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Professional Awards
National Honorary Member (Triennial Award)
This is the highest distinction awarded to outstanding women chemists who have demonstrated remarkable contributions to the field.
Criteria
The award recognizes exceptional and significant achievements in chemistry or related disciplines, of a scope and impact that merit international recognition. Nominees do not need to be members of the organization to be considered.
Conditions
Each active chapter may submit one nomination.
Independent nominations from individual chemists or groups of chemists are also accepted, provided they are properly documented.
Nomination Dossier
A complete nomination dossier must include:
A cover page (template available in Word)
Educational background
Professional background (positions held, dates, etc.)
Membership in professional societies
Area of specialization or research
Honors, awards, and citations
List of publications
Other significant accomplishments
Letters of recommendation from the nominator and seconder
Cover Page Requirements
The cover page should include:
Title: National Honorary Member Cover Page
Nominee’s name, business address, phone number, email, and home address
Nominator’s name, business address, phone number, and email
Second nominator’s name, business address, phone number, and email
Application Deadline
The complete nomination dossier must be submitted electronically (preferably as a PDF) to the Director of Professional Awards.
Deadline for receipt of nominations: February 15, 2016
Award announcement: April 15, 2016
Award Package
The award consists of:
$1,500 monetary prize
A certificate of recognition
Honorary membership with lifetime dues waived
Presentation
The certificate will be presented at the Triennial Convention (2017). The recipient is expected to attend the Awards Banquet and present a summary of her work at the National Convention. Exceptions may be granted at the discretion of the Director of Professional Awards and the President.
Violet Diller Professional Excellence Award (triennial award)
This award recognizes women who have made outstanding contributions to chemistry and related fields.
Violet Diller was a member of the Radium Chapter. She served as National Treasurer of Sigma Research for two terms (1969–1975), then as National President (1975–1978), and later as Past President (1978–1981).
Criteria
Candidates are evaluated based on the significance of their accomplishments in academic, governmental, or industrial chemistry, in education, administration, or a combination of these areas. Achievements may include innovative design, development, application, or promotion of principles or practices that have broad impact on the scientific community or society at the national level. Candidates may or may not be members of Sigma Research.
Nomination Conditions
Each active chapter may submit one nomination.
Individual members, chemists, or groups may submit independent nominations if properly documented.
Nomination Dossier
The dossier must include:
A cover page (Word template available)
A biography highlighting significant contributions to chemistry and related fields
Letters of recommendation from the nominator and seconder
Cover Page Requirements
The cover page should include:
Heading: "Sigma Research Award for Professional Excellence Cover Page"
Nominee’s name, business and home address, business phone, email
Nominator’s name, address, phone, email
Second nominator’s name, address, phone, email
Application Deadline
Submit one electronic copy (preferably PDF) to the Director of Professional Awards.
Deadline: February 15 of the award year
Announcement: April 15 of the same year
Award Details
Cash prize: $1000
Certificate of recognition
Lifetime membership in Sigma Research
Presentation
The award will be presented at the Sigma Research Triennial Convention. Recipients are expected to:
Participate in the Convention
Attend the Awards Banquet
Present a summary of their work at the National Convention
Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the Director for Professional Awards and the President of Sigma Research.
Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award (annual award)
This award recognizes research achievements in chemistry or biochemistry, with the specific project for which the nominee is recognized clearly indicated.
Agnes Fay Morgan was a founding member of Sigma Research and the first National Permanent Historian (1927–1968). She earned her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Chicago and spent most of her career at the University of California, Berkeley. She organized the first department of Home Economics and led it from 1918 to 1954, conducting pioneering research in food chemistry, nutrition, and vitamin-hormone interactions.
Criteria
Candidate must be a woman chemist or biochemist under 40 years old at the time of nomination
Candidate may or may not be a member of Sigma Research
Nomination Conditions
Each chapter may submit one nomination
Independent nominations by members or groups are allowed if properly documented
Nomination Dossier
Must include:
Cover page (Word template available)
Biography with date of birth
Description of research achievement, including its significance
List of publications
Letters of recommendation from nominator and seconder
Cover Page Requirements
The cover page should include:
Heading: "Sigma Research Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award Cover Page"
Nominee’s name, business and home address, business phone, email
Nominator’s name, address, phone, email
Second nominator’s name, address, phone, email
Application Deadline
Submit one electronic copy (preferably PDF) to the Director of Professional Awards.
