Abstract
IN I983, SYLVIA A. WARE, THEN MANager of high school chemistry programs at the American Chemical Society, knew exactly where to turn when she came up with a plan to revolutionize how high school chemistry classes were taught. Drawing on her extensive experiences as both an educator and a research chemist, Ware took her ideas to the National Science Foundation, securing a grant for what would eventually become one of the ACS Education & International Activities Division's flagship products, Chemistry in the Community or ChemCom. For Ware, it was just the start of a long tradition in securing outside funding for the division. Since 1987, when she took over as director, the Education & International Activities Division has received millions of dollars in grants from a number of institutions, including the Environmental Protection Agency the Department of Education, the Exxon Educational Foundation, the National Aeronautics & Space Administration, and the Sloan Foundation, as well as ...
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