ACS national awards program: Past, present, and future

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Eric C Bigham, Medicinal Chemistry, GlaxoSmithKline, PO Box 13398, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3398
A brief history of the national awards program will be presented along with some facts and figures. How awards are established and financed will be presented. The awards program includes several different types of awards recognizing a variety of accomplishment, and these will be discussed. The awards program recently underwent a review by a task force, and the results of this review will be presented, including plans for implementing the recommendations.