The Education Committee of the Section oversees
educational activities and awards. The Committee specifically administers the
Edward J. Merrill Award
for High School chemistry teachers and cooperates in the
dissemination of information and the recommendation of
nominees for the
E. Emmet Reid Award
in Chemistry Teaching at Small Colleges, the
Cecil L. Brown Lectureship,
the
Regional MARM Award
for High School Chemistry Teaching, the
National ACS James Bryant Conant Award
in High School Chemsitry Teaching, the
Harvey Russell Award,
and the
Chemistry Olympiad Awards.
To obtain further information about the Awards Committee
please contact:
Dr. George R. Gross, Chair
445 Wyoming Avenue
Millburn NJ 07041-2131
Committee Members include:
| Ray Baylouny |
Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| Maureen Chan |
Retired, Lucent |
| Patricia Duncan |
Ramapo HS |
| Bobbie Gorman |
Retired, North Brunswick HS |
| Bettyann Howson |
Chatham High School |
| Allene Johnson |
Retired, Summit High School |
| Diane Krone |
No Higlands Regional HS |
| Val Kuck, |
Retired, Lucent |
| John Penna |
Gov. Livingston HS |
| Sr. Marian Jose Smith |
College of Saint Elizabeth |
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THE EDWARD J. MERRILL AWARD
The Merrill Award recognizes outstanding
high school chemistry teachers, from the North Jersey Section,
for excellence in high school teaching.
The 2008 Winner is Mridula Bajaj from Science High School in Newark.
Nomination Form for The Edward J. Merrill Award
The Merrill Award Preliminary Nomination Form may be submitted at any time but only
those received before Decmeber 1, will be considered for that year beginning in January.
Click Here for Printable Form
Past Recipients |
1973 Dr. Edwin H Cooper, Madison High School
1974 Dr. Dorothea Hoffman, Westfield High School,
 James Bryant Conant Winner
1975 Rex T. Morrison, West Essex High School
1976 George R. Hague, Jr., Bernards High School
1977 No Award Presented – Begins Merrill Award Title
1978 Thomas Kietrys, West Morris Central High School
1979 Otto Salzer, Linden High School,
Middle Atlantic Regional Award
1980 James Gardner, Millburn High School
1981 Gerald Walker, Livingston High School
1982 Raymond Bangs, Roselle Park High School
1983 Dorothy Lehmkuhl, Lyndhurst High School
1984 Allene Johnson, Summit High School,
Middle Atlantic Regional Award
1985 Marlene Rudder, Morris Knolls High School
1986 Dr. George R. Gross, Union High School
1987 Edmund Heilmeier, Parsippany Hills High School
1988 Margaret Hicks, East Side High School
1989 Valerie Schroder, Passaic High School
1990 Lorena Tyson, Montclair High School,
Middle Atlantic Regional Award |
1991 Kathleen Foley, Northern Valley Regional High School
1992 Robert Middleton, West Orange High School
1993 Bradley Lakefield, Hawthorne High School
1994 Steven Middleton, Mount Olive High School
1995 John Penna, Governor Livingston High School,
Middle Atlantic Regional Award
1995 Alan Sills, West Essex Regional High School
1996 Donna Carpinelli, Clifton High School
1997 David Lee, Mountain Lakes High School,
Middle Atlantic Regional Award
1998 Allan Hodge, Warren Hills High School
1998 Alicia Rice, Barringer High School
1999 BettyAnn Howson, Chatham High School
2000 Borislaw Bilash, James Caldwell High School
2000 Patricia Ruff, Watchung Regional High School
2001 John Koob, Queen of Peace High School
2002 Diane Krone, Northern Valley Regional High School
2003 Bobbi Gorman, Roselle Park High School
2004 Fran Zakutanski, Pascack Valley Regional High School
2005 Brenda Rosenau, Somerville High School
2006 Guy Morin from Ridgewood High School
2007 Claire Miller from Madison High School
2008 Mridula Bajaj from Science High School, Newark
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THE E. EMMET REID AWARD
The E. Emmet Reid Award is administered by the Steering Committee of the Middle-Atlantic Regional Meeting (MARM) for outstanding achievements in teaching chemical sciences at small colleges within the Middle-Atlantic Region.
A small college is an educational institution which has an established B.S. and no Ph.D. teaching program in chemistry or chemical sciences.
The Award consists of $750.00 and a major Award Plaque.
