The Charles H. Herty Medal is a beautiful solid gold medallion awarded annually by the Georgia Section of the American Chemical Society. The purpose of the award is to give public recognition to the work and service of outstanding chemists who have significantly contributed to their chosen fields. All chemists in academic, government, or industrial laboratories who have been residing in the southeastern United States for at least 10 years are eligible. (For this purpose Southeasern United States is defined as the union of the following states: Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina.)
Announcements
- Nominations for the 2009 Herty Award are now open. Please fill out the on-line nomination form and submit all materials (as instructed therein) by the December 15, 2008 deadline.
- Please note that all nominations are active for three years. As this rule became operative 3 years ago, several nominations must be renewed or they will become inactive.
Recent Medalists
2008
Herty Meeting (Gregory H. Robinson, University of Georgia)
2007
Herty Meeting (Luis Echegoyen, Clemson University)
2006
Herty Meeting (Gary Schuster, Georgia Tech)
2005
Herty Meeting (Dennis C. Liotta, Emory University)
2004
Herty Meeting (Michael T. Crimmins, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
2003
Herty Meeting (Alan G. Marshall, Florida State University)
2002
Herty Meeting (Lanny Liebeskind, Emory University)
2001
Herty Meeting (Ivy Carroll, Research Triangle Institute)
2000
Herty Meeting (James C. Powers, Georgia Institute of Technology)
1999
Herty Meeting (Richard D. Adams, University of South Carolina)
1998
Herty Meeting (Gordon L. Nelson, Florida Institute of Technology)
1997
Herty Meeting (Frederic M. Menger, Emory University)