Every year the Orange County Section of the American Chemical Society seeks nominations for the Charles R. Bennett “Service Through Chemistry” Award. This award recognizes contributions of chemists to society in the broadest sense.
The award was started in 1972 and was renamed in 2003 to honor Charles R. Bennett, a long-time active member of the Orange County Section. He was a well-respected and highly knowledgeable consultant who played an active public role on many environmental issues, both international and local. He served on the ACS Committee on Environmental Improvement at the national level.
| Previous Recipients | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Brent Shenton | Valencia High School, Placentia |
| 2017 | Dr. James Nowick | Chemistry Dept., University of California, Irvine |
| 2016 | Dr. Carol Grimes | Golden West College, Huntington Beach |
| 2008 | Dr. Ara Apkarian | Chemistry Dept., University of California, Irvine |
| 2007 | Dr. Patrick Wegner | Chemistry Dept., Cal State University, Fullerton |
| 2005 | Ms. Margaret Carlberg | Cornelia Connelly High School, Anaheim |
| 2004 | Dr. Don Blake | Chemistry Dept., University of California, Irvine |
| 2003 | Dr. John Hemminger | Chemistry Dept., University of California, Irvine |
| 1999 | Dr. Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts | Chemistry Dept., University of California, Irvine |
| 1998 | Ms. Miriam Cardenas | Waste Management, Inc., Cerritos |
| 1998 | Dr. Yvonne Shen | Orange County Water District |
| 1997 | Mr. Frank Baumann | Environmental Management, California Department of Public Health |
| 1996 | Dr. Maria Linder | Biochemistry Dept., Cal State University, Fullerton |
| 1995 | Dr. George E. Miller | Chemistry Dept., University of California, Irvine |
| 1994 | Honorable Edward R. Royce | Member from California, US House of Representatives |
| 1993 | Dr. Lloyd R. Snyder | Unocal Corporation |
| 1992 | Dr. Roshantha A. Chandraratna | Founder, Io Therapeutics, Inc., Santa Ana |
| 1991 | Dr. John D. Roberts | Chemistry Dept., Caltech |
| 1990 | Dr. Marjorie C. Caserio | Chemistry Dept., University of California, Irvine |
| 1989 | Dr. Mario Molina | Chemistry Dept., University of California, Irvine |
| 1988 | Dr. John Seinfeld | Chemistry Dept., Caltech |
| 1987 | Dr. Mare Taagepera | School of Physical Sciences, University of California, Irvine |
| 1986 | Dr. Sidney W. Benson | Chemistry Dept., University of Southern California |
| 1985 | Dr. Eugene Roberts | City of Hope National Medical Center |
| 1984 | Dr. Miriam Kastner | Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla |
| 1983 | Dr. Donald C. Young | Unocal Corporation |
| 1982 | Dr. James C. Sternberg | Beckman Instruments, Inc., Brea |
| 1981 | Dr. Robert M. Horowitz | US Department of Agriculture |
| 1980 | Dr. Irving S. Bengelsdorf | Science Writer, Los Angeles Times |
| 1979 | Dr. T. Roy Fukuto | University of California, Riverside |
| 1975 | Dr. F. Sherwood Rowland | Chemistry Dept., University of California, Irvine |
| 1974 | Dr. Arnold O. Beckman | Beckman Instruments, Inc., Brea |
| 1973 | Dr. James N. Pitts, Jr. | Chemistry Dept., University of California, Irvine |
| 1972 | Dr. Arie Jan Haagen-Smit | Chemistry Dept., Caltech |