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Awards
The South Carolina section is pleased to offer a number of awards. Please notice the deadline dates which differ by award. Nominations not selected are kept in the pool for consideration for three subsequent years. Updates may be made at any time.
The South Carolina Section offers the following awards:
Outstanding South Carolina Chemist
Nomination Deadline: March 1.
The recipient must be a member of the South Carolina Section.
Send nomination letter and supporting documents to Jim Deavor via email at deavorj@cofc.edu.
PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS
YEAR AWARDEE AFFILIATION
1965 James E. Copenhaver Sonoco Products
1966 H. Williard Davis University of South Carolina
1967 Samuel A. Wideman Industry
1971 Joseph W. Bouknight University of South Carolina
1973 William M. McCord Industry
1979 William R. Cook Sonoco Products Company
1980 John Miglarese Industry
1981 Elmer L. Amma University of South Carolina
1986 Wayne Fish Medical University of South Carolina
1988 John Dawson University of South Carolina
1989 James E. Hardwicke, Jr. Hardwicke Chemical Company
2000 Charles Beam College of Charleston
2001 Richard Adams University of South Carolina
2002 Daniel R. Knapp Medical University of South Carolina
2004 Suzanne Thorpe & John Baynes University of South Carolina
2005 Gamil Guirgis Beyer Chemical Corp./USC//College of Charleston
2006 Roy E. Wuthier University of South Carolina
2007 Robert & Ruta Bly University of South Carolina
2008 Daniel L. Reger University of South Carolina
2009 Lukasz Lebioda University of South Carolina
2010 Hans Conrad zur-Loye University of South Carolina
2011 Stephen L. Morgan University of South Carolina
2012 S. Michael Angel University of South Carolina
2013 Pamela Riggs-Gelasco College of Charleston
2014 Mark A. Berg University of South Carolina
2015 Ken Shimizu University of South Carolina
2016 Qian Wang University of South Carolina
2017 Donna Chen University of South Carolina
2018 Michael Myrick University of South Carolina
2019 Timothy Shaw University of South Carolina
2020 John Ferry University of South Carolina
2022 Vitaly Rassolov University of South Carolina
2023 Caryn Outten University of South Carolina
2024 Linda Shimizu University of South Carolina
Daniel J. Antion High School Teacher of the Year
Nomination Deadline: March 1
The recipient must teach chemistry in a high school within the geographic boundaries of the South Carolina Section. The late Dan Antion was a strong advocate of pre-college chemical education in South Carolina.
PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS
YEAR AWARDEE HIGH SCHOOL
1961 A. Mason Turner Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Inaugural award)
1962 Mary Wells Purdy Edmunds High School
1963 Marvin Humbert O’Neal Camden High School
1964 Charles Calhoun Bolger Charleston High School
1965 Thomas W. Stokes A. C. Flora High School
1966 Lois McKay Watson Latta High School
1967 George Warren Chavous Allendale-Fairfax High School
1968 Joel Wyman Frampton Porter-Gaud School
1969 Edith Barnwell Tobin McClenaghan High School
1970 James Michael Graves Burke High School
1971 Mary Jane Purvis Columbia High School
1972 Charles Calhoun Bolger Charleston High School
1975 Mary Elizabeth Bass Crum Denmark-Olar High School
1976 Kathryn J. Farnell Spring Valley High School
1977 Johanna O. Killoy Dreher High School
1978 Caroline Helen Bowers Spring Valley High School
1981 Anne E. Neely Lamar and Spaulding
1982 Linda G. Connor Brookland-Cayce High School
1983 Gregory J. Galenian Summerville High School
1984 Kay Bass Black Richland Northeast High School
1986 Robbie A. Tweito Irmo High School High School
1989 Martha Fout Socastee High School
1990 Clarice Wenz Goose Creek High School
1992 Regis Goode Ridge View High School
1998 Sondra F. Wieland Heathwood Hall Episcopal
2002 Michael H. McClure Richland Northeast
2003 Lisa Gantt Lexington High School
2005 Kay Bass Black Spring Valley High School ***
2009 Sarah J. Hudson SummervilleHigh School
2013 Kathy Dunne Hammond Academy
2014 Elaine Smith MarionHigh School
2024 Elizabeth Link Dreher High School
Send Nomination Form and supporting documents to Scott Goode via email or US Mail to Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208
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E. Ray McAfee Distinguished Service to the Section
Nomination Deadline: March 1
Ray McAfee served as section chair in 2005, 200 7, 2009, and 2011 before his untimely death in 2011.
Send nomination letter and supporting materials to Jim Deavor via email at deavorj@cofc.edu.
PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS
YEAR AWARDEE AFFILIATION
1979 Daniel J. Antion University of South Carolina (Inaugural Award)
1981 Oscar D. Bonner University of South Carolina
1984 J. Bayne Doughty Industry
1989 Stephen D. Hudson Charleston Southern University
1992 William H. Breazeale, Jr. Francis Marion University
1996 Sondra F. Wieland Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
2002 Daniel J. Antion Retired, University of South Carolina
2004 Frederick J. Heldrich, III College of Charleston
2005 Jim. Deavor College of Charleston
2008 Ray McAfee Industry
2009 Scott Goode University of South Carolina
E. RAY McAFEE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE SECTION AWARD
In 2011 the award was renamed in memory of E. Ray MacAfee.
2012 Angela Peters Claflin University
2014 Sondra Wieland Retired, Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
2017 Jennifer Kelley Francis Marion University
2018 Neal Tonks College of Charleston
2019 Larry Metcalf Retired
2021 Regis Goode Retired
2022 Stephon Void Claflin University
Outreach Volunteer of the Year
Nomination Deadline: November 30
This award is given in conjunction with the ACS national Committee of Community Activities (CCA) which established the Local Section Outreach Volunteers of the Year recognition program. Each local section has an opportunity to recognize one member of the section annually for demonstrating extraordinary outreach.
PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS
2014 Linda Shimizu University of South Carolina
2015 Wendy Cory College of Charleston
2016 Jennifer Kelley Francis Marion University
2017 Pamela Riggs-Gelasco College of Charleston
2018 Chuanbing Tang University of South Carolina
2019 Neal Tonks College of Charleston
2020 Daniel Cain
2022 Regis Goode Retired
2023 Chaunbing Tang University of South Carolina
Send nomination letter and any supporting documents to Jim Deavor via email at deavorj@cofc.edu.
Outstanding Undergraduate Chemistry or Biochemistry Major
Nomination Deadline: March 15
Each 4-year college or university within the geographic boundaries of the South Carolina Section is allowed to nominate one chemistry or biochemistry graduate during the current academic year to be recognized by the section. Each institution may nominate only one student who has a minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA is free to devise their own selection mechanism. Please send the appropriate nomination form to Brooke van Horn via email or US Mail to School of Sciences & Mathematics, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424.
South Carolina Section ACS Fellows
2010 W.H. Breazeale, Francis Marion University
2010 John Dawson, University of South Carolina
2010 C. Gordon McCarty, University of South Carolina Beaufort
2011 Daniel J. Antion, University of South Carolina
2011 Michael A. Matthews, University of South Carolina
2011 Hans Conrad zur-Loye, University of South Carolina
2012 James Ritter, University of South Carolina
2014 Patrick M. Woster, Medical University of South Carolina
2016 Scott Goode, University of South Carolina
2016 Susan Richardson, University of South Carolina
2017 Regis Goode, Ridge View High School
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