This annual award consists of an engraved ACS plaque and is presented at a special meeting of the Westchester Chemical Society.  A call for nominations appears in the November and December issues of The Indicator – nominations are due in January.  Eligible individuals are scientists of stature that reside or work in Westchester County, New York or the Bronx.

Nominations for the 2024 Westchester Distinguished Scientist are now being accepted. Scientists who live or work in the Bronx qualify.  Self-nominations are acceptable.  Nominations are not carried over from previous years.  New and updated nominations should be submitted.  Please send a cover letter stating why your nominee should receive the award along with their resume by January 15, 2024 to Dr. Peter Corfield.

2025    Rolande H. Hodel                                                           2001   Shantu Amin

            AIDSfreeAFRICA                                                                         American Health Foundation

2024    No award                                                                         2002   Paul Beckett

                                                                                                                    Emisphere Technologies, Inc.

2023    Ipsita Banerjee                                                                2001    Anne T. O'Brien

             Fordham University                                                                   American Cynamide / Lederle / Wyeth

2022   Dr. Marc Walters                                                               2000  Paul Barkan                

            New York University                                                                   Westchester Community College

2021    Dr. George A. Policello                                                     1999 John C. McGiff

            Momentive Performance Materials                                       New York Medical College

2020  Not presented due to COVID-19 restrictions                                  

2019   Dr. Louis Massa                                                                   1998  Stephen D. Pastor          

            Hunter College                                                                             Ciba Speciality Chemical Corporation

2018  Dr. Eugene Mananga                                                         1997  David N. Rahni             

2017  Dr. Jon Friedrich                                                                   1995  John Weisburger           

2016  Stephen Cooke, Ph.D.                                                          1994  Soldano Ferrone       

2015 Kenrick M. Lewis, Ph.D.                                                        1993 Dietrich Hoffman

2014  Dr. James J. Wynne                                                             1992  Lubomyr Romankiw

2013  Dr. Sunghee Lee                                                                   1991  Edward Hedaya

2012  Dr. Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz, MD, Ph.D.

2011  Dr. Assieh Alexy Melikian

2010  Dr. Michael S. Wolin