Call for Nominations
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.

For more information, please contact the Westchester Chemical Society Chair Dr. Rolande Hodel

Distinguished Scientist  Awardees

 
2024    No award
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             
           Bronx Community College                                                         Pace University       
2017  Dr. Jon Friedrich                                                                   1995  John Weisburger           
           Fordham University                                                                       American Health Foundation        
2016  Stephen Cooke, Ph.D.                                                          1994  Soldano Ferrone       
           Purchase College - SUNY                                                            New York Medical College       
2015 Kenrick M. Lewis, Ph.D.                                                        1993 Dietrich Hoffman
          Momentive Performance Materials                                             American Health Foundation
2014  Dr. James J. Wynne                                                             1992  Lubomyr Romankiw
           IBM T.J. Watson Research Center                                               IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
2013  Dr. Sunghee Lee                                                                   1991  Edward Hedaya
           Iona College                                                                                    Bayer/Miles Inc.
2012  Dr. Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz, MD, Ph.D.
           New York Medical College
2011  Dr. Assieh Alexy Melikian
           New York University, School of Medicine
2010  Dr. Michael S. Wolin
           New York Medical College
2009  Dr. Thomas Hintze
           New York Medical College
2008  Dr. David Fairhurst
           Colloid Consultants Ltd.
2007Dr. Mary Cowman
          Polytechnic University                                             
2006Dr. Richard M. Goodman
          RMG Consulting
2005 Dr. Gary M. Williams
          New York Medical College
2004 Sr. Mary Virginia Orna
          College of New Rochelle
2003 Shantu Amin
          American Health Foundation
2002 Paul Beckett
           Emisphere Technologies, Inc.