Deadline: February 15 each year
Announcement: April 15 each year
Award Details
Cash prize: $500
Certificate of recognition
Membership in Sigma Research for one year
Presentation
Awarded at the Sigma Research Triennial Convention, with recipients expected to:
Participate in the Convention
Attend the Awards Banquet
Present a summary of their work
Exceptions may be granted at the discretion of the Director for Professional Awards and the President of Sigma Research.
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Year Award Recipient 1921 National Honorary Member (Nobel Laureate) Marie Sklowdowska Curie 1929 National Honorary Member Ellen Gleditsch 1935 National Honorary Member Florence Rena Sabin 1940 National Honorary Member Mary E. Pennington 1942 National Honorary Member Florence B. Seibert 1945 National Honorary Member Emma Perry Carr 1949 National Honorary Member (Nobel Laureate) Gerti T. Cori 1949 National Honorary Member Icie Macy Hoobler 1954 National Honorary Member Agnes Fay Morgan 1966 National Honorary Member Gladys A. Emerson 1966 National Honorary Member (Nobel Laureate) Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin 1969 National Honorary Member Gertrude E. Perlmann 1972 National Honorary Member Helen M. Dyer 1972 National Honorary Member Betty Sullivan 1975 National Honorary Member Ruth R. Benerito 1978 National Honorary Member Helen M. Free 1979 National Honorary Member Ines Mandl 1981 National Honorary Member Elizabeth Weisburger 1982 National Honorary Member Rosalind Franklin (posthumous) 1983 National Honorary Member Mary L. Good 1984 National Honorary Member Jean'ne Shreeve 1985 National Honorary Member Marjorie G. Horning 1986 National Honorary Member Edith M. Flanigen 1987 National Honorary Member Jeanette A. Grasselli 1988 National Honorary Member Mildred Cohn 1989 National Honorary Member Clara D. Craver 1990 National Honorary Member Janet Osteryoung 1993 National Honorary Member Darleane C. Hoffman 1996 National Honorary Member Lidia Vallarino 1999 National Honorary Member Bridgette A. Barry 2002 National Honorary Member Janet E. Del Bene 2005 National Honorary Member Linda C. Brazdil 2008 National Honorary Member Patricia Thiel 2011 National Honorary Member Susan Kauzlarich 2014 National Honorary Member Barbara E. Corkey 1984 Violet Diller Professional Excellence Award Joan P. Lambros 1987 Violet Diller Professional Excellence Award Miriam Reiner 1990 Violet Diller Professional Excellence Award Bethlehem K. Andrews 1993 Violet Diller Professional Excellence Award Edith M. Flanigen 1996 Violet Diller Professional Excellence Award Angelica Stacy 1999 Violet Diller Professional Excellence Award Sharon Vercellotti 2002 Violet Diller Professional Excellence Award Kristin Bowman-James 2005 Violet Diller Professional Excellence Award Elizabeth Ann Nalley 2011 Violet Diller Professional Excellence Award Gillian Eggleston 2014 Violet Diller Professional Excellence Award Shirley Corriher 2003 Centennial Award for Excellence in Teaching Esther Gibbs 2004 Centennial Award for Excellence in Teaching Rose Clark 2006 Centennial Award for Excellence in Teaching Kalyani Bannerjee 2007 Centennial Award for Excellence in Teaching Rebecca W. Corbin 2008 Centennial Award for Excellence in Teaching Susan Marine 2009 Centennial Award for Excellence in Teaching Noel Strum 2010 Centennial Award for Excellence in Teaching Debra D. Dolliver 2011 Centennial Award for Excellence in Teaching Lisa N. Gentile 2012 Centennial Award for Excellence in Teaching Tammy Dwyer 2013 Centennial Award for Excellence in Teaching Michelle Douskey 2014 Centennial Award for Excellence in Teaching Rebecca Roesner 2015 Centennial Award for Excellence in Teaching Anne Marteel-Parrish 1951 Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award Charlotte Roderuck 1952 Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award Mary Louise Quaife 1954 Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award Donna B. Coslich 1957 Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award Marjorie M. Nelson 1960 Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award Evelyn L. Oginsky 1963 Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award Maxine F. Singer 1966 Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award H. Sue Hanlon 1969 Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award Mary L. Good 1972 Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award Janet Del Bene 1975 Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award Giovanna Ferro-Luzzi Ames 1978 Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award Joyce Benjamins 1981 Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award Marcetta York Darensbourg 1984 Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award Marye Anne Fox 1987 Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award Marion Thurnauer 1990 Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award Victoria L. McGuffin 1991 Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award Cynthia Friend 1992 Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award Jacqueline K. Barton