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Membership is 749 in October. The Evans Laboratory of Chemistry is dedicated at OSU with a 2-day program including scientific papers on Oct. 13 & 14. A symposium on “Occurrence and Chemistry of Hydrocarbons” is held at OSU on Oct. 16, jointly sponsored by OSU and the section.
A seminar on gas chromatography is held on May 22.
Dr. William Edwards Henderson dies on Sept. 30. Dr. Henderson was the co-author with Dr. McPherson of the most widely-used series of American textbooks on chemistry. His writing shaped the teaching of elementary chemistry for many years.
The 18th National Organic Chemistry Symposium is held on June 16-20.
The section starts an annual award for high school chemistry teachers.
Dr. E. J. Crane dies on Dec. 30.
A panel discussion on pollution is held on Dec. 11.
Dr. Melville L. Wolfrom dies on June 20.
The 2nd ACS Central Regional meeting is held on June 3-5 in Columbus, hosted by the section.
The 75th Anniversary of the Columbus Section was celebrated on Monday, October 23, 1972. It was the 532nd section meeting and was held at Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus Laboratories.
There were chemical exhibits throughout the day, and whole day symposia on environmental crises and on the energy crisis. In the evening, a reception was followed by a banquet and the meeting program. The keynote speaker was Dr. Harold C. Urey, University of California, San Diego, 1934 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and 1973 Priestly Medal recipient. The address title was: “Some Comments on the Moon”. H. Dale Hannan was the chair.
Dale Hannan proposes that the section establish an award for outstanding chemist. Thus the Columbus Section Award is initiated. Dale Hannan accepts the appointment as administrative assistant for the section.
The first Columbus Section Award is presented to Dr. Melvin L. Newman.
The Columbus and Dayton Sections agree to co-sponsor an award in chemical documentation and the Patterson Award becomes the Patterson-Crane Award.
Neil E. Goodman, a 1977 graduate of Walnut Ridge High School is the winner of the International Science and Engineering Fair in Cleveland.
A small chemical business interest group is started by Alternate Councilor Alexandra Melnyk. An ad hoc committee, “The Small Chemical Business Committee” (SCBC) is formed with Ken Greenlee as chair and Alexandra Melnyk as secretary.
The local chapter of the Association of Women in Science of Central Ohio begins operations under the initiative of Alternate Councilor Barbara Abler as an outgrowth of a Professional Affairs Committee program on “Employment Environment of Professional Women.”
The 11th Central Regional meeting is held in May, hosted by the section with Frank Croxton as the general chair. The ACS national president, president-elect, and chair of the Committee on CAS attend the meeting.
Mrs. E. J. Crane makes a monetary gift to the section to provide permanent funding of the Patterson-Crane Award.
The Education Committee organizes a semester-long continuing education course, “Introduction to Polymer Chemistry”, taken by 168 persons.
The High School Chemistry Teachers, Small Chemical Business and Mass Spectroscopy interest groups hold several meetings and programs. An employment service is started by the Professional Relations Committee.