St Louis Section
Recognition Night

Recognition Night

Recognition Night is our traditional event for thanking and honoring members of long standing and members who have made extraordinary contributions to the section.

• There’s a social hour for meeting old and new friends, and a fine dinner with more time for talk.
• The immediate Past Chair gives a short retrospective talk on his/her tenure as chair or on a related topic. In other words, it could be about anything at all.
• The Distinguished Service Award and the Science and Technology Award are presented.
• Many 50+ year ACS members attend, and special recognition is given to those marking 50 or 60 years of membership.

Recognition Night upcoming

March 10 is Recognition Night 2012. Please join us at CJ Muggs, 101 W Lockwood, Webster Groves, MO (map).

5:30 pm — Social hour with open bar (beer, wine, soft drinks)
6:30 pm — Recognition Night dinner and festivities

• Immediate Past Chair Jeff Cornelius will give a short retrospective talk on his tenure as chair or on a related topic. In other words, it could be just about anything.
• The Distinguished Service Award will be presented to Alexa Serfis.
• Many 50+ year ACS members will attend, and those celebrating their 50th and 60th years of membership will be specially recognized.

Reservations are required for Recognition Night. Cost is $25 per person. To reserve your place(s) at this grand event, please return the reservation form or a facsimile with choice of entrée and check (payable to St Louis Section–ACS) by March 5 to:

Eric A Bruton
Jost Chemical
8150 Lackland Rd
St Louis, MO 63114

or email eric.bruton@gmail.com

Name(s) _______________________________________________________
Number attending _____ × $25 each = amount remitted $____________
Choice of entrée (number of each): steak _____ or fish _____

Bylaws and Members get the nod at Recognition Night 2011

Yes, we assembled the required quorum for voting on the bylaw amendments at Recognition Night on March 12th. The amendments were accepted by vote of the members present. They now go back to the national Constitution & Bylaws Committee to certify the vote and make the changes official. The whole process should be finished by fall? ... maybe?

In the real business of Recognition Night, 30 people applauded the seven members who were recognized for 50 years of ACS membership and three for 60 years. Lisa Balbes received the 2011 Distinguished Service Award. Lisa has made her mark in many ways over the years: as Chair, founding webmaster, Treasurer, Career Resources coordinator and scout clinic coordinator, and currently as Councilor. She is the 2011 chair of national ACS Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs. Shelley Minteer, 2010 chair of the section, received a plaque and pin for her service as chair and gave a talk on how chemists can contribute to solving the energy crisis with examples from her own work. Eight past chairs of the Section were recognized. We wish to thank Covidien for their financial support of this event.

Lisa Balbes receives her Distinguished Service Award plaque from Chair Jeff Cornelius.

A big thank you to Shelley Minteer as immediate past chair. Shelley will be moving on to other pastures this summer. Her old section wishes her the best of luck in her new endeavors.

Five new 50-year members attended. With them is current Chair Jeff Cornelius.

The Chairs who came (from left, with their respective Chair years): Hal Harris (1994), Keith Stine (2008), Shelley Minteer (2010), Samir El-Antably (1982), Ben Outlaw (1988), Steven Kinsley (2007), Jeff Cornelius (current), Lisa Balbes (2002), Jed White (1995), Lol Barton (1980).