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http://membership.acs.org/C/Chicago MAY• 2002

THE NINETY-FIRST PRESENTATION OF THE WILLARD GIBBS MEDAL (Founded by William A. Converse) to Professor Ralph Hirschmann sponsored by the SECTION AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2002

Argonne Guest House IF YOU ARE NOT A U.S. CITIZEN, Argonne National Laboratory PLEASE CONTACT THE ACS Chica­ 9700 South Cass Avenue go Section Office at (847) 647-8405, Building # 460 BY MAY 14, 2002 WITH THE FOL­ Argonne, IL LOWING INFORMATION SO THAT 630-739-6000 ARGONNE CAN PROCESS YOUR GATE CLEARANCE: DIRECTIONS TO THE MEETING NAME (First, Last) From the City: BIRTHPLACE (City, State, Country) Take Interstate 55 South (towards St. BIRTHDAY (Day, Month, Year) Louis). Exit at South Cass Avenue. Pro­ ceed on Cass Avenue south one-quarter AWARD CERMONY 8:30 PM mile to the Argonne Laboratory totem pole on the right. Turn right and proceed The Willard Gibbs Medal to the gatehouse and, after checking in, follow signs to the Argonne Guest House. Herbert Golinkin, Chair From the North: Chicago Section, ACS Take Interstate 294 South to Interstate 55 South (towards St. Louis). Exit at Introduction of the Medalist PROFESSOR RALPH HIRSCHMANN South Cass Avenue. Proceed on Cass Avenue south one-quarter mile to the Daniel Rich, Ralph F. Hirschmann Profes­ Acceptance of the Award Argonne Laboratory totem pole on the sor of Medicinaland Organic Ralph Hirschmann University of Wisconsin at Madison right. Turn right and proceed to the Makineni Professor of Bioorganic gatehouse and, after checking in, follow Chemistry signs to the Argonne Guest House. Presentation of the Medal University of Pennsylvania

Parking: Free Eli Pearce University Professor 2002 President Medical University of South Carolina SOCIAL HOUR 6:00-7:00 P.M. American Chemical Society ACCEPTANCE ADDRESS Dinner 7:00 P.M. Citation: For the first synthesis of an enzyme in solution (RNase); the con­ "The Use of Simple Chemical Con­ Dinner reservations are required. cept of stereoelectronic control; the use cepts to Explain Unexpected Biological Please send in the form enclosed in this of prodrugs to reduce toxicity; a new Results with Sugar-Based Pep­ issue to the Chicago Section office at approach to the design of pep­ tidomimetics" 7173 N. Austin, Niles IL 60614 with tidomimetics;. the discovery of valuable In 1998 we initiated a program to test your menu choice, your name and affili­ pharmaceuticals including Vasotec, the then novel proposition that the ~-D­ ation for a nametag, and your check. 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AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY CHICAGO SECTION

2002 WILLARD GIBBS MEDAL AWARD PRESENTATION Friday, May 24, 2002 You and your guest(s) are cordiallyinvited to attend the 91st presentationof the Josiah Willard Gibbs Medal to ProfessorRalph Hirschmann, the Rao MakineniChair of Bio-OrganicChemistry at the Universityof Pennsylvania,on Friday, May 24, 2002, at the Argonne Guest House, 9700 S. Cass Ave., Bldg. 460, Argonne, Illinois.A social hour begins at 6 PM. Dinner is served at 7 PM. Dr. Hirschmann'stalk will begin at approximately8:30 PM. Dinner for this special occasion, includes Crab Cakes Mixed Field Greens with Pecans and Buttermilk Dressing; a choice of Oven Roasted Prime Rib Accented with Creamy Horseradish Sauce or Grilled Atlantic Salmon Filet; and Chocolate Oblivion Cake. (A vegetarian entree is available on request.)

