ed forward to speak with Norman was *'0#3%#!NALYSIS '0#3%#0OLYMER3TANDARDS ‘just do it?’ This is a major prob- 4- Gene – Norman’s beloved wife Gene. '0#3%##OLUMNS 7ATERS #0ARTS lem.” He replied, “Are you going to 2EQUESTYOURFREECATALOGONLINE personally build those labs? No. So, The advantages of a small college And Norman very much liked that. WWWAMPOLYMERCOM [American Polymer Ad Here] write to the department that either at a regionally recognized campus. ****Continued from Page 22**** !MERICAN0OLYMER3TANDARDS#ORPORATION [Place TAMU-C ad here] 4YLER"LVD -ENTOR /( they need to change some research the study of chemistry or a chem- 0HONE  &AX   labs into teaching labs (fat chance!) ically-related area. 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THOMAS H. LANE A TRIBUTE TO NORMAN Candidate for 2008 President-Elect, American Chemical Society HACKERMAN by J. J. Lagowski, UT-Austin

NORMAN HACKERMAN HAS corresponding figures for the ATP LEFT US! And the Pantheon of are 4.6 to 1. Bush was very much scientists, academicians, and other interested in Norman’s views of the Remember! luminaries of the modern technologic- relationship between science and To leverage the strength of the ACS ally-oriented culture of the Western technology, and he was also interest- world have lined up to greet Norman, ed in the possibility of using such and the power of our membership … accepting him into their number. “local” programs to augment the Among the first to seek him out was Federal program that he (Bush) had Sir Humphrey Davy who wanted to helped create and nurture. And know about the details of the current Norman liked that. VOTE and shifting view on corrosion, for The politicians of Texas were all Proven Leader Davy was an early investigator in the there – Sam Houston, the signers of TOM A foundation we can involvement of electricity with the Texas constitution, John Connal-

LANE build upon matter, i.e. electrochemistry. Norman ly, who was recognized as the most liked talking with Davy. ardent political supporter of higher Vannevar Bush also was there; he education in the State – and all in Place TomMaster Lane Here of the was interested in the details of the between who were interested, in and Necessary Skills evolution of the National Science responsible for, the system of higher Foundation. In his report entitled education in the State. The constitu- For the present and for the future “Science the Endless Frontier”, pub- tion dictated that “the legislature lished in July, 1945, Bush concluded shall, as soon as is practicable, Active ACS Member that research is “the pacemaker of establish, organize, and provide for technological progress” and that new the maintenance, support, and direc-

Since 1973 products and “ new processes do not tion of a university of the first class, Moving forward, moving together appear full-grown. They are founded to be located by a vote of the people on new principles and new concept- of this state and styled, ‘The ions, which, in turn, are painstakingly University of Texas’…“ These developed by research in the present Texans who had an interest in a realm of science.” With that docu- higher education system in the State ment, Bush recommended the crea- all gathered around to discuss just tion of what would eventually become how that interest was being expres- the National Science Foundation in sed---how the education of Texans 1950. Norman Hackerman made, at the highest level was benefiting essentially, the same argument for the the State. Norman liked the idea of www.thomaslane.org creation of Texas-based ARP and describing in detail the intricacies of ATP 33 years later, and the State how higher education was good for Strengthening the Bonds: Chemistry, Members, the World – Together prospered from its creation. A 2006 all the people of Texas. Yes, assessment of the ARP indicated a Norman really liked that. return on investment of 5.1 to 1; the Page 12 Southwest Retort September, 2007 Page 21

sections in the range of 450-500 down the center aisle as the Tower IN MEMORIAM: PRISCILLA students, taught in large classrooms chimes struck 8. around campus, because the Depart- I learned later that Norman had JONES and DMITRY RUDKEVICH ment had only one 250 seat lecture spent all night getting to San Antonio hall. Norman always chose to teach using a mixture of private car and Last month our section suffered male Ph.D. scientists. At Wisconsin the MWF section at 8 a.m.! My job public transportation – a train and a the grievous loss of two of our noted she was one of two women in an was to step in and deal with his class bus. He rented a car in San Antonio chemists, Dr. Priscilla Jones, long entering class of over 100 graduate in the event that Norman became and drove to Austin. This event well associated with UNT, and Associate students. She received her Ph.D. involved with “University business.” illustrated how seriously Norman Professor Dmitry Rudkevich of UT- under the direction of Robert