The ACS Board of Directors, the Society's chief governing body, is chartered to "have, hold, and administer all the property, funds, and affairs of the Society." The Board is made up of 16 members:
Marinda Li Wu, President
Science is Fun!
Marinda Li Wu is founder and president of Science is Fun! She earned a Bachelors Degree at the Ohio State University in 1971, and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in 1976. She has been a member of the American Chemical Society since 1970
Tom Barton, President-Elect
Tom Barton is an emeritus distinguished professor of chemistry at Iowa State University. He received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry at the University of Florida in 1967 and worked as an NIH postdoctoral fellow at Ohio State before joining the Iowa State faculty in that same year. He has been a member of the American Chemical Society since 1963.
Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, Immediate Past President
University of Wisconsin
Bassam Z. Shakhashiri is a chemistry professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his A.B. from Boston University in 1960, his M.Sc. from the University of Maryland in 1965, and his Ph.D. in 1968. He is the first holder of the William T. Evjue Distinguished Chair for the Wisconsin Idea at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he has been a professor since 1970. He has been a member of the American Chemical Society since 1962.
William F. Carroll, Jr., Chair
Director-At-Large
Bill Carroll is a vice president of Occidental Chemical Corp. He earned a Bachelors degree at DePauw University in 1973, Masters Degree from Tulane University in 1975, and Ph.D. from Indiana University in 1978. He has been a member of the American Chemical Society since 1973.
Madeleine Jacobs, Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer
American Chemical Society
Madeleine Jacobs received a B.S. in chemistry and an honorary doctor of science from George Washington University. She has been Executive Director and CEO of ACS since January 2004. She served as Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief of Chemical & Engineering News from 1993 to 2003. She worked for C&EN from 1969 to 1972, and then had a 21-year career in science writing, journalism, and public affairs at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Bureau of Standards, and the Smithsonian Institution, serving the latter as Director of Public Affairs. Ms. Jacobs serves on the board of directors of several not-for-profit scientific organizations and speaks frequently on the public understanding of science, gender equity in the sciences, and employment issues.
Thomas R. Gilbert
Director, District I
Thomas R. Gilbert is a chemistry professor at Northeastern University where he also served as Academic Director of Graduate Programs in Biotechnology and as Acting Dean of the School of Education. He received his B.S. from Clarkson College of Technology (now Clarkson University) in 1968, and his Ph.D. from MIT in 1971. He joined the Northeastern faculty in 1981 after 10 years with the Research Department of the New England Aquarium in Boston. He has been an ACS member since 1968 and an ACS Councilor since 1990.
George M. Bodner
Director, District II
George M. Bodner is the Arthur E. Kelly Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Education and Engineering at Purdue University. He earned his Bachelors Degree at the State University of New York, Buffalo in 1969 and his Ph.D. at Indiana University in 1972. He has been a member of the American Chemical Society since 1969.
Pat N. Confalone
Director, District III
Pat N. Confalone is vice president at DuPont, Global Research & Development, Crop Protection. He earned his Bachelors Degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1967, Masters Degree from Harvard University in 1968, Ph.D. from Harvard University (R. B. Woodward) in 1970, and Post-Doc at Harvard University (R. B. Woodward) in 1971. He has been a member of the American Chemical Society since 1967.
Larry K. Krannich
Director, District IV
Larry K. Krannich is the Executive Director of the Alabama Academy of Science. He earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees from the Illinois State University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Florida. He has been a member of the American Chemical Society since 1963.
John E. Adams
Director, District V
John E. Adams is a Curators’ Teaching Professor of Chemistry at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1981. He earned his Bachelors Degree at the Rolla campus of the University of Missouri in 1974 and his PhD at the University of California, Berkeley in 1979. He has been a member of the American Chemical Society since 1974.
Bonnie Charpentier
Director, District VI
Bonnie A. Charpentier is vice president at Metabolex Inc. She earned her Bachelors degree at the University of Houston in 1974, and her Ph.D. in 1981. She has been a member of the American Chemical Society since 1981.
Valerie J. Kuck
Director-At-Large
Valerie J. Kuck is an Adjunct Professor at the College of St. Elizabeth Chemistry Department. She earned her Bachelors degree at St. Mary of the Woods College in 1961, and her Masters degree at Purdue University in 1965. She has been a member of the American Chemical Society since 1964.
Ingrid Montes
Director-At-Large
Ingrid Montes is a chemistry professor at the University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras. She earned her Bachelors degree at the University of Puerto Rico in 1980, and her Ph.D. in 1985. She has been a member of the American Chemical Society since 1980.
Barbara A. Sawrey
Director-At-Large
Barbara Sawrey is the Associate Vice Chancellor – Undergraduate Education, and a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, at UC San Diego. She received her B.S. in chemistry from Baldwin-Wallace College, and then worked as an industrial chemist for a number of years. She earned her Master's degree from San Diego State University and her Ph.D. in physical inorganic chemistry jointly from UC San Diego and SDSU. She has been a member of the American Chemical Society since 1975.
Kathleen M. Schulz
Director–at-Large
Kathleen M. Schulz is the President of Business Results Inc. She earned her Bachelors degree at Eastern New Mexico University in 1964, and Ph.D. at the University of Missouri in 1973. She has been a member of the American Chemical Society since 1964.
Kent J. Voorhees
Director-At-Large
Kent J. Voorhees is a professor at the Colorado School of Mines. He earned his Bachelors Degree at the Utah State University in 1965, Masters Degree in 1968, and Ph.D. in 1970. He has been a member of the American Chemical Society since 1967.
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