- Organizers of NERM 2009: (l-r) Tyson Miller (University of Connecticut), Progran Co-Chair; Julianne Smist (Springfield College), General Chair; Edward Fitzgerald (Trinity College), Program Co-Chair.
- Anne O’Brien, retiring District I Director, flanked by the candidates for her position of the ACS Board: Richard Cobb (Eastman Kodak), at left, and Neil Jespersen (St. John’s University).
- Winners of Northeast Region Awards: (l-r) Steven Suib (University of Connecticut), Achievements in the Chemical Sciences; Diana Simpson (Seton Catholic Central High School, Binghamton, NY), Excellence in High School Teaching; Willem Leenstra (University of Vermont), Volunteer Service to the ACS.