Kalamazoo Section of the American Chemical Society
We are a dynamic and visionary organization committed to improving people’s lives in our community through the transforming power of chemistry. We strive to advance the broader chemistry enterprise and its practitioners for the benefit of Kalamazoo, Allegan and Van Buren counties.
KACS Officers Since Its Founding in 1942
* Awarded past-chair pins
| Year | Chair | Chair-Elect | Secretary | Treasurer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | George R. Laure (dec) | Gerald Osborn | Hal B. Coats | John T. Correll |
| George R. Laure | A.P. Centolella | |||
| 1943 | Gerald G. Osborn (dec) | F.L. Chappell, Jr. | John T. Correll | A.P. Centolella |
| 1944 | F.L. Chappell, Jr. | Lemuel F. Smith | John T. Correll | A.P. Centolella |
| Harry F. Meier | ||||
| 1945 | Harry F. Meier | D. Robert Erickson | John T. Correll | A.P. Centolella |
| 1946 | D. Robert Erickson | Eugene H. Woodruff | L.G. Knowlton | A.P. Centolella |
| 1947 | Eugene H. Woodruff (dec) | Allen B. Stowe | L.G. Knowlton | John W. Greiner |
| 1948 | Eugene H. Woodruff (dec) | Allen B. Stowe | L.G. Knowlton | Jared H. Ford |
| 1949 | Allen B. Stowe | Theodore W. Conger | L.G. Knowlton | Jared H. Ford |
| 1950 | Theodore W. Conger (dec) | Jack W. Hinman | L.E. Strong | Jared H. Ford |
| 1951 | Jack W. Hinman (dec) | L.E. Strong | Arnold C. Ott | R.V. Heinzelman |
| 1952 | L.E. Strong | R.V. Heinzelman | Jared H. Ford | A. Vern McIntosh, Jr. |
| R.V. Heinzelman (dec) | L.G. Knowlton | Jared H. Ford | A. Vern McIntosh, Jr. | |
| 1953 | R.V. Heinzelman (dec) | L.G. Knowlton | Lester L. Coleman | Hilda T. Myers |
| 1954 | L.G. Knowlton | D.A. Shepherd | Lester L. Coleman | Fred Kagan |
| 1955 | Douglas A. Shepherd * | Fred Kagan | Robert H. Reitsema | Robert E. Boehme |
| 1956 | Fred Kagan | Robert H. Reitsema | Hilda T. Myers | Peter D. Meister |
| 1957 | John B. Wright | Peter D. Meister | David H. Gregg | Gerald Osborn |
| 1958 | Peter D. Meister | David H. Gregg | George B. Whitfield | Kurt D. Kaufman |
| 1959 | David H. Gregg | Hugh V. Anderson | Mary S. Duggan | Donald C. Iffland |
| 1960 | Hugh V. Anderson (dec) | Kurt D. Kaufman | Mary S. Duggan | Brian Bannister |
| 1961 | Kurt D. Kaufman (dec) | George B. Whitfield | Lillian Meyer | Bruce McGarvey |
| 1962 | George B. Whitfield (dec) | Ross R. Herr | Jerome H. Ludwig | Robert H. Anderson |
| 1963 | Ross R. Herr (dec) | Robert H. Anderson | Arch B. Spradling | Elizabeth Cerda |
| 1964 | Robert H. Anderson (dec) | William Schroeder, Jr. | Arch B. Spradling | Byron A. Johnson |
| 1965 | Paul F. Wiley (dec) | Arch B. Spradling | Byron A. Johnson | Donald J. Brown |
| 1966 | Arch B. Spradling | Donald C. Iffland | Thomas F. Brodasky | Donald J. Brown |
| 1967 | Donald C. Iffland* (25th anniv) | William J. Wechter | Frederick J. Bassett | Leonard Worden |
| 1968 | Donald C. Iffland | Brian Bannister | Frederick J. Bassett | Paul A. Belter |
| Brian Bannister (dec) | Brian Bannister | Frederick J. Bassett | Paul A. Belter | |
| 1969 | Brian Bannister (dec) | Frederick J. Bassett | Alan H. Nathan | David Duchamp |
| 1970 | Frederick J. Bassett (dec) | Robert C. Nagler | Gordon Bundy | David Duchamp |
| 1971 | Robert C. Nagler * | Robert E. Harmon | Gordon Bundy | David L. Smith |
| 1972 | Robert E. Harmon (dec) | Dan Lednicer | Pauline Zeleznik | David L. Smith |
| 1973 | Dan Lednicer | Robert C. Kelly | Pauline Zeleznik | Gordon Bundy |
| 1974 | Robert C. Kelly * | Tom Oesterling | Kathleen Walsh | Gordon Bundy |
