DSA Recipients:  Bios and Photos

For those unaware of the American Chemical Society (the ACS), it  is the world's largest scientific society with a worldwide membership of 150,000+ chemists and chemical engineers. It is a leader in fostering scientific education and research and in the promotion of the public understanding of the benefits provided by chemistry. The ACS is divided into 187 local geographic self governing groups such as the Detroit Section. The Detroit Section is also affiliated with the Detroit based Association of Analytical Chemists (Anachem). Many Anachem members are also members of the Detroit Section. The Distinguished Service Award (DSA) is presented to Section members who have provided outstanding long and meritorious service to the group.

Susan Walkinshaw, 1997 DSA Recipient.

Ms. Walkinshaw has served the Anachem and the Section for eight years as a member of several committees and as Treasurer and Secretary. The Award is being presented to her for her efforts on behalf of the Section and especially because of her efforts in connection with the ACS National Chemistry Week (NCW) program. NCW is an ACS program that takes place annually in the first full week of November. The program's purpose is to increase the public's awareness and understanding of the many positive contributions of chemistry to individuals and to society. These goals are met by the production of public programs at various local institutions such as the Science Center, Cranbrook and Wayne State University. Since 1990, Ms. Walkinshaw has worked as part of the Section's NCW Committee starting as a member and then for the last four years, the Committee Co-chair and Chair. Since its inception, more than 10,000 persons have attended Section NCW programs. Ms.Walkinshaw has played a major role in the program's development, expansion and implementation. Her efforts have made NCW into a major Section program.

 Charlene Hayden, 1998 Recipient

The 1998 Award is presented to Dr. Charlene Hayden who is a Staff Research Scientist in the Analytical Chemistry & Instrumentation Dept. of the GM R&D Center. She joined GM after receiving a BS in Chemistry with Honors from the U of M in `82. She received a PhD in Chemistry in `95 from U of M working under a GM Fellowship. Her research interests include mid-IR spectroscopy, Raman imaging and multi-variate data analysis methods. Dr. Hayden's Section activities include extensive committee work for the Younger Chemists Committee playing a large role in Committee start up as well as being a member and Chair (`85-'88) and served as National Chemistry Week Committee member (`85 & '91). She also served as Secretary-elect, Secretary and Treasurer ('89, `90 and `91 respectively), as Section Chair-elect (`96 -`97) and Section Chair in `97 and '98.

Keith B. Williams 1999 Recipient

The 1999 DSA Award is presented to Keith Williams for his many years of service to the Section  for his efforts in administering the Sections Project Program. This important Section program (Summer Educational Experience for the Disadvantaged) has given selected students,mostly from the Detroit Public School System, the opportunity to spend 8 to 10 weeks working on an advanced chemical research assignment under a preceptoin in a research setting and to be paid for the experience. Many of the participants have gone on to colleges and majored in sciences or engineering. The students also were afforded the opportunity to present their projects at a National ACS Meeting. Mr. Williams  took over what was a somewhat disorganized program and gave it a professional make over to a point where it is a growing viable program. The present program  is well publicized and respected by high school educators and by university and indusrial scientists who serve as preceptors.

Ray Dickie 2000 Recipient
This year's Award recipient received a BS in Chemistry from the University of North Dakota and his PhD from the University of Wisconsin. After extensive post-graduate work, he joined the staff of the Ford Motor Co. Scientific Labs in 1968 and was a Pincipal Research Scientist ni the Polymer Science Department.of Ford Research until his retirement in 2000

Dr. Dickie's Research interests center on the chemistry of polymer-metal interface and related areas of adhesive bonding and surface coating technology. The interface chemistry of corrosion-induced adhesion failure has been an area of special. In 1989, he received a Technical Achievement Award from Ford Motor for his work defining the chemical mechanisms of polymer-metal bonding. Also in 1989, he was awarded tHe distinguished Alumni Lectureship in Chemistry at the University of North Dakota. To date, Dr. Dickie has published more than 70 papers and has been awarded 36 patents. He is also a recipient of the Section's Midgley Award

Dr.Dickie has been an active member of the Society of Rheology as well as the American Chemical Society. He served as chair of the ACS Division of Polymeric Sciences:Materials and Engineering in 1987and was the general Secretary of the ACS Macromolecular Secretariat in 1990. Dr.Dickie has also organized ACS Symposia on composites, cross-linking systems and/or review boards for Journal of Coatings Technology, Progress in Organic Coatings, Polymers for Advanced Technology and the Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. His Section activities have included Councilor  (7 years ) and was an Awards Committee member for many years.