West In the 3-4 years I backed Norman up, took teaching, even if it was at the Arlington. An obituary for Dr. Rudke- and was the first person to prepare he never missed a class. The closest entry level. His interest in teaching, vich will appear in our October issue. and characterize the tetralithium he came to missing one occurred on a especially at the entry level, was also Dmitry left a wife and two small sons, derivative of propyne. With the Fall Monday morning. That weekend expressed in a number of committees and a Rudkevich Memorial Fund has awarding of her Ph.D. in 1968, she Norman had a UT obligation that he chaired for the National Academy been set up. Checks should be made became the first woman to earn the included taking a number of the UT of Sciences on various aspects of the out to the Rudkevich Memorial Fund doctorate in chemistry at Wisconsin. regents to West Texas. I think that curriculum, especially for nonscience and mailed to Educational Employees While in Madison, she met and trip had to do with the UT telescope majors, and to define acceptable Credit Union, 2212 Southgate Street, married her husband of nearly 40 facility at Fort Davis. The party had ways of evaluating learning. His Arlington, TX 76013. years, Paul. They have two children, flown out to Midland using a interest in evaluating learning was Dr. Priscilla a son Kevin and a daughter Anne chartered Braniff plane. They then not to measure the effectiveness of Anne Carney Jones Carmel Martinez, and three grand- drove to Fort Davis to complete their the humans doing the teaching but to passed away on children: Trent Fleming, Kevin Paul business. attempt to measure the effectiveness Aug. 5. She had Jones, and Jessica Lea Jones. Late on the Sunday before the of the plethora of curricula being been suffering with Priscilla accompanied Paul to class in question, Billy Shive called developed and used in many of the terminal intestinal Denton when he accepted a teaching to warn me to take Norman’s class; sciences. Norman’s work with the cancer and was position at UNT, then North Texas he might not make it back to Austin Evaluation of Learning Committee under hospice care. State University. She was unable to in time to give his lecture. Fortunate- was particularly frustrating, because, as a scientist, he was trained to look Born in get hired at other colleges in the area ly, I had kept up with Norman’s pro- gress by attending his lectures, and I for more explicitly defined criteria Malden, MA April 30, 1937, Priscilla because of nepotism considerations. had all of the handouts he had given than are available for the evaluation earned a B.A. degree in chemistry, She was also told she was overquali- the class. of learning. Finally, one of the last cum laude, from Wheaton College in fied for industry positions. After her That Monday morning I was teaching areas that drew his attention Norton, MA. She subsequently earned children were grown, she served as a prepared to give the next lecture in was the content of the science course a master’s degree in chemistry from research associate and temporary the sequence as I imagined he would that he thought should be available Bryn Mawr College, where her thesis adjunct professor at UNT. Because do it. I arrived at 7:40 a.m., prepared for all first-year undergraduate dealt with the kinetics of electrophilic of the difficulties she faced as a to give the lecture, sitting in my students. Indeed, Norman and I had aromatic halogenation. She then female chemist early in her career, usual seat at the side of the class, and produced an outline of a course for worked several years in basic research she wished to establish a scholarship going over the overhead projector “grade 13” students, for he had in the Boston area for a major for women studying chemistry, the slides I had prepared. I went to the begun to believe in the continuum of chemical company. When in the early Priscilla Carney Jones Scholarship. podium to arrange my slides and science education for young people ‘60’s she told the company she was The Scholarship, to be awarded on turned on the overhead projector. At from grades K though grade 13, the going to the University of Wisconsin the basis of both need and demon- that point, the class realized that first year of postsecondary schools. to earn a Ph.D., the company told her strated scholarship, is intended to something different was going to Rest well, Norman. That fight is she would not have a job there when support an undergraduate woman happen. As I was thinking about not over, even though one of our she finished, because company pol- entering her junior or senior year in what I should tell the class about champions – you – is no longer avail- icy did not permit the hiring of fe- ****Continued on Page 22**** Norman’s absence, he came striding able to help. The logical correctness Page20 Southwest Retort September, 2007 Page 13 of the grade 13 science course for all the man at close range