Abstract
One of the highest honors bestowed by the American Chemical Society is its Charles Lathrop Parsons Award. Given usually once every two years, it recognizes outstanding public service by members of the society. Past winners include James Conant, Glenn Seaborg, Russell Peterson, and William O. Baker. This year's recipient is Charles G. Overberger {C&EN, July 17, page 20). Active in IUPAC and ACS—he was ACS president in 1967 and chaired the society's Committee on Chemistry & Public Affairs from 1973 to 1977—Overberger has long been deeply involved in applying chemical research and chemical knowledge to world problems. The veteran polymer chemist received the award at a dinner in Washington, D.C., last week. Currently vice president for research for the University of Michigan and head of the school's Macromolecular Research Center, his address was on something very close to his prog fessional heart—the link between the federal government and the universities. Following is the text ...
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