Kalamazoo Section of the
American Chemical Society
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Our Monthly Newsletter Keeps You Informed
Here are some of our latest articles:
Success Celebrated at 2025 KACS Awards Gathering
The 2025 Awards Gathering convened shortly after 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, using the ZOOM platform rather than being in person; it was attended by approximately 25 individuals. The full program is shown on the trifold on pages 4 and 5 of this newsletter. Each year the highlight of the event is hearing from our various awardees about their careers, what their next steps are in their educational pursuits, how their experiences in the classroom and workplaces were in concert with, or different from, what they expected, and how these experiences have shaped their lives and given them an impetus to continue in their desire to pursue their studies. This year was no exception, as we honored …
Private Brewery Tour with Western Michigan Section
Western Michigan ACS is announcing a Private Brewery Tour on Friday, June 20, at 2 p.m. at Founders Brewery in Downtown Grand Rapids. Learn about the chemistry of brewing and taste Local Michigan Beer while doing it.
Lydia Hines Receives Mentoring Award
On Thursday, June 5, our Newsletter editor, Lydia E.M. Hines, was recognized at the 2025 Great Lakes Regional Meeting in Appleton, WI, as the recipient of the inaugural Great Lakes Regional Award for Excellence in Mentoring named in honor of Martin Rudd, a well-loved Local Section councilor and Region Board member from the Northeast Wisconsin Section, who was known by many as a man of integrity, a caring mentor and a friend.