over, in some students will ultimately carry the cases, many years, we developed a STATEMENT FROM HOWARD M. PETERS day. Some brave soul of an admini- deep appreciation of his commit- The ACS President represents the members, the Council, and the Board as strator at some influential institution ment, wisdom, and leadership. Below the public face of chemistry. To do this well, one must understand the history, will rediscover that “wheel”, and all are some personal reminiscences by workings and thinking of these groups. My background as a chemist, service as will be well. members of ACORP. a long-term Councilor, member of the Board of Directors, active committee ACORP Committee. Introduc- Bettie Sue Masters, Welch member and as a leader in a large local section and in founding an active tion by Robert Curl. Norman Professor, UT-San Antonio Health division have prepared me well for this opportunity. Hackerman played a vital role in the Science Center, ACORP. My I will be an active advocate to advance the vision and goals of our Society creation and operation of the State of personal knowledge of Norm actual- and those professionals who perform every day to improve people’s lives Texas programs that are supporting ly began with the awarding of grant through chemistry—e.g.: research at Texas universities. He funds and, in 1990, an endowed chair ¾ INNOVATION/INVENTION served on the Select Committee that by the Welch Foundation, for which ¾ INCLUSION/ENGAGEMENT developed the conceptual framework he served as Chair of the Scientific ¾ INTERNATIONALIZATION/GLOBALIZATION and operating procedures for the Advisory Board for 24 years. As My planned initiatives include: Advanced Research Program and the grantees, we were expected to at-tend IMPROVING OUR COMMUNICATIONS Advanced Technology program that the annual Welch Conferences held D Increase interactions among the ACS Board, Council, and members were ultimately created by statute. in Houston, where we were exposed with the public. By insisting that the funding to excellent presentations by the most D Support our publications to become the premier supplier of chemical decisions for grant support of these outstanding research scientists in a information. programs be made by peer review, specific area. It was Hackerman’s D Enhancing ACS regional meetings with funding, support, etc. Hackerman put them on a sound leadership of the Advisory Board that HONORING OUR COMMITMENTS technical basis. From the creation of brought these programs to a new D Increase ACS programs to assist all members in career development the programs until his death, he level of excellence and promoted the and transitions. chaired the Advisory Committee on concepts of endowed chairs and the D Research Programs (ACORP) of the Welch Award in Chemistry, which is Build strategic alliances with related national and international Texas Higher Education Coordina- now recognized throughout the world scientific and engineering entities. ting Board (THECB) charged with as a highly coveted and prestigious D Expand ACS engagement with community colleges and four-year, oversight of the programs. When award. Norm’s energy in this non-Ph.D. granting colleges and universities. state budgets were tight or the position was very visible at all of the NOURISHING OUR DIVERSITY political wind shifted, Hackerman annual Welch Conferences, where he D Create active committees for women/younger/minority/diversity and worked tirelessly, but unfortunately was seen at every presentation and senior chemists. not always successfully, to save the played a prominent role at the D Support ACS engagement of high school teachers and community funding of the programs from the banquet at which the Welch college professors. budget cutters’ knives. The fact that awardees were honored. He was able D Increase involvement of ACS with science and engineering fairs. the Advanced Research Program still to attract the highest caliber of D A great strength of the ACS is the diversity of its more than 160,000 exists and its previously severely cut scientists to the Advisory Board, members. Each of us brings out particular talents to service this funding has been increased for the profession. new biennium is in large part the If elected, I will work cooperatively with the Board, Council, staff and result of Hackerman’s efforts. members to be the public voice for chemistry, innovation, sustainability and The members of ACORP and the • Milligram[Place to IQSynthesis Kilogram Scale Synthesis Ad here] competitiveness. THECB staff supporting the program • Analytical Reference Standards I close with two thoughts: • Precursors & Intermediates all feel great affection for Norman • Process Development (For me) ACS = OPPORTUNITY! Hackerman and miss him and his 800. 506.9892 www.iqsynthesis.com (And I know) CHEMISTS——MAKE A DIFFERENCE! wise leadership. We all feel a deep sense of loss. Having worked with I ask for your vote. Page 14 Southwest Retort September, 2007 Page 19

