- Garvan-Olin Medal
The Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal is an annual award that recognizes distinguished service to
chemistry by . The Award is offered by theAmerican Chemical Society (ACS), and consists of a cash prize (US$5,000) and a medal. The medal was designed byMargaret Christian Grigor .Any individual may nominate a single eligible chemist in one year. Nominees must be a female citizen of the United States.
The award was established by Francis Garvan and Mabel Brady Garvan in
1936 in honor of their daughter. It was initially an essay contest, that ran for seven years, as a memorial to their daughter (the American Chemical Society's Prize Essay Contest). It was solely funded by the Francis P. Garvan Medal Endowment from its establishment in 1936 until 1979. W. R. Grace & Co. assumed co-sponsorship of the award from 1979 to 1983. In 1984, Olin Corporation assumed co-sponsorship. Mabel Brady Garvan remained involved with the Award through 1967.The Garvin-Olin Award is the ACS' third-oldest award, and the first award established to honor women chemists.
Award Recipients
* 1937
Emma P. Carr
* 1940Mary E. Pennington
* 1942Florence Siebert
* 1946Icie Macy Hoobler
* 1947Mary Lura Sherrill
* 1948Gerty T. Cori
* 1949Agnes Fay Morgan
* 1950Pauline Beery Mack
* 1951Katharine B. Blodgett
* 1952Gladys A. Emerson
* 1953Leonora N. Bilger
* 1954Betty Sullivan
* 1955Grace Medes
* 1956Allene R. Jeanes
* 1957Lucy W. Pickett
* 1958Arda A. Green
* 1959Dorothy V. Nightingale
* 1960Mary L. Caldwell
* 1961Sarah Ratner
* 1962Helen M. Dyer
* 1963Mildred Cohn
* 1964Birgit Vennesland
* 1965Gertrude E. Perlmann
* 1966Mary L. Peterman
* 1967Marjorie J. Vold
* 1968Gertrude B. Elion
* 1969Sofia Simmonds
* 1970Ruth R. Benerito
* 1971Mary Fieser
* 1972Jean'ne M. Shreeve
* 1973Mary L. Good
* 1974Joyce J. Kaufman
* 1975Marjorie C. Caserio
* 1976Isabella L. Karle
* 1977Marjorie G. Horning
* 1978Madeleine M. Joullié
* 1979Jenny P. Glusker
* 1980Helen M. Free
* 1981Elizabeth K. Weisburger
* 1982Sara Jane Rhoads
* 1983Ines Mandl
* 1984Martha L. Ludwig
* 1985Catherine C. Fenselau
* 1986Jeanette G. Grasselli
* 1987Janet G. Osteryoung
* 1988Marye Anne Fox
* 1989Kathleen C. Taylor
* 1990Darleane C. Hoffman
* 1991Cynthia M. Friend
* 1992 Jacqueline K. Barton
* 1993Edith M. Flanigen
* 1994Barbara J. Garrison
* 1995Angelica M. Stacy
* 1996Geraldine L. Richmond
* 1997Karen W. Morse
* 1998Joanna S. Fowler
* 1999Cynthia A. Maryanoff
* 2000F. Ann Walker
* 2001Susan S. Taylor
* 2002Marion C. Thurnauer
* 2003Martha Greenblatt
* 2004Sandra C. Greer
* 2005Frances H. Arnold
* 2006Lila M. Gierasch
* 2007Laura L. Kiessling External links
* [http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acsdisplay.html?DOC=awards%5Cgarvin-oiln.html Garvan-Olin Award at ACS]
* [http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~cpi/go-award.html History of the Garvan-Olin Award]
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