To reserve your tickets, please fill out the attached reservation form and mail it with payment to the address below. Tables of 10 may be reserved. If you request seating for a group, please include a list of names of the people in your group. Tickets and nametags will be mailed to those whose orders are received by May 14. Your name will be added to a list that will be checked by Argonne Security at their gatehouse. No refunds will be made after noon Tuesday, May 21. The Gibbs Award Dinner is always a memorable occasion. Only the is considered more prestigious. Please come to salute the recipient and rejoice in Dr. Hirschmann's achievements in and contributions to the of chemistry. Angela Kowalski Gibbs Arrangements Committee 2002 GIBBS DINNER RESERVATION FORM

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Return with payment to: Chicago Section American Chemical Society, Gibbs Reservation, 7173 N. Austin Ave., Niles, IL 60714 NON-U.S. CITIZENS: PLEASE CONTACT THE ACS OFFICE AT 847-647-8405 BY MAY 3.

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Lectures on topics of special lished by the Royal Society of Chemistry ed in education programs with timely interest will be given at various venues (such as Chemical Communications) news about .the programs and services by experts in scientific and other sub­ and Angewandte published by Wiley­ at ACS and occasionally include some jects. The tour is arranged by Science VCH. Readers do not need to be sub­ thought-provoking insights and com­ History Tours, a nonprofit organiza tion scribers to these journals to read the mentaries on national issues in chem­ run by Yvonne Twomey of Naperville, IL. linked journal articles. If you have any istry education. The goal is to publish a For more information, contact Twomey questions, contact Melody Voith, Online new issue every two months . If you at 841 Kinston Court, Naperville , IL Editor , Chemical & Engineering News, would like to receive an email reminder 60540, 630-961-9811 or Lee Marek , 1155 16th St. , NW , Washington, DC when new issues are available , please 630-420-7516, [email protected]. 20036 ; http://pubs.acs.org/cen; phone: email education@acs .org wi th your PLEASE NOTE: Yvonne Twomey 's 202-872-4406; fax: 202-872-8727 . contact information. email address has changed to ytwom ­ [email protected]. 5/02 5 THE WILLARD GIBBS AWARD In any case, the fame achieved by the Kenneth S. Pitzer 1976 Founded by Gibbs medalists has crossed the bound­ 1977 aries between chemistry specialties. W. 0. Baker 1978 William A. Converse E. Bright Wilson 1979 The award was founded in 191 0 by Svente Arrhenius 1911 Frank Albert Cotton 1980 William Converse (1862-1940), a for­ Theodore W. Richards 1912 Bert Lester Vallee 1981 mer chairman and secretary of the Leo H. Baekeland 1913 1982 Chicago Section. The medal was 1914 John D. Roberts 1983 named for Professor Josiah Willard Arthur A. Noyes 1915 Elias J. Corey 1984 Gibbs (1839-1903) of Yale University. Willis R. Whitney 1916 Donald J. Cram 1985 Gibbs, whose formulation of the Phase Edward W. Morley 1917 Jack Halpern 1986 Rule founded a new science, is consid­ William M. Burton 1918 Allen J. Bard 1987 ered by many to be the only American­ William A. Noyes 1919 Rudolph A. Marcus 1988 born scientist whose discoveries are as F. G. Cotrell 1920 Richard B. Bernstein 1989 fundamental in nature as those of New­ Mme. 1921 Richard N. Zare 1990 ton and Galileo. 1923 Gunther Wilke 1991 Mr. Converse supported the award Gilbert N. Lewis 1924 Harry B. Gray 1992 personally for a number of years, and 1925 Peter B. Dervan 1993 then established a fund for it in 1934 Sir James Colquhoun Irvine 1926 M. Frederick Hawthorne 1994 that has subsequently been augmented John Jacob Abel 1927 Sir John Meurig Thomas 1995 by the Dearborn Division of W. R. William Draper Harkins 1928 1996 Claude Silbert Hudson Grace & Co. J. Fred Wilkes and his wife 1929 1997 have also made considerable contribu­ 1930 Mario J. Molina 1998 tions to the award. Phoebus A. Levene 1931 Lawrence F. Dahl 1999 Since the sale of the Dearborn/Grace Edward Curtis Franklin 1932 Nicholas J. Turro 2000 division to Betz, the BetzDearborn Richard Willstatter 1933 Tobin J. Marks 2001 Foundation, located in Horsham, Penn­ Harold Clayton Urey 1934 sylvania has most generously offered to Charles August Kraus 1935 continue the historic relationship 1936 between the Section and Dearborn. Herbert Newby McCoy 1937 This Foundation has contributed annu­ Robert R. Williams 1938 ally since the purchase