including Nobel Laureates and observed over time, bore strong U.S.National Academy members. resemblances to my uncle. STATEMENTS FROM By some quirk of fate, I was During my long association with asked to join ACORP. Here again, Norm on the committee, I was PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES Norm Hackerman was to lead this always impressed with his commit- Editor’s Foreword. As is our usual practice in September, we are publishing 300 word committee as Chair for many years, ment for excellence in R&D and his statements provided to us by this year’s candidates for ACS president. The order of and, as Bob Curl writes, he worked desire to help the youth of Texas to statements is alphabetical by last name. The percentage of ACS members voting for tirelessly to preserve these research develop into scientists and technolo- president has been shrinking year after year. Voting for president is one of the easiest programs as necessary for Texas to gists that would lead Texas and the things members can do and one of the most important. We urge you readers to read develop into a research powerhouse nation into the future. I can only these statements carefully and then vote! to be reckoned with nationally. He hope that I will have even a fraction staunchly defended the necessity for of the long and productive life that STATEMENT FROM THOMAS H. LANE these programs as lately as this past Norman Hackerman had. Norm will Strengthening the Bonds: legislative session. be greatly missed, but never forgot- We all recognized his wry sense ten for his wise counsel, leadership, Chemistry, Members, the World---Together of humor and his mater-of-fact and friendship. I am deeply honored for the opportunity to serve the American Chemical demeanor. His opinions were strong Billy E. Welch, Former Society as candidate for president-elect. I believe in the ACS, our vision, and – but how could you argue with a Director, Armstrong Laboratory, the power of our membership. The complexities of the issues before us require man who was usually right? Brooks Air Force Base, ACORP. I proactive listening, clear, concise communication and decisive actions. The C. Rinn Cleavelin, Texas first met Norman face to face at the very fiber of the chemical enterprise is changing. We must leverage our Instruments, ACORP. Being from Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) strength and the power of our membership to influence the future of our the semiconductor industry and a in the early ‘90’s. Norman had come discipline. West Texas appointee to ACORP in to the Institute at Martin Goland’s Educating a new workforce, enhancing the public face of chemistry, 1990, I was not that familiar with Dr. request to talk about the Advanced shaping public policy, ensuring funding for discovery and managing the Hackerman or the many accomplish- Research and Advanced Technology globalization of the chemical enterprise will require new levels of ments that he had already made in his Programs. At the time, Martin, the collaboration within the ACS and new relationships beyond our borders to illustrious career, which spanned Director of SWRI, was a member of bring about measurable change. As your president, this is where I will focus more than 50 years at that time. My the Advisory Committee on Research our collective efforts. first impression of the committee was Programs, and I was the Director of that it was a “good-ol’-boys-club” the Air Force’s Armstrong Labora- Education: I pledge to keep Education and Science Literacy at the with its members having many per- tory at Brooks Air Force Base. I was forefront of our thinking and pivotal in our actions. sonal connections to the academic, fascinated by Norman’s ability to Relationships: I pledge to keep an open mind, to hear all voices, and industrial, and political elite of boil a lot of stuff down to the practice tolerance and acceptance as the ACS continues to reach out; building Texas. Of course, I wondered how I essence, his continual emphasis on new and productive relationships that support our strategic plan. would fit in with such an auspicious excellence, the importance of peer Outcomes: I pledge to help develop outcome-based metrics to guide the group, but I was pleasantly surprised review, and student education. Some ACS on our journey. by the welcome reception of the en- years later I was asked to participate tire committee, the ACORP support- on the Advisory Committee and I am fully committed and ready to lead this work on behalf of the ACS ing staff, and especially the commit- rapidly learned that my first membership. I offer my 33 years of experience, my passion for chemistry and tee chair, Norman Hackerman. Norm impressions were correct and that my productive, career-long involvement with the ACS as evidence that I have instantly reminded me of an uncle of association with Norman Hackerman the necessary background, capability and determination to lead this Society mine who