James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public
2009 recipient Roald Hoffman (second to right)
is presented his award by sponsor representatives
Russell Johnson (second to left), Diane Schmidt
(center), ACS President-Elect Joseph Francisco
(left), and ACS President Thomas Lane (right).
is presented his award by sponsor representatives
Russell Johnson (second to left), Diane Schmidt
(center), ACS President-Elect Joseph Francisco
(left), and ACS President Thomas Lane (right).
Sponsor: The American Chemical Society
Purpose: To recognize, encourage, and stimulate outstanding reporting directly to the public, which materially increases the public's knowledge and understanding of chemistry, chemical engineering, and related fields.
Nature: The award consists of $3,000, a medallion with a presentation box, and a certificate. Up to $2,500 for travel expenses to the meeting at which the award will be presented will be reimbursed. The medallion will be presented during the award address.
Eligibility: A nominee must have made noteworthy presentations through a medium of public communication to increase the American public's understanding of chemistry and chemical progress. This information will have been disseminated through the press, radio, television, films, the lecture platform, books, or pamphlets for the lay public.
Deadline: November 1 (annual review).
Establishment & Support: In 1984 James H. Stack was added to the award name. The award was established in 1955 as the James T. Grady Award and is supported by the ACS.
Contact Information
Awards Office
American Chemical Society
1155 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036-4801
Phone: (202) 872-4408
Fax: (202) 776-8008
awards@acs.org
Recipient
2009 Roald Hoffmann
2008 Harold McGee
2007 Stuart F. Brown
2006 Philip Ball
2005 Robert L. Wolke
2004 William S. Hammack
2003 Boyce Rensberger
2002 Curt Suplee
2001 David Perlman
2000 Jeff Wheelwright
1999 Joseph A. Schwarcz
1998 Joseph W. Palca
1997 Richard Lipkin
1996 Elizabeth Pennisi
1995 Ivan Amato
1994 Don Herbert
1993 Tom Siegfried
1992 Malcolm W. Browne
1991 Betty Debnam
1990 Jerry E. Bishop
1989 Robert Kanigel
1988 Arthur Fisher
1987 Al Rossiter, Jr.
1986 Ben Patrusky
1985 Joe Alper
1984 Cristine Russell
1983 Matt Clark
1982 Albert Rosenfeld
1981 Robert W. Cooke
1979 Peter Gwynne
1980 Edward Edelson
1978 Michael Woods
1977 Patrick Young
1976 Gene Bylinsky
1975 Jon Franklin
1974 Ronald Kotulak
1973 O. A. Battista
1972 Dan Q. Posin
1971 Victor Cohn
1970 Robert C. Cowen
1969 Walter Sullivan
1968 Raymond A. Bruner
1967 Irving S. Bengelsdorf
1966 Frank E. Carey
1965 Isaac Asimov
1964 Nate Haseltine
1963 Lawrence Lessing
1962 John F. Baxter
1961 David Dietz
1960 Watson Davis
1959 Alton L. Blakeslee
1958 William L. Laurence
1957 David H. Killeffer