| 1975 | Tom Oesterling | Dean W. Cooke | Kathleen Walsh | Margaret Merritt |
| 1976 | Dean Cooke (dec) | Thomas Hylton | Ruth E. TenBrink | Margaret Merritt |
| 1977 | Thomas Hylton | R. Bruce Moffett | Ruth E. TenBrink | Joseph Kanamueller |
| 1978 | R. Bruce Moffett (dec) | Tom J. Lobl | Fred Antosz | Joseph Kanamueller |
| 1979 | Tom J. Lobl | Terry J. Gilbertson | Fred Antosz | Ilse Schletter |
| 1980 | Terry J. Gilbertson | Lydia E.M. Hines | F. Lee Shenton | Ilse Schletter |
| 1981 | Lydia E.M. Hines * | Wade J. Adams | F. Lee Shenton | Harvey N. Myers |
| 1982 | Wade J. Adams * | Paul Satoh | Joseph M. Timko | Harvey N. Myers |
| 1983 | Paul Satoh | Rhoda Craig | Joseph M. Timko | Amy Abe |
| 1984 | Rhoda Craig | Stephen J. Nelson | Ronald K. Lustgarten | Amy Abe |
| 1985 | Stephen J. Nelson | Wallis G. Hines | Ronald K. Lustgarten | Ruth Caputo |
| 1986 | Wallis G. Hines (dec) * | Lester Dolak | Ronald K. Lustgarten | Ruth Caputo |
| 1987 | Lester Dolak | Tomi K. Sawyer | Alex Cazers | Ruth Caputo |
| 1988 | Tomi K. Sawyer | Jed F. Fisher | V. Susan Bradford | Ruth Caputo |
| 1989 | Jed F. Fisher * | John C. Sih | V. Susan Bradford | Veronica Wiley |
| 1990 | John C. Sih | Michael S. Lajiness | Margaret McShane | Veronica Wiley |
| 1991 | Michael S. Lajiness | Douglas J. Harper | Margaret McShane | Susan Haadsma-Svensson |
| 1992 | Douglas J. Harper * (50th anniv) | Robert E. Harmon | William Kelly | David Alexander |
| 1993 | Robert E. Harmon (dec) | John C. Greenfield | William Kelly | Jeffery Spencer |
| 1994 | John C. Greenfield* | Thomas Pinkerton | Sheryl Loux | Joseph Kanamueller |
| 1995 | Thomas Pinkerton | Marvin F. Grosti | Sheryl Loux | Joseph Kanamueller |
| 1996 | Marvin F. Grostic * | Mark E. Gerger | Bradley Hewitt | Joseph Kanamueller |
| 1997 | Mark E. Gerger | Donald Schreiber | Bradley Hewitt | Joseph Kanamueller |
| 1998 | Donald Schreiber * | John Stodola | Dawn Merritt | Joseph Kanamueller |
| 1999 | John Stodola * | Jed F. Fisher | Dawn Merritt | Michael Kiella |
| 2000 | Jed F. Fisher * | Brian Stockman | Brian Buffin | Michael Kiella |
| 2001 | Brian Stockman * | ------ | Brian Buffin | Michael Kiella |
| 2002 | Brian Stockman * | Benjamin Maxey | Brian Buffin | Michael Kiella |
| 2003 | Benjamin Maxey * | Patrick Irish | Brian Buffin | Michael Kiella |
| 2004 | Patrick Irish | Kent Alleman | Joan Esson | Michael Kiella |
| 2005 | Kent Alleman * | Michael Kiella | Joan Esson | Shawn Hawk |
| 2006 | Michael L. Kiella * | Monica Whitmire | Amy St. Charles | Shawn Hawk/John Miller |
| 2007 | Monica L. Whitmire * | James Kiddle | Barbara Lee | John Miller |
| 2008 | James Kiddle * | Donald Schreiber | Carl Stachew | John Miller |
| Donald Schreiber * | ||||
| 2009 | Donald Schreiber * | Susan Stapleton | Carl Stachew | John Miller |
| 2010 | Susan Stapleton * | P. Douglas Williams | Carl Stachew | John Miller |
| 2011 | P. Douglas Williams * | ------ | Carl Stachew | John Miller |
| 2012 | Elke Schoffers * | ------ | Carolyn Pugh | John Miller |
| 2013 | Elke Schoffers * | John Engelmann | Carolyn Pugh | John Miller |
| 2014 | John Engelmann * | Brian M. Eklov | Angela Willson | John Miller |
| 2015 | Brian Eklov * | ------ | Angela Willson | Andre Venter |
| 2016 | Brian Eklov * | ------ | Angela Willson-Conrad | Andre Venter |
| 2017 | Stephen Secreast (75th anniv) | ------ | Angela Willson-Conrad | Andre Venter |
| William Schinzer | ||||
| 2018 | Stephen Secreast | Lucas Chadwick | Angela Willson-Conrad | William Schinzer |