toward the Donald Dexter Van Slyke 1939 Willard Gibbs Medal Fund to help Vladimir lpatieff 1940 defray the cost of the medal and of the Edward A. Doisy 1941 banquet itself -- helping to make the Thomas Midgley, Jr. 1942 banquet award the outstanding and Conrad A. Elvehjem 1943 gracious event that it is. We are most George 0. Curme, Jr. 1944 appreciative of their support. Frank C. Whitmore 1945 The purpose of the award is "To pub­ 1946 licly recognize eminent chemists who , Wendell M. Stanley 1947 through years of application and devo­ Carl F. Con 1948 tion, have brought to the world develop­ Peter J. W. Debye 1949 ments that enable everyone to live Carl S. Marvel 1950 more comfortably and to understand William Francis Giauque 1951 • • this world better." Medalists are select­ William C. Rose 1952 micron inc. ed by a national jury of eminent Joel H. Hildebrand 1953 chemists from different disciplines. The Elmer K. Bolton 1954 ANALYTICAL SERVICES 1955 nominee must be a chemist who Morphology Chemistry Structure because of the preeminence of his work 1956 in and contribution to pure or applied W. Albert Noyes, Jr. 1957 chemistry, is deemed worthy of special Willard F. Libby 1958 Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) recognition. Hermann I. Schlesinger 1959 Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (EDS) The award consists of an eighteen George B. Kistiakowsky 1960 Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) carat gold medal having, on one side, Louis Plack Haminett 1961 Electron Probe X-Ray Microanalysis (EPA) Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Analysis the bust of J. Willard Gibbs, for whom 1962 Electron Spectroscopy (ESCA / AUGER) the medal was named. On the reverse . Paul D. Bartlett 1963 Izaak M. Kolthoff 1964 X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) is a laurel wreath and an inscription X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) containing the recipient's name. Robert S. Mulliken 1965 Glenn T. Seaborg 1966 Thermal Analysis (DSC / TGA) Given annually for eighty-nine years , Micro-Fourier Transform Infrared (MFTIR) the recipients span three-quarters of a 1967 century of chemistry. Most of the 1968 Micron Inc. names are familiar to chemists regard­ 1969 3815 Lancaster Pike Wilmington DE 19805 less of specialty. This fame may result Frank H. Westheimer 1970 Phone (302) 998 1184, FAX 302 998 1836 from later recognition, including , in 1971 John T. Edsall 1972 E Mail micronanalytical @compuserve.com many cases , the Nobel Prize, or the Web Site : www.micronanalytical.com reason may be that textbooks have Paul John Flory 1973 permanently associated many of these 1974 names with classic reactions or theories. Herman F. Mark 1975 5/02 6 REVISED BYLAWS CONTINUINING EDUCATION APPROVAL NOTICE SEMINARS At the March 14, 2002 Chicago Sec­ The Continuing Education and Profes­ tion's Board of Directors' Meeting, the sional Relations Committees are contin­ following motion was made, seconded, uing the series of short courses held on and carried: That the Chicago Section Saturday mornings , 9:00 to 12:00, at submit the proposed revisions to the Loyola University, 6525 N. Sheridan Bylaws to the Section membership for Rd., Cudahy Science Building (building review at the April, May, and June Sec­ with the green dome), room 202. tion meetings and for approval at the The program on June 8 will be "FT-IR June Section meeting with implementa­ Sample Handling - Methods and Acces­ tion on July 1, 2002. The main effect of sories" and deal mainly with reflectance these changes will be the change of the techniques including the advantages of Section's fiscal and programming year the reflectance accessories and the lim­ from the current coincidence with the itations when using them. The speaker academ ic year [July through June] to is Dr. Richard Larsen, founder of Spec­ We've got staffing coincide with the calendar year [Jan­ tral Consulting in Lakewood, N.J. down to a science! uary through December]. The adminis­ The cost for the course is $10 (free for tration taking office on July 1, 2002 will students and unemp loyed chemists). 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Project SEED Handbook Online is er ONLINE for Chicag o Section The Project SEED Student , Mentor and Coordinator Handbook is available month y Meetings online at www.acs.org/education/stu dent/projectseed.html. ♦ h ♦ :// e bership. acs.org/C/Chicago 5/02 8 CHICAGO SECTION AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2001 & 2000

