Well, another year is pretty much history. Most of ours here in the St Louis Section–ACS was overshadowed by larger events on the state, national, and global stages. But we were able to set that aside for the Continuity Dinner on December 14th. Café Napoli set us up in a cozy room with a festive […]
The December Board of Directors meeting, also know as the Continuity Dinner, is a fancier than usual affair to celebrate the year’s achievements, recognize certain members, announce the Distinguished Service Award (conferred in March), and pass the gavel to the incoming section officers. Plus, there is the Henry Godt Memorial Lecture, given by a surprise
Recognition Night is a time for the Section to celebrate our members, award winners, and past officers who make the Section so successful and vibrant. Many past officers of the Section were in attendance, and the program included the list of those who have served, going all the way back to 1908! This year, we
A new venue for the Continuity Dinner, but one we’ve used before for other special events, Bristol Seafood Grill in Creve Coeur provided the room, the victuals, and the ambiance for the closing General/Board meeting of the year. After about a half hour of free-form socializing, outgoing Chair Joe Ackerman got down to business. First
The December Board of Directors meeting is also our Continuity Dinner, a fancier than usual affair to celebrate the year’s achievements, recognize certain members, announce the Distinguished Service Award (conferred in March), and pass the gavel to the incoming section officers. And then there is the Henry Godt Memorial Lecture, given by a surprise speaker,
It was a fine night—weather-wise, food-and-wine–wise, and compatriot-wise—for Continuity Dinner on December 12. Among the 25 or so attendees was a nice sprinkling of new faces and the rest, old friends. Getting under way, the General Meeting elicited no business, new, old or otherwise, so it was adjourned while the convening gavel still echoed. The
Please join us at our 2013 Continuity Dinner. If you’re not a regular ACS meeting attendee, come renew or create acquaintances, hear a brief, light-hearted recap of the year’s events, witness the passing of the gavel to the new slate of officers, and just in general have a fine old time. Please join us: Thursday,
Neither snow nor sleet nor lack of good cheer marred the 2011 Continuity Dinner on December 8. Back once again at CJ Muggs in Webster Groves, a modest crowd of 25 celebrated the passing of the reins from the Cornelius administration to the Bruton administration. [column col=”2/3″]In addition to the usual agenda for Board meetings,
December 8, 2011 By Ted Gast (#mrted57) I imagined what the tweets might read, for this year’s activities of St. Louis Section ACS: #International Year of Chemistry, Follow IYC GlobalXperiment @wall Battle of the Burets, 15 teams from 8 high schools. Clayton High School took top honors @ritts Chromatography discussion group @bruton YCC, 9 meetings
