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The James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry pays tribute to outstanding contributions to the field of chemical education. The Award consists of a $3,000 prize and a certificate. The presentation takes place at an Award Ceremony and dinner in November, followed by a formal address by the Awardee.


The Award, the first national award for outstanding achievement in the teaching of chemistry, was established in 1950 by the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society to honor the memory of James Flack Norris, Professor of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a teacher of great repute. For more information, please see the Brief History of the Norris Award.


The first award was made in 1951 to Professor George Shannon Forbes, an outstanding teacher at Harvard and, in retirement, at Northeastern University. Past awardees are given in the list of Norris Award recipients.

 

   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
                 
   
2010 Norris Award
Awarded to:
 
George M. Bodner
Professor George M. Bodner: Arthur E. Kelly Distinguished Professor  of Chemistry and Education at Purdue University.
 
   
   
   
   
   
     
 
Call for Nominations
The 2010 James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry
Deadline for nominations is April 15, 2010
Nominations are invited for the 2010 James Flack Norris Award, which consists of a certificate and an honorarium of $3,000 and is given annually by the Northeastern Section (NESACS). The presentation will take place at a ceremony and dinner in November, 2010, and will include a formal address by the awardee. The Award was established
in 1950 by NESACS to honor the memory of James Flack Norris
(1871-1940), a professor of chemistry at Simmons College and M.I.T., chair of NESACS in 1904, and ACS President in 1925-26.
Nominees should have served with special distinction as teachers of chemistry at any level: secondary school, college, and/or graduate school. Since the presentation of the first award in 1951, awardees have included many eminent teachers at all levels whose efforts have had a wide-ranging effect on chemical education. The recipient will be selected from an international list of nominees who have served with
special distinction as teachers of chemistry with significant achievements.
A nomination in the form of a letter should focus on the candidate’s
contributions to and effectiveness in teaching chemistry. The nominee’s curriculum vitae should be included, as well as, where appropriate, a list of honors, awards, and publications related to
chemical education. Supporting letters may also be included; these should show the impact of the nominee’s teaching in inspiring colleagues and students toward an active life in the chemical sciences, and attest to the influence of the nominee’s other activities
in chemical education, such as textbooks, journal articles, or other
professional activity at the local, national, and international level.

The nomination materials should consist of the primary nomination letter, supporting letters, and the candidate’s curriculum vitae. Reprints or other publications should NOT be included. The material should not exceed thirty pages, and should be submitted electronically in Adobe PDF format by April 15, 2010 to:

Ms. Anna Singer
NESACS Administrative Secretary
secretary@nesacs.org

Questions about the award or the nomination process should be directed to the Chair of the Norris Award Committee:

Prof. Mary Shultz
Tufts University
mary.shultz@tufts.edu
 
Deadline for nominations is April 15, 2010
 
 
 

 

   
         
               
                                       

 

General Information

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