06/30/01 06/30/00 REVENUES Local Section Dues 47,527 41,170 National Allotments and Commissions 24,101 24,056 Chemical Bulletin Ad Income 16,297 11,200 Scholarships Received 16,836 1,250 Donations 3,400 530 ~ Investment Income 25,000 40,000 ,), Miscellaneous 1,482

Total Revenues 133,161 119,688

OPERATING EXPENSES Awards 2,163 211 Board & Adhoc Comm. 439 0 Chair & chair elect 449 556 Chemical Bulletin expenses 37,548 28,658 Chicago Chemistry week 406 433 Contributions 0 0 Councilor expenses 9,481 538 Employee benefits 40 1,200 Endowment 75 1 Gibbs Award Ceremony (268) 2,101 Great Lakes Regional Meeting 0 212 Hospitality 845 365 House 958 2,896 H.S. & College Education 567 2,888 Kids & Chemistry 0 1,074 Membership 30 0 Minority affairs 1,999 806 National Affairs 0 0 Office expenses 2,021 2,122 Program 1,326 2,291 Public affairs 1,100 815 Public Relations 0 58 Rent & Telephone 6,330 5,894 Salaries 44,660 39,173 Scholarships 16,415 8,750 Secretary expenses 5,426 8,817 Subsidized dinners 921 1,139 Treasurer expenses 82 5,480 Uncategorized Expenses 0 7 Younger chemists committee 795 193..---- 134,166 J-:t-6,678:::?.:

(1,005) 3,010

These statements are unaud· ed. 5/02 9 CHICAGO SECTION AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY BALANCE SHEET June 30, 2001 & 2000

06/30/01 06/30/00 ASSETS Cash in Bank 15,151 24,920 Cash on Hand 715 400 Accounts Receivable 764 5,679 Inventory 4,911 0 Prepaid Expenses 0 0 Stocks at cost 287,284 371,951 Mutual Funds at cost 226,678 194,021 Bonds at cost 46,433 0 Money Market Funds & Cash 90,883 75,016 Accumulated Unrealized Market Appreciation 466,433 327,229

Total Assets 1,139,252 999,216

LIABILITIES AND SURPLUS

Liabilities Accounts Payable 0 4,214 Total Liabilities 0 4,214

Funds Holding Fund 2,978 2,978 Meeting Place Reserve Fund 187,142 164,457 Contingent Reserve Fund 77,032 67,695 Exposition Reserve Fund 55,439 136,597 Scholarship Operating Fund 424,777 357,276 General Endowment Fund 46,594 40,946 Willard Gibbs Endowment Fund 48,815 44,464 lpatieff Library Endowment Fund 23,755 21,638 Scholarship Endowment Fund 125,063 113,916 Marie Lishka Scholarship Fund 12,350 10,533 Henrietta Z. Freud Trust Endow. Fund 11,741 10,694 Marshall S. Smoler Fund 5,000

Total Endowment Funds 1,120,688 971,194 Surplus Surplus 18,564 23,808

Total Surplus 18,564 23,808

Total Liabilities and Surplus 1,139,252 999,216

These state ents are unaudited. 5/0210 CHICAGO SECTION AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY FIVE YEAR FUND BALANCES

Fund FV2001 FV2000 FV1999 FV1998 FV1997

Reserve Funds Meeting Place 187,142 155,632 156,385 59,309 165,912 Contingent 77,032 64,062 64,732 65,576 68,294 Exposition 155,439 129,268 129,893 132,321 137,806

Scholarship Operating Fund 424,777 341,388 302,077 261,711 225,571

Endowment Funds General 46,594 38,749 38,936 39,660 41,304 Gibbs 48,815 36,925 36,925 6,905 37,005 lpatieff 23,755 20,562 20,562 20,550 20,606 Scholarship 125,063 108,250 108,250 108,189 108,482 Maria Lishka Scholarship 12,350 9,899 9,419 8,688 8,451 Henrietta Z. Freud Trust 11,741 10,006 10,006 10,000 Marshall S. Smoler 5,000

Total 1,117,708 914,740 877,185 842,909 813,431

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