was a retired colonel in the was a pleasure and a privilege. forward. Likewise, I encourage each of you to renew your commitment to out U.S. Air Force. His demeanor of Norman Hackerman’s contribu- profession and to ACS---its governance, vision and direction. We’re compelled being tough on the outside, his tions to science are indeed legendary. to seek the future together. physical stature, and his kindness and His singular impact on science in compassion on the inside, which I Texas was, is, and will continue to be Page 18 Southwest Retort September, 2007 Page 15 significant. Through his involvement Kenneth H. Ashworth, Former wasting his parents’ money. To recognize younger researchers for in ACORP, Norman has worked tire- Texas Commissioner of Higher think that Norm Hackerman could their work in the state of Texas. The lessly to insure that we have stayed Education. Toward the end of my 21 have become a physician! award is meant not only to recognize on course, that peer review is the years as Texas Commissioner of At our last lunch together about a the young scientist’s work, but we ONLY way to sort grant applica- Higher Education, I tried to persuade month before his death, Norm said, hope it will be encouragement and tions, that excited undergraduate and Norm Hackerman to write down his “Ken, the Chinese are getting way inspiration to those who are embark- graduate students are the future for ideas about technology transfer from ahead of us in science. You know ing on careers dedicated to increasing Texas, and that the highest quality in basic science. I told him that he had a why?” When I said I didn’t, he said our understanding of chemistry. all that we do is the only acceptable great book in the making. He said he in complete seriousness, “Because Norm would glance to the past but level. He will be missed on the couldn’t even read his own notes and they are reading our book, and primarily focus on the future by ACORP, but he has left a well- said there was no way he could do it. people in this country aren’t.” teaching undergraduates. He was marked path to the future. So, I had a speech he gave to the Norbert Dittrich, President, planning on having a class this fall at Robert Curl, Rice University Coordinating Board and some testi- The Welch Foundation. Robert The University of Texas. Chemistry Faculty, ACORP. I have mony he gave to a legislative com- Welch established The Welch I was blessed to have the been acquainted with Norman Hack- mittee transcribed to show him he Foundation for basic chemical privilege and good fortune to have erman since 1970 when he became already had a beginning. I was research, since he believed that known Norm as a scientist, admini- President of Rice University, but I intrigued by his analogy of basic advancing chemistry would get to the strator and a friend. Norm was, and feel that it was only after I joined science as a flywheel that occasional- root of some problems of the world continues to be, an inspiration to all ACORP a few years ago that I really ly threw off ideas that were picked and also improve the lives of all. Our of us at The Welch Foundation. came to know him, as we struggled up by a smaller wheel, technology, mission is Advancing Chemistry – together to guide and promote the and converted into uses for mankind. Improving Life. Texas higher education research He still demurred, so I inveigled him For 25 years Norm led the APPLIED ANALYTICAL INC. programs, ARP and ATP. When into some luncheon conversations Scientific Advisory Board in helping Norman was President at Rice, our which I would record. From those carry out that mission. Norm personi- relationship was like that of the army sources we came up with “Conversa- fied Mr. Welch’s vision for basic private (me) to the commanding tions on the Uses of Science and research in chemistry. We receive general (Norman). The private knows Technology”, published by UNT hundreds of complex proposals, but little about the general. Working with Press in 1996 and translated into Norm was able to get to the root Norman at ACORP, I saw how Chinese a couple of years later. chemical question of each proposal. deeply concerned he was with At one point in our talks I asked He could get to the heart of a com- promoting the education of students Norm what first got him interested in plex issue and articulate an answer and the development of the chemistry. He told me about a semin- even nonscientists would under- [Place Applied Analytical ad here] universities in Texas. I observed how al development in surface chemistry stand. With Norm you may not have he was putting his best effort and in the ‘30’s in which Irving Lang- liked the answer, but you always thought into the common good. muir and Katherine Blodgett were knew where he stood on an issue. While he liked to keep the meeting able to measure how many molecules Norm was key in establishing the Responsive. Reproducible. 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