“As a college professor I find it very troublesome when I hear that my students, who want to be doctors, dentists, etc., hate chemistry. If I ask them the reason, their answers often point to the high school teacher. On the other hand when I find a student who wants to be a chemistry major and ask why did you become interested in chemistry, their answer is also the chemistry teacher. I think we need to mentor high school teachers and support the ACS High School Chemistry Clubs.”
CARMEN VALDEZ GAUTHIER Associate Professor of Chemistry, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Fla. She is a 21-year ACS member.
“The challenges that face us are multidisciplinary. The solutions are going to be science-based and are going to rely heavily on chemistry for their development. This is a fun and stimulating place to be and as such we can provide unique solutions.”
FRANKIE WOOD-BLACK Senior Air Professional, Trihydro Corporation, Ponca City, Okla. She is a 21-year ACS member.
KATHERINE GLASGOW
Senior Materials Scientist, Nomacorc LLC, Zebulon, N.C.
She is a 12-year ACS member.
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