THE CECIL L. BROWN LECTURESHIP
The Cecil L. Brown Lectureship is awarded in even-numbered years and is designed to bring outstanding chemists on campus. It provides a $2,000 grant to a department that awards the Ph.D. degree.
Past Recipients |
1969 Paul Flory
1970 Vladimir Prelog
1972 Robert Reid
1973 Linus Pauling
1974 Burt Christensen
1976 James Roth -- Spring
1976 Max Tischler -- Fall
1978 Robert Lawrence and Kurt Frisch
1979 Leo Sternbach
1980 Melvin Calvin
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1982 Herbert C. Brown
1984 Alexander Rich
1986 Sir John Vane
1988 Paul A Bartlett
1990 Joseph Laskowski
1992 Kyriacos Nicolaou
1994 Dudley Hirschbach
1996 Peter B. Dervan
1998 Ronald Breslow
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THE MARM AWARD FOR HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY TEACHING
The MARM Award is presented at the MARM meeting to one teacher from the sponsoring sections. The winner is selected by the MARM Committee. Nomination is through receipt of the Section Award (Edward J. Merrill Award)
in High School Chemistry Teaching. The Regional Award consists of $1000 and a Certificate of Recognition for
the recipient and another for the recipient's school.
THE JAMES BRYANT CONANT AWARD
The James Bryant Conant Award is sponsored by the Ethyl Corporation. Selection is from Regional Award winners and others nominated where regional awards do not exist. The winner is chosen by the National Award Committee.
The Conant Award consists of $5,000 and a certificate and is presented at the Annual Spring Meeting of the ACS.
The Harvey Russell Award
May 17, 2006 Award Presentation
Diane Krone the Chair of the NJACS-Teacher Affiliates presents
the 2006 Harvey J. Russell Award to Ms. Jeanette Brown
International Chemistry Olympiad 2008
Each year, the
NoJ section assists the ACS in search for the top 20 high school chemistry
students in the U.S. From these, the best four are chosen to
represent the U.S. in the
International Chemistry Olympiad, held in Budapest,
Hungary, on
July 12-21, 2008.
The entire
process begins with a screening test. Accordingly, 171 high school students
from the NoJ section were nominated by their teachers, and given a 1st level
screening test at FDU–Florham on March 19, 2008. From these, 15 students were qualified
to go on to the 2nd level. The students, teachers and high schools in the
latter group are listed below:
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Student
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Teacher
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School
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David Kersen
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Elizabeth Mainardi | Delbarton
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Timothy
Barnum
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Michael Amendola | Watchung Hills Regional
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Eric Liu
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Michael Amendola | Watchung Hills Regional
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Heather Xu
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Samuel Baskinger | Parsippany
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Michael Li
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Theresa Farinella | South Brunswick
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William
Pan
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Theresa Farinella | South Brunswick
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Johanna
Lee
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David Ostfeld | Bergen County
Academies
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Matthew Mayers
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David Ostfeld | Bergen County
Academies
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David Zhao
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Paul Sekular | John P Stevens
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Xixiao Wang
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Martha
Bailey | Westfield
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Yuxin Xie
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Paul
Kimmel | East Brunswick
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Ryan Lu
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Paul
Kimmel | East Brunswick
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Alex
Krasner
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Paul
Kimmel | East Brunswick
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Kostyanyan Mazur
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Keisha
Stephen | Highland Park
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Jay Patel
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Jayasree Sankar | Bergen
County Technical
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After a
grueling 6½ half hour 2nd level test on April 19, which included 2 written and
one laboratory test, two students were qualified to attend the study camp in
June at the Air Force Academy in Colorado
Springs. The students are Yuxin Xie and Yixiao Wang.
This is the
fifth consecutive year that the North Jersey Section placed two students in the
study camp.
May 17, 2006 Award Presentation
Back row Left to right Dr. David Ostfeld (Bergen Academy), Dr. Guy Morin (Ridgewood HS), Dr. George Gross (ACS Education Chair), Dr. Paul Kimmel (East Brunswick HS), Michael Amendola (Watchung Hills Reg. HS), Dr. Ray Baylouny (Chem Olympiad Director), Hashim Chaudkry and Diane Wang (Watchung Hills Reg. HS), Ziran Xiao and Sakul Ratanalert (Livingston HS), Jason Pflueger (Bergen Academy), Chris Kennedy (Top 20 in U.S. Bergen Academy), Alex Zuzola (Top 20 in U.S. East Brunswick HS)
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