The late Dr. Phyllis A. Brauner was an active and dedicated member of the faculty of Simmons College and
Framingham State College and served as a Past-Chair of the NESACS, Editor of The Nucleus, Councilor, and
Trustee and was a recipient of the Henry A. Hill Award for Outstanding Service to the Northeastern Section.

The NESACS established the Phyllis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture Endowment in 2002 to support this lecture annually during National Chemistry Week. A Phyllis A. Brauner Memorial Book Award is also presented annually at the Northeast Student Chemistry Conference to the student who